The Birth Of The Nazis by Jones, Nigel H.

$15.00 AUD

Category: Non-World Wars | Series: Brief Histories Ser.

The birth pangs of Nazism grew out of the death agony of the Kaiser's Germany. Defeat in World War I and a narrow escape from Communist revolution brought not peace but five chaotic years (1918-1923) of civil war, assassination, plots, putsches and murderous mayhem to Germany. The savage world of the tr enches came home with the men who refused to admit defeat and 'who could not get the war out of their system'. It was an atmosphere in which civilised values withered, and violent extremism flourished. In this chronicle of the paramilitary Freikorps - the freebooting armies that crushed the Red revolution, then themselves attempted to take over by armed force - historian and biographer Nigel Jones draws on little-known archives in Germany and Britain to paint a portrait of a state torn between revolution and counter revolution. Astonishingly, this is the first in-depth study of the Freikorps to appear in English for 50 years. Yet the figures who flit through its shadowy world - men like R#65533;hm, Goering and Hitler himself - were to become frighteningly familiar just ten years after the turmoil that gave Nazism its fatal chance. ...Show more

When Freedom Calls: Great Escapes of the Second World War by Robert Jackson

$15.00 AUD

Category: World War 2 | Reading Level: very good

These are tales of hope and triumph, of sorrow and heartbreak. They are stories of desperation and they are stories of brilliance. When Freedom Calls is a well-researched and detailed collection of some of the most daring escape plans in history.

Nazis and the Occult - The Dark Forces Unleashed by the Third Reich by Paul Roland

$15.00 AUD

Category: World War 2

Why did the country which produced Goethe, Beethoven, Bach, Schiller, Einstein, Kant and Hegel allow itself to be led to the precipice of self-destruction by a ragged collective of criminals, misfits, sadists and petty bureaucrats? Featuring many rare archive photographs, The Nazis and the Occult reveal s the true nature of the Third Reich's link with arcane influences and of evil itself, as well as explaining how an ill-educated, psychologically unbalanced nonentity succeeded in mesmerizing an entire nation. Forget what you have read, seen and heard. This is the real secret history of Nazi Germany and its dark Messiah - Adolf Hitler. ...Show more

Voices from the Holocaust by Jon E. Lewis

$15.00 AUD

Category: World War 2 | Series: Brief Histories Ser.

The testament to a tragedy. "Voices from The Holocaust" follows the whole history of the 'Shoah' from Hitler's rise to power to the Nuremburg trials, but of course the exterminations and death camps of 'The Final Solution' take centre stage. It tells the story from the perspective of the people who were there, and were witnesses - on both sides - of the horror. While some of the eye-witnesses are well-known, such as Anne Frank, Primo Levi and Heinrich Himmler, the book includes recollections of camp inmates, SS Totenkopf guards and the British soldiers who liberated Belsen. Shocking, powerful and personal, Voices from the "Holocaust" retells history, written by those who were there. ...Show more

A Century of Anzacs by Jason Foster

$29.99 AUD

Category: World War 1

The ANZAC tradition was forged on the killing fields of Gallipoli in 1915 and the legend grewthroughout the decades at places such as Tobruk, Singapore, Kokoda and Long Tan. A CENTURY OFANZACS is a pictorial history of Australia's involvement in more than a hundred years of war, conflictand peacekeeping , starting with colonial wars in New Zealand and South Africa in the 1800's, right up toour modern peacekeeping roles in Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.With introductions that provide an overview of each conflict in which Australia and New Zealand haveserved, A CENTURY OF ANZACS includes hundreds of rare and evocative images of courage, sacrificeand duty. The book is a tribute to the men and women who served their country in the past, and thepresent day soldiers and personnel who continue the ANZAC tradition on the international stage. ...Show more

The Last Post by Emma Campbell

$29.99 AUD

Category: Non-World Wars

Every day hundreds of people gather at the Australian War Memorial to hear a personal story of love, loss, service and sacrifice. The Last Post profiles some of the 102,800 soldiers whose names are listed on the Memorial's Roll of Honour; it explores how and why we commemorate, and the role of the Austr alian War Memorial in national remembrance. ...Show more

Final Solution The Fate of the Jews 1933-1949 by CESARANI PROF DAVID (UNIVERSI

$25.00 AUD

Category: World War 2

Fighter Aces : Knights of the Sky by Rosie John; Serdiville Sadler

$19.99 AUD

Category: World War 1 | Series: Casemate Short History

Commandant of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess

$15.00 AUD

Category: World War 2 | Series: Phoenix Press Ser.

An extraordinary and unique document: Hoess was in charge of the huge extermination camp in Poland where the Nazis murdered some three million Jews, from the time of its creation (he was responsible for building it) in 1940 until late in 1943, by which time the mass exterminations were half completed. B efore this he had worked in other concentration camps, and afterwards he was at the Inspectorate in Berlin. He thus knew more, both at first-hand and as an administrator, about Nazi Germany's greatest crime than did any save two or three other men. Taken prisoner by the British, he was handed over to the Poles, tried, sentenced to death, and taken back to Auschwitz and there hanged. During the period between his trial and his execution, he was ordered to write his autobiography. This is it. Hoess repeatedly says he was glad to write the book. He enjoyed the work. And finally the most careful checking has shown that he took great pains to tell the truth. Here we have, painted by his own hand, a vivid and unforgettable self-portrait of one of the great monsters of all time. To this are added portraits of some of his more spectacular fellow-criminals. The royalties from this macabre but historically important book go to the fund set up to help the few survivors from the Auschwitz camps. ...Show more

Mercenaries to Conquerors by PAUL BROWN

$25.00 AUD

Category: Non-World Wars

When a band of Norman adventurers arrived in southern Italy to fight in the Lombard insurrections against the Byzantine empire in the early 1000s, few would have predicted that within a generation these men would have seized control of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily. How did they make such extraordinary ga ins and then consolidate their power? Paul Brown, in this thoroughly researched and absorbing study, seeks to answer these questions and throw light onto the Norman conquests across the Mediterranean. Throughout he focuses on the military side of their progress, as they advanced from mercenaries to conquerors, then crusaders. The story of the campaigns they undertook in Italy, Sicily, the Balkans and the Near East reveals their remarkable talent for war. The dominant role played by a succession of Norman leaders is a key theme of the narrative - a line of ambitious and ruthless soldiers that ran from Robert Guiscard and Bohemond to Roger II and Tancred. AUTHOR: Dr Paul Brown teaches medieval history at the University of New England, Australia. His research has focused on the cultural, literary and military aspects of relations between the Normans, Lombards and Byzantines in the eleventh century. His work has been published in the Journal of Medieval History, and in a collection of essays on Byzantine history. He has also presented research papers at the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies conference and the International Medieval Congress. SELLING POINTS: New history of the Norman conquests in the Mediterranean Focuses on the military careers of Robert Guiscard, Bohemond, Roger II and Tancred Reassessment of Norman armies, tactics and fighting methods A fascinating insight into medieval warfare and conquest Based on the latest scholarly research 20 illustrations ...Show more

Abandoned and Sacrificied : The Tragedy of the Montevideo Maru by Kathryn Spurling

$20.00 AUD

Category: World War 2

Having made contact with many families of civilian and military personnel who perished on the Maru,Dr Spurling's book uncovers the forgotten story.

The Hell Pit of Sendryu by Jim Brigginshaw

$15.00 AUD

Category: World War 2

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