Australia & Oceania 11

During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. But despite the odds, these underwat……続きを見る

PRODUCTION NOTES: This report has been prepared using OCR. In addition to the nine "chapter" headings (including two "Chapter VI."s, the numbering of which has been retained), John Thomas Bigge made……続きを見る

Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: 'not the best of the cities the British Empire created ... but the most hyperbolic, the youngest at heart, the shiniest.' Sy……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY ー THE EARLIEST AUSTRALIAN VOYAGERS: THE PORTUGUESE, SPANISH, AND DUTCH CHAPTER II. ……続きを見る

A biography that puts you on the quarterdeck with history's greatest sailor Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers in world history. Over three remarkable voyages of discovery ……続きを見る

FROM BELLS TO BLAZES This book is the story of a dedicated band of men who, from the early volunteers to the present-day professional fireman, during a century of service to the public of Wellingto……続きを見る

Christian pacifists opposed all war, at all times irrespective of political developments. They shared a core and absolute belief, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, that war was a moral and eth……続きを見る

When Harold Holt disappeared while swimming off Victoria's Cheviot Beach just before Christmas 1967, Australia was given one of its great and enduring mysteries. The death of Australia's seventeenth……続きを見る

COCKATOOS A story of restless youth, soaring ambition, thwarted dreams. A sequel to her: Up the country, and, Ten creeks run.   Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, known as Miles Franklin (……続きを見る

The bestselling author of The Endurance reveals the startling truth behind the legend of the Mutiny on the Bounty – the most famous sea story of all time. More than two centuries have passed since F……続きを見る

Winner, Colin Roderick Award, 2010. The Water Dreamers is a story for all Australians. For thousands of years, water has shaped where we live, how we struggle with each other and how we imagine our ……続きを見る

New Zealand World War II conscientious objectors were treated more harshly by the authorities than those in other countries. Imprisoned for their pacifist beliefs, first in Mt Eden and Wanganui, Chr……続きを見る

Growing up in the fifties was a time of isolation and innocence. We didnt know what was going on in the rest of the world. We could only compare ourselves with those around us. So writes Max Lees i……続きを見る

Thousands of convicts were transported to Australia. Of these, some managed to escape incarceration and went on to achieve notoriety in their new land. A few tried to invent a Robin Hood reputation,……続きを見る

For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon ……続きを見る

The Customs And Traditions Of The Aboriginal Natives Of North Western Australia by John G. Withnell A short amateur ethnography of the Northwestern Aborigines, primarily of historical interest. The ……続きを見る

A fantastic account of an exploratory expedition to Australia, including the exploration of the Gould, Garden and Hinchbrook Islands, and the Macalister and Mackay rivers. 続きを見る

In mid-19th-century Australia, like its counterparts in California and Chile, there was a focus on the rush for gold. Given the sobriquet “diggers,” men arrived in the tens of thousands from all poi……続きを見る

Presenting the most recent research and written by an expert in the field, this examination explores the principal interrelationships between the British Crown and the Maori people in the 1950s and ……続きを見る

In Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War, Garth Pratten explores, for the first time, the background, role and conduct of the commanding officers of Australian infantry battalions ……続きを見る

At the close of the civil war the need for a market for the surplus cattle of Texas was as urgent as it was general. There had been numerous experiments in seeking an outlet, and there is authority ……続きを見る

Patty spent the first thirty three years of her life living with her family on remote outback station properties - Old Bando, Minetta, Old Outstation - in south west Queensland, Australia. When her ……続きを見る

The first comprehensive examination of Australian book censorship, this enlightening and enthralling discussion is based on Nicole Moore’s discovery of the secret "censor’s library" in the National ……続きを見る

The Colony is the story of the marvellously contrary, endlessly energetic early years of Sydney. It is an intimate account of the transformation of a campsite in a beautiful cove to the town that la……続きを見る

This is a description of the hunting grounds and game on the island of Ceylon during the mid nineteenth century. An early advertisement for development of the bounty of the Island.続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS (abridged list) CHAPTER I. GENERAL MAP CHAPTER II. MAP OF THE RIVERS BOGAN AND MACQUARIE CHAPTER III. MAP OF THE RIVERS NA……続きを見る

The Birth of Melbourne is a spectacular anthology of contemporary writings giving a vivid insight into the history of Melbourne. In 1835 John Batman sailed up the Yarra and was astonished by the bea……続きを見る

The true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening Standard When the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia ……続きを見る

Thirty years ago, on Christmas Day 1974, Australia woke up to the news that Darwin had been devastated by Cyclone Tracy. Only hours before, the town of Darwin was winding down for the holiday season……続きを見る

‘Flannery has done us a service first by reissuing the story of a fascinating adventure from 200 years ago, and then by setting these events in perspective with his lucid introduction.’ Canberra Tim……続きを見る