Great Australian World War II Stories
True stories of Aussie courage and mateship during World Wa...
Voices From the Air - The ABC war correspondents who to...
An untold tale of Australians at war: the first ABC war corr...
Voices From The Air - The ABC war correspondents who to...
With the outbreak of the Second World War, a new breed of re...
Great Australian Outback Police Stories
Yarns and memories that capture the experience of policing i...
Hidden - True stories of children who survived World Wa...
Everyone reads the compelling story of Anne Frank and wants ...
Great Australian Stories - Legends, Yarns and Tall Tale...
Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wander...
Great Australian Outback Nurses Stories
Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing ...
Great Australian Outback Nurses Stories
Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing ...
Great Australian World War II Stories
Zero Night - The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 Zero Night 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa staged the most audacious mass escape of the Second World War. It was the first Great Escape but instead of tunnelling, the escapers boldly went over the huge perimeter fences using wooden scaling contraptions. This was the notorious Warburg ...
Great Australian Outback Nurses Stories
Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill Swampy Marsh, bestselling author of Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories and Great Australian Police Stories. Ive been a trained nurse for almost sixty years now and Ive never once gone to work thinking, I dont want to do this. In fact, Ive always said how its been a privileg...
Great Australian Outback Police Stories
Yarns and memories that capture the experience of policing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill Swampy Marsh, bestselling author of GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLYING DOCTOR STORIES and GREAT AUSTRALIAN CWA STORIES. I tell you, you meet some strange characters in this game
Boasting the biggest beats in the world some as large as France Australias outback police have seen...
Great Australian Outback Police Stories
I tell you, you meet some strange characters in this game
Boasting the biggest beats in the world some as large as France Australias outback police have seen it all: natural disasters, incredible acts of selflessness, unspeakable crimes and daring rescues, just to name a few. And theyve met some unforgettable characters along the way: from the murderer who stuffed his victims...
Sophie's World - 2 Delightful Stories
With two first stories about Sophie, this adorable new paperback picture book is great value, and will appeal to all fans of the squeaky giraffe toy. Sophies World features charming illustrations, and is designed to be read aloud to babies and toddlers. Theyre perfect for bedtime, and as the book is a lightweight paperback, its also great for carrying in a bag when youre out and about.Insi...
A Time to Remember - Book One in the the gripping, uplifting Rivenshaw Saga set at the close of World War Two
The first book in a heartwarming new Lancashire-based series by beloved and bestselling saga writer Anna Jacobs, set at the end of World War Two. 1945 the war in Europe is over. It should be a time of utter joy and celebration.Most women cant wait for their men to return, but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire, Judith Crossley fears having her husband back in the house. Hed grown ...
Where Poppies Grow - Quilts and Projects Honoring Those Who Served in World War I
Denniele Bohannon and Janice Britz joined forces to create The Kansas City Stars block-of-the-month quilt, Remembering Almo, to honour those who have served their country. Dennieles great-grandfather Almo OKell served as a medic during World War I and was one of the many soldiers who never came home. Along with each beautiful block pattern, you get a little peek into OKells life as a sol...
Shanghai Grand - Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War
A vivid account of the love triangle between an American journalist and adventurer, a wealthy expatriate businessman and a Chinese poet in Shanghai in the late 1930s. On the eve of the Second World War, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth centurys most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the illustrious Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily Mick...
World War II
This engaging and educational book for children age 9 and over describes the events and key players leading up to, during, and after World War 2. Put together in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum in London, Eyewitness World War II has sold more than 600,000 copies worldwide. Starting from a world divided in the early 20th century, you will understand how and why certain alliances forme...
Great Australian Journeys - Gripping Stories of Intrepid Explorers, Dramatic Escapes and Foolhardy Adventures
Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller Warren Fahey AM Australias history is one of epic journeys, intrepid explorers and mysterious disappearances in far flung places. From perilous sea voyages to the distant south land, to forays across vast deserts on horseback, they are stories of endurance and misadventure, survival and loss. Master storyteller Graham Seal has gathered togeth...
