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  • The War Girls of Goodwill House

    The start of a gripping historical saga series by Fenella J. Miller

    by Fenella J Miller ...
    series Goodwill House
    'Curl up in a chair with Fenella J Miller's characters and lose yourself in another time and another place.' Lizzie LaneAs war looms, can they keep the home fires burning?Lady Joanna Harcourt and her daughter Sarah discover their life of luxury at Goodwill House is over. Because with Lord Harcourt away fighting, the Harcourt girls are facing financial ruin.Lady Joanna is terrified of losing their ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Millionaires' Squadron

    The Remarkable Story of 601 Squadron and the Flying Sword

    by Tom Moulson ...
    Imagined by an aristocrat in White's Club, London in 1925, a part-time squadron of wealthy young men with their own private aircraft was incorporated into a newly-established combat-ready Auxiliary Air Force, first as bombers, then fighters. The pre-war years combined serious training with frivolity and mischief, but the outbreak of war in 1939 changed that. Despite their social rank the pilots ... Read more

    $27.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barney Greatrex

    From Bomber Command to the French Resistance - the stirring story of an Australian hero

    by Michael Veitch ...
    The incredible untold World War II story of Australian hero BARNEY GREATREX - from Bomber Command to French Resistance fighter.A school and university cadet in Sydney, Barney Greatrex signed up for RAF Bomber Command in 1941, eager to get straight into the very centre of the Allied counterattack. Bombing Germany night after night, Barney's 61 Squadron faced continual enemy fighter attacks and anti ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Firefox

    The classic novel that launched the techno-thriller genre

    by Craig Thomas ...
    Book 1 - The Mitchell Gant Thrillers
    At the height of the Cold War, a new Soviet threat triggers a daring heist, and the stakes couldn’t be higher'A defining novel of the genre and a lost classic' James SwallowBritish and American intelligence services have just learned of the Soviet Union’s latest aircraft: the MiG-31.Codenamed "Firefox", the plane is a marvel of engineering – stealthy, hypersonic, with a thought-guided weapons ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spitfire Voices

    Life as a Spitfire Pilot in the Words of the Veterans

    by Dilip Sarkar ...
    Spitfire Voices represents an important oral history of the Spitfire from the fighter pilot's perspective. Drawing upon the personal letters, diaries and memories of their families and comrades, the author recounts the deeply moving stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. The book features the whole range of combat experienced by Spitfire pilots, from air combat to ground attack, deck ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Fighter Boys: Saving Britain 1940

    by Patrick Bishop ...
    In the summer of 1940, the future of Britain and the free world depended on the morale and skill of the young men of Fighter Command. This is their story.The Battle of Britain is one of the most crucial battles ever fought, and the victory of Fighter Command over the Luftwaffe has always been celebrated as a classic feat of arms. But, as Patrick Bishop shows in this superb history, it was also a ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Turning Point

    The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's first land defeat in World War II

    by Michael Veitch ...
    The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgotten - hour. Forgotten, until now.In August 1942, Japan's forces were unstoppable. Having ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD $4.99 AUD

  • The Spitfire Sweetheart

    by Beryl Matthews ...
    series The Webster Family Trilogy
    From the bestselling author of The Open Door comes a moving and uplifting story about a generation of young people living through World War IISeptember, 1939.In the sleepy village of Roehampton, Annie Webster has finally found comfort for herself and her close-knit family, far from the poverty and hardships of their childhood in Bermondsey.Then, an announcement shatters their newfound peace. ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    by Richard Edwards ...
    series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Read more

    $0.99 AUD

  • Achtung Spitfire! (True Combat)

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    `Shimmering in the morning sun, wave upon wave of bombers, driving for London. Stepped above and behind, the serried ranks of Messerschmitts. Covering mile upon mile of sky, as far as the eye could see. It was at once magnificent and terrible. I broke hard into attack, pulling the Spitfire into a climbing, spiralling turn as I did so…`Read about the development of the Spitfire in Taking to the ... Read more

    $1.74 AUD

  • Gun Button to Fire: A Hurricane Pilots Dramatic Story of the Battle of Britain

    A Hurricane Pilot's Dramatic Story of the Battle of Britain

    by Tom Neil, DFC ...
    This is a fighter pilot's story of eight memorable months from May to December 1940. When the Germans were blitzing their way across France, Pilot Officer Tom Neil had just received his first posting to 249 Squadron.Nineteen years old, fresh from training at Montrose on Hawker Audax biplanes he was soon to be pitch forked into the maelstrom of air fighting on which the survival of Britain was to ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • An Ace of the Eighth

