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Index, ill, p.329.non-fictionAn account of Japanese war atrocities.world war 1939-1945 - atrocities, japan - war crimes

Ill, p.264.non-fictionA description of Cook's journeys for a juvenile audience.exploration, james cook - travels

p.433.fictionRobbery Under Arms was acclaimed as an Australian classic almost immediately after it appeared in book form in the late 1880s. It was praised for its excitement, romance and authentic picture of 1850s colonial life. As the first writer to attempt a long narrative in the voice of an uneducated Australian bushman, Rolf Boldrewood had created a story with enduring cultural resonance. Its continuing appeal and popularity have seen the tale frequently adapted for stage, radio, film and television. australia - fiction, australia - bushrangers - history

p.186.non-fictionSpeeches and broadcasts by Sir William Slimworld war 1939-1945, speeches and broadcasts

Ill, p.246.non-fictionA selection of speeches and writings by Robert Gordon Menziesworld politics, commonwealth of nations

Ill, p.256.fictionIt tells of a quest into an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the missing brother of one of the party. It is significant as the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. england - fiction, african fiction

p.452.fictionThe story of a child growing up in Londonengland - fiction, children - literature

p.431.fictionThe story of children growing up in Londonengland - fiction, children - literature

Ill, map, p.310.fictionBeing the adventures of David Balfour : how he was kidnapped and cast away, his sufferings in a desert isle, his journey in the wild highlands, his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites, with all that he suffered at the hands of his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-calledscotland - fiction, adventure fiction

p.322.fictionBret Harte was known best orr his descriptions of gold rushes in Americaamerican literature, gold rushes - america

p.305.fictionRomantic fiction set in South Africasouth africa - fiction, young women - fiction

Index, bib, ill, p.350.non-fictionAn essay on prophes=cies from the earliest days.prophecies, human history

Ill, maps, p.338.non-fictionNarrative, with appendices concerning vehicles and aircraft usedantarctica, polar exploration

Ill, p.263.non-fictionThe story of the recreation of the original Mayflower journey.mayflower, new england settlement

Index, p.370.non-fictionA history of Great Britaingreat britain - history, great britain - imperialism

Appendices, ill, maps, p.255.non-fictionA firsthand description of the battle of Mons world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections

Ill, maps, p.324.non-fictionThis companion volume to "The retreat from Mons" describes the Battle of the Marneworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - battle of the marne

Index, ill, maps, p.517.non-fictionA record of the work of the Grand Fleet from the outbreak of war until the end of November 1916 world war 1914-1918 - naval operations, great britain - royal navy

Ill, maps, p.232.non-fictionLetters from CEW Bean, an Australian war correspondent in France during the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections

Index, i,ll, charts. p.331.non-fictionBritish naval operations in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - naval operations, royal navy - operations

p.313.non-fictionCollected speeches by Winston Churchillgreat britain - politics and government, world war 1939-1945 - history

Ill, maps, p.232.non-fictionThe author describes his experiences as an officer of the British General Staff and head of a government department during two years of the Malta siege of 1940-1943. world war 1939 - aerial operations - britain, malta - battle of 1940-1943

p.372.non-fictionA gripping novel of World War I as seen by a German soldier.world war 1914-1918 - fiction, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france

Index, ill, p.303.non-fictionCartoons by Punch magazine of the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - cartoons, world war 1914-1918 - satire

Ill, maps, p.216non-fictionAn account of the battle for Tobrukworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, long range desert group - operation agreement

Index, maps, p.660.non-fictionField Marshall William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British Field commander of the Second World War. "Defeat into victory" is his classic account of the Burma campaign : a story of retreat, attrition and a final hard fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative that captures both the high drama and the harsh reality of war.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, sir william slim

Index, bib, ill, p.298.non-fictionA history of war in the air during the First World Warworld war 1914 - 1918 - aerial operations., aerial warfare - history

p.416.fictionBased on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction