Military
U-Boat Far From Home
David Stevens
Format: Paperback
The most comprehensive account of Germany's plans for an underwater offensive against the southern continent in World War II.
The Moon Seems Upside Down
Edited by Jim Mitchell
Format: Paperback
The Moon Seems Upside Down is a story of love and war told through the letters of Arthur Alan Mitchell, who served with the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion and later suffered as a prisoner of war on the Burma Railroad. The letters provide a unique insight into what the Second World War was like for Australian soldiers, and for the people who waited for them back home.
A Harvest of Fear
John Murphy
Format: Paperback
The Australian intervention in Vietnam remains Australia's longest and most contentious war. The war and its echoes are powerfully evoked in John Murphy's beautifully crafted story.
Last Stop Nagasaki!
Hugh Clarke
Format: Paperback
This is the remarkable story of Australian prisoners of war who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. There were 24 Australian POWs in a camp less than 2 kilometres from the epicentre of the blast, and 2 other Australians were imprisoned in a camp 8 kilometres away. How they came to be there, endured their imprisonment, and survived a nuclear attack, is the inspiring story told in this book.
Australian Military Histories
