Home from War tells the stories of a group of first world war veterans and their families who settled in the Launceston suburb of Newstead under the War Service Homes Scheme. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
The true story of murder on HMAS Australia. During WWII a sailor is killed, the suspects are part of a rumoured homosexual group on board the flagship. What followed was one of the most controversial events in the history of the Royal Australian Navy and triggered unprecedented legal and political events.
Beyond the Seas Volume 3 is a compilation of diaries, letters and wartime literature associated with King Island servicemen during World War One, 1914-1918.
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 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.
Told from the heart by the Searle brothers' great-nephew, award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins using the letters and journals of the Searle brothers and remembrances of other family members, Crack Hardy is a compelling book that defines Australia and Australians during the making of our nation on the far-flung battlefields of the First World War.
