Zbirka: Avstralazijska in pacifiška zgodovina
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Bloody Good Rant(2021) KENEALLY, THOMASFollowing a lifetime observing Australia and its people, Tom Keneally turns inwards to reflect on what has been important to him.Vezava: Mehka31,59 € -
Australia's Vietnam(2019) DAPIN, MARKWhen Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War has beenVezava: Mehka38,98 € -
Goose Green(2022) ADKIN, MARKThe most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides. 'An excellent and fast paced narrative' Michael McCarthy, historical battlefield guideVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942(2006) LIBRARY, BODLEIAN1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America’s strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier’s pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attituVezava: Trda9,25 € -
Alchemy and Rose(2021) MAINE, SARAHA beautiful and evocative historical novel that takes the reader to the west coast of New Zealand, Scotland and Melbourne in the 1870sVezava: Trda33,75 € -
Alchemy and Rose(2021) MAINE, SARAHA beautiful and evocative historical novel that takes the reader to the west coast of New Zealand, Scotland and Melbourne in the 1870sVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Voyagers(2022) THOMAS, NICHOLASThe extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Invasion 1982(2016) BOUND, GRAHAMIn this revised and updated edition new accounts have been included of the ways in which the islanders resisted occupation and did not - hitherto unpublished material describes how a small minority of islanders threw their lot in with the Argentines.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Australianama(2018) KHATUN, SAMIAAn evocative and gracefully written reflection on cultural encounters between Aboriginals and Indians in the Outback, from the nineteenth century.Vezava: Mehka49,90 € -
Operation Jericho(2022) LYMAN, ROBERTThe spectacular story of the prison break staged by an elite group of Allied pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance prisoners.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
B-25 Mitchell vs Japanese Destroyer(2021) LARDAS, MARKThe Battle of the Bismarck Sea was one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II and this highly illustrated study details the three-day fight which shaped the outcome of the war.Vezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Australian Bushrangers 1788–1880(2019) KNIGHT, IANThe frontier outlaws who defied the authorities on the wild Australian frontier in the Victorian era, and the Crown forces who eventually hunted them down.Vezava: Mehka20,07 € -
New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier(2017) GREENTREE, DAVIDA fully illustrated account of the conflict in Greece between the New Zealanders and German motorcycle troops, with appeal to all those interested in the military history of New Zealand or World War II.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941–1942: Volume 61(2021)This account of Sir Earle Page's eight-month mission to London provides insights into Anglo-Australian wartime relations during a crucial phase of the Second World War. The defence of Malaya/Singapore and the stunning collapse of British prestige at the hVezava: Trda82,25 € -
Thicker Than Water(2017) FLYN, CALCal Flyn was very proud when she discovered that her ancestor, Angus McMillan, had been a pioneer of colonial Australia. However, when she dug deeper, she began to question her pride. McMillan had not only cut tracks through the bush, but played a dark roVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
History of Australia(2018) PEEL, MARK (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, LEICESTER),TWOMEY, CHRISTINA (MONASH UNIVERSITY, CLAYTON, AUSTRALIA)Vezava: Trda129,20 € -
Asian American Spies(2021) HAYASHI, BRIAN MASARU (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)This history of Asian Americans in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II reveals the inner workings of this spy agency and how Euroamerican leaders' conceptions of "race" and "loyalty" shaped US wartime intelligence.Vezava: Trda55,11 € -
Pacific(2019) HATFIELD, PHILIPThis visually stunning publication highlights the importance of an ocean that covers very nearly a third of the surface of the globe, and which has dramatically shaped the world and people around it.Vezava: Trda32,08 € -
Hawaiian Language(2020) SCHUTZ, ALBERT J.Presents aspects of Hawaii and its history that are rarely treated in language classes. The major characters in this book make up a diverse cast: Dutch merchants, Captain Cook's naturalist, æpkahaæia, lexicographer Noah Webster, philologists in New EnglanVezava: Mehka31,99 €
