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Doctor Tom Lewis
Uncover the untold story of a forgotten battle off Australia's shores
The official history of the Royal Australian Air Force claims that no enemy submarines operating off the Australian coast…
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HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia's main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the…
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The Truth of War unveils a penetrating exploration of the most contentious facets of military combat, delving into the necessity of killing, the complex decisions surrounding the taking or sparing…
Cyclone Tracy was one of the most damaging disasters to ever impact Australia. The story of the terrible night of Christmas Eve 1974 has been told before, but the involvement…
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia's main combat vessels.
On the 19th November 1941, off the…
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Tom Tietenberg, Lynne Lewis
Environmental Economics: The Essentials offers a policy-oriented approach to the increasingly influential field of environmental economics that is based upon a solid foundation of economic theory and empirical research. This…
Natural Resource Economics: The Essentials offers a policy-oriented approach to the increasingly influential field of natural resource economics that is based upon a solid foundation of economic theory and empirical…
Professor Tom Lewis
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Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Bombers North presents for the first time the full story of a little-known bomber offensive waged from remote northern Australia during 1942-1945.
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No-one will ever know what made him do it. In 1942, 18-year-old Edward “Teddy” Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS…
Any Australian asked to mention our war heroes could probably name General Monash and Albert Jacka VC from World War I, and then Weary Dunlop, and perhaps Field Marshal Blamey…
So did not the atomic weapons bring about a great peace? Since the initial grateful acknowledgement of the success of the A-bomb attacks in ending World War II, there has…
Between 1942 and 1945 the Japanese waged a relentless air war against the vast expanses of Northern Australia. Using newly translated Japanese sources the The Empire Strikes South chronicles every…
In 1942 the air defence of the northern Australian frontier town of Darwin was operated by airmen from the United States. Flying P-40E Warhawks, the pilots of the 49th Fighter…
First published 1991 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Explores the battle techniques of the medieval period.
An engaging history of the people and policies that profoundly transformed the American landscape-and the daily lives of Americans.
The Hudson River has always played a vital role in American culture. This book traces the course of the river, recounting the stories of explorers and traders, artists and writers…
Tom Lewis,Lewis Tom
A renowned historian presents an authoritative and colourful history of Washington, D.C., the idealistic and contradictory city which has functioned as our national stage, the setting of our dreams and…
So did not the atomic weapons bring about a great peace?
Since the initial grateful acknowledgement of the success of the A-bomb attacks in ending World War II, there has…
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No-one will ever know what made him do it.
In 1942, 18-year-old Edward Teddy Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS…
On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney Harbour was attacked by midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy. An accommodation vessel of the Royal Australian Navy was torpedoed, and…
"A series which is a model of its kind": Edmund King
Austen Garwood-Gowers,John Tingle,Tom Lewis
With many issues still to be resolved,the Human Rights Act has brought considerable uncertainty with respect to healthcare law. Written as a critical collection of essays, this invaluable book provides…
Tom Lewis,Peter Ingman
The first attacks on Australia by the Japanese were made by four submarines of the Sixth Submarine Squadron of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Together, these 80-man boats laid mines, and…
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Rethink climate, resilience, and sustainability for your organization
In Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability, a team of business leaders with deep expertise in engineering…
Tom Bethell
George Lewis, one of the great traditional jazz clarinetists, was born in 1900 at about the same time that jazz itself first appeared in New Orleans. And by the time…
C A Lewis,C A Lewis
When Tom Fisher, a timid boy of eleven years and his cheeky best friend Jenny Summers meet Freya; a real-life witch she teaches them the ways of the forest. Kidnapped…
C A Lewis,Leanne Allen
When Tom Fisher, a timid boy of eleven years
and his cheeky best friend Jenny Summers
meet Freya; a real-life witch she teaches them
the ways of the forest. Kidnapped…
By creating a snapshot of the Ghent community during its bicentennial year, this collection of portraits provides a record for the future.
John Lewis Peyton
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
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Dr. Tom Morris
Lewis’ feelings and musings about his wife’s death were first published in 1961. Since then it has helped thousands and thousands of people who have read it or have spoken…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
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