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Book, Harper Collins, Tobruk, 2006
... Harper Collins ...Peter FitzSimons, Australia's most beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. the AIF's defence of the harbour city of tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's historyIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.580.non-fictionPeter FitzSimons, Australia's most beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. the AIF's defence of the harbour city of tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's historyworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa, siege of tobruk -
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Book, Garth Pratten et al, Still the same: Reflections on active service from Bardia to Baidoa, 1996
... Glyn Harper ...War is a noisy, confusing and frightening experience and it is the job of the soldier, usually against better judgement to walk through this storm and secure victory.Index, appendix, ill (b/w) (maps)non-fictionWar is a noisy, confusing and frightening experience and it is the job of the soldier, usually against better judgement to walk through this storm and secure victory. war - psychological aspects, military art and science - australia -
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Book, Harper Collins Australia, Soldiers without borders: Beyond the SAS, a global network of brothers in arms, 2008
... Harper Collins Australia ..."What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of the SAS after they leave the tight world of the military? For some, there are highly paid jobs as trigger men with security companies in the worlds war zones and trouble spots. But for many, unexpected adventures unfold. Some go on to establish and lead major corporations or to advise multinational companies about risk where the commercial stakes are high. Some join foreign defence forces, training new elite special forces in unusual places. For others, life takes a different twist. They become top government advisers and even hardened criminals. Most sinister of all is the shadowy world of black ops - risky, rewarding and adrenaline-driven jobs that governments always deny. But wherever they are, the former elite soldiers are never far from each other, bound in an exclusive global network of brothers-in-arms."-Index, ill (plates col, b/w), maps, p.364.non-fiction"What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of the SAS after they leave the tight world of the military? For some, there are highly paid jobs as trigger men with security companies in the worlds war zones and trouble spots. But for many, unexpected adventures unfold. Some go on to establish and lead major corporations or to advise multinational companies about risk where the commercial stakes are high. Some join foreign defence forces, training new elite special forces in unusual places. For others, life takes a different twist. They become top government advisers and even hardened criminals. Most sinister of all is the shadowy world of black ops - risky, rewarding and adrenaline-driven jobs that governments always deny. But wherever they are, the former elite soldiers are never far from each other, bound in an exclusive global network of brothers-in-arms."-soldiers - retirement, australian army - special air regiment -
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Book, Ian McPhedran, The amazing SAS: The inside story of Australia's special forces, 2005
... Harper Collins ...The Amazing SAS provides a thrilling insight into the way this c0untry's SAS soldiers are selected and trained and reveals fascinating details about recent SAS deployments: East Timor, the 2000 Olympic Games, the Tampa, the Afghanistan campaign and hte regiment's action -packed mission to Iraq.Index, ill (plates, col), p.340.non-fictionThe Amazing SAS provides a thrilling insight into the way this c0untry's SAS soldiers are selected and trained and reveals fascinating details about recent SAS deployments: East Timor, the 2000 Olympic Games, the Tampa, the Afghanistan campaign and hte regiment's action -packed mission to Iraq.australia - army - special air service regiment, australia army - commando forces -
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Book, Harper Collins, The fracture zone : a return to the Balkans, 1999
... Harper Collins ...Winchester travels in a scimitar-shaped journey through Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegreo, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece to Turkey. He names his route the Fracture Zone, because this locale marks not only the meeting of two vast continental tectonic plates, perpetrators of geological chaos, but also the uneasy boundary between two great historical empires, the Hapsburg and the Ottoman." "The Fracture Zone weaves together history, travel and political perspective with the personal testaments of ordinary and extraordinary people. In this record of history, hatred and ruin, Simon Winchester details the conditions under which the area's refuges now live against a background of ancient political and spiritual struggleGlossary, maps, p.236.non-fictionWinchester travels in a scimitar-shaped journey through Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegreo, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece to Turkey. He names his route the Fracture Zone, because this locale marks not only the meeting of two vast continental tectonic plates, perpetrators of geological chaos, but also the uneasy boundary between two great historical empires, the Hapsburg and the Ottoman." "The Fracture Zone weaves together history, travel and political perspective with the personal testaments of ordinary and extraordinary people. In this record of history, hatred and ruin, Simon Winchester details the conditions under which the area's refuges now live against a background of ancient political and spiritual strugglebalkan peninsula - history, balkan peninsula - travel -
