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Stunning trade paperback edition of Grantlee Kieza's bestselling biography of Australia's greatest general It's December 1918 and the world war is over. General Sir John Monash attends a glittering banquet to dine with the King of England and the likes of Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill and...

An engrossing memoir of one RAF fighter pilot's battle against the Luftwaffe in the dead of night. Ideal for fans of Roderick Chisholm, E. C. R. Baker, and Brian Lane. After a tour of operations under the guidance of night-fighter ace, John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham, Jeremy Howard-Williams was...

‘A landmark take on the war in Ukraine, offering a dramatic, boots-on-the-ground view that will keep you on the edge of your seat.’ DAVE MAKICHUK, journalist and commentator When Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Australian journalist Hugh Bohane finds himself at the centre...

Dane Hans Tofte's remarkable career spanned covert operations in WWII, the OSS, CIA, and Cold War intelligence. When World War II broke out, Dane Hans Tofte gave up his promising career in the maritime industry to come first to the aid of his own country, and then to the assistance of several other nations in a time of need

The author’s grandfather despised the Nazis. A farmer’s son from Bavaria, a seasoned political activist and anti-fascist, he was put in a Gestapo prison for over a year, and his fingers were broken. Then they sent him to fight in a pointless war for six years and stole more than a decade of his life. By contrast the author’s father, as a teenager and a young man, believed in Hitler and National Socialism. That’s all he knew.

The lead US interrogator of Saddam Hussein FBI agent George Piro delivers a riveting account of his six months with Saddam, in formal interrogations and unguarded conversations, revealing surprising truths about the dictator’s psyche, the complexity of power, and key decisions that shaped...

In June 1944, a Stars and Stripes photographer captured a group of paratroopers preparing for the Normandy invasion—faces streaked with war paint, hair shaved into mohawks. The American public didn't know them, but within the 101st Airborne the 1st Demolition Section of the 506th PIR—the...

The thrilling collection of adventure and bravery from the men who served in our SAS WHO DARES WINS - TALES FROM HEROES AUTHORISED BY THE SAS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION Forged in the furnace of the Second World War and made famous by operations like the storming of the Iranian Embassy, the SAS has...

As general of the Union army and president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant faced problems as grave and demanding as any in the life of the nation: civil war, an ultimately thwarted project of Reconstruction, the early years of the sordid Gilded Age, and the battle for African American...

The award-winning, New York Times bestselling biographer vividly captures how Napoleon Bonaparte and his team of rivals blazed a path onto the world stage. After crowning himself Emperor in May 1804, Napoleon appointed twenty-six men Marshals of the Empire, a position he created to honor his...

An Army veteran and professional life coach's battle plan for overcoming challenges and leading a joyful life. Jennifer Ballou is one of the only known US military service members to lose her husband while serving simultaneously in the same war zone. Just after Father’s Day in 2010, Staff...

La trajectoire fulgurante d'un as de l'aviation allemande qui est aussi la peinture d'une société cédant aux sirènes de l'Allemagne nazie. À la veille de Noël 1941, Erbo von Kageneck fut tué en Libye par un chasseur australien. Crédité de 67 victoires aériennes homologuées, il était devenu l'un des 35 chevaliers de la croix de fer avec feuilles de chêne. Grâce à des documents familiaux, son frère raconte la trajectoire fulgurante de cet « as » de l'aviation.

Bloomsbury presents Jagdverband 44: The Luftwaffe’s Mavericks by Robert Forsyth, read by Mark Meadows. The dramatic story of Jagdverband 44, the squadron of aces founded by leading Luftwaffe pilot Adolf Galland equipped with the new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Jagdverband (JV) 44 was...

From the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Higher Call, Spearhead, and Devotion comes an astonishing true story set in an untold arena of World War II. “Tidal Wave is epic in every way. Like all good WWII books, it reminds us again, in the starkest terms possible, how much we owe to...

A bold framework for turning aggression into strength. At its worst, anger is responsible for destruction and death. But what if that same power could be harnessed to build and create? In Ancient Greece, anger was considered a separate part of the soul that required its own education. In What If...

One man’s fight against inner demons, ISIS and the Australian justice system. As a young man Jamie Williams went to war. Not on a battlefield but with the French Foreign Legion. And against ISIS. Most of all, within himself. But this is not the story of a victim, nor is it his redemption. This...

A Shadow of Me is a 2025 Bookfest gold medal award winner in the memoir category!A Shadow of Me is a raw, unflinching memoir of trauma, survival, and the long road to healing after one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in American history.In 1995, combat medic Jennifer Mangini was...

INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A riveting memoir about war and peace from Canada’s former top soldier, General Wayne Eyre, chronicling his forty-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces and providing insights on our security, our sovereignty, and our place in a rapidly changing world. When...

À 16 ans, Edith Eger est déportée à Auschwitz. Repérée par Joseph Mengele, médecin du camp, elle est choisie pour rejoindre la troupe de danseuses. Elle survivra et réussira avec le temps à transformer le choc de l'horreur en détermination pour mener et diriger sa vie. Après la guerre...

This is the gripping true story of one special forces patrol and how their heroic missions changes the course of WWII. The action is relentless, ranging from the sub-blasted wastes of the 1940s Sahara to the wild and rain-lashed killing fields of the then Yugoslavia in 1945. Serving with the...