Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP2910

Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP2910

Eighteen books of military history, conflict journalism, and battlefield memoir — from Afghanistan's airport evacuation to Gallipoli and Vietnam, from canine war heroes to the political fallout of endless war. Australian stories alongside international perspectives.

1. Kashmir: Accession and Its Manipulation — Showkat Ahmad Ganai — a rigorous historical account of the Kashmir dispute from partition to the present, by an author who lived through it.
2. Escape or Die: True Stories of Heroic Escapes — Paul Brickhill (intro. H.E. Bates) — the author of The Great Escape collects true accounts of escapes from captivity, each more extraordinary than the last.
3. The Sparrows of Kabul — Fred Smith — a deeply personal account of Australia's mission to evacuate people from Kabul International Airport during the 2021 Taliban takeover.
4. Against the Current: The Veenstra Story — Michael Taylor — the remarkable story of one person's journey against the currents of war and displacement.
5. Soldier Dogs: True Stories of Canine Heroes — Maria Goodavage — the dogs deployed in combat zones, their handlers, and the inseparable bonds forged in the world's most dangerous places.
6. Great Anzac Stories — Graham Seal — the bestselling author of Great Australian Stories on the Anzac tradition and the people who created the Digger legend.
7. Firies: Queensland Firefighters in Action — Gary McKay — on-the-ground accounts from Queensland firefighters tackling the state's most punishing blazes.
8. Operation Dark Heart — Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer — the memoir the Pentagon tried to suppress, by a special operations officer who saw what the public was not meant to know.
9. Fighter Pilot — Paul Richey — a first-hand account of RAF fighter operations in France in 1940, described as the best book ever read by many fighting men.
10. War: Past, Present & Future — Jeremy Black — the military historian's accessible overview of how warfare has evolved and where it may be heading.
11. Right and Glory: True Valour in the Second World War — Max Adams — true stories of extraordinary courage from both the famous and the forgotten.
12. Knights of the Black Cross: Hitler's Panzerwaffe and Its Leaders — Bryan Perrett — the story of Germany's armoured forces and the commanders who shaped mechanised warfare.
13. Flat Bottom Odyssey: From North Africa to D-Day — Gene Jaeger (memoir) — an American soldier's account of the North African and European campaigns, from desert to Normandy.
14. Russian Roulette: The Afghanistan War Through Russian Eyes — Gennady Bocharov — the Soviet-Afghan war seen from the inside, by a Russian journalist who was there.
15. 19 Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940 — Norman Moss — the summer when Britain stood alone and America had not yet decided: a masterful account of the pivotal months.
16. In the Line of Fire: Real Stories of Australians at War, from Gallipoli to Vietnam — first-hand accounts of Australian soldiers from the nation's defining military engagements.
17. The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror — George Soros — a penetrating analysis of American foreign policy and the damage done in the name of security.
18. Military Mavericks: Extraordinary Men of Battle — David Rooney — the commanders who broke the rules, ignored orders, and won battles their superiors said were impossible.