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Book, Harper Collins, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, 2014
... Harper Collins. ...The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history.Ill, map, p.379non-fictionThe astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history. iraq war 2013, iraq war - personal recollections -
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Book, Harper Collins, The search for the Sydney, 2009
... Harper Collins ...Tells the action-packed story of the hunt for the Sydney - and the Kormoran - and reveals what really happened on that fateful day in November 1941.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.264.non-fictionTells the action-packed story of the hunt for the Sydney - and the Kormoran - and reveals what really happened on that fateful day in November 1941.royal australian navy - history, hmas sydney - shipwrecks -
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Book, Harper Press, Shots from the front : the British soldier 1914-18, 2008
... Harper Press ...Leading military historian Richard Holmes has selected over 200 rare and unusual photographs to illustrate the wide range of the British Army's experience in the First World War - on all fronts, from Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Gallipoli to the Flanders trenches." "The book's topics include the preparations for war and the mobilisation of 1914; the 'roses of no-man's land' - the contribution made by nurses; 'blighty ones and other ones' - the wounded and their treatment; 'brother lead and sister steel' - soldiers and their weapons; scenes from the battlefield and the campaigns where Tommies fought; the armistice and its aftermath.Ill, p.240.non-fictionLeading military historian Richard Holmes has selected over 200 rare and unusual photographs to illustrate the wide range of the British Army's experience in the First World War - on all fronts, from Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Gallipoli to the Flanders trenches." "The book's topics include the preparations for war and the mobilisation of 1914; the 'roses of no-man's land' - the contribution made by nurses; 'blighty ones and other ones' - the wounded and their treatment; 'brother lead and sister steel' - soldiers and their weapons; scenes from the battlefield and the campaigns where Tommies fought; the armistice and its aftermath.world war 1914 -1918 - pictorial works, great britain - army - military life -
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Book, Harper Collins, The secret war : spies, codes and guerillas 1939-45, 2026
... Harper Collins ...Packed with insight and terrific spy stories, this masterly book looks at the secret war on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories. In 'The Secret War', Max Hastings examines the espionage and intelligence machines of all sides in World War II, and the impact of spies, code-breakers and partisan operations on events. Written on a global scale, the book brings together accounts from British, American, German, Russian and Japanese sources to tell the story of a secret war waged unceasingly by men and women often far from the battlefields but whose actions profoundly influenced the outcome.Index, bib, ill, p.558.Packed with insight and terrific spy stories, this masterly book looks at the secret war on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories. In 'The Secret War', Max Hastings examines the espionage and intelligence machines of all sides in World War II, and the impact of spies, code-breakers and partisan operations on events. Written on a global scale, the book brings together accounts from British, American, German, Russian and Japanese sources to tell the story of a secret war waged unceasingly by men and women often far from the battlefields but whose actions profoundly influenced the outcome. world war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1914-1918 - secret service -
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Book, Harper Collins, Hell's heroes, 2009
... Harper Collins ...Hell′s Heroes is the story of the POW camp that never was − so dubbed by one old soldier because the atrocities that occurred there went largely unreported at the time. For while the Burma−Thai railway‚ the Bataan death march and events at Changi and in many other parts of Asia became synonymous with Japanese brutality‚ most of the camps which were set up to provide slave labour for the enemy military machine at home were slowly forgotten in the aftermath of World War II.Ill, maps, p.359.non-fictionHell′s Heroes is the story of the POW camp that never was − so dubbed by one old soldier because the atrocities that occurred there went largely unreported at the time. For while the Burma−Thai railway‚ the Bataan death march and events at Changi and in many other parts of Asia became synonymous with Japanese brutality‚ most of the camps which were set up to provide slave labour for the enemy military machine at home were slowly forgotten in the aftermath of World War II.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, atrocities - japan -
