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  • Letters from France, by a war correspondent for the Commonwealth of Australia (during WWI)

    by C. E. W. Bean ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.N4 Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Letters from France (WWI Centenary Series)

    by C. E. W. Bean ...
    Series series WWI Centenary Series
    "These letters are in no sense a history-except that they contain the truth. They were written at the time and within close range of the events they describe. Half of the fighting, including the brave attack before Fromelles, is left untouched on, for these pages do not attempt to narrate the full story of the Australian Imperial Force in France. They were written to depict the surroundings in ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Letters from France

    by C. E. W. Bean ...
    Series series The World At War
    Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean (1879-1968), historian and journalist, was born on 18 November 1879 at Bathurst, New South Wales. In 1916-18 Bean was in France to observe every engagement of the A.I.F. Some dispatches were published as Letters from France (London, 1917). The historian's task grew larger in his mind. At first he thought of one volume, but in France he conceived a grander work which ... Read more

    $3.12 CAD

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  • Lords of the Sky - Duck Hunting in a Hurricane

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  • The Road To Castle Hill

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  • Great Moments in Australian History

    by Jonathan King ...
    Great Moments in Australian History presents an exciting collection of stories about the most colourful highlights and heroes of Australia's history. Pioneering a fresh approach, award-winning author Jonathan King dramatises events to bring each moment vividly to life.Dodge Aboriginal spears as we land with early Dutch explorers; creep by night into an open boat with convict Mary Bryant as she ... Read more

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  • The Australian Army in World War II

    by Mark Johnston ...
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