Remembering a Tasmanian Hero - the Life of Major Justin Hutchinson is the story of a young Tasmanian from Hamilton who was posted to the 9th and 3rd Light Horse Brigades, serving in Gallipoli, before being transferred to the 58th Battalion; he was killed at Fromelles in July 1916, aged only 21.
This book is a photographic tribute to the people of Hobart and Tasmania who came forward and volunteered to do their part in helping the fight in World War Two.
The story of the death of Micky Hallam, told by his mate Desmond Jackson - an indictment of the behaviour of the Japanese toward Prisoners of War in WWII. This is a USED book.
On Anzac Day 2010, a 96-year-old man in Hobart, a returned soldier from World War II, wrote a letter to the local paper thanking the people who were going to that morning's dawn service.
The enemy must not get the Messines Ridge at any price … So read the orders to German troops defending the vital high ground south of Ypres. On 7 June 1917, the British Second Army launched its attack with an opening like no other. In the largest secret operation of WWI, British and Commonwealth mining companies placed over a million pounds of explosive beneath the German front-line positions in 19 giant mines which erupted like a volcano. This was just the beginning. This is a USED book.
The 47th Battalion in the First World War - one of the shortest lived and most battle hardened of the 1st Australian Imperial Forces battalions, the 47th was formed in Egypt in 1916 and disbanded two years later having suffered one of the highest casualty rates of any Australian unit.
