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Naval,
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and War Non Fiction.
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Fighting Ships
by David Davies From
Napoleonic sea battles,
this is the story of one of the keys
to that great conflict, the Ship of
the Line - the beautiful but deadly
battleships that waged war at sea. A
Robinson paperback dated 2002 and in
near new condition. Weighs
approx: 240gms AU$8.50
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History of the Great Civil War by S.R. Gardiner. Measures 13cm X 19.5cm . Deals with events of the English Civil War between July 1644 and the end of 1645, a year which saw the demise of Royalist hopes of victory.
In excellent as new condition.
AU$10.50
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My
Story by General Peter Cosgrove.
From boyhood to battlefield as Commander
in East Timor and his subsequent rise to
chief of Defence Forces. This is his
story. Hard cover with DW and in very
good used condition. First edition dated
2006. Fully illustrated with photos.
Weighs approx: 900gms AU$15.00
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 Great Air Stories All true life stories
A tremendous collection of true life stories that covers a wide range of adventures concerned with men, machines and flying. Standard sized Paperback in good used condition. Published 1974 by Angus & Robertson. Cover shows wear at edges and has creasing at spine. Pages are clean and mellowing with age and binding is tight. Weighs
approx:200gms
AU$4.00
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Those Ragged Bloody
Heroes by Peter Brune. From the
Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach 1942. Ex
Library hard cover with DW. Has plastic
protective cover insitu. Has usual library
stamps. Internally in very clean nice
condition and binding nice and tight. Dated
1991 1st edition. AU$18.00
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 The
First and the Last by Adolf Galland with forward
by Douglas Bader.
The German Fighter force in WW2. Hard
cover with grey boards with gold and red
title. Illustrated First edition, fifth printing
dated 1955 and in very nice clean condition
internally, has some fade on spine
and small ding on bottom edge of boards. Weighs
approx: 160gms AU$4.00
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War and Social Change
in the 20th Century, by Arhtur Marwick.
A comparative study of Britain, France,
Germany, Russia and the United States. By
MacMillan Press, paperback measuring 14cm x 22cm
and illustrated with photos. Cover shows wear as
colour has rubbed, pages are clean and binding
tight, some minor foxing . Weighs approx:
400gms AU$8.00
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Hagakure: Book of Samurai
by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
It contains over 30 coloured illustrations,
photos and prints, contains all 12 unabridged
chapters, and fully hyperlinked for ease of
reading. A beautiful edition. Yamamoto Tsunetomo was a samurai in the early 1700s.
Forbidden by law from committing tsuifuku (suicide of a retainer after his
master's death), he retired to live out his life
in a monastery. AU$12.99
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 The Subterranean Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
The Eighth Wonder of The World. The First Emperor of China, National Treasures, Battle Formations of the Terracotta Army, A Great Book of Ancient Military History, Statues, Sculpture, Weapons, Bronze Chariots and Horses, The Emperor's Chariot.
Large laminated soft cover measures 21cm x 28.5cm and in excellent condition. Pages clean, crisp and fresh, and binding nice and tight.
Weighs approx: 450gms AU$28.00
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Australians at War.
For Queen and Commonwealth. Front pic shows C
section of Elswick Battery an artillery unit from
the Australian Colonies that served in Boer War 1899
- 1902. Lovely hard
cover Time/Life publication, in almost as new
condition with very little to no wear on any of the
book covers available in this series, all internals
are almost mint condition, a lovely collection.
I do combine postage. This
book AU$14.00
NB:Postage will be adjusted down if possible on
this item within Australia only
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Australians at War. Modern Military: Towards
2000. Lovely hard
cover Time/Life publication, in almost as new
condition with very little to no wear on any of the
book covers available in this series, all internals
are almost mint condition, a lovely collection.
I do combine postage. This
book AU$14.00
NB:Postage will be adjusted down if possible on
this item within Australia only
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 Australians
at War: Prisoners of War. Cover depicts Aussie POWs
at a Japanese jungle work camp for the
Burma-Thailand railway. Afflicted with crippling and
fatal illness, wasted by starvation and disease, and
brutally beaten, tortured and worked to death by the Japanese. Lovely hard
cover Time/Life publication, in almost as new
condition with very little to no wear on any of the
book covers available in this series, all internals
are almost mint condition, a lovely collection.
