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Book, Caps & Flints Press, Born to fight : Major Charles Joseph Ross DSO : a definitive study of his life, 2002
A biography of Major Charles Joseph Ross DSOIndex, bibliography, ill, maps, p.200.non-fictionA biography of Major Charles Joseph Ross DSOboer war 1899-1902 - biography, charles joseph ross - biography -
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Book, Eyre & Spottiswoode, Frontiers and wars, 1962
The first four books written by Winston Churchill combined into one volumeIll, maps, p603.non-fictionThe first four books written by Winston Churchill combined into one volumeboer war 1899-1902 - personal narratives, winston churchill - biography -
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Book, Miegunyah Press, Trusty and well beloved : a life of Keith Officer, Australia's first diplomat, 2009
A biography of Keith Officer, soldier, conservative politician and diplomatIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, p.488.non-fictionA biography of Keith Officer, soldier, conservative politician and diplomataustralian - foreign relations - 20th century, diplomatic service - australia - 20th century -
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Book, McMillan, Great commanders and their battles, 1987
This book presents a visual analysis of twenty famous victories won by a broad cross-section of history's most outstanding commanders, from Alexander the Great's triumph against the Persians in 331 B.C. to Israeli general Moshe Dayan's Sinai campaign of 1956.Index, bibliography, ill, p.200.non-fictionThis book presents a visual analysis of twenty famous victories won by a broad cross-section of history's most outstanding commanders, from Alexander the Great's triumph against the Persians in 331 B.C. to Israeli general Moshe Dayan's Sinai campaign of 1956.generals - biography, battles - history -
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Book, Neil McDonald et al, Valiant for truth: The life of Chester Wilmot, war correspondent, 2016
Valiant for the truth charts Wilmots exceptional life as he reported key events of the twentieth century.Notes, index, bibliography, maps, p.463.non-fictionValiant for the truth charts Wilmots exceptional life as he reported key events of the twentieth century.world war 1939-1945 - journalists - biography, wilmot chester 1911-1954 -
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Book, Peter Brune, One crowded hour: Neil Davis combat cameraman 1934-1985, 1988
The best selling biography of Neil Davis, one of the worlds greatest cinecameramen and an extraordinary AustralianIndex, ill (b/w)non-fictionThe best selling biography of Neil Davis, one of the worlds greatest cinecameramen and an extraordinary Australianjournalists - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict - 1961-1975 -
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Book, Lachie Mc Donald, Bylines: Memoirs of a war correspondent, 1998
A biography of Lachie Mc Donald - war and diplomatic correspondentIndex, ill (plates). pg.299.non-fictionA biography of Lachie Mc Donald - war and diplomatic correspondentwar correspondents - biography, mc donald lachie -
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Book, Robyn Kienzle, The architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienzle - the man who made the Kokoda trail, 2011
Biography of Bert Kienzle who established a trail across the Owen Stanley ranges.Index, bibliography, ill (plates), p.327.non-fictionBiography of Bert Kienzle who established a trail across the Owen Stanley ranges.kienzle herbert thompson 1905-1988, kokoda trail (papua new guinea) -
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Book, Bettina Stagneth et al, Eichmann before Jerusalem: The unexamined life of a mass murderer, 2014
A total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'.Bibliography, index, notes, p.424.non-fictionA total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'. war criminals - germany - biography, world war ii, 1939-1945 - atrocities -
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Book, Colleen McCullough, Roden Cutler, VC: The biography, 2001
Roden Cutler's list of honours is long and impressive, but it is his sole decoration, the Victoria Cross, that marks him as a hero. Colleen McCullough vividly shows us the life and times of the young soldier who came back from the war determined to continue to support his mother, but, having lost a leg, with no idea how to do so. Yet by the age of 29 he was the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, and went on to achieve a distinguished diplomatic career including 15 years as the Governor of New South Wales. His story is embedded in Australian history, and part of it.ill (maps), p.416.non-fictionRoden Cutler's list of honours is long and impressive, but it is his sole decoration, the Victoria Cross, that marks him as a hero. Colleen McCullough vividly shows us the life and times of the young soldier who came back from the war determined to continue to support his mother, but, having lost a leg, with no idea how to do so. Yet by the age of 29 he was the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, and went on to achieve a distinguished diplomatic career including 15 years as the Governor of New South Wales. His story is embedded in Australian history, and part of it. diplomats - australia - biography, governors - new south wales - biography -
