The Coastwatchers (Illustrated)

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ISBN 13 : 9781708714512
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (145 download)

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Book Synopsis The Coastwatchers (Illustrated) by : Eric A. Feldt

Download or read book The Coastwatchers (Illustrated) written by Eric A. Feldt and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coastwatchers is the story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.

The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359860710
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Book Synopsis The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific by : Eric A. Feldt

Download or read book The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific written by Eric A. Feldt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coastwatchers is the fascinating story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.

Alone on Guadalcanal

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Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612512038
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Book Synopsis Alone on Guadalcanal by : Alexandra C. Clemens

Download or read book Alone on Guadalcanal written by Alexandra C. Clemens and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffensive. Scottish-born and Cambridge-educated, Martin Clemens managed to survive months behind Japanese lines in one of the most unfriendly climates and terrains in the world. After countless partisan and spy missions, in 1942 he emerged from the jungle and integrated his Melanesian commando force into the heart of the 1st Marine Division's operations, earning the unfettered admiration of such legendary Marine officers as Vandegrift, Thomas, Twining, Edson, and Pate. This book is based on a journal Clemens kept during the war and might well be the last critical source of analysis of the Solomon's campaign. His eyewitness accounts of harrowing long-distance patrols and life on the run from shadowy Japanese intelligence operatives and treacherous islanders are unmatched in the literature of the Pacific war. First published in 1998, the story, with an introduction by Allan R. Millett, is essential and enjoyable reading.

The Second World War Illustrated

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Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1399011766
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis The Second World War Illustrated by : Jack Holroyd

Download or read book The Second World War Illustrated written by Jack Holroyd and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FOURTH YEAR began with intensified fighting on Guadalcanal in the southern Solomon Islands in September 1942. The United States had launched their fight back in the Pacific when they landed there the previous month. In the Western hemisphere the USA threw its almighty weight into the fight against Hitler’s Germany with the ‘Operation Torch’ landings in North Africa. The Americans had boots on the ground. Hitherto in the war the Axis had largely been the controllers of events; now as often as not, they had to react to occurrences under a continuous rain of blows. Montgomery had masterminded a tactical success at El Alamein in November 1942; Rommel had retreated to face an Allied invasion of Tunisia and defeat of all Axis forces on that continent. This was followed in Russia by Hitler losing an entire army at Stalingrad when the starving survivors surrendered in January 1943. Then the Allies invaded Sicily triggering the ousting of Italy’s dictator, Mussolini, from power. Further concern for the German Führer came with the first daylight bombing raid by the USAAF at the end of January 1943. It was followed by the RAF successfully breaching two dams in the Ruhr valley in a precision night raid. Those events heralded round the clock bombing of Germany by day and night. On the Eastern Front in the summer Hitler gambled one final strategic offensive at Kursk and suffered a decisive defeat, never again to regain the initiative or launch a major offensive in Russia. By the end of the fourth year of the war the Allies dominated the vital Atlantic seaways upon which future Allied strategy was entirely dependent – although the German submarine menace still existed.

Coastwatcher

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Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN 13 : 0143775979
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (437 download)

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Book Synopsis Coastwatcher by : David Hill

Download or read book Coastwatcher written by David Hill and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tense, exciting war adventure inspired by the coastwatchers of Operation Pacific, from award-winning author David Hill. ‘It’s not going to be a cushy job, young Benson. You’re on your own. Japs will be looking for you. Far as they’re concerned, you’re spies. And when a spy gets captured, remember . . .’ It’s 1943, and 19-year-old radio operator Frank Benson is shipped out to an enemy-occupied island in the Solomons with two other soldiers. Their mission is to spy on the Japanese. In dense jungle they meet a Solomon Islander who says he has information that will shatter Japanese defences. But he could be working for the enemy. What if it’s a trap to get them killed? No training could have prepared Frank for this decision. Their lives - and Operation Pacific - depend on his next move.

