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  • The Politics of Veteran Benefits in the Twentieth Century

    A Comparative History

    by Martin Crotty, Neil J. Diamant, Mark Edele ...
    What happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits? How were they recognized—or not—by their governments and fellow citizens? Where and under what circumstances did they obtain an elevated postwar status?In this sophisticated comparative history of government policies regarding veterans, Martin Crotty, Neil J. Diamant, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Sport, War and Society in Australia and New Zealand

    Edited by Martin Crotty, Robert Hess ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
    Sport and war have been closely linked in Australian and New Zealand society since the nineteenth century. Sport has, variously, been advocated as appropriate training for war, lambasted as a distraction from the war effort, and resorted to as an escape from wartime trials and tribulations. War has limited the fortunes of some sporting codes – and some individuals – while others have blossomed in ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

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  • Invading Australia: Japan and the battle for Australia, 1942

    by Peter Stanley ...
    1942 was a key year in Australia's history. As its people had so long feared, White Australia, an outpost of empire, seemed about to be invaded by the Japanese. In that one year, Darwin was bombed, submarines torpedoed ships in Sydney Harbour and Australian Militiamen died on the Kokoda Trail.Each year, more and more Australians celebrate Anzac Day and honour the lives of those who fought for ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • For God and Ulster (History of the Ulster Volunteer Force)

    by John McCoist ...
    History of the Ulster Volunteer Force from its birth to defend Ulster against home rule, its major part in the battles of France in world war one, it's reincarnation into the fierce and ruthless paramilitary machine during the troubles that took on the Irish Republican terrorists on all fronts and what it's role is today. ... Read more

    $8.44 CAD

  • Farewell, Dear People

    biographies of Australia’s lost generation

    by Ross McMullin ...
    WINNER OF THE 2013 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR AUSTRALIAN HISTORYWINNER OF THE 2012 MANNING CLARK HOUSE NATIONAL CULTURAL AWARDCOMMENDED FOR THE FAW EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION AWARDFor Australia, a new nation with a relatively small population, the death of 60,000 soldiers during World War I was catastrophic. It is hardly surprising, then, that Australians evaluating the consequences of the ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Public Schools and The Great War

    The Generation Lost

    by Anthony Seldon, David Walsh ...
    "A sweeping riveting history that manages to capture the essence of the conflict, as well as the contributions of particular schools and individuals." — HMC Insight MagazineIn this pioneering and original book, Anthony Seldon and David Walsh study the impact that the public schools had on the conduct of the Great War, and vice versa. Drawing on fresh evidence from 200 leading public schools and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain

    A Social and Cultural History

    by Tony Collins ...
    Called ‘the greatest game of all’ by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England’s northern working class than rugby league.This book traces the story of the sport from the Northern Union of the 1900s to the formation of the Super League in the 1990s, through war, depression, boom and deindustrialisation, into a new economic and social ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • The Chipilly Six

    Unsung heroes of the Great War

    by Lucas Jordan ...
    Discover the untold story of six Australian heroes on the Western Front. On August 9, 1918, six ordinary Australians achieved the impossible at Chipilly Spur, overcoming German machine gunners and turning the tide of battle. Lucas Jordan unearths the remarkable story of the Chipilly Six, revealing their courage, initiative, and the lasting impact of their actions.This is more than just a war story ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bradman

    by Charles Williams ...
    A masterly portrait of cricket's supreme batsman and Australia's greatest hero.Uniquely among biographers of Don Bradman, Charles Williams sets his subject's cricketing achievements within the context of a crucial period in the history of modern Australia, a time when, as the country felt her way towards something that the world would recognise as 'nationhood', Bradman became a focus for national ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Sportsmen of Changi

    by Kevin Blackburn ...
    Australian prisoners of war playing sport, at times with their captors, does not fit the picture embedded in the popular imagination of horror and suffering in Japanese POW camps during WWII. But incredibly, sport flourished amidst the hellish conditions in these camps. The Sportsmen of Changi is a moving account of diggers for whom sport was not just a means to boost morale and an escape from a ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Irish War of Independence

    The Definitive Account of the Anglo Irish War of 1919 - 1921

    by Micahel Hopkinson ...
    Within months of first publication, Michael Hopkinson's study of the Irish War of Independence established itself as by far most comprehensive and evocative account of the role played by the conflict in shaping modern Ireland. It has been welcomed both by scholars and the general public alike, and gone further than perhaps any other recent publication in recasting our understanding of Ireland's ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Indian Summer of Cricket: Reflections on Australia's Summer Game

    by Malcolm McGregor ...
    Reflections on Australia's Summer Game ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD