Collection: Adult Non Fiction - History & Military

MILITARY HISTORY. AUSTRALIAN. The long overdue account of the significant contribution to the Australian Army of the Australian Army Veterinary Corps in two world wars. One of the army's smallest and least recognised corps, its humble beginnings and quiet work in the background belie the crucial ...

AUSTRALASIAN & PACIFIC HISTORY. AUSTRALIAN. Author John Dowson lives in Fremantle, Western Australia, in the former headquarters of the Adelaide Steamship Company, a building he won an award for restoring. He has been a teacher of English and History all his life, in Australia, the USA, England, ...

The inspiration for a popular television series that aired on PBS in 2009, Lark Rise to Candleford is Flora Thompson's classic evocation of a vanished world of agricultural customs and rural culture. The trilogy of Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green tells the story of Thompson's ...

Why do some live while so many others perish? Tiny children, old men, beautiful girls; in the gas chambers of Treblinka, all are equal. The Nazis kept the fires of Treblinka burning night and day, a central cog in the wheel of the Final Solution. There was no pretense of work here like in Auschwi...

HISTORY. This illustrated encyclopedia explores every aspect of human history from the growth of farming, work and trade through science, crafts and technology to the importance of art, culture and entertainment. Over 3000 photographs, illustrations, fact boxes and maps and more than 120 step-by-...

An intriguing and sometimes gut-wrenching insight into the Australian Army Nursing Service during WWI, with a focus on individuals' own words and recollections to illustrate the vast array of roles and skills that the AANS had during the Great War.

Maochun Yu tells the story of the intelligence activities of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in China during World War II. Drawing on recently-released classified materials from the U.S. National Archives and on previously-unopened Chinese documents, Yu reveals the immense and complex chal...

SOCIAL & CULTURAL HISTORY. A unique pictorial souvenir of the Royal Wedding Perfectly timed to appear in time for the Royal day Many rare images of the Royal Family from the fifteenth century to the present day. Royal Weddings are always a time for public celebration; the build-up, the pomp and c...

This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain's most brilliant mathematical brains and the scene of immense advances in technology - indeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battle of the Atlantic ...

HISTORY. From the Samurai of Japan to US rifleman, this title helps you to experience life on the frontline through personal accounts of the training, living conditions and engagements from 2,500 years of military history. It helps you learn about fighting techniques and tactics from each era and...