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Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942 (Hardcover): Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942 (Hardcover)
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R165 Discovery Miles 1 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Unlike cricket, which is a polite game, Australian Rules Football creates a desire on the part of the crowd to tear someone apart, usually the referee." This is only one of the entertaining and astute observations the U.S. military provided in the pocket guides distributed to the nearly one million American soldiers who landed on the shores of Australia between 1942 and 1945. Although the Land Down Under felt more familiar than many of their assignments abroad, American GIs still needed help navigating the distinctly different Aussie culture, and coming to their rescue was "Instruction for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942," The newest entry in the Bodleian Library's bestselling series of vintage pocket guides, this pamphlet is filled with pithy notes on Australian customs, language, and other cultural facts the military deemed necessary for every American soldier.
From the native wildlife--a land of "funny animals"--to the nation's colonial history to the general characteristics of Australians--"an outdoors sort of people, breezy and very democratic"--"Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia" gives a concise yet amazingly informative overview of the island nation. Regarding Aussie slang, it notes that "the Australian has few equals in the world at swearing. . . . The commonest swear words are 'bastard' (pronounced 'barstud'), 'bugger, ' and 'bloody, ' and the Australians have a genius for using the latter nearly every other word." The pamphlet also contains a humorous explanation of the country's musical traditions--including an annotated text of "Waltzing Matilda"--as well as amusing passages on sports, politics, and the Aussies' attitudes toward Yanks and Brits.
A fascinating look at a neglected Allied front in the Southern hemisphere, "Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942" follows its successful predecessors as a captivating historical document of a pivotal era in history.

Two Hundred and Fifty-four Sermons, Eulogies, Orations, Poems and Other Pamphlets Relating to Abraham Lincoln; Sold at Auction... Two Hundred and Fifty-four Sermons, Eulogies, Orations, Poems and Other Pamphlets Relating to Abraham Lincoln; Sold at Auction February 11, 1914, at Heartman's Auction Room ... New York, With Prices Realized and Names of Buyers .. (Hardcover)
Firm Booksellers Heartman, William H (William Harrison) Lambert
R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gonneville of the Cuirassiers - the Personal Recollections of a French Cavalryman of the First Empire (Hardcover): Countess De... Gonneville of the Cuirassiers - the Personal Recollections of a French Cavalryman of the First Empire (Hardcover)
Countess De Mirabeau
R759 Discovery Miles 7 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Jane's Fighting Ships 1904. (Naval Encyclopedia and Year Book) - Facsimile Edition. Volume 1 of 2. England, France,... Jane's Fighting Ships 1904. (Naval Encyclopedia and Year Book) - Facsimile Edition. Volume 1 of 2. England, France, Germany, Russia. (Hardcover)
Fred T. Jane
R2,570 Discovery Miles 25 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William "Baldy" Smith - Engineer, Critic and Union Major General in the Civil War (Paperback): Stephen Nicholas Siciliano William "Baldy" Smith - Engineer, Critic and Union Major General in the Civil War (Paperback)
Stephen Nicholas Siciliano
R1,100 Discovery Miles 11 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Lauded for gallantry at Antietam and demoted for insubordination after Fredericksburg, Major General William "Baldy" Smith remains a controversial figure of the Civil War. His criticism of the Union high command made him unpopular with both peers and superiors. Yet his insight as an officer and an engineer enabled him to offer effective solutions to challenges faced by fellow generals. In this first comprehensive biography, Smith emerges as a field commander with deep concern for his men and a fearless critic of the failures of the Union generalship, who was recognized for a strategic perspective that helped save Federal armies.

