(Hardback)

Written from classified government sources and buttressed by hundreds of interviews with veterans and stakeholders, this first volume in the landmark Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor, this is an honest, challenging and compelling account of the 1999-2000 East Timor crisis and Australia's response to it.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

In Anzacs Dirty Dozen a team of renowned historians resume the battle to expose a host of stubborn fantasies and fabrications that obscure the real story. Did their military history start at Gallipoli Did they really punch above our weight in military might Are our soldiers more ethical than others in combat

(Paperback)

This book provides a comprehensive and compelling account of Australian military history before any soldier set foot on Gallipoli. It shows that this pre-1915 history has largely been forgotten. Indeed the extent to which Australians thought about war and experienced war before ANZAC existed will surprise many readers.

(Paperback)

In this fascinating account, leading Australian military historians tackle 10 of the most enduring historical zombies, or national myths, that have staggered their way through the halls of military history for more than 200 years.

Commemorates the centenary of the national cadet movement. Since the 1800s hundreds of thousands of school aged Australians have undergone military training in various army cadet schemes.

On 3 January 1941 Australian soldiers led an assault against the Italian colonial fortress town of Bardia. Two days later, after 55 hours of heavy fighting, the position fell to the Australians in a resounding victory. The success at Bardia was considered to be one of the greatest military feats in Australian history.