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  • The Sequel: What the Great War will Mean to Australia

    by George Augustine Taylor ...
    It was the second day in February, 1915. I'll not forget it in a hurry. That day I fell into the hands of the German Army. "Fell," in my case, was the correct word, for my monoplane was greeted with a volley of shots from some tree-hidden German troops as I was passing over the north-eastern edge of the Argonne Forest. I was returning from Saarbruck when I got winged. Bullets whizzed through the ... Read more

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  • The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill

    by Jon Allen ...
    In this book you will find the best of that wit - ripe plums of humour taken from Churchill's parliamentary replies and ripostes, prepared addresses, asides and off-the-cuff remarks - all revealing a trenchant sharpness of mind, fine appreciation of humour and devastating sense of fun. ... Read more

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  • Both Sides of the Wire

    The memoir of an Australian officer captured during the Great War

    by William Cull, Aaron Pegram ...
    This is Bill Cull's unforgettable story of his experiences in WW1: he fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front where he was captured by the Germans and was a POW until the end of the war.Captain William Cull fought the First World War from both sides of the wire. As a young infantry officer on the Allied side of the Western Front, Cull frequently led patrols out into No Man's Land and raids on ... Read more

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  • Thoughts and Adventures

    by Winston S. Churchill ...
    Series Book 2 - Winston S. Churchill Essays and Other Works
    The fourth volume in this collection of the Nobel Prize–winning prime minister's essays and journalism showcases his wide-ranging interests and talents.Legendary politician and military strategist Winston S. Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a ... Read more

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  • Winston Churchill at the Telegraph

    Edited by Warren Dockter ...
    This fascinating collection of reportage chronicles the Prime Minister's life through the newspaper where he began his career.The Telegraph had a uniquely close connection with Winston Churchill at every stage of his life. Beginning with his early days as a war correspondent for the paper, the association continued as he himself became the news—reported on in its pages at every stage of his ... Read more

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  • Never Again!

    by Edward Carpenter ...
    Never again must this Thing happen. The time has come — if the human race does not wish to destroy itself in its own madness — for men to make up their minds as to what they will do in the future; for now indeed is it true that we are come to the cross-roads, we stand at the Parting of the Ways. ... Read more

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  • The Appetite of Tyranny, including letters of an old Garibaldian

    by G. K. Chesterton ...
    Long satiric essay. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox."[1] He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with ... Read more

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  • Report on Experience

    The Memoir of the Allies War

    by John Mulgan ...
    'Common men no longer start wars: they take part in them when someone else has started them. War nowadays is a major accident and calamity, it is a storm that is seen a long way off'Report on Experience is an incisive and compelling memoir, written by a quietly heroic author. This brilliantly-written work provides an insight not just into the mind of the author, but the prevailing attitudes of ... Read more

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  • The Audacious War

    Enriched edition. Strategies of Bravery and Cunning in Historical Warfare

    by Clarence W. Barron, Finnian Chase ...
    In "The Audacious War," Clarence W. Barron delivers a compelling examination of the complexities and moral dilemmas faced during some of the most turbulent times in history. The book employs a vivid and engaging prose style, weaving together firsthand accounts, historical analyses, and carefully selected anecdotes. Barron's narrative not only elucidates the strategies and decisions made by key ... Read more

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  • Never Again!

    by Edward Carpenter ...
    AT THE CRISIS I.—THE STEAMBOAT BELLS When steamboats approach Mt. Vernon their bells begin to toll, and continue the mournful service until the sacred spot is again left in the distance. Mt. Vernon's shade sweet vigil keeps Where on her breast her hero sleeps; O passing bells, soft be your tone, Toll gently for our Washington. Toll, the great Warrior's strife is o'er; Toll, for the Statesman ... Read more

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  • Waterloo

    by Victor Hugo ...
    Translated by Norman Denny ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'Brave Frenchmen, will you not surrender?'Cambronne answered, 'Merde!'A tense, dramatic account of the Battle of Waterloo - and how a rain shower changed history - from Victor Hugo's epic novel Les Misérables.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and ... Read more

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  • War and the Future: Italy, France and Britain at War

    A Literary Analysis of War and Society in 20th Century Europe

    by H. G. Wells ...
    In "War and the Future: Italy, France and Britain at War," H. G. Wells intricately weaves a narrative that examines the sociopolitical landscape of Europe during the tumultuous times of the World Wars. Through a blend of socio-political analysis and speculative fiction, Wells not only articulates the immediate effects of war on these nations but also anticipates future implications of conflict on ... Read more

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