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Delivering Destruction is the first detailed study of American triphibious (land, sea, and air) firepower coordination in the Pacific War. In describing the Amphibious Corps' development of fire coordination teams and tactics in the Central Pacific, Hemler underlines the importance of wartime adaptation, battlefield coordination, and the primacy of the human element in naval combat.

Crime is rampant as the Gold Rush sweeps through the vast Australian colony. Highways are threatened by roving gangs of bandits known as BUSHRANGERS. For two years from 1878, the northeast of Victoria crawled with policemen looking for the Kelly Gang led by Edward “Ned” Kelly. During this period Kelly told his story via several long letters penned during his chase.

The Politician and the Pedestrian is a fictionalised account of two men, one white and one Aboriginal, who grew up on Jimbour Station west of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. The book is based on the true story of Joshua Bell, the future debonair politician, and the Aboriginal boy Sambo, the fastest foot runner in the world in the 1880s. The lives of Sambo and Joey diverge, testing their childhood friendship, as one enters races and the other enters politics. Their story is intricately entwined with Queensland colonial history, especially the ill-treatment of Indigenous people, the ...

The book continues the story of Second Lieutenant Neil Rankin and the survivors of his platoon as they arrive at the evacuation beach. Instead of the tense crowds of evacuees awaiting rescue, they find themselves standing on a deserted beach in a ruined town. Rankin knows the first duty of every soldier is to evade and escape. Adding immense pressure to this imperative are his orders that the RAF’s secret Air Ministry radar technicians must not fall into enemy hands “under any circumstances.” To succeed, he must first come to terms with failure. His efforts to lay to rest the ghosts ...

Dramatic action stories from Australia’s past: The Lachlan Bushrangers – Frank Gardiner got out of Cockatoo Island Prison with no intention of going straight. He created a gang of bushrangers that included Ben Hall, Johnny Gilbert, and John O’Meally. They lived violently and died violently. The Lambing Flat Riots – The gold rush brought anti-Chinese riots which would culminate in a deadly clash between diggers and police troopers. Captain Moonlite – From pastor to bushranger. Andrew Scott, obsessed with a need for recognition, led a gang of young men in a vain attempt at ...