Australia & Oceania 93

The truly classic Australian story of Tom Kruse - legendary mailman of the Birdsville Track. For the people who lived in the desert between Marree and Birdsville, contact with the outside world was ……続きを見る

A compelling collection of tales from Australia's dark heart - of catastrophe and misfortune, intrigue and passion, betrayal and tragedy. AUSTRALIAN TRAGIC ranges across our past and our present: th……続きを見る

'[Mat McLachlan's] knowledge of the front is comprehensive' - Sydney Morning Herald A complete guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front 1916-18. Walking with the ANZACs aims to beco……続きを見る

Many years ago, Hugh Mackay wrote the bestseller Reinventing Australia that analysed, with forensic skill, what was happening to our society. Now, in Advance Australia…Where? he takes another long, ……続きを見る

The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen. As he flew over South East Asia towards Vietnam, C……続きを見る

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter p……続きを見る

Ce livre captivant explore le potentiel illimité des femmes et les moyens par lesquels elles peuvent réaliser leurs aspirations, surmonter les obstacles et s'épanouir dans tous les aspects de leur v……続きを見る

How did a serial killer from the 19th century almost get away with murder? At the end of the 19th century, Martha Needle became known as 'The Black Widow' of the Richmond poisoning case after secret……続きを見る

“A respected historian and researcher” ーPublishers Weekly “A prize is waiting somewhere out there, which Linda Holmes richly deserves for revisiting some appalling realities in a positive way fifty……続きを見る

A collection of short stories covering one of the most dangerous professions in the world, Dan Marvin covers his early life and unique experiences that set the stage for his following career path an……続きを見る

Offering insight into nineteenth- and early twentieth-century medical school dissecting rooms and anatomy museums, this book explores how collected human remains have shaped Western biomedical knowl……続きを見る

भारत चीन तथा यूरोप के बीच भौतिक व्यापार सिल्क मार्ग तथा लाल-सागर के जरिए ईसा पूर्व 2000 साल से चल रहा था । विज्ञान, गणित, खगोल शास्त्र, ज्योतिष शास्त्र, रसायन शास्त्र, चिकित्सा शास्त्र तथा शिक्षा सं……続きを見る

Trading business, transmutation of scientific spiritual and metaphysical concepts were carried out between India-China and Europe (specially from Greece and Rome) through silk route or Red-sea. Afte……続きを見る

I wanted to see the heart and soul of the New Zealand and Australia in a road trip adventure. I explored both countries in three months and, in th s book, will provide the reader with some history, ……続きを見る

Donald Horne famously called Australia ‘ the lucky country' . So how did we become the locked-up country and how might the future look different? Australia has changed enormously since Horne' s 1960……続きを見る

Reading the Bible in Australia invites reflection about how the Bible matters to Australia. Contributors probe intersections between vital debates about Australian identity (who we have been, are, a……続きを見る

Henry Lawson's 'While the Billy Boils' is a collection of short stories that vividly depict life in the Australian outback during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lawson's literary style is c……続きを見る

The story of how Victoria's First Nations people survived near decimation to become a vibrant community today. This second edition has been fully updated, and covers the Yoorrook Justice Commission ……続きを見る

The Koru of Times is a multi-generational odyssey that weaves together Māori heritage, love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. Set against the breath-taking backdrop of Aotearoa (New Zea……続きを見る

Shortly and formally the Battle of Gallipoli, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, can be described as a failed amphibious operation launched by the Allies in a strategically important region of ……続きを見る

In 1939 more than 140,000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104,000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Initially thrown into the doomed camp……続きを見る

Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers. The Maori had a fierce and long-established warrior tradition and subduing th……続きを見る

Since the end of their involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian Army has been modernized in every respect. After peacekeeping duties in South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the 1980s……続きを見る

The first 'bushrangers' or frontier outlaws were escaped or time-expired convicts, who took to the wilderness – 'the bush' – in New South Wales and on the island of Tasmania. Initially, the only Cro……続きを見る

Just weeks after Pearl Harbor, Darwin was mauled by a massive Japanese attack. Without a single fighter to defend Australian soil, the Australian government made a special appeal to Britain for Spit……続きを見る

"The History of Tasmania" in two volumes is the most significant work by the Australian author John West that features the development of the British colonization of Tasmania, the penal system and t……続きを見る

In 'King Philip: War Chief of the Wampanoag People,' John Stevens Cabot Abbott provides a gripping account of the life and leadership of Metacom, also known as King Philip, a prominent figure in Nat……続きを見る

Thomas J. Wertenbaker's 'History of Colonial Virginia' is a monumental work comprised of three volumes that offer a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the colonial period in Virginia. Wertenb……続きを見る

Charles White's book 'Early Australian History: Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land' provides a detailed and insightful look into the harsh realities of convict life in Australia d……続きを見る

In 'The Log of a Cowboy' by Andy Adams, readers are taken on a gripping and detailed journey through the life of a cowboy in the late 19th century American West. Written in a straightforward and eng……続きを見る