Military History - Secondhand

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...

In 1941, the British people had their backs to the wall in their lone fight against the might of Hitler's Germany. America was neutral, at least until the bombing of...

'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...

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...

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...

Of all the Australians who fought in the Second World War, none saw more action nor endured so much of its hardship and horror as the crew of the cruiser...

Pocket manual detailing the training and operations of the British pilots, ground crew and anti-aircraft gunners. In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young...

More than 300 F-105 Thunderchief figher-bombers were lost in the "Rolling Thunder" campaign in North Vietnam because the Air Force brought the wrong strategy, disastrous tactics, and an ill-suited aircraft....

Of the many hard-fought battles on the Western Front, Ypres stands out as an example of almost inhuman endeavour. For four long years it was the focal point of desperate...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025: 'A masterfully written biography... inspiring and powerful' 'Gripping, moving and important' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 'Agent Zo is a triumph. Absolutely essential reading'...

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 The Australian War Classics Collection. by the author Lawson Glassop. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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 Commandos were Britain's first-ever special forces, formed in 1940 using volunteers from all three services. After the war, Commando units of the Royal Marines engaged in virtually every military...

The book titled The Barbarians: a Private's Story by the author Peter Pinney. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled We Were There: Australian Soldiers of World War II by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'My name is Patrick John Duggan and I was - am - a soldier.' So begins the story of Pat Duggan's life in the Army, and service in the Vietnam...

This national bestseller is a dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting. Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions -- this is the life of...

' Combines elements of In Cold Blood and Black Hawk Down with Apocalypse Now as it builds towards its terrible climax...Extraordinary' New York Times Iraq's `Triangle of Death', 2005. A...

Kokichi Nishimura was a member of the 2nd battalion, 144th Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Army. In 1942 he fought along every foot of Kokoda as the Japanese attempted to...

Field Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. Defeat Into Victory is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story...

Selections from the letters, memoirs, autobiography and fiction of the World War I. Edmund Blunden, Vera Britain, Oskar Kokoschka, Hasek, Paul Klee and Hemingway are among the contributors to this...

One of our most acclaimed historians explores the decorated military service of one of America's most intriguing politicians--the leading Democratic presidential candidate for 2004--and its profound effects on his career...

Richard Hough is a distinguished naval historian and a highly acclaimed storyteller.

An astonishing first book, Apache is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. 'Apache' is the first book to come from the cockpit...

Written by the author of "The Holocaust", this is a history of the events of 8 May 1945 and its repercussions, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary celebrations of...

A PopSugar Best Book of the Year! Readers of Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen's Gambit won't want to miss this amazing debut set during...

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...

The book titled Expose: A History of Searchlights in World War II by the author Noel Hill. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

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...

A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark...

The first comprehensive study of the various assassination attempts on Hitler - and a history of the Third Reich from an illuminating new angle. Most people have heard of the...

A rich, immersive novel about war, memory and loss, spanning three generations of one family BAD RELATIONS tells the story of a family fractured by history, geography and desire. On...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping biographical work, Mountbatten: Hero Of Our Time chronicles the extraordinary life of Lord Louis...

Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of narrative history, Captain Bligh and Mister Christian: The Men and the Mutiny chronicles one...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe brutal reality of the Great War is distilled into the personal journey of two young sprinters who trade the...

The story of the day on which World War I, the war to end all wars, ended. Using military archives and public records, along with journals and diaries, the book...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text . A meticulously researched work of World...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition shown as picturedAndrew Cockburn’s The Threat: Inside The Soviet Military Machine presents a compelling analysis of the Soviet...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerJac Weller's Wellington At Waterloo is a definitive historical account that chronicles the pivotal Battle of Waterloo through...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative historical account chronicles the distinguished service and rich heritage of The Duke Of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding). It...

Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Reading copy with markingsSpencer And Waterloo: The Letters Of Spencer Madan 1814-1816 presents a compelling collection of personal correspondence from a...