War Notes from the Mediterranean Station 1941-1943
An illustrated collection of personal records from the Mediterranean theatre of the Second World War. Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland arrived in Tobruk in March 1941, just weeks before the siege commenced. Initially tasked with commanding the supply ships that served the British Army during the North Africa campaign, he went on to command a ......
From the author of Seven Little Australians. Here's the story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls, and the story of a country doctor who was busy with a family of his own. Ethel Turner takes us straight into a young people's world of a hundred years ago. Age 12+
Australian Doctors at War Vol 4 The Middle East and Far East 1939 - 1942
Illustrated biographies of doctors who served during the Second World War. The fourth volume in the series Australian Doctors at War, covers the Allied campaigns in North Africa and Syria until the Battle of Alamein, operations in Malaya until the Fall of Singapore, and the expeditionary forces sent by Australia to New Britain, New Ireland, ......
Hugh Watson draws on experience of Federal politics to weave a gripping political thriller, against the backdrop of rural NSW. The residents of Gwydir and an intuitive detective, Susan Swift, must deal with a troubling series of murders. Barry Kingscliff, a power broker from the city, appears to be at the centre of it all.
There is much more to the Garden than the living collection on open air display. This beautiful hardcover book provides a fascinating insight into the rich and colourful history of the Garden through intriguing stories and over 200 images from the Garden’s early years to its world-class status today.
Australian Doctors at War Vol 5 Pearl Harbour to the Fall of Gona
Volume five of the "Australian Doctors at War" series covers the period from December 1941 to January 1943, when the Japanese crossed New Guinea, threatening to invade Australia until they were driven back over the Kokoda Track.
Is this a novel? Or a biography? Graeme Cohen is so close to his true life subject, that imagined events and conversations seem exactly real. Martin Gardiner, colonial Australia’s most published mathematician, was better at attracting supporters and women than at caring for them, or protecting himself. Cohen’s warts and all story is true to ......
Charles Martin and the Foundation of Biological Science in Australia
Charles Martin was an Englishman who made a lasting impact on Australian science in the first half of the twentieth century. This illustrated book describes his life and various breakthroughs, as head of the Lister institute, in the allied forces in WW2, and on myxomatosis with the CSIRO. He brought modern experimental science to Australia.
Australian Science from its Beginning to the mid-20th Century
A large colour illustrated book of Australian science history and biography, containing rare maps and illustrations from the personal collection of Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy. His book presents the advancements that Australia has contributed to the world in wide-ranging fields like Biology, Physics, Astronomy and Geology, and encourages ......