Australasian History

The re-release of the World War I memoirs of a Melbourne law student. First published in 1920, it was reissued by Duffy and Snellgrove in 1998 and sold mainly through...

When the Scorpion Stings is the official history of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment in South Vietnam, 1965-72. The Regiment was the first unit involved in the establishment of the Australian...

Just over five hundred Australians were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Of those who returned, 280 Vietnam veterans have officially been recognised as having committed suicide. Unofficial estimates...

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...

What is it like to be a refugee in a country that has a completely different culture from your own, where you feel very different from those around you? With...

The story begins in September 1965 when a small cadre of professional soldiers assembled at Puckapunyal in Victoria. Their task: to create, from a mixed bunch of conscripts and regulars,...

*WINNER of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2020: Non-Fiction* This book explores the experiences of Indigenous Australians who participated in Australian exploration enterprises in the early nineteenth century. These Indigenous...

'Mowed them down wholesale!' With these words, a judge summed up the last great punitive massacre of Aboriginal people in Australia. Coniston, Central Australia, 1928: the murder of an itinerant...

The British plan to settle Australia was a high-risk venture. We now take it for granted that the first colony was the basis of one of the most successful nations...

Highly Commended in the 2022 NSW Premier's History Awards Some generations are born unlucky. Australians who survived the horrors of the Great War and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed...

The Battle for Australia stemmed the unprecedented Japanese advance from the north. The battle became a precarious fighting comeback at a time when Australia was naked to invasion. It loosened...

The Korean War has never really ended. Although a ceasefire agreement was reached in 1953 after three years of savage warfare, the conflict continues to simmer just below the surface,...

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...

January 23, 1942, New Britain. It was 2:30 a.m., the darkest hour of the day and, for the defenders of this Southwest Pacific island, soon to be the war's darkest...

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...

From the award-winning author and illustrator Simon Barnard comes an embellished version of Australia's first ever dictionary, published on its 200-year anniversary. In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian...

As Australia sank into the darkest days of the Great Depression, a succession of bloody mysteries grabbed headlines and gripped the country. The Hammer Horror, The Bungendore Bones, The Park...

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...

Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australasia, the company's flagship established in 1985, is produced from scratch each year and contains thousands of different items all with detailed descriptions, price...

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...

Olive Pink: Artist, Activist & Gardener presents a superb selection of original paintings of the iconic flowers of the Central Australian region, alongside a fascinating biography featuring beautifully reproduced memorabilia...

THE ASTONISHING STORY OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDER TRIAL THAT HORRIFIED AND ENTHRALLED THE WORLD On 29 July 2023 the family and friends of Erin Patterson sat down...

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...

The book titled A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia by the author Max Germaine. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Dust, Donkeys and Delusion examines and clinically debunks the myth that has grown up around Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the so-called `Man with the Donkey', the quintessential Australian `hero' of...

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.

For many years, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of a fierce struggle. At stake is the future of old-growth forests. Loggers and police face off with protesters deep...

'There is ... a ruthless tenderness about the Doug Anthony All Stars that makes them more scathingly funny than ever.' Libbi Gorr Paul observes, 'You are looking at us, ladies...

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...

Including a Foreword by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG,From Moree to Mabo is the remarkable story of Mary Gaudron QC, the first female justice of the High Court of...

' Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wanders from bush track to spooky hollow, follows the path of yowies and bunyips, searches for Lasseter's Reef, meets...

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...

Australia's Test Cricket Captain in conversation with remarkable leaders and achievers - from Julia Gillard to Dennis Lillee. Finalist at the Australian Business Book Awards - Leadership Category 2025 When...

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.