Hollywood’s South Seas and the Pacific War: Searching for by S. Brawley,C. Dixon

Over My Dead Body

Winner, 2008 IP alternatives most sensible Fiction AwardMarked through the occasions of the nice Flood of 1893 and the formation of the 1st miners’ unions, Over My lifeless physique is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and commitment to bringing heritage alive. This ebook places Australia’s present resource-driven prosperity into context through exhibiting the day after day struggles of standard employees simply attempting to get through.

The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians

The lives of twelve impressive Australians offer a desirable glimpse of a 'vanished and vanishing land' - revealing a mosaic of Australia during 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 lovely strategy to delve into one other person's existence; unusual simply because we often specialize in our personal lives, now not others, fabulous 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 solar HeraldAn eye-opening account of Australian strive against heritage, untold . . . beforehand. 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 battle, greater than seven million Irish women and men left their place of birth to start new lives in a foreign country. whereas the bulk settled within the usa, Irish emigrants dispersed around the globe, lots of them discovering their method to one other “New World,” Australia.