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The Cost of War: Australians Return

The Cost of War: Australians Return

$30.00 AUD
Author: Stephen GartonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerWritten in a clear, refreshing, and accessible style, the author's insightful analysis is based on...
Goebbels

Goebbels

$30.00 AUD
Author: Peter LongerichBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGoebbels by Peter Longerich is not merely a biography but an unflinching journey into the...
Betrayal at Pearl Harbor: How Churchill Lured Roosevelt into World War II

Betrayal at Pearl Harbor: How Churchill Lured Roosevelt into World War II

$15.00 AUD
Author: James Rusbridger; Eric NaveBinding: SoftbackPublished: Touchstone Books, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Japan's Radio War on Australia, 1941-1945

Japan's Radio War on Australia, 1941-1945

$80.00 AUD
Author: L. D. MeoBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1968, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the propaganda and psychological warfare conducted by Japan against...
Women Beyond the Wire: Story of Prisoners of the Japanese, 1942-45

Women Beyond the Wire: Story of Prisoners of the Japanese, 1942-45

$25.00 AUD
Author: Lavinia Warner; John SandilandsBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the poignant stories of women who were imprisoned by the Japanese...
Blue Pencil Warriors: Censorship and Propaganda in World War II

Blue Pencil Warriors: Censorship and Propaganda in World War II

$25.00 AUD
Author: John HilvertBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the role of censorship and propaganda during World War II, detailing how...
Voices in the Darkness: The Story of the European Radio War

Voices in the Darkness: The Story of the European Radio War

$40.00 AUD
Author: E. Tangye LeanBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1943, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the significant role of radio broadcasting during World War...
Wewak Mission: Coastwatchers at War in New Guinea

Wewak Mission: Coastwatchers at War in New Guinea

$60.00 AUD
Author: Lionel VealeBinding: HardbackPublished: Lionel P. V. Veale, 2002Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book recounts the experiences of the Coastwatchers during World War II in...
Siam and World War II

Siam and World War II

$30.00 AUD
Author: Direk Jayanama (edited by Jane Godfrey Keyes)Binding: HardbackPublished: Social Science Association of Thailand Press, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Siam and World War II', Direk...
Intrepid's Last Case

Intrepid's Last Case

$20.00 AUD
Author: William StevensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIntrepid's Last Case chronicles the post-World War II activities of Sir William Stephenson, whose fascinating role in...
Captain Gilbert Roberts R.N. and the Anti-U-Boat School

Captain Gilbert Roberts R.N. and the Anti-U-Boat School

$90.00 AUD
Author: Mark WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book recounts the life of Captain Gilbert Roberts and his contributions to anti-submarine warfare training. It details...
Engage the Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the Second World War: Royal Navy in 2WW (Penguin Classic Military History S.)

Engage the Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the Second World War: Royal Navy in 2WW (Penguin Classic Military History S.)

$15.00 AUD
Author: Barnett, CorrelliBinding: SoftbackPublished: Penguin Books Ltd., 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the role of the Royal Navy during the Second World War,...
British Intelligence in the Second World War

British Intelligence in the Second World War

$50.00 AUD
Author: F. H. HinsleyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Seven Hills Books, 1994, Second Impression with revisionsCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is part of a comprehensive history detailing the...
The American Magic: Codes, Ciphers, and the Defeat of Japan

The American Magic: Codes, Ciphers, and the Defeat of Japan

$20.00 AUD
Author: Ronald LewinBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the intricate use of codes and ciphers during World War II and...
A Thread of Deceit: Espionage Myths of WWII

A Thread of Deceit: Espionage Myths of WWII

$20.00 AUD
Author: Nigel WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a controversial study of literary detective work that utilizes contacts in the intelligence community...
Invasion 1940: An Account of German Preparations and the British Counter-Measures

Invasion 1940: An Account of German Preparations and the British Counter-Measures

$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter FlemingBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Union, 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive account of the German preparations for the invasion of Britain during...
The Second Great War (Nine-Volume Set)

The Second Great War (Nine-Volume Set)

$450.00 AUD
Author: Sir John A. HammertonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Waverley Book Company, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive 9-volume set edited by Sir John A. Hammerton...
The Government and the People 1939-1941 (Australia in the War of 1939-1945)

The Government and the People 1939-1941 (Australia in the War of 1939-1945)

$25.00 AUD
Author: Paul HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial, 1956 reprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the Australian government's actions and the public's response during the early...
Middle East 1940-1942. A Study In Air Power

Middle East 1940-1942. A Study In Air Power

$15.00 AUD
Author: Philip GuedallaBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1944Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides an in-depth analysis of aerial operations and air warfare in...
Tanks in the East. The Story of an Australian Cavalry Regiment

Tanks in the East. The Story of an Australian Cavalry Regiment

$25.00 AUD
Author: Kerr, ColinBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1945Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the experiences and operations of an Australian cavalry regiment during...
Tobruk 1941

Tobruk 1941

$50.00 AUD
Author: Chester WilmotBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1944, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsTobruk 1941 is the pioneering ABC reporter Chester Wilmot's on-the-ground account...
Defeat at Sea: The Struggle and Eventual Destruction of the German Navy, 1939-1945

Defeat at Sea: The Struggle and Eventual Destruction of the German Navy, 1939-1945

$15.00 AUD
Author: C.D. BekkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Henry Holt, 1955, First U.S. EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the challenges faced by the German Navy during...
MacArthur Strikes Back: Decision at Buna, New Guinea 1942-1943

