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  • Murder Afloat The true story of massacre aboard the brig, Carl

    by Gordon Plowman ...
    Ships sailing the trading routes of the South Pacific in the 1800's mostly carried general merchandise. Other sailors sought fortunes gathering sandalwood and diving for pearls and pearl shell.But,in the latter half of the century a much more lucrative trade developed - the labour trade.Plantation owners in Australia and Fiji were desperate for a source of cheap labour. Their dreams were fulfilled ... Read more

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  • Showdown at Boulder Ridge

    by Gordon Plowman ...
    In the tiny town of Wallaroo, isolated by the tyranny of distance and appalling roads, the locals seemed peaceable enough. But simmering just below the surface, the tensions of the racial divide were set to boil over. All it needed was a catalyst and that catalyst arrived along with a stranger in town, Bud Platz.The activities of Platz and his partners may have been kept under control had not ... Read more

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    On November 20, 1820, Owen Chase was the First Mate of the Whale-Ship "Essex" when it was struck by an enraged Sperm Whale and sunk, stranding the crew in tiny whale-boats 2000 miles away from land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.Of the 21 men who entered the 3 flimsy whale-boats, only 8 ultimately survived to be rescued. A harrowing journey lasting 90 days awaited these crewmen, involving ... Read more

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  • A Seaman's Book of Sea Stories

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    "Just the sort of book one likes to find on a yacht's bookshelf between watches." - Classic Boat MagazineSet sail on a voyage of discovery of great nautical stories.These stories range from the Napoleonic wars, via ships that traded under sail round Cape Horn, to what it was like to take charge of a ship in Convoy, serve in the force-ends of a submarine or fly a Corsair against the Japanese. If ... Read more

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  • Life of Tom Horn, Government Scout and Interpreter

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    Tom Horn An American Old West lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective,outlaw and assassin. On the day before his 43rd birthday, he was hanged in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the murder of Willie Nickell. ... Read more

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  • Stalin

    The Murderous Career of the Red Tsar

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    'Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.'Joseph StalinWorshipped by the Russians as a great leader, Stalin was one of modern history's greatest tyrants, rivalling Hitler, Mao Zedong and Pol Pot. But he probably had more blood on his hands than any of them.Born Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, Stalin studied to be a priest while secretly reading the works of Karl ... Read more

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  • Down to the Sea

    by John Little ...
    For over a century the Warren family has earned a hard and dangerous living, fishing out of Eden on the south coast of New South Wales. From the family's first fisherman, Old Ike, plying the coast in an open sailing boat in the late nineteenth century, to the Warrens today, using satellites and computers; from handlining to the brutal efficiency of purse seining, we witness a century of profound ... Read more

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  • Castaway!

    by Robert Carter ...
    The story of a stranding alone, on an island off the coast of New Zealand, of an English Clergyman. His survival, despair, and joy at rescue. ... Read more

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  • The eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty

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    by Sir John Barrow, Collin Booth ...
    In "The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty," Sir John Barrow navigates the tumultuous waters of one of maritime history's most infamous tales. Employing a riveting narrative style, Barrow weaves together personal accounts, historical records, and dramatic recreations to illuminate the complex motivations behind the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Captain ... Read more

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  • The Battle of El Alamein (True Combat)

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    In the heat and dust of the North African desert, British and Australian troops led by General Montgomery were waiting for an attack by Rommel’s Afrika Korps. The defences they had prepared required the Germans to run the gauntlet between six pounder anti-tank guns and dug-in tanks. Montgomery urged his men to victory with the words: “Everyone must be imbued with the desire to kill Germans...”Read ... Read more

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  • The Hell of Burma

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    This is Harry Verlander’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.Harry had volunteered aged 16 in 1942. By 1944, he was parachuting into France on D-Day as part of the ... Read more

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  • Sold into Slavery: The Middle Passage, The Story of Adaku Part II

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