{"product_id":"secondhand-military-history-bargain-book-box-sp4073","title":"Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4073","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4073\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEighteen ex-library books covering Tobruk, Kokoda, air power, the Pacific, the Somme, bomb disposal and military intelligence — a wide-ranging collection across both world wars and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTobruk: A Raid Too Far — David Jefferson — The story of the disastrous 1942 British commando raid on Tobruk, a bold plan that went catastrophically wrong and cost hundreds of lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo Bold to Die: The Making of Australian War Heroes — Ian McPhedran — The stories of the Australian men and women awarded the Victoria Cross and other highest honours, and the extraordinary moments that earned them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTobruk — Peter FitzSimons — FitzSimons's sweeping account of the siege of Tobruk and the legendary Australian resistance that held the port against Rommel's Afrika Korps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History — Jay Winik — A riveting account of the pivotal year of the Second World War, centred on Franklin Roosevelt and the decisions that shaped the post-war world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Trenches: The Best ANZAC Writing of World War One — edited by Mark Dapin — An anthology of the finest writing to emerge from the Australian experience of the First World War, from letters and diaries to journalism and literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia in the Great War — Philip Payton — A comprehensive overview of Australia's involvement in the First World War, from recruitment and training to the major campaigns and the peace that followed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Path of Infinite Sorrow: The Japanese on the Kokoda Track — Craig Collie \u0026amp; 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