MacArthur Strikes Back: Decision at Buna, New Guinea 1942-1943

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gailey, Harry A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Presidio Press, 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed account of the Japanese defense of the Buna area during World...
High Command: Australia & Allied Strategy 1939-1945

High Command: Australia & Allied Strategy 1939-1945

$25.00 AUD
Author: D M HornerBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores Australia's military strategy during World War II, focusing on the...
Deadly Magic: An Account of Communications Intelligence in World War II in the Pacific

Deadly Magic: An Account of Communications Intelligence in World War II in the Pacific

$20.00 AUD
Author: Edward Van Der RhoerBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale, London, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a personal account of the success of American code breakers during...
Paris in the Third Reich: A History of the German Occupation, 1940-1944

Paris in the Third Reich: A History of the German Occupation, 1940-1944

$20.00 AUD
Author: David Pryce-JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed account of the German occupation of Paris during World War II, exploring the...
The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust

The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust

$15.00 AUD
Author: Heather PringleBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyperion, 2006Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling book, journalist Heather Pringle explores the disturbing collaboration between academics and the Nazi regime,...
A Quiet American: The Secret War of Varian Fry

A Quiet American: The Secret War of Varian Fry

$20.00 AUD
Author: Andy Marinobinding: HardbackPublished: St. Martin's Press, 1999Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerThis penetrating biography chronicles Varian Fry, who arrived in Marseille in 1940 to...
The Royal Air Force in the World War - Volume II

The Royal Air Force in the World War - Volume II

$40.00 AUD
Author: Captain Norman Macmillanbinding: HardbackPublished: George G Harrap & Co., Ltd, 1944Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis volume provides a detailed account of the...
Resistance and Conformity in the Third Reich

Resistance and Conformity in the Third Reich

$10.00 AUD
Author: Martyn Housdenbinding: SoftbackPublished: Routledge, 1997Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsMartyn Housden offers a lucid and synthesized analysis of the dynamics of resistance and...
Walls: Resisting the Third Reich

Walls: Resisting the Third Reich

$30.00 AUD
Author: Hiltgunt Zassenhausbinding: HardbackPublished: Beacon Press, 1974Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Aging or marking, markings: No markingsThis book tells the poignant story of Hiltgunt Zassenhaus, who...
A War at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to the First Japanese Attacks on Darwin

A War at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to the First Japanese Attacks on Darwin

$15.00 AUD
Author: Tom Lewisbinding: SoftbackPublished: Tall Stories, 2007Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Aging or marking, markings: No markingsThis book is a comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks...
Remember Me Remember Us

Remember Me Remember Us

$25.00 AUD
Author: David Ross Grantbinding: SoftbackPublished: Mentone Life Saving Club, 2014Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsLetters from Mentone Life Savers During World War 2
King of Kiriwina: The Adventures of Sergeant Saville in the South Seas

King of Kiriwina: The Adventures of Sergeant Saville in the South Seas

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gordon Savillebinding: HardbackPublished: Cooper, 1974Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book chronicles the adventures of Sergeant Saville during World War II in the South...
The Minsk Ghetto, 1941-1943: Jewish Resistance and Soviet Internationalism

The Minsk Ghetto, 1941-1943: Jewish Resistance and Soviet Internationalism

$15.00 AUD
Author: Barbara Epsteinbinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 2008Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the history of the Minsk ghetto during...
Miracle on the River Kwai

Miracle on the River Kwai

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ernest Gordonbinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1963, FirstCondition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerMiracle on the River Kwai is a non-fiction work by Ernest Gordon that recounts...
Wilfrid Israel: German Jewry's Secret Ambassador

Wilfrid Israel: German Jewry's Secret Ambassador

$20.00 AUD
Author: Naomi Shepherdbinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1984Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Wilfrid Israel, an Anglo-German businessman...
A Billionaire's Daughter: Events in the Life of a German Family from Weimar to Bonn

A Billionaire's Daughter: Events in the Life of a German Family from Weimar to Bonn

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ella Blumbinding: SoftbackPublished: L. E. Blum, 1999Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis personal account narrates the life of a German girl growing...
Testament of Experience

Testament of Experience

$15.00 AUD
Author: Vera Brittainbinding: HardbackPublished: Seaview Books, 1981Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsTestament of Experience follows Vera Brittain as she navigates her newly married life while...
A Time to Speak

A Time to Speak

$15.00 AUD
Author: Helen Lewisbinding: HardbackPublished: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1994Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsA Time to Speak by Helen Lewis is a compelling exploration of...
The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

$30.00 AUD
Author: E. E. Dunlopbinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson, Australia, 1987 reprintCondition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the experiences of Australian physician Weary...
Singapore, The Japanese Version

Singapore, The Japanese Version

$40.00 AUD
Author: Masanobu Tsujibinding: HardbackPublished: Ure Smith, 1960Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsThis book provides an account of the Japanese military campaign in Singapore during...
Greece, Crete and Syria

Greece, Crete and Syria

$30.00 AUD
Author: Gavin Longbinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial, 1953Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book is part of the official history of Australia in the...
Near East

Near East

$20.00 AUD
Author: Cecil Beatonbinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford, 1943 summer reprintCondition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsNear East is a photographic collection by Cecil Beaton, showcasing his...
Target Tokyo: The Story Of The Sorge Spying

Target Tokyo: The Story Of The Sorge Spying

$15.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
Scrap Iron Flotilla

Scrap Iron Flotilla

$70.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor

The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor

$25.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
Revolt in Treblinka

Revolt in Treblinka

$70.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...