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Book, Paul Ham, Kokoda, 2004
... Harper Collins ...For the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict. In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II. Based on extensive research in Australia and Japan, and including previously unpublished documents, Kokoda intimately relates the stories of ordinary soldiers in 'the world's worst killing field', and examines the role of commanders in sending ill-equipped, unqualified Australian troops into battles that resulted in near 100 per cent casualty rates. It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles (145 km) of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer 'Greater East AsiaIndex, bib, ill, p.602.non-fictionFor the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict. In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II. Based on extensive research in Australia and Japan, and including previously unpublished documents, Kokoda intimately relates the stories of ordinary soldiers in 'the world's worst killing field', and examines the role of commanders in sending ill-equipped, unqualified Australian troops into battles that resulted in near 100 per cent casualty rates. It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles (145 km) of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer 'Greater East Asiaworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific -
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book, Harper Collins Publishers Australia Limited, The Power of Humanity, 2014
... Harper Collins Publishers Australia Limited ...100 years of the Australian Red Cross 1914 - 2014 and its service during wars and peacetimeColour & B/W photos, 327 pages, hard cover 100 years of Australian Red Cross 1914 - 2014 -
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Book, John Ford, Honourable Members, 1981
... Harper & Row ...Hardcover w/ Dust JacketCard inserted inside front cover and inscription to John from Andrew & Suzywalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, John Train, The Money Masters, 1980
... Harper & Row ...Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket"J D Davies" written inside front coverwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Norman Harper, Pacific Orbit, 1968
... Norman Harper ...Hardcover, with Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Margaret Thatcher, The Path to Power, 1995
... Harper Collins ...Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket2 Items: Thank You postcard from Nicholas Selman and Newspaper review of this bookbritish biography, politics, government, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Harrison E. Salisbury, A Journey for Our Times: A Memoir, 1983
... Harper & Rowe ...Hardcover W/ Dust JacketLibrary of John Dowell Davies Sealamerican biography, journalists, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Eloise Spaeth, American Art Museums, 1975
... Harper and Row ...Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket"Davies, 290 Walsh Street, South Yarra 3141"art museum, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Timothy Hall, White Collar Crime in Australia, 1979
... Harper and Row ...Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketcrime, history, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Magazine, Brooke Webb, Trust News, Vol. 31, No. 2 (October 2002), 2002
... Harper Street Print & Design ...Magazineheritage, australian trust, walsh st library -
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Book, PATRICK BISHOP et al, 3 PARA AFGHANISTAN - SUMMER 2006 THIS WAR, 2007
... Harper Press ...isbn: 978-0-00-725779-9 -
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Book, PATRICK BISHOP et al, GROUND TRUTH (3PARA: RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN), 2009
... Harper Press ...isbn: 978-0-00-731741-7 -
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Book, PATRICK BISHOP et al, GROUND TRUTH 3 PARA: Return to AFGHANISTAN, 2011
... Harper Press ...isbn: 978-0-00-731741-7 -
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Book, AARON COHEN AND DOUGLAS CENTURY et al, BROTHERHOOD OF WARRIORS, 2008
... Harper Collins ...isbn: 978-0-06-168595-8 -
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Book, Ed Macey et al, APACHE - THE MAN, THE MACHINE, THE MISSION. Chopper Work IN Afghanistan, 2008
... Harper Press ...isbn: 987-0-00-728818-2 -
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Book, Ed Macey et al, HELL FIRE, 2009
... Harper Press ...isbn: 987-0-00-72882-1 -
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Book, ROWLEY RICHARDS et al, A DOCTORS WAR, 2005
... Harper Collins ...940.547252, autobiography, isbn: 073228008 7 -
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Book, Sandra Lee et al, 18HOURS (The true story of an SAS war hero of Jock Wallace in Afghanistan), 2006
... Harper Collins ...958.1047, biography, isbn: 10:0 7322 8246 2 -
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Book, VICTOR OSTROVSKY et al, THE OTHER SIDE OF DECEPTION, 1995
... Harper Paperbacks ...isbn: 10987654321 -
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Book, Major General Jim Molan et al, RUNNING THE WAR IN IRAQ (An Australian General, 300,000 troops, the bloodiest conflict of our time), 2008
... Harper Collins ...isbn: 978 0 7322 8781 8