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  • Merger

    The Fitzroy Lions and the Tragedy of 1996

    by William Westerman ...
    In 1996, the 113-year-old Fitzroy Football Club played its final game in the AFL. Financial pressures brought about by the steady professionalisation of the AFL respected neither the worth of the club's history nor the passion of its fans. Out of time and money, on 4 July 1996 Fitzroy was forced into a merger with the Brisbane Bears - creating the League's first, and thus far only, merged club ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Elizabeth Detention Center

    A Social History of Immigration Detention in New Jersey and the United States

    by Ulla D. Berg, Carolina Sánchez Boe, Amy Gottlieb, Elizabeth Llorente, Penny Venetis, Fauziya Kassindja, Layli Miller Bashir, Will Coley0, Carolina Sanchez Boe2, Sarah Tosh3, Abdulai Bah4, Marguerite É Marty5, William Westerman6, Seth Kaper-Dale7, Edafe Okporo8, Kristyn Scorsone9, Pina N. Cirillo0, Kathy O'Leary1, Katherine M. Sastre2, Deirdre Conlon3, Nancy Hiemstra4, Julio Oseguera5, K. Sebastian León6, Xiomara Flores7, Mary Rizzo8, Whitney Strub9, Jessica Rofé0, Gloria d'Alessio1, Gabriela Viera2, Silky Shah3 ...
    The United States detains and deports several hundred thousand migrants every year. Many spend significant amounts of time in immigration detention as they await adjudication of their immigration cases. The Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey is located in a converted warehouse, managed by a private, for-profit prison company. Over three decades, migrants and asylum seekers have been brought ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • Clash of the Gods of War

    Australian Artillery and the Firepower Lessons of the Great War

    by William Westerman, Nicholas Floyd ...
    The Great War confronted Australia’s fledgling field and garrison artillery forces with a seemingly insurmountable challenge: to rapidly raise, prepare, deploy and engage in history’s most lethal war to date. By 1915, the Australian artillery entered into a bloody contest of learning and adaptation against resourceful and resolute opponents, where the stakes would be measured in thousands of ... Read more

    $6.04 USD

  • Soldiers and Gentlemen

    Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War, 1914–1918

    by William Westerman ...
    Series series Australian Army History Series
    Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War, 1914–1918 is the first book to examine the background, role and conduct of Australian commanding officers during the First World War. Though they held positions of power, commanding officers inhabited a leadership no man's land - they exerted great influence over their units, but they were also largely excluded from the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • Over But Not Out

    The heart of the game and beyond

    by Richie Benaud ...
    The story of a lifetime at the very centre of international cricket, from the most respected TV commentator in the game.Few people understand cricket as well as Richie Benaud. For sixty years, as player and commentator, he has set the standards for others to follow and has witnessed all the major events in the game. No one else has found such favour with the vast numbers of cricket lovers in both ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • On to Victory

    The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23May 5, 1945

    by Mark Zuehlke ...
    The eighth Canadian Battle Series volume is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherlands as the sweetest of springs,” which saw the country’s liberation from German occupation.The Liberation Campaign, a series of fierce, desperate battles during the last three months of the war, was bittersweet. A nation’s freedom was won and the war concluded, but ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Behind The Lions

    Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions

    by Stephen Jones, Tom English, Nick Cain ...
    Series Book 1 - Behind the Jersey
    For over 130 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a symbol of the ethics, values and romance at the heart of rugby union. To represent the Lions is the pinnacle for every international player in Britain and Ireland, and the dream of tens of thousands of avid fans who fol-low them. A Lions tour, undertaken every four years to the southern hemisphere, is more than a series of rugby ... Read more

    $10.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 'One Who Will':The Search for Steve Waugh

    by Jack Egan ...
    Steve Waugh's career is undisputedly the stuff of legend. As a player and as a captain he has reached the pinnacle of Australian cricket. His side has been compared to Bradman's Invincibles, and the media coverage following his retirement from Test cricket was reignited by his controversial naming as Australian of the Year for 2004.Many though, including Jack Egan, have long wondered about the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Churchill Warrior

    How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours

    by Brian Lavery ...
    A "truly exceptional" account of how Churchill's experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II ( Booklist).No defense minister in modern times has faced the challenges that Winston Churchill did during the Second World War. Fortunately, he had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services, which allowed him to assess their real needs—a crucial ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport

    by Titus O'Reily ...
    When it comes to sport, Australians are mad. Completely, irrationally insane. It’s the closest thing we have to a culture. From Don Bradman’s singular focus to Steven Bradbury’s heroic not falling over, sport has shaped our sense of self.But how did we get here? Part history, part social commentary and a lot of nonsense, Titus O’Reily, Australia’s least insightful sports writer, explains.Covering ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • No Holding Back

    The Autobiography

    by Michael Holding ...
    The autobiography of West Indies fast-bowling legend turned Sky pundit, Michael Holding, author of the award-winning Why We Kneel, How We RiseAs one of the fastest bowlers the world has seen, Michael Holding went by the haunting nickname 'Whispering Death', claiming 249 Test wickets. Despite having not laced his bowling boots since 1989, it remains a fitting sobriquet. As a commentator and ... Read more

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  • Pozieres

    the Anzac story

    by Scott Bennett ...
    In 1916, one million men fought in the first battle of the Somme. Victory hinged on their ability to capture a small village called Pozières. After five attempts to seize it, the British called in the Anzacs to complete this seemingly impossible task.At midnight on 23 July 1916, thousands of Australians stormed Pozières. Forty-five days later they were relieved, having suffered 23,000 casualties ... Read more

    $26.29 USD