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Book, Robert Likeman, From law to war: The life of Brigadier - General Lachlan Wilson of the Light Horse
Brigadier Lachlan Wilson was one of Queensland's leading legal figures between the wars, he also was a long serving citizen soldier who served both in the Boer war and the campaigns in Palestine in World War I. This biography examines his achievements in both of those fieldsill (maps) (b/w), index, bibliography, p.302non-fictionBrigadier Lachlan Wilson was one of Queensland's leading legal figures between the wars, he also was a long serving citizen soldier who served both in the Boer war and the campaigns in Palestine in World War I. This biography examines his achievements in both of those fieldsbiography - generals - australia, south african war 1899-1902, world war i 1914 1918, campaigns - gallipoli, campaigns - palestine -
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Book, John Essex - Clark, Maverick Soldier: An infantryman's story, 1991
This is the forthright, nuts-and-bolts account of the author's unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Always one to lead from the front and to trust the courage and good sense of the ordinary infantryman, his interests have been strategy and battle tactics, leadership and training.index, ill (b/w). p.226non-fictionThis is the forthright, nuts-and-bolts account of the author's unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Always one to lead from the front and to trust the courage and good sense of the ordinary infantryman, his interests have been strategy and battle tactics, leadership and training.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict 1961-1975, malayan emergency 1948-1960 -
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Book, Rick Parish, Beyond fear: Real life in the SAS and pararescue teams, 2009
This is the true story of a man who has taken on all the action he can get. Go behind the scenes with Rick Parish as he serves in the SAS Regiment then as Base Commander and Training Commander for Pararescue at the NSCA, Victorian Division. Every fight is a fight for survival, in a place that only lies Beyond Fear.p,205.non-fictionThis is the true story of a man who has taken on all the action he can get. Go behind the scenes with Rick Parish as he serves in the SAS Regiment then as Base Commander and Training Commander for Pararescue at the NSCA, Victorian Division. Every fight is a fight for survival, in a place that only lies Beyond Fear.sas - history, rick parish - biography -
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Book, Ivan Southall, Bluey Truscott, 1958
Biography of Keith William Truscott (1916-1943) ('Bluey') concentrating on his service during World War II. Truscott, born at Prahran, Melbourne became one of Australia's best-known flying aces of the Second World War. Already famous as a footballer, playing Australian Rules for Melbourne's premiership team in 1939, Truscott enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 amidst considerable publicity.p.202Biography of Keith William Truscott (1916-1943) ('Bluey') concentrating on his service during World War II. Truscott, born at Prahran, Melbourne became one of Australia's best-known flying aces of the Second World War. Already famous as a footballer, playing Australian Rules for Melbourne's premiership team in 1939, Truscott enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 amidst considerable publicity.air pilots - military - biography, truscott keith william 1916-1943 -
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Book, William Collins, Reach for the sky, 1955
The story of Douglas Bader's life is the stuff of legend. After losing both his legs in a flying accident he returned to the RAF at the beginning the Second World War to become Britain's most famous airman and hero. In the Battle of Britain he led his squadron of Spitfires to kill after kill, keeping them going with his unstoppable banter. Shot down in occupied France, his German captors had to confiscate his tin legs in order to stop him trying to escape. And Bader faced it all, disability, leadership and capture, with a charm and determination that was to become an inspiration to all around himIndex, ill (b/w plates), p.342.non-fictionThe story of Douglas Bader's life is the stuff of legend. After losing both his legs in a flying accident he returned to the RAF at the beginning the Second World War to become Britain's most famous airman and hero. In the Battle of Britain he led his squadron of Spitfires to kill after kill, keeping them going with his unstoppable banter. Shot down in occupied France, his German captors had to confiscate his tin legs in order to stop him trying to escape. And Bader faced it all, disability, leadership and capture, with a charm and determination that was to become an inspiration to all around himbader douglas - biography, battle of britain - history -
