Australasian History

Winner of the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction. Shortlisted for NSW Premier's Literary Award's Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction. Longlisted for the Australian Political Book of the Year...

Australians have long been told that they are natural gamblers; that they 'love to gamble'. The notion of the great Aussie gambler is the core of the 'luck myth' entrenched...

The Best Australian Essays showcase the nation's most eloquent, insightful and urgent non-fiction writing. The Best Australian Essays showcase the nation's most eloquent, insightful and urgent non-fiction writing. In her...

Beatrice Davis, 1909-1992, was general editor at Angus and Robertson the main Australian publishing company from 1937 to 1973. There she discovered and published such writers as Thea Astley, Miles...

Ken Eather was one of Australia's foremost soldiers. Serving in the pre-WW2 militia he was one of the first officers appointed to the AIF. He led a unit in the...

Recounts a bygone age when links to Britain were strong and the public service played a vital role in post-war Australian reconstruction. The book contains entertaining vignettes of many distinguished...

A beer barrel full of yarns, laughs and beer-related facts, this is the perfect book to flip through while you're enjoying a cold one! Why is one of our prime...

The Outback has its own rules. Some are made to be broken. Some you have to write yourself. When 23-year-old Pip Newling arrived in the remote West Australian town of...

The book titled In over Our Heads: Lessons from the Excesses of the '80s by the author Joe Nagy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The story of Tom Hayson, a remarkable Australian who was born in a small bush town of Barraba in northern NSW to a poor migrant family just after WW1. He...

This work suggests that, for Australia, the Pacific War was the beginning of a new interpretation of the Southeast Asian region and Australia's position in it. The three battles fought...

1977, Collingwood. Two young women are brutally murdered. The killer has never been found. What happened in the house on Easey Street? On a warm night in January, Suzanne Armstrong...

Australians remember the dead of 25 April 1915 on Anzac Day every year. But do we know the name of a single soldier who died that day? What do we...

Carol Baxter has written a work that captures the reader This is largely because of her skill as a narrative historian, her capacity to tell a good story.' - Gregory...

In May 1968, Mike Towers was conscripted into the Australian Army and found himself sent to Vietnam without volunteering and against regulations. The next 24 months irrevocably changed his life....

Delta Four exposes the inner workings of a rifle company - how its soldiers trained for war, and how they operated and fought in the war zone. It examines the...

Over the years many books on Australian military history have given rise to a host of such 'zombie' myths - myths that refuse to die. A great many have a...

'His courage, determination, skill and his undoubtedly outstanding ability as a leader are an inspiration to his wing and worthy of the highest praise.' Extract from Distinguished Service Order citation...

Now updated to also include all our George Cross winners, VC has been considered a classic work of Australian military history ever since its first publication in 1963. Together with...

In early August with the failure of the August Offensive at Gallipoli the senior commanders still believed that victory was possible. To help prepare for a new offensive sometime in...

The book titled Honor by Fire: Japanese Americans at War in Europe and the Pacific by the author Lyn Crost. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney , fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the...

True stories of Aussie courage and mateship from the annals of the RSL. Published to mark the centenary of the First World War and of the RSL in 2016, this...

The book titled A Land Half Won by the author Geoffrey Blainey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Aussie BBQ Bible is your guide to getting the best out of your barbecue - whether it's a modest charcoal stand-alone or a gas-burning beast with all the bells...

Five kids orphaned by a terrible accident ...a struggling family living in the most isolated spot on earth ...a single dad battling to cope in a house falling down around...

The Ashes Test series between England and Australia has come to epitomise all that is great and exciting about the game of cricket. The series reached new levels of excitement...

The book titled Australia Street: A boy's-eye view of the 1920s and 1930s by the author John Kingsmill. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WA PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS - BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARGARET MEDCALF AWARD 2024 'I remember seeing a flash, I turned around and heard...

The book titled Sex and Thugs and Rock'n'Roll: A Year in Kings Cross 1963 1964 by the author Billy Thorpe. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

This beautiful true story illustrates how the forces of nature drive evolution. Nowhere elso on Earth is this tale better told than on the ancient land of Australia, a "land...

The book titled Key Guide to Australian Trees by the author Leonard Cronin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A Season Like No Other: AFL 2020 explores how the AFL navigated a season that changed day-by-day for fans, for the clubs, and for the players and coaches. The 2020...

Victoria offers a jaw-dropping diversity of bushwalks through areas rich in natural wonders and colourful human history. Experienced travel writer Melanie Ball has hiked every track in this book for...

Fierce and lyrical, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton is a story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship. Most of all it is about what it takes to keep hope...

Reptiles killed Aubrey Broughill.But which ones?It took balls to become Australia's oldest stick-up man. In 60 years of crime Aubrey Grandpa Broughill had what it took. But when his body...

The book titled Melbourne City of Charm by the author Trevor Klein. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Slater's Australian Birdwatcher's Notebook by the author Peter Slater. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Dam Busters, The Great Escape and Reach for the Sky were all written by Paul Brickhill, an Australian hero of WWII. 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth...

Australian and New Zealand special forces are renowned for their bravery, their skill and their sense of duty - so much so that World War II Allied commanders turned to...

When Mrs Jerry Newsham read one of Australia's favourite books, "Over the Top With Jim", she liked it so much she sent it to the presenter of her favourite radio...

A must-read,The Lucky Country?Reinventing Australiachallenges us all to consider the kind of future we want for our country and communities. Can we reinvent The Lucky Country? In 1964, Donald Horne...

In an unnamed, dead-end town in the heart of the outback, a young writer arrives to research small settlements that have vanished into oblivion. He finds the town's hotel empty...

The Everfresh studio is an explosive hub of creation and activity, inconspicuously located in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Collingwood. Behind an unmarked factory door, Everfresh artists conceive, develop and collaborate...