The Changi Camera : A Unique Record of Changi and the Thai-Burma Railway by Tim Bowden
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Category: Military
In The Changi Camera, acclaimed author Tim Bowden presents a unique record of one Australian soldier's experience of the fall of Singapore, captivity in Changi and enduring the hell of the Thai-Burma Railway. George Aspinall was a keen photographer and, even in the very worst of conditions, he managed t ...Show more
The Hall of Mirrors : War and Warfare in the Twentieth Century by STORR JIM
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Category: Military
War and the Liberal Conscience by Michael Howard
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
Isn't war rooted in the vested interests of the ruling classes? (But have not democracies proved as bellicose as other states?) Should not political disputes be settled by civilised negotiations? (But what if the adversary is not, by your standards, 'civilised'?) Ought states to steer clear of other sta ...Show more
Collins Classics: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
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Category: Military | Series: Collins Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized.’ Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focusing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very care ...Show more
Guts Glory and Blunder: Noreuil, 1917 – The Forgotten Fight by Andrew Faulkner
$32.99 AUD
Category: Military
This is a story of a forgotten battle. Other than in the haunted memories of those who fought there, and the families of those who died there, this battle is a footnote in the history books: a backwater off a side road at the end of a cul-de-sac on the battlefield tour trail. Guts Glory and Blunder reac ...Show more
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Reading Level: very good
The acclaimed bestseller that will change the way you make decisions.In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive, and emotional; the other is slower, more delib ...Show more
Red Devils: The Trailblazers of the Parachute Regiment in World War Two: An Authorized History by Mark Urban
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Category: Military
In this gripping, authorised account, bestselling historian Mark Urban tells the story of the wartime creation and development of Britain's elite airborne infantry - who ranged from circus performers to solicitors, policemen to gravediggers, Christians and Jews to communists. Through the fates of six me ...Show more
The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan by Mitchell Zuckoff
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military
The incredible, true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the US evacuation of Afghanistan - and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American officer engineered a daring escape.When the US began its withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Afghan army instantly collapsed, ...Show more
Secret and Special (PB) by Will Davies
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Category: Military
Soon after the declaration of war on Japan, a secret military reconnaissance unit was established, based on the British Special Operations Executive (known as SOE) and called the Inter-allied Services Department. The unit was tasked with the role to "obtain and report information of the enemy ... weaken ...Show more
The Bomber Mafia - A Story Set in War by Malcolm Gladwell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military | Reading Level: very good
A riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war, from the international bestselling author of Talking to Strangers and host of the award-winning podcast Revisionist History Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. B ...Show more
Be the Calm or Be the Storm - Leadership Lessons from a Woman at the Helm by Samantha Marshall; Sandy Yawn
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Category: Military
Everyone experiences a moment in life when they need to lead. Sometimes it's a team, sometimes it's a company, a classroom, a patient ward, a family, or simply your own individual self. Based on the leadership lessons she's gathered from her resourceful and resilient life, Captain Sandy, a superyacht ca ...Show more
A Week in September: A story of enduring love from the Burma Railway by Peter Rees
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Through a precious cache of WWII letters, a story of war is revealed. But also, most movingly, a story of love, resilience and survival, from award-winning and bestselling writer, Peter Rees. Doug Heywood was a grown man when he discovered, in a shoe box hidden in a wardrobe, a time capsule of sorts - ...Show more