I do combine postage. This
book AU$14.00
NB:Postage will be adjusted down if possible on
this item within Australia only
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Australians at War. War Against Japan 1941
- 1942. Cover photo: Starved and exhausted
Australian soldiers of the 2/27th
Battalion hungrily devour bully beef after a
hard fought retreat through thick jungle on the
Kokoda Trail in New Guinea. Lovely hard
cover Time/Life publication, in almost as new
condition with very little to no wear on any of the
book covers available in this series, all internals
are almost mint condition, a lovely collection.
I do combine postage. This
book AU$14.00
NB:Postage will be adjusted down if possible on
this item within Australia only
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Australians at War.
War Against Japan 1942- 1945. Cover photo:
Front pic shows members of Australia's
25th Brigade beside a grave they have dug for 11
Japanese dead & marked with steel helmets, after
vicious fighting along the Kokoda Trail, a respect
Japanese never showed to any Allied forces dead. Lovely hard
cover Time/Life publication, in almost as new
condition with very little to no wear on any of the
book covers available in this series, all internals
are almost mint condition, a lovely collection.
I do combine postage. This
book AU$14.00
NB:Postage will be adjusted down if possible on
this item within Australia only
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Australians at War. Special and Secret. Cover
photo: Commandos of the 2/2nd Independent
Company in the mountainous hinterland of
Portuguese Timor. Lovely hard
cover Time/Life publication, in almost as new
condition with very little to no wear on any of the
book covers available in this series, all internals
are almost mint condition, a lovely collection.
I do combine postage. This
book AU$14.00
NB:Postage will be adjusted down if possible on
this item within Australia only
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 The
War Diaries of Weary Dunlop By E.E. Dunlop
This is the fascinating account of Sir Edward Weary Dunlop's experiences as senior medical officer in Prisoner of war camps in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway.
"There were a lot of marvellous people in the prison camps, but only one Weary Dunlop."
Larger sized Penguin Paperback in as new used condition, with laminated soft covers, measures 13cm x 20cm. Dated 1990. Fully illustrated with many historical photos ,
including makeshift apparatus used. Weighs approx: 500gms
AU$10.00
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The Korean War
: Australia in the Giants' Playground by
Cameron Forbes.. Illustrated
First edition 2010 hard cover with dust
wrapper in excellent as new condition.
Weighs approx: 1kg. AU$31.00
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The Art of War by Sun
Tzu AUDIO CD is
titled:-The Art of War by Sun Tzu All photos are of
actual discs which come well packaged in either standard
CD or slimline DVD cases with lovely glossy printed
covers for your library. This recording does not
infringe on any copyright or intellectual property law
and is a fully authorised new copy. This compilation copyright to
Librotechstudios 2007 ©. Running time approx 1.4 hours over 13 chapters. Will run on most standard CD players (or in
your DVD player) or on your PC. Read by Marie Grant.
Translated by Lionel Giles. The Art of War is a
Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century
BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is
devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been
praised as the definitive work on military strategies
and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the
oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had a
huge influence on both military planning and beyond. The
Art of War has also been applied, with much success, to
business and managerial strategies.
(from wikipedia) AU$9.99
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 Ralegh's
Last Journey by Paul Hyland. A tale of
madness, vanity and treachery. Sir Walter Ralegh was
the greatest courtier of his day, brilliant and wily,
but he spent years in the Tower of London. In the
summer of 1618, his last voyage a failure, James 1
ordered him from Plymouth to London and the
scaffold. This is the story of his last 20 weeks,
his grotesque behaviour en route to the Tower, the
web of deceit, and of ill fated escapes and
betrayals. As new book. Weighs approx: 300gms AU$7.00
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 Marx
by Karl Marx. Selected writings of Marx edited by Bottomore and Rubel. Standard sized Pelican paperback dated 1974
and in good used condition. Comes in archiveable
bag, a rare copy. Cover has a small biro mark on
front cover and some small creases. Weighs
approx: 190gms AU$8.50
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Marx,
Engels and Marxism by V.I. Lenin.