Footprints In The Sand - A Memoir (Hardcover): Robert R Grant Footprints In The Sand - A Memoir (Hardcover)
Robert R Grant
R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Campaigns of the Coldstream Guards, 1793-1815 - the Revolutionary War, Peninsular War and Waterloo Described by an... The Campaigns of the Coldstream Guards, 1793-1815 - the Revolutionary War, Peninsular War and Waterloo Described by an Eyewitness Officer (Hardcover)
Daniel Mackinnon
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Karjala Story - Revolution, War, Wonder (Hardcover): Karl Tuira The Karjala Story - Revolution, War, Wonder (Hardcover)
Karl Tuira
R1,901 Discovery Miles 19 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Now It Can Be Told - World War One's True History, Revealed by a Journalist Present at the Western Front and the Battle of... Now It Can Be Told - World War One's True History, Revealed by a Journalist Present at the Western Front and the Battle of the Somme (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Philip Gibbs
R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Now It Can Be Told comprises of Philip Gibbs recollections regarding the First World War, in which he served as an officially commissioned war reporter. Titled in reference to the relieving of censorship laws following the conclusion of World War One in 1918, this book is noticeably different from the censored or dumbed-down accounts published under Gibbs' byline in popular newspapers as the conflict wore on. In this book, the full scale of the horror wrought in Europe is told unflinchingly with the aim of showing the depravity of conflict and the destruction that results. Early in the war, Gibbs' frank and accurate accounts of the carnage of modern warfare unnerved the British government, who were concerned his accounts would demoralize citizens and turn them against the war effort. Gibbs was ordered home; on refusing to cease reporting, he was arrested and forcibly brought back to Britain.

The Abraham Lincoln Centre and All Souls Church Annual - Reports of 1908: With an Account of the Lincoln Centennial, February... The Abraham Lincoln Centre and All Souls Church Annual - Reports of 1908: With an Account of the Lincoln Centennial, February 7-13, 1909 (Hardcover)
Ill ) Abraham Lincoln Centre (Chicago, Ill ) All Souls Church (Chicago
R812 Discovery Miles 8 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Paper Dog - The True Life Story of a Vietnam War Dog (Hardcover): John B Kubisz Paper Dog - The True Life Story of a Vietnam War Dog (Hardcover)
John B Kubisz
R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Invading Hitler's Third Reich (Paperback): Patrick Delaforce Invading Hitler's Third Reich (Paperback)
Patrick Delaforce
R580 R524 Discovery Miles 5 240 Save R56 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Early in 1945 the British Liberation Army (BLA), who had battled their way from the Normandy beaches to the borders of Germany, embarked on Operation Eclipse. This was the 'end-game' of the Second World War, the unique military campaign to invade and conquer Hitler's Third Reich and liberate 20 million enslaved nationals from Holland, Denmark and Norway; to free multitudes of displaced persons (DPs) or slaves; and inter alia to free the survivors of twenty concentration camps and many Allied POW camps. The Allied Military Government (AMG) brought law and order to 23 million German nationals in the allocated British zone of occupation (BAOR) and appropriate retribution too. A thrilling race with Stalin's Red Army ensued to reach the Baltic. A matter of a few hours and Denmark and Norway would have been swept into the evil Soviet empire. The author fought vigorously as a junior RHA officer in the five great river battles - Rhine, Dortmund-Ems, Weser, Aller and the Elbe. Soon after VE Day he was the junior officer in War Crimes Tribunals in Hamburg and Oldenburg and witnessed Mr Alfred Pierrepoint administering the hanging of prison camp guards.

Pickett's Charge - the Great Confederate Attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3rd, 1863 (Hardcover): Arthur Griffiths,... Pickett's Charge - the Great Confederate Attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3rd, 1863 (Hardcover)
Arthur Griffiths, Lasalle Corbell Pickett, James Longstreet
R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Songs of the Prairie and the C.E.F. [microform] (Hardcover): Stanley 1885-1980 Harrison Songs of the Prairie and the C.E.F. [microform] (Hardcover)
Stanley 1885-1980 Harrison
R884 Discovery Miles 8 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century (Hardcover): Duarte Barbosa A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century (Hardcover)
Duarte Barbosa
R855 Discovery Miles 8 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wilber's War - An American Family's Journey through World War II (Hardcover, Hard-Cover ed.): Hale Bradt Wilber's War - An American Family's Journey through World War II (Hardcover, Hard-Cover ed.)
Hale Bradt; Edited by Frances B King; Designed by Lisa Carta
R815 Discovery Miles 8 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Screening Bosnia - Geopolitics, Gender and Nationalism in Film and Television Images of the 1992-95 War (Hardcover): Stephen... Screening Bosnia - Geopolitics, Gender and Nationalism in Film and Television Images of the 1992-95 War (Hardcover)
Stephen Harper
R4,147 Discovery Miles 41 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Bosnian war of 1992-1995 was one of the most brutal conflicts to have erupted since the end of the Second World War. But although the war occurred in 'Europe's backyard' and received significant media coverage in the West, relatively little scholarly attention has been devoted to cultural representations of the conflict. Stephen Harper analyses how the war has been depicted in global cinema and television over the past quarter of a century. Focusing on the representation of some of the war's major themes, including humanitarian intervention, the roles of NATO and the UN, genocide, rape and ethnic cleansing, Harper explores the role of popular media culture in reflecting, reinforcing -- and sometimes contesting -- nationalist ideologies.

