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A Long Way Home: One POW's Journey of Escape and Evasion by Charles Granquist
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
The son of a World War I veteran, Charles Granquist was 17 when war was declared with Germany in 1939. He lied about his age, joined the infantry and was sent to Egypt. Like so many other young men at the time, Granquist did not know what to expect. All he really cared about was doing his duty and servi ...Show more
Aussie Soldier Prisoners of War by Denny Neave & Craig Smith
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
The second book in the Aussie Soldier series, Aussie Soldier: Prisoners of War by Denny Neave and Craig Smith, details the lives of the men and women who found themselves on the wrong side of the wire. This collection of heartfelt stories and anecdotes from Australian POWs will take you on their very pe ...Show more
Battle Scarred PB by Craig Deayton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
One of the shortest lived and most battle hardened of the 1st Australian Imperial Force's battalions, the 47th was formed in Egypt in 1916 and disbanded two years later having suffered one of the highest casualty rates of any Australian unit. Their story is remarkable for many reasons.
Canister on Fire : Two Volume Box Set by Bruce Cameron
$59.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
Canister On Fire tells the remarkable, but little known story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War. Based on twelve years of research, including personal letters and diaries, extensive searches of official records and numerous interviews, this book brings to life a previously little-known aspect of th ...Show more
Combat Medic: An Australian's Eyewitness Account of the Kibeho Massacre by Terry Pickard
$29.95 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
On 22nd April 1995, more than 4,000 Rwandans were massacred and thousands more injured in a place called Kibeho. Terry Pickard, a seasoned soldier and medic, was one of a 32-strong force of Australian UN peacekeepers present on that terrible Saturday. While the United Nations prevented a higher death to ...Show more
Lie Catcher : Become a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes by David Craig
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
Everybody lies. Lying is part of our every-day lives and it's not all bad. In some situations, little white lies can even be considered helpful. But other lies are told with the intent to harm or deceive, and recognising these lies is a crucial skill we can all use. Lie Catcher, is Dr David Craig's easy ...Show more
More Than Bombs And Bandages : Australian Army Nurses at Work in World War 1 by Kirsty Harris
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
More than Bombs and Bandages exposes the false assumption that military nurses only nursed. Based on author Kirsty Harris' CEW Bean Prize winning PhD thesis, this is a book that is far removed from the 'devotion to duty' stereotyping offering an intriguing and sometimes gut wrenching insight into the Au ...Show more
Real Life Portrait: The Life of Wallace Anderson, Australian War Artist by Roderic Anderson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
Part biography, part history and part fiction, this is the compelling and powerful story of Wallace Anderson, a sculptor and artist who struggled for creative fulfilment. He served on the Western Front and became Official War Artist with Charles W. Bean's team.
Shadows of Anzac: An Intimate History of Gallipoli by David W. Cameron
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
On 25 April 1915, with the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) below the slopes of Sari Bair on the Gallipoli peninsula, the ANZAC legend was born. Nine months later, having suffered thousands of casualties from disease, hand-to-hand fighting, bombing, sniping and forlorn charge ...Show more
The Easy Day Was Yesterday: The Extreme Life of an SAS Soldier by Paul Jordan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Big Sky Publishing Ser.
From his cage in a putrid, overcrowded Indian jail, Paul Jordan reflects on a life lived on the edge and curses the miscalculation that robbed him of his freedom. His childhood, marred by the loss of his father and brother, makes him hell bent on being the best of the best--an ambition he achieves by be ...Show more
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