This is a first edition Foreign Language Press
copy from Peking. Dated 1978 has a photo of
Lenin as frontis. Has some Chinese writing on
front cover. It is in written in English and in
very good condition. Quite rare I would say. Is
in the original cheap board cover which is
slightly discoloured at edges and has rubbing of
paper along back edges. Comes in archiveable bag
for protection, pages are fresh, clean and crisp
and binding tight. A formidable read and most
unusual find. I will not post without
insurance/registration, please email me for
details and costings. (roughly AU$3 within
Australia) Weighs approx: 420gms AU$72.00
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 Josiah
the Great - The true story of The Man Who Would Be
King by Ben MacIntyre. Josiah's
incredible exploits inspired Rudyard Kipling to
write "The Man Who Would Be KIng". He travelled
Central Asia in 1820 after a failed love affair.
After joining the court of the deposed Afghan Shah,
this maverick soldier, spy, doctor, naturalist and
writer played an increasingly pivotal role in the
region, eventually becoming the commander of the
Afghan Army and planting a ragged American flag on
the summit of the Hindu Kush. Yet a year after his
extraordinary declaration of princedom, Harlan found
himself unceremoniously ousted by the invading
British army. Using newly discovered documents,
including Harlan's lost journals, his unbelievable
life and fascinating times are brilliantly evoked.
Large laminated Harper p/b , illustrated, dated 2005
and in as new condition. Weighs approx: 300gms
AU$8.00
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Hagakure: The Book of Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo. Illustrated printable CD
This is an illustrated and printable (for personal use) version of Hagakure: Book of Samurai, the most famous of Samurai books, beautifully presented in a parchment look edition. It contains over 30 coloured illustrations, photos and prints, contains all 12 unabridged chapters, and fully hyperlinked for ease of reading. A beautiful edition. Yamamoto Tsunetomo was a samurai in the early 1700s. Forbidden by law from committing tsuifuku (suicide of a retainer after his master's death), he retired to live out his life in a monastery. Though he never fought in any battles, he nonetheless felt that the samurai of his time had become soft. A younger samurai that visited Yamamoto over the years wrote down his words in the Hagakure. It has been translated many times over the ensuing years. It was first published on September 10th in the year 1716. It is a compilation of philosophies of Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a close retainer of Nabeshima Mitsushige, the third ruler of what is now the Saga Prefecture, and covers everything it is to be samurai - from how to fight and die with honour to heterosexuality and homosexuality in relation to being a true samurai. Hagakure: The Book of Samurai is a fascinating read not so much for the philosophies, many of which are pertinent today, but rather for the historical context in which it was written. It offers a fascinating insight into the life in Japan at this time, and its unusual feudal structure which Westerners found so hard to understand, and which has had a continuing effect on the social structure of Japan today. By the time Mitsushige passed away in May 1700 Japan had been at peace almost exactly 100 years under the Tokugawa reign, and the samurai warriors were left facing the same problems that face modern day soldiers in peace time: how to remain proud and disciplined warriors in times of extended peace?
This recording does not infringe on any copyright or intellectual property law and is a fully authorised new copy. The individual components of this item currently resides in the public domain. This recording compiled specifically to provide a reasonably priced well presented & packaged hard copy at a lesser price than for an average digital download and burning (which includes your server charges to download these large files) of a comparable item. Compilation copyright to Librotechstudios
2007©. All photos are of actual discs which come well packaged in either standard CD or slimline DVD cases with lovely glossy printed covers for your library.
International postage will be AU$9.00 on this
item.
AU$12.99
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 World Famous Battles by Ian Schott Vietnam Gallipoli Gulf War
A terrific collection of vivid and knowledgeable accounts of recent battles for anyone interested in human endurance, heroism and modern warfare. Gripping tales of days that changed the world, of heroism and tragedy. Paperback measures 13cm x 18.5cm with laminated printed cover A Magpie paperback published in 2004. This book is NEW but has a small crease on back lower outer corner.
Weighs approx: 250gms AU$6.50
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