Search Results: MILITARY & ESPIONAGE from Bookhome Sydney

Sydney, Bondi Junction: Faircount Media, 2011. 1st ed.. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos & adverts, minor edgewear, few light creases covers. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 296 pp. This book , edited by Charles Oldham, tells the history of the Royal Australian Navy. In 1911, King George V granted the title Royal Australian Navy to the Commonwealth Naval Forces. Australian men and women have served during the First and Second World War, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Middle East and various United Nations peacekeeping missions. The many photos bring this book to life. (No ISBN or publication date in book.).

New York: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), maps, tables, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket. 347 pp. Allan Converse uniquely reflects upon the experience of two divisions from different armies facing similar challenges in the Second World War in Europe (Sicily, Normandy), North Africa (Tobruk, Alamein) and southeast Asia and Pacific (Borneo, Papua New Guinea). In this comparative study of Australian and British divisions at war, he draws on primary sources as well as recent scholarship on morale and combat efficiency. He shows how it was a combination of leadership, loyalty and tactics, rather than intrinsic popular mythology surrounding the Australian Digger and the British Tommy, which resulted in victory for Churchill's armies. The author is an American history lecturer. From the Cambridge University Press ’Australian Army History Series'.

Sydney: Wentworth Books, 1973. 1st ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in fair dustjacket) black & white text-photos (including pastedowns), spine faded jacket (light insect damage & foxing reverse side, fore-edges rubbed, small edge tears, little rubbing, small biro mark), pages lightly toned, some edgewear. 136 pp. Clive Dieppe provides a record of of our Diggers and their foe on the Western Front 1916 - 1918. This vivid pictorial documentation, arranged and edited by Clive Dieppe, sets out to give a more active and realistic presentation of the Western Front fighting as it appeared to our First A.I.F soldiers in the war (World War 1) that changed the world. There are over 190 dramatic and mainly front line photos, almost all not previously published. This amazing book recaptures with this on the spot photography and supporting written articles, a reality as existed in that Great War.

Sydney: New Holland, 2010. Hardback small square octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, minimal edgewear jacket. 224 pp. Poignant letters between husband and wife, separated by the Second World War (WW2). The letters were in an old suitcase that was full of their war correspondence. The letters were inherited by Heather Haughton when her mother died. The best letters are reproduced here. Ken joined the 2/7th Australian General Hospital unit, and served in Syria, Palestine and New Guinea. Eileen spent the war on a poultry farm.

Sydney, St Leonards: Allen & Unwin, 1994. Paperback octavo, good condition, black & white photos centre spread, inner hinge little split (all pages firm), spine little creased, some edgewear covers, owner's rubber stamp. 350 pp. David McKnight relates the inside story of the rise and fall of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the premier Australian spy body. His research is based on thousands of documents never before revealed, along with interviews with over 30 former ASIO officers, as well as many of those spied upon. He exposes the extensive files on ordinary Australians. He throws new light on the Petrov Royal Commission, on ASIO links to the leaders of the NSW branch of the ALP, and why ASIO thiought Lionel Murphy might be a KGB spy. The author is a journalism lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney.

Banksmeadow, NSW: Rennicks Publications, 2014. 2nd ed.. Hardback thick large octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, ribbon bookmark, colour photos, top corner rear cover bumped, top corner front cover slightly bumped. Very heavy (2.3 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. 762 pp. The focus of this book is on the awards to Australians recipients from the Imperial (British) Orders and Decorations through the two World Wars and later conflicts, to our own Australian system of recognition. The book aims to give information of general interest, as well as to become the definitive guide and reference work for the collector and investor.

Sydney: Solus Books / JMSR Film Production, 1982. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor creasing covers, minor edgewear. 192 pp. Steven Carruthers reveals how, just three months after the surprise air raid over Darwin in 1942, Australians were once again shaken when the Japanese launched a surprise midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour. There is a mystery surrounding how the Australian Navy failed to adequately prepare. The author reveals the the secret 'Ultra' signal codebreaking operation in Australia which detected - but neglected to warn the Australian Government - of the impending attack.

Sydney: Random House, 2014. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, front cover little creased near spine, slight scuff last page, minor edgewear. 298 pp. Frank Moorhouse, who has an ASIO file, states that his book is not so much about the news of today but rather a contemplative look at the serious changes and patterns in Australian law and political thinking following the extensions of ASIO's powers. He examines whether we are legislating ourselves into a national security state.

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2009. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, corner tip front cover creased, bottom edge rubbed, minimal edgewear & creasing. 258 pp. The Japanese bombing raid on Darwin, on 19 February 1942, was the first wartime assault on Australian soil. The Japanese struck with the same carrier-borne force that devastated Pearl Harbor only ten weeks earlier. There was a difference: more bombs fell on Darwin, more civilians were killed, and more ships were sunk. The people of Darwin abandoned their town, leaving it to looters, a few anti-aircraft batteries, and a handful of dogged defenders with single-shot rifles. Yet the story has remained in the shadows. Drawing on long-hidden documents and first-person accounts, Grose tells what really happened. There was much to be proud of in Darwin that day: courage, mateship, determination and improvisation. But the dark side of the story involves looting, desertion and a calamitous… Read More

Melbourne: Black Inc. Agenda, 2004. 1st ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor creasing front cover, spine little creased, minor edgewear, barcode sticker inside rear cover, owner's written name. 200 pp. The autobiography of a intelligence officer and whistleblower Andrew Wilkie whose act of conscience (about the non-existent Iraqi 'weapons of mass destruction' used to justify the invasion of Iraq) won him the respect of many fellow citizens but put him on a collision course with the Australian government. A rare glimpse into the world of international espionage. (Wilkie is now an independent MP for a Tasmanian electorate in the Australian Parliament.).

Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 2001. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear. 297 pp. Andre Gerolymatos reports on the ethnic hatreds, wars and genocidal actions in the Balkans, the powder keg of Europe - from the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, to the breakup of Yugoslavia and its aftermath. The author clearly covers the perceptions and myths that go back at least seven centuries. First edition.

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2004. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, minor edgewear corners. 332 pp. This is the first time Delta Company Commanders have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan. Each of the commanders shares the experiences that brought them to Vietnam, and describes how the company commander, Harry Smith, drove Delta Company to become one of the most outstanding units in the Australian forces. The ongoing efforts of the Long Tan commanders to right the many wrongs perpetrated in the wake of the battle, and their own journeys after the fighting of August 1966 make this book a compelling story on the aftermath of Vietnam.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, coloured top edge lightly faded, minor edgewear jacket, boards lightly faded. 352 pp. Peter Wyden incorporates painstaking research, eye-witness accounts, interviews with combatants on both sides - including Fidel Castro and Richard Bissell, the former C.I.A. Deputy Director who masterminded the secret invasion of Cuba. Carefully re-creates the mismanaged intrigues that lead up to the event, and colorfully portrays each character in the drama.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2017. 2nd (Centenary) ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, map, black & white photos, frontispiece drawing, bottom corner flyleaf creased, minor edgewear covers corner tips. 339 pp. Paul Daley documents the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade that took part in 'last great cavalry charge' in October, 1917 against the Turks at Beersheba. The author travelled from Australia to Israel, from past to present, and from the battlefields to the archives, to write this remarkable story. Centenary edition (subtitle changed).

Sydney: Vintage / Random House, 2010. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, small mark top edge, top corner tip rear cover little worn, minor edgewear. 272 pp. On June 7 1917, 19 massive mines shattered the Messines Ridge near Ypres. This is the untold brutal story of the battle underground during the First World War, where men suffocated in the blue-grey clay, drowned in the liquid chalk, choked on the poisonous air or died violently in the darkness and fetid air in hand-to-hand fighting. The author tells the complete and inspiring story behind the major Australian motion picture.

Gunnedah, NSW: Write Right Media, 2013. Hardback small folio, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, maps, endpaper photos, black & white sketches & text-photos, part front cover & small strip near spine lightly faded, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 366 pp. This is the story of, from their own voices as recorded by Cate Clark, the men of one of the most highly regarded and trained Australian formations of World War 2. The cartoons, poems, drawings, photos and intimate recollections of veterans and the communities that they visited are a valuable part of Australian history. This book traces the 1st Australian Armoured Division from its inception in 1941, through manoeuvres in northwest New South Wales and subsequent reorganisation, to its occupancy of the midwest of Western Australia, concluding with its disbandment, in September 1943. The book then… Read More

London: Serpent's Tail / Profile Books, 2008. Updated ed.. Paperback thick trade, very good plus condition. 550 pp. Blackwater is the private army and business that the US government has quietly hired to operate in war zones and on American soil. It has a military base, a fleet of aircraft and 20,000 troops, but since September 2007 the firm has been hit by a series of scandals that, nevertheless, have led to unprecedented expansion. This updated edition includes Scahill's continued investigative work into the disturbing privatisation of war.

London: HarperPerennial, 2009. Reprint updated ed.. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, pages lightly toned, spine little creased, minor edgewear. 581 pp. This analysis focuses on the distorted morality that drives terrorists to organise and operate, revealing who they are and the wider support encouraging them. The award-winning author explores the terrorist mind and the nature of terrorism from its origins in the West to today's global threat of jihadist violence. The book has been fully updated to include the Mumbai terror attacks and continued military clashes in Gaza.

Melbourne: Black Inc., 2016. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, maps, corner rear cover creased, pages faintly toned as common, minimal edgewear. 288 pp. We have seen a 'blood year' (2015): massacres and beheadings, fallen cities, collapsed and collapsing states, the unravelling of a decade of foreign policy and military strategy. We witnessed the rise of ISIS, the splintering of government in Iraq, and a brutal Syrian civil war. What went wrong? He calls on 25 years of experience in security to critically answer that question. He looks to strategy and history to make sense of the crisis. What are the roots of the global jihad movement? What is ISIS? What threats does it pose for Australia? What does its rise say about the effectiveness of the War on Terror since 9/11?

London: Stacey International, 2007. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 323 pp. Reports the findings of a conference held by the Centre for Lebanese Studies, Oxford, in the summer of 2006. It explored the path to a new Lebanon - a Lebanon free from the cycle of civil war. Sandwiched between Syria and Israel, Lebanon is fated to be engulfed in the frequent bouts of violence that plague the wider Middle East region. In 2006, Beirut was once more under siege as Israeli missiles rained upon the capital. More often, however, the fighting has been internal - Lebanon has suffered frequent civil wars throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Edited by Youssef Choueiri, Reader in Islamic Studies, University of Manchester.