False Flags - Disguised German Raiders of World War II
False Flags tells the epic untold story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin, and Kormoran left Germany and waged a pirate war in the South Seas as part of Germanys strategy to attack the British Empires maritime trade on a global scale. Their extraordinary voyages spanned the globe and are maritime sag...
World War I Tales - The War Game
Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers arent happy
A veteran soldier and a young recruit are celebrating Christmas in the trenches of Flanders in 1914. They hear ...
Great Australian Journeys - Gripping Stories of Intrepid Explorers, Dramatic Escapes and Foolhardy Adventures
Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller Warren Fahey AM Australias history is one of epic journeys, intrepid explorers, and mysterious disappearances in far flung places. From perilous sea voyages to the distant south land, to forays across vast deserts on horseback, they are stories of endurance and misadventure, survival and loss. Master storyteller Graham Seal has gathered toget...
Great Australian Stories - Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales
Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wanders from bush track to spooky hollow, follows the path of yowies and bunyips, searches for Lasseters Reef, meets Dad and Dave and, on a different path, Henny-Penny, and then rambles into the cities where just as many entertaining characters are ready to tell their stories. From the foreword by Warren Fahey Australia has a rich tradi...
The Second World War: The Hinge Of Fate - Volume IV
THE HINGE OF FATE marks in Sir Winston Churchills words, the turning-point of the Second World War. It details a period during which almost uninterrupted defeat gave way to almost unbroken success for the Allies. While the Afrika Korps advanced almost to the outskirts of Alexandria and the Japanese struck by land and by sea, despair came to all but the most resolute. However, from this nad...
Secret Heroes of World War II - Tales of Courage from the Worlds of Espionage and Resistance
Many of the heroes of World War II are well-known, larger-than-life figures. This book is a tribute to the lesser-known but equally amazing individuals some working secretly behind the scenes on the home front and others behind enemy lines who made just as significant a contribution to the wartime story. It sheds new and timely light on more than 50 of the often unsung heroes and heroines of...
The Tank War - The British Band of Brothers - One Tank Regiment's World War II
From the evacuation of France in 1940 to the final dash to Hamburg in 1945, the 5th Royal Tank Regiment were on the front line throughout the Second World War. Theirs was a war that saw them serve in Africa as part of the Desert Rats, before returning to Europe for the Normandy landings. Wherever they went, the notoriety of the Filthy Fifth grew they revelled in their reputation for fightin...
Great Australian Horse Stories
Great Australian Horse Stories brings to life the exploitsfunny, poignant and sometimes dramaticof horses from all over the nation. Outback legends, loyal carthorses, spectacular high jumpers and trusty stock horses. Among them animals that have defied the odds to winor simply to live. Just as special are the people who make horses their lives: drovers and dressage riders, bush brumby runne...
Great Australian Outback School Stories
Fabulous yarns and memories of going to school and teaching in the Outback. If your teacher commuted to school in a plane; if you had to watch out for rogue bulls rather than traffic; if your daily pick-up was done by a horse you probably went to an outback school. this collection of more than sixty stories, gathered by Bill Swampy Marsh in his travels across Australia, perfectly captures...
The Great Australian Birthday Cake Book
We celebrate birthdays only once a year so why not make it extra fabulous. Celebrate this special occasion with a stunning cake that will surely create a memory that will last a lifetime.The Great Australian Birthday Cake Book will help you create a beautiful cake for birthdays and other special occasions. It features a stunning range of creations perfect for everyone. From bears; boats and baller...
Great Australian Motorcycle Stories
A bumper collection of yarns from motorcyclist enthusiasts around Australia. Get out on the highway and into this new collection of all-Australian motorcycle stories the latest addition to ABC Books bestselling Great Australian series. Edited by John Bryant and full of laconic Aussie humour, the collection features 40 stories that capture the freedom, fun, independence and adventure that com...