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Book, Random House, Cosgrove: Portrait of a leader, 2006
A biography of Peter CosgroveIndex, Bibliography, ill B/w, col plates) p.252.non-fictionA biography of Peter Cosgrovecosgrove peter - biography, australia - military life -
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Book, Nigel Hamilton, Monty: Master of the battlefield 1942-1944, 1985
A biography of Britain's greatest hero since Nelson. This volume covers the Middle East campaigns and the invasion of FranceIndex, Bibliography, ill (b/w), maps, p.896.non-fictionA biography of Britain's greatest hero since Nelson. This volume covers the Middle East campaigns and the invasion of Francefield marshal montgomery - biography, world war 2 - history -
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Book, Sue Ebury, Weary: The life of Sir Edward Dunlop, 1994
A biography of the varied and inspirational life of Sir Edward DunlopIndex, bibliography, notes, ill (b/w)non-fictionA biography of the varied and inspirational life of Sir Edward Dunlopworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japanese, sir edward dunlop - biography -
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Book, Robert Graves, Goodbye to all that, 1957
Poet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War. Written after the war and as he was leaving his birthplace, he thought, forever, Good-Bye to All That bids farewell not only to England and his English family and friends, but also to a way of life. Tracing his upbringing from his solidly middle-class Victorian childhood through his entry into the war at age twenty-one as a patriotic captain in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, this dramatic, poignant, often wry autobiography goes on to depict the horrors and disillusionment of the Great War, from life in the trenches and the loss of dear friends, to the stupidity of government bureaucracy and the absurdity of English class stratification.ill, p.279.non-fictionPoet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War. Written after the war and as he was leaving his birthplace, he thought, forever, Good-Bye to All That bids farewell not only to England and his English family and friends, but also to a way of life. Tracing his upbringing from his solidly middle-class Victorian childhood through his entry into the war at age twenty-one as a patriotic captain in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, this dramatic, poignant, often wry autobiography goes on to depict the horrors and disillusionment of the Great War, from life in the trenches and the loss of dear friends, to the stupidity of government bureaucracy and the absurdity of English class stratification.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - english, graves robert 1895-1985 - biography -
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Book, Scribe, Pompey Elliot, 2008
Pompey Elliott was a remarkable Australian. During the Great War he was a charismatic, controversial, and outstandingly successful military leader. An accomplished tactician and the bravest of the brave, he was renowned for never sending anyone anywhere he was not prepared to go himself. As a result, no Australian general was more revered by those he led or more famous outside his own command. An officer on his staff even concluded that no greater soldier or gentleman ever lived.ill, notes, index, p.666non-fictionPompey Elliott was a remarkable Australian. During the Great War he was a charismatic, controversial, and outstandingly successful military leader. An accomplished tactician and the bravest of the brave, he was renowned for never sending anyone anywhere he was not prepared to go himself. As a result, no Australian general was more revered by those he led or more famous outside his own command. An officer on his staff even concluded that no greater soldier or gentleman ever lived.generals - australia - biography, world war 1914-1918 - history -
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Book, David Hastings, Odyssey of the unknown ANZAC, 2018
Ten years after the end of World War I, the Sydney Sun reported that an unknown ANZAC still lay in a Sydney psychiatric hospital. David Hastings follows this one unknown ANZAC, George McQuay, from rural New Zealand through Gallipoli and the Western Front, through desertions and hospitals, and finally home to New Zealandbibliography, index, notes, ill, p.152non-fictionTen years after the end of World War I, the Sydney Sun reported that an unknown ANZAC still lay in a Sydney psychiatric hospital. David Hastings follows this one unknown ANZAC, George McQuay, from rural New Zealand through Gallipoli and the Western Front, through desertions and hospitals, and finally home to New Zealandworld war 1914-1918 - biography, mcquay george -
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Book, Penguin Books, Young digger, 2002