World War 1 - A Captivating Guide to the First World War, Including Battle Stories from the Eastern and Western Front and How... World War 1 - A Captivating Guide to the First World War, Including Battle Stories from the Eastern and Western Front and How the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Impacted the Rise of Nazi Germany (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R742 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pony Express & Overland Stage - Two Accounts of the Opening of the American Western Frontier-Seventy Years on the Frontier by... Pony Express & Overland Stage - Two Accounts of the Opening of the American Western Frontier-Seventy Years on the Frontier by Alexander Majors & A Thrilling and Truthful History of the Pony Express by William Lightfoot Visscher (Hardcover)
Alexander Majors, William Lightfoot Visscher
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Ninth Queen's Royal Lancers 1936-1945 - The Story of an Armoured Regiment in Battle (Hardcover): Joan Bright The Ninth Queen's Royal Lancers 1936-1945 - The Story of an Armoured Regiment in Battle (Hardcover)
Joan Bright
R1,339 Discovery Miles 13 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Our Uncle Jimmy a Working Man's Hero (Hardcover): Rene Walmsley Our Uncle Jimmy a Working Man's Hero (Hardcover)
Rene Walmsley
R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Whispers of Death - The Nightmare That Lasted a Lifetime (Hardcover): John W Nash Whispers of Death - The Nightmare That Lasted a Lifetime (Hardcover)
John W Nash
R891 Discovery Miles 8 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Civil War and the West - The Frontier Transformed (Hardcover, New): Carol L. Higham The Civil War and the West - The Frontier Transformed (Hardcover, New)
Carol L. Higham
R1,709 Discovery Miles 17 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Between 1800 and the Civil War, the American West evolved from a region to territories to states. This book depicts the development of the antebellum West from the perspective of a resident of the Western frontier. What happened in the West in the lead-up to and during the American Civil War? The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed provides a clear and complete answer to this question. The work succinctly overviews the West during the antebellum period from 1800 to 1862, supplying thematic chapters that explain how key elements and characteristics of the West created conflict and division that differed from those in the East during the Civil War. It looks at how these issues influenced the military, settlement, and internal territorial conflicts about statehood in each region, and treats the Cherokee and other Indian nations as important actors in the development of a national narrative. Provides both a historical overview of the antebellum West and detailed examinations of specific issues that shaped Western responses to the Civil War, serving students in Western American history and general American survey courses as well as students of the Civil War Explains how unique elements of the West, such as international influences, the military, the Indians, and settlement and legislation, created conflict that differed from what was experienced in the East during the Civil War

Memories of a Lost Generation - German War Letters, 1939 - 1945 (Hardcover): Steve Nicklas Memories of a Lost Generation - German War Letters, 1939 - 1945 (Hardcover)
Steve Nicklas; Translated by Wilhelm Gehlen; Edited by Mary Stroka
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
100 Days in Vietnam - A Memoir of Love, War, and Survival (Hardcover): Lt Col Joseph F Tallon, Matthew A Tallon 100 Days in Vietnam - A Memoir of Love, War, and Survival (Hardcover)
Lt Col Joseph F Tallon, Matthew A Tallon; Foreword by Lt Gen H R McMaster
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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