Our Jungle Road To Tokyo [Illustrated Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786253313
Total Pages : 576 pages
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Book Synopsis Our Jungle Road To Tokyo [Illustrated Edition] by : General Robert L. Eichelberger

Download or read book Our Jungle Road To Tokyo [Illustrated Edition] written by General Robert L. Eichelberger and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes over 250 illustrations, maps and charts of the fighting in Buna, New Guinea and the Philippines. This is story of General Robert L. Eichelberger, the tough, hard-bitten commander of the US I Corps in the Pacific and then the US Eighth Army. Given the responsibility for the critical Buna front in 1942 by General MacArthur with the words “Bob, I want you to take Buna, or not come back alive”. Under his energetic and dynamic leadership much of New Guinea was retaken and thereafter most of the southern Philippines was liberated. With victory assured, General Eichelberger was given command of American and Allied forces in the Japanese Home Islands. His story provides a rare look at the strategy of General MacArthur, the problems of inter-Allied and inter-service cooperation and the decision making process of America’s high command in World War II. A fine autobiography of one of the heroes of the Pacific War.

Admiral Halsey’s Story [Illustrated Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892958
Total Pages : 362 pages
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Book Synopsis Admiral Halsey’s Story [Illustrated Edition] by : Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey

Download or read book Admiral Halsey’s Story [Illustrated Edition] written by Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains more than 30 illustrations of the Author, his ships and the engagements. The term Legend is bandied about far too much these days to describe anyone who has achieved even limited prominence in their chosen field; however Legend is quite the accurate one for Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey. Although a modest man who once said that “There are no great men, just great challenges which ordinary men, out of necessity, are forced by circumstances to meet.”; it is clear that the challenges that he met were extraordinary in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War. Bold, brash and determined Halsey led the first offensive against the Japanese Navy in command of the carrier group that launched the Doolittle raid; his aggressive thrusting style led to him spearheading nearly every major US Navy attack on the Japanese. In this age of soundbites Halsey is still continually quoted for the pithy wit that he often coined such as his slogan for the Navy -“Hit hard, hit fast, hit often”. Halsey left his imprint across the entire Pacific War and his autobiography is sure to interest any Naval or History buff.

The Coast Watchers ... (The Story of the Operations of the Coast Watching Organization in the Islands North and North-east of Australia.) With 53 Illustrations and 6 Maps

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Total Pages : 425 pages
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Book Synopsis The Coast Watchers ... (The Story of the Operations of the Coast Watching Organization in the Islands North and North-east of Australia.) With 53 Illustrations and 6 Maps by : Eric Augustus FELDT

Download or read book The Coast Watchers ... (The Story of the Operations of the Coast Watching Organization in the Islands North and North-east of Australia.) With 53 Illustrations and 6 Maps written by Eric Augustus FELDT and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marines In World War II - Marines In The Central Solomons [Illustrated Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892796
Total Pages : 371 pages
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Book Synopsis Marines In World War II - Marines In The Central Solomons [Illustrated Edition] by : Major John N. Rentz USMCR

Download or read book Marines In World War II - Marines In The Central Solomons [Illustrated Edition] written by Major John N. Rentz USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 90 photos and 18 maps and charts. “In the grand strategy of the Pacific War, the Central Solomons operation constituted only a short step in the overall advance on Japan. But in the neutralization of Rabaul, Japan’s key holding in her "Southeastern Area," this campaign played a vital role. By early 1943 the Central Solomons area might be described as an amphibious no man’s land lying between Rabaul and the new Allied citadel of Guadalcanal, across which the two antagonists exchanged air and naval blows. The Japanese, by increasing the strength of their garrisons in New Georgia, had already begun their effort to control this strategic area. The Allied campaign that followed was designed to drive them out and establish a forward base from which Rabaul could be brought under constant assault. It is a source of extreme pride to me that those Marines who participated in the Central Solomons operations acquitted themselves with such distinction. Despite the most adverse weather, terrain and climate, the enemy was driven out and the mission finally accomplished. Growing out of this campaign was an extremely significant sense of mutual admiration between the Army, Navy and Marine troops involved.-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR. GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS”

Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178289280X
Total Pages : 396 pages
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Book Synopsis Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition] by : Major John L. Zimmerman USMCR

Download or read book Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition] written by Major John L. Zimmerman USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 88 photos illustrations and maps. “We struck at Guadalcanal to halt the advance of the Japanese. We did not know how strong he was, nor did we know his plans. We knew only that he was moving down the island chain and that he had to be stopped. We were as well trained and as well armed as time and our peacetime experience allowed us to be. We needed combat to tell us how effective our training, our doctrines, and our weapons had been. We tested them against the enemy, and we found that they worked. From that moment in 1942, the tide turned, and the Japanese never again advanced.-A.A. Vandergrift, General U.S. Marine Corps” Major John L. Zimmerman, USMCR

Operation Neptune [Illustrated Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787203298
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis Operation Neptune [Illustrated Edition] by : Cmdr. Kenneth Edwards

Download or read book Operation Neptune [Illustrated Edition] written by Cmdr. Kenneth Edwards and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Operation Neptune’ was the codename for the naval component of the invasion of France in June 1944. The complete invasion codename was ‘Operation Overlord’, and ‘Neptune’ was phase one of a much bigger plan. Nevertheless, the task of safely landing 160,000 men with all of the supporting equipment was an operation on an unprecedented scale. The operation, planned by a team under Lieutenant-General Frederick Morgan, was the largest amphibious invasion in world history and was executed by land, sea, and air elements under direct British command with over 160,000 troops landing on 6 June 1944. Of these, 73,000 were American troops, 61,715 British and 21,400 Canadian. To achieve the successful landings, 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soldiers and material from England by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire-support. The landings took place along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. The planning required for such a mammoth undertaking was vast, and all to be maintained under the strictest secrecy. The fact that the Germans were caught by surprise is incredible, and a great debt of gratitude is owed to the men and women who worked so hard to bring off the greatest sea-borne invasion in history. This book, written only one year after the invasion by a senior British naval officer who was closely involved, provides the detail behind the conception, planning and successful execution of ‘Neptune’. Richly illustrated throughout.

The Coastwatchers--

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Coastwatchers-- written by Lionel Veale and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marines In World War II - Bougainville And The Northern Solomons [Illustrated Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892788
Total Pages : 327 pages
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Book Synopsis Marines In World War II - Bougainville And The Northern Solomons [Illustrated Edition] by : Major John N. Rentz USMCR

Download or read book Marines In World War II - Bougainville And The Northern Solomons [Illustrated Edition] written by Major John N. Rentz USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 51 photos and 28 maps and charts. The fight to remove the barriers protecting the main base of the Japanese in New Guinea at Rabaul, was characterized by brutal jungle fighting attritional warfare of the worst sort and required every bit of toughness from the Marines that landed there. “BOUGAINVILLE AND THE NORTHERN SOLOMONS is a narrative not only of Marines against the Japanese, but of Marines against the jungle. In all the past history of the Corps, whether it be Nicaragua, Haiti, or Guadalcanal, it is improbable that Marine units ever faced and defeated such an implacable combination of terrain and hostile opposition. In this struggle, as always, superior training, discipline, determination and unquestioning will to win on the part of individual Marines were the crucial factors. Indeed, those same factors may be said to constitute common denominators of victory under any circumstances, whether jungle or atoll, on the ground or in the air. -C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS”

The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359860745
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Book Synopsis The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific by : Eric A. Feldt

Download or read book The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific written by Eric A. Feldt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coastwatchers is the fascinating story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.