    An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe

    by Norman J. Fortier ...
    FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and dueling with Nazi aces. In their role as “escorts” to Flying Fortresses and Liberators, the fighter ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Woodbine Red Leader

    A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater

    by George Loving ...
    A COMBAT ACE’S ACCOUNT OF PILOTING THE GREATEST SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER IN WORLD WAR IIWorld War II marked the end of an era; fighter pilots still flew by the seat of their pants, and George Loving recaptures the exhilarating world of aerial combat in all its stark terror and fiery glory. His first fighter was the famed Spitfire, hero of the Battle of Britain. By 1943, however, it was obsolescent and ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • Black Sheep One

    The Life of Gregory Pappy Boyington

    by Bruce Gamble ...
    Black Sheep One is the first biography of legendary warrior and World War II hero Gregory Boyington.In 1936, Boyington became an aviation cadet and earned the “wings of gold” of a naval aviator. After only a short period on active duty, however, he was “encouraged” to resign from the Marine Corps due to his unconventional behavior. Remarkably, this inauspicious beginning was just the prologue to a ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Under a Bomber's Moon: The true story of two airmen at war over Germany

    by Stephen Harris ...
    They were the best of enemies dedicated, skilled and deadly. In the night skies above wartime Germany an RAF navigator-bomber from New Zealand and a Luftwaffe pilot seek out their targets, testing the gap between success and their own destruction as they cross each others paths. The odds are heavily against either of them making it through the war, but as this sobering realisation displaces their ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD

  • 44 Days

    75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia

    by Michael Veitch ...
    'Brilliantly researched and sympathetically told, 44 DAYS is more than just a fitting tribute to brave but overlooked heroes. It's also a top read.' DAILY TELEGRAPHIn March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Over the Edge: Troubleshooters 3

    by Suzanne Brockmann ...
    Book 3 - Troubleshooters
    Troubleshooters: They Never Let You Down**.** The third addictive romantic suspense novel in New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series, filled with thrilling adventure, excitement and passion. In OVER THE EDGE, Lieutenant Teri Howe and Senior Chief Stan Wolchonok are made to undertake a daring rescue mission. But there is more than just their lives at stake.. ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD

  • Apache Wrath: Riding the Dragon

    by Steve Stone ...
    Book 4 - War in Afghanistan
    Flying at 120 knots with the unique roar from its aerodynamic rotors and twin turbines the AH64 Apache is the world's most fearsome attack helicopter its pilots refer to it as 'Riding the Dragon'. The Taliban would more often than not flee rather than suffer its 30mm cannon, 2.75 rockets or Hellfire missiles. Some of the Apache systems are truly amazing such as being able to read a car number ... Read more

    $5.34 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stuka Pilot

    by Hans Ulrich Rudel ...
    Autobiography of World War Two Luftwaffe pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel, the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich’s most prestigious medal which was specially created for Rudel by Hitler himself, the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Shot down over 24 times, Hans Rudel is credited with destroying over ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tempest Pilot

    by Sheddan, Squadron Leader C J, Franks, Norman ...
    Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who joined the RNZAF, then left his native land to come to England to fight the enemies of Great Britain and her Empire during World War Two. Through his recollections we can share some of the trials and wartime tribulations they faced. Yet we can read too of the enormous amount of fun these men had despite the dangers and sacrifices of war. It is ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arnhem

    The Battle for the Bridges, 1944: The Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller

    by Antony Beevor ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLERThe great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad'Our greatest chronicler of the Second World War' - Robert Fox, Evening Standard______________On 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the growing roar of aeroplane e... ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • The Ravens: The True Story Of A Secret War In Laos, Vietnam

    by Christopher Robbins ...
    Officially the war in Laos did not exist – both North Vietnam and the USA denied they had troops there. In fact, thousands of North Vietnamese were invading the country and pouring down the Ho Chi Minh Trail on their way to the south, and the Americans were fighting a vigorous war against them from the air. The Ravens were the pilots, all volunteers, who flew through heavy groundfire to identify ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hudson Fysh

    The extraordinary life of the WWI hero who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings from the popular award-winning journalist and author of BANJO, BANKS and MRS KELLY

    by Grantlee Kieza ...
    The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wingsBy the critically acclaimed author of bestselling biographies of John Monash, Banjo Paterson, Joseph Banks, Lachlan Macquarie and Henry Lawson, this is a fascinating, lively and thoroughly researched portrait of a modest, resolute family man with a steady hand during turbulence ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Going Solo

    by Roald Dahl ...
    **In Going Solo, the world's favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.'They did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.'**In 1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD