Collection of ANZAC Official Coin Sets1/ ANZACS Remembered World War 1 1914 - 1918|2/ Legends of the ANZACS Medals of Honour|3/ ANZAC to Afghanistan|4/ 100 Years of the ANZAC Victoria Cross Coinanzac, world war 1914 - 1918, afghanistan war 2001 - 2021

Index, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionAn outstandingly written, first-person account of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - personal narratives - britain

Ill, maps, p.337.non-fictionReveals the war within the war: the battle not only for the hearts and minds of Afghanis but between soldiers and spies , between allies sharply divided by purpose.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - political aspects

Bib, ill, maps, p.393.non-fictionThis is the true, dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately following 9/11 and, riding to war on horses, defeated the Taliban. Outnumbered 40 to 1, they capture the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif and thereby effectively defeat the Taliban throughout the rest of the country.afghan war 2001-2012, afghan war 2001-2021 - us participation

Index, ill, maps, p.374.non-fictionApache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process, tougher than that of the SAS, combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one of these helicopters provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between man and machine fighting in the toughest conditions imaginable.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - personal narratives - britain

Index, notes, ill, p.382.non-fictionThis book charts for the first time the decisions, motives and influences that carried Australia into Afghanistan. Based on interviews with dozens of key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, the book looks at the role of domestic politics and the decision to also wage war in Iraq.afghan war2001-2021 - participation - australia, afghan war 2001-2021 - political aspects

Ill, map, p.316.non-fictionA gripping immediate account of modern warfare; a powerful, action-filled anatomy of one soldier's 18-hour battle against the world's most dangerous terrorist group, Al Qaeda, in their last stronghold in Afghanistan. Twelve months after the September 11 attacks shook the world, Martin 'Jock' Wallace was awarded the nation's third highest military honour for bravery - the Medal of Gallantry - for his actions in the war against terror in southeastern Afghanistan. The true story of 18 hellish hours for a soldier in Afghanistan. sas - history, afghan war 2001-2021 - australian participation

Ill, p.422.non-fictionWhen Mark Donaldson was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2009, he was the first Australian to receive our highest award for bravery since Keith Payne's medal in 1969. Mark showed extraordinary courage when he rescued an Afghan interpreter under heavy fire during a bloody ambush in Afghanistan. On 2 September 2008, in eastern Afghanistan, Trooper Mark Donaldson made a split-second decision that would change his life. His display of extraordinary courage saw him awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, making him the first Australian to receive our highest award for bravery since 1969sas - afghanistan, victoria cross, afghan war 2001-2021 - australian participation