Forgotten War by Henry Reynolds

Over My Dead Body

Winner, 2008 IP selections most sensible Fiction AwardMarked by means of the occasions of the good Flood of 1893 and the formation of the 1st miners’ unions, Over My useless physique is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and commitment to bringing background alive. This e-book places Australia’s present resource-driven prosperity into context by means of displaying the day after day struggles of standard employees simply attempting to get by way of.

The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians

The lives of twelve impressive Australians supply a desirable glimpse of a 'vanished and vanishing land' - revealing a mosaic of Australia over the last century. 'To listen the tale of anyone who has lived lengthy and good is a privilege past fee. it's a unusual and beautiful strategy to delve into one other person's existence; unusual simply because we frequently specialize in our personal lives, now not others, amazing simply because to find one other is to discover a treasure.

Ghost Platoon (Hachette Military Collection Book 1)

'thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account' - The sunlight HeraldAn eye-opening account of Australian wrestle historical past, untold . . . previously. In 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 males have been thrown jointly at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It used to be so slapdash a gaggle it did not also have an officer or sergeant responsible.

Ireland's New Worlds: Immigrants, Politics, and Society in the United States and Australia, 1815–1922 (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora)

Within the century among the Napoleonic Wars and the Irish Civil warfare, greater than seven million Irish women and men left their native land to start new lives overseas. whereas the bulk settled within the usa, Irish emigrants dispersed around the globe, lots of them discovering their technique to one other “New World,” Australia.