Delphi Collected Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)

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Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1909496839
Total Pages : 9924 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated) written by D.H. Lawrence and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 9924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and artist, D. H. Lawrence had an immense influence on twentieth century literature, in spite of his short and often persecuted life. His novels represent an extended reflection on the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation, establishing his name as one of the great imaginative novelists of his generation. This eBook presents Lawrence’s collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 12) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Lawrence’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * The complete novels, with individual contents tables * 2 drafts of ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’: The First Lady Chatterley; John Thomas and Lady Jane * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * All the short stories, with many rare stories appearing in digital print for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * All the plays, with separate contents tables * complete travel writing books * the complete poetry, including rare books available in no other digital collection * Includes many rare non-fiction essays and collections * Also includes ‘A STUDY OF THOMAS HARDY’ – explore Lawrence’s critique of the famous author * The rare school textbook Lawrence wrote when struggling financially * Features a bonus biography by Lawrence’s wife – first time in digital print’ explore the great writer’s literary life! * Lawrence’s translations of Italian novels and short stories * UPDATED with the complete novels, novellas, travel books, paintings and short stories * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Novels The White Peacock (1911) The Trespasser (1912) Sons and Lovers (1913) The Rainbow (1915) Women in Love (1920) The Lost Girl (1920) Mr Noon (1921) Aaron’s Rod (1922) Kangaroo (1923) The Boy in the Bush (1924) The Plumed Serpent (1926) Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) The First Lady Chatterley John Thomas and Lady Jane The Novellas The Ladybird (1923) The Fox (1923) The Captain’s Doll (1923) St. Mawr (1925) The Virgin and the Gipsy (1930) The Escaped Cock (1930) The Short Stories The Complete Short Stories List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays The Daughter-in-Law (1913) The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1914) Touch and Go (1920) David (1926) The Fight for Barbara (1933) A Collier’s Friday Night (1934) The Married Man (1940) The Merry-Go-Round (1941) The Poetry Collections D .H. Lawrence’s Poetry: A Brief Introduction Love Poems and Others (1913) Amores (1916) Look! We Have Come Through! (1917) New Poems (1918) Bay: A Book of Poems (1919) Birds Beasts and Flowers (1923) Imagist Poetry (1923) Pansies (1929) Nettles (1930) Last Poems (1932) More Pansies (1932) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Travel Writing Twilight in Italy (1916) Sea and Sardinia (1921) Mornings in Mexico (1927) Sketches of Etruscan Places (1932) The Non-Fiction A Study of Thomas Hardy (1914) Movements in European History (1921) Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious (1921) Fantasia of the Unconscious (1922) Studies in Classic American Literature (1923) Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays (1925) A Propos of Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1929) The Translations The Gentleman from San Francisco (1915) by Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin Mastro-Don Gesualdo (1923) by Giovanni Verga Little Novels of Sicily (1925) by Giovanni Verga Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories (1928) by Giovanni Verga The Paintings The Paintings of D. H. Lawrence (1929) The Biography Not I, But the Wind… (1935) by Frieda Lawrence

The Story of Ferdinand

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 044845694X
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (484 download)

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Book Synopsis The Story of Ferdinand by : Munro Leaf

Download or read book The Story of Ferdinand written by Munro Leaf and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a major motion picture! Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf's simple storytelling paired with Lawson's pen-and-ink drawings make The Story of Ferdinand a true classic. Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the book's original publication with this beautiful and affordable 8x8 paperback edition.

Australia's Secret Army

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Publisher : Hachette Australia
ISBN 13 : 0733648495
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)

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Book Synopsis Australia's Secret Army by : Michael Veitch

Download or read book Australia's Secret Army written by Michael Veitch and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established after World War I by the Royal Australian Navy, the Coast Watchers were a loose organisation of several hundred European settlers, missionaries, patrol officers and planters living in British and Australian Pacific Island territories whose job it was to observe and report on the enemy. They were mostly all unpaid volunteers whose job it was simply to observe and report on foreign shipping and aeroplane movements. It was never envisaged that the Coast Watchers would do any fighting, nor operate inside enemy-occupied territory. But when World War II came to the Pacific, that is exactly what they ended up doing, becoming, in effect, Australia's secret army. Fully cognisant of their fate should they be caught, they nonetheless battled not just the enemy, but constant exhaustion, tropical disease, and the ever-present spectre of capture, torture and death. Without the Coast Watchers and the crucial intelligence they provided, key moments in the war could have turned out very differently. This is the story of these unsung heroes who risked their lives - and sometimes lost them - in the service of their country.