The dark clouds returned and gathered about the boy. His eyes grew distant, and he began to tremble. He heard not only shells exploding, but the cries of dying men . . . He was stumbling over churned earth, looking into the face of an officer, bloodied red as the poppies, ripped apart in the Flanders mud . . . A small boy, an orphan of the First World War, wanders into the Australian airmen's mess in Germany, on Christmas Day in 1918. A strange boy, with an uncertain past and an extraordinary future, he became a mascot for the air squadron and was affectionately named 'Young Digger'. And in one of the most unusual incidents ever to emerge from the battlefields of Europe after the Great War, this solitary boy was smuggled back to Australia by air mechanic Tim Tovell, a man who cared for the boy so much that he was determined, however risky, to provide Young Digger with a new family and a new life in a new country, far from home.ill, notes, p.234.non-fictionThe dark clouds returned and gathered about the boy. His eyes grew distant, and he began to tremble. He heard not only shells exploding, but the cries of dying men . . . He was stumbling over churned earth, looking into the face of an officer, bloodied red as the poppies, ripped apart in the Flanders mud . . . A small boy, an orphan of the First World War, wanders into the Australian airmen's mess in Germany, on Christmas Day in 1918. A strange boy, with an uncertain past and an extraordinary future, he became a mascot for the air squadron and was affectionately named 'Young Digger'. And in one of the most unusual incidents ever to emerge from the battlefields of Europe after the Great War, this solitary boy was smuggled back to Australia by air mechanic Tim Tovell, a man who cared for the boy so much that he was determined, however risky, to provide Young Digger with a new family and a new life in a new country, far from home.world war 1914-1918 - children - biography, henri tovelle -
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Book, Random House, Monash: The outsider who won a war, 2004
A biography of Australia's greatest military commander, Sir John Monash, who chnaged the way wars were fought and won.index, notes, ill, maps, p.586.non-fictionA biography of Australia's greatest military commander, Sir John Monash, who chnaged the way wars were fought and won.world war 1914-1918 - australia - campaigns, australia - generals - biography -
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Book, Brolga Publishing, Venturing into no man's land: The charmed life of Joseph Maxwell VC World War I hero, 2012
The the compelling story of Lieutenant Joseph "Darkie" Maxwell DCM, MC and Bar, VC – the second highest decorated Australian soldier of the First World War."A flash blinds me... We are lost in a chaos of flying mud... Smoke, filth,confusion, racket! I spit and splutter and swear... Oh Christ! I think I'm flamin' well dead." This is the compelling story of Lieutenant Joseph "Darkie" Maxwell DCM, MC and Bar, VC – the second highest decorated Australian soldier of the First World War. Meticulously researched by historian John Ramsland, Maxwell's colourful life is traced from his childhood on the Hunter coalfields until his death at age 71 in a soldier's settlement home in Matraville Sydney. Maxwell was a vivid storyteller who wrote Hells Bells and Mademoiselles, telling of his experiences in the war. In telling Maxwell's story, Ramsland has uncovered many forgotten documents to piece together an extraordinary life of an extraordinary man.index, ill, maps, p.343.non-fictionThe the compelling story of Lieutenant Joseph "Darkie" Maxwell DCM, MC and Bar, VC – the second highest decorated Australian soldier of the First World War."A flash blinds me... We are lost in a chaos of flying mud... Smoke, filth,confusion, racket! I spit and splutter and swear... Oh Christ! I think I'm flamin' well dead." This is the compelling story of Lieutenant Joseph "Darkie" Maxwell DCM, MC and Bar, VC – the second highest decorated Australian soldier of the First World War. Meticulously researched by historian John Ramsland, Maxwell's colourful life is traced from his childhood on the Hunter coalfields until his death at age 71 in a soldier's settlement home in Matraville Sydney. Maxwell was a vivid storyteller who wrote Hells Bells and Mademoiselles, telling of his experiences in the war. In telling Maxwell's story, Ramsland has uncovered many forgotten documents to piece together an extraordinary life of an extraordinary man.wold war 1914-1918 - campaigns - western front, joseph maxwell - biography -
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Book, Anchor books, Anzac Cove to Hollywood : the story of Tom Skeyhill, master of deception, 2010
Tom Skeyhill wasn't what he appeared to be. Landing at Anzac Cover on the morning of 25 April 1915, Tom feigned blindness to escape. Wearing smoked-glass goggles he returned to Australia as the 'blind soldier-poet'... Spinning exaggerated and often erroneous tales, Tom's public lectures proved to be excellent theatre but truthfulness was a casualty of Tom's restless ambition; an ambition which eventually brought him down.index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.238.Tom Skeyhill wasn't what he appeared to be. Landing at Anzac Cover on the morning of 25 April 1915, Tom feigned blindness to escape. Wearing smoked-glass goggles he returned to Australia as the 'blind soldier-poet'... Spinning exaggerated and often erroneous tales, Tom's public lectures proved to be excellent theatre but truthfulness was a casualty of Tom's restless ambition; an ambition which eventually brought him down. world war 1914-1918 - biography, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli -
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Book, george Franki et al, Mad Harry : Harry Murray, Australia's most decorated soldier, 2003
To each character of Australian war history is attached a story inevitably of bravery, courage, and humour, and Mad Harry is no exception. Yet there is to his story a distinguishing significance, for Mad Harry is Australia's most decorated soldier.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.276.non-fictionTo each character of Australian war history is attached a story inevitably of bravery, courage, and humour, and Mad Harry is no exception. Yet there is to his story a distinguishing significance, for Mad Harry is Australia's most decorated soldier. australian armt - imperial force - 1914-1921, australian army - harry murray - biography -
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Book, John Hamilton, The price of valour. The triumph and tragedy of a Gallipoli hero, Hugo Throssell, VC, 2012
John Hamilton, bestselling author of Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You and Gallipoli Sniper, has written an extraordinary account of Throssell's life: winner of the Victoria Cross, due to his bravery on Gallipoli; husband to novelist and committed socialist Katharine Susannah Pritchard; and fallen hero, thanks to his public denunciation of the war. The Price of Valour details the battles in Gallipoli and Palestine, and a provides a compassionate and intimate portrait of a real Australian hero.Index, bibliography, ill, p.393.non-fictionJohn Hamilton, bestselling author of Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You and Gallipoli Sniper, has written an extraordinary account of Throssell's life: winner of the Victoria Cross, due to his bravery on Gallipoli; husband to novelist and committed socialist Katharine Susannah Pritchard; and fallen hero, thanks to his public denunciation of the war. The Price of Valour details the battles in Gallipoli and Palestine, and a provides a compassionate and intimate portrait of a real Australian hero.gallipoli campaign - personal narratives, hugo throssell - biography -
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Book, Anthony Hill, Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac, 2001
On 28 June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne aboard the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. "Soldier Boy" is Jim's extraordinary true story, the story of a young and enthusiastic school boy who became Australia's youngest known Anzac. Four months after leaving his home country he would be numbered among the dead, just one of so many soldier boys who travelled halfway around the world for the chance of adventure. This is, however, just as much the story of Jim's mother, Amelia Martin. It is the heartbreaking tale of the mother who had to let him go, of his family who lost a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend. It is about Amelia's boy who, like so many others, just wanted to be in on the action.ill, maps, p.166.non-fictionOn 28 June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne aboard the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. "Soldier Boy" is Jim's extraordinary true story, the story of a young and enthusiastic school boy who became Australia's youngest known Anzac. Four months after leaving his home country he would be numbered among the dead, just one of so many soldier boys who travelled halfway around the world for the chance of adventure. This is, however, just as much the story of Jim's mother, Amelia Martin. It is the heartbreaking tale of the mother who had to let him go, of his family who lost a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend. It is about Amelia's boy who, like so many others, just wanted to be in on the action.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - child soldiers - biography -
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Book, Penguin, Hitler : a study in tyranny, 1962
The first complete life of the German tyrant to be published in any language. It remains almost the only balanced and authoritative history of the Third Reich. It provides an absorbing and readable account of one of the most extraordinary careers in history.Index, bib, p.848.non-fictionThe first complete life of the German tyrant to be published in any language. It remains almost the only balanced and authoritative history of the Third Reich. It provides an absorbing and readable account of one of the most extraordinary careers in history.adolf hitler - 1889-1945 - biography, germany - history - 20th century -
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Book, Picador, A bright shining lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, 1988
Sheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam.non-fictionSheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam. vietnam war 1961-1975 - american involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 - biography