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1942: the year the war came to Australia: The bombing of Darwin and the attack on Sydney by the Japanese by Peter Grose
$32.99 AUD
Category: Military History
The story of the bombing of Darwin and the Japanese midget sub attack on Sydney Harbour in one volume from the bestselling author of An Awkward Truth and A Very Rude Awakening. 'Grose's compassionate, honest and vivid account deserves to be widely read.' Sun Herald on An Awkward Truth 'About as good as ...Show more
A Good Place to Hide by Peter Grose
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
They kept their heads down, they kept their mouths shut and they stuck together to offer sanctuary and shelter to over 3500 Jews in their small villages in the isolated upper reaches of the Loire. This is one of the great modern stories of unknown heroism and courage.
A Good Place to Hide: How One French Community Saved Thousands of Lives in World War II by Peter Grose
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'A story resonant in our age ...a grand narrative ...a book to cherish and recommend.' - Thomas Keneally..'Terrific ...an important story deftly told.' - David Williamson..Nobody asked questions, nobody demanded money. Villagers lied, covered up, procrastinated and concealed, but most importantly they w ...Show more
A Very Rude Awakening: The Night the Japanese Midget Subs Came to Sydney Harbour by Peter Grose
$32.95 AUD
Category: General
On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney was doing what it does best: partying. The theatres, restaurants, dance halls, illegal gambling dens, clubs and brothels offered plenty of choice to roistering sailors, soldiers and airmen on leave in Australia's most glamorous city. The war seemed far away. Newspaper ...Show more
A Very Rude Awakening - The Night the Japanese Midget Subs Came to Sydney Harbour by Peter Grose
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney was doing what it does best: partying. The theatres, restaurants, dance halls, illegal gambling dens, clubs and brothels offered plenty of choice to roistering sailors, soldiers and airmen on leave in Australia's most glamorous city. The war seemed far away. Newspaper ...Show more
An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 by Peter Grose
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
The compelling and very human story of the first foreign assault on Australian soil since settlement--the attack on Darwin by the Japanese in February, 1942 The bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, is the battle Australia tries to forget. Although there was much to be proud of that day--courage, ma ...Show more
Ten Rogues: The unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's Land to Chile by Peter Grose
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
From the grim docks of nineteenth-century London to the even grimmer shores of the brutal penal colony of Norfolk Island, this is a roller-coaster tale. It has everything: defiance of authority, treachery, piracy and mutiny, escape from the hangman's noose and even love. Peopled with good men, buffoons, ...Show more
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