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Australia's involvement in World War II was extensive and significant, impacting the nation profoundly. Beginning in 1939 with the declaration of war against Nazi Germany, nearly a million Australians served in the conflict, engaging in campaigns across Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. The war's character shifted dramatically with Japan's entry, bringing the conflict to Australia's mainland. This led to a redirection of Australia's military focus to the Pacific, where Australian forces played a crucial role in halting Japanese advances.

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The Battle for Shaggy Ridge by Phillip Bradley
The Battle for Shaggy Ridge by Phillip Bradley
The Battle for Shaggy Ridge by Phillip Bradley
AU$18.00
Die Like the Carp: The Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever by Harry Gordon
Die Like the Carp: The Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever by Harry Gordon
Die Like the Carp: The Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever by Harry Gordon
AU$27.00
The Lady Was Not a Spy by Jim (Jungle) Davies
The Lady Was Not a Spy by Jim (Jungle) Davies
The Lady Was Not a Spy by Jim (Jungle) Davies
AU$150.00
Heroes Denied: The Malayan Harrier Conspiracy by Colin Frisch
Heroes Denied: The Malayan Harrier Conspiracy by Colin Frisch
Heroes Denied: The Malayan Harrier Conspiracy by Colin Frisch
AU$18.00
The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienale, the Man Who Made the Kokoda Trail by Robyn Kienzle
The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienale, the Man Who Made the Kokoda Trail by Robyn Kienzle
The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienale, the Man Who Made the Kokoda Trail by Robyn Kienzle
AU$17.00
The Heroes of Rimau: Unravelling the Mystery of One of World War II’s Most Daring Raids by Lynette Ramsay Silver
The Heroes of Rimau: Unravelling the Mystery of One of World War II’s Most Daring Raids by Lynette Ramsay Silver
The Heroes of Rimau: Unravelling the Mystery of One of World War II’s Most Daring Raids by Lynette Ramsay Silver
AU$23.00
Out of the Blue: A Pilot With the Chindits by Terence O'Brien
Out of the Blue: A Pilot With the Chindits by Terence O'Brien
Out of the Blue: A Pilot With the Chindits by Terence O'Brien
AU$25.00
Dive! Australian Submariners at War by  Mike Carlton
Dive! Australian Submariners at War by Mike Carlton
Dive! Australian Submariners at War by Mike Carlton
AU$26.00
The Golden Eagles by Peter Firkins
The Golden Eagles by Peter Firkins
The Golden Eagles by Peter Firkins
AU$45.00
Age Shall Not Weary Them: The Story of HMAS Perth by Yeoman of Signals Rowland G Roberts
Age Shall Not Weary Them: The Story of HMAS Perth by Yeoman of Signals Rowland G Roberts
Age Shall Not Weary Them: The Story of HMAS Perth by Yeoman of Signals Rowland G Roberts
AU$30.00
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: The Japanese Trust by Lionel Wigmore
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: The Japanese Trust by Lionel Wigmore
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: The Japanese Trust by Lionel Wigmore
AU$45.00
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Greece, Crete and Syria by Gavin Long
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Greece, Crete and Syria by Gavin Long
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Greece, Crete and Syria by Gavin Long
AU$45.00
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Tobruk and El Alamein by Barton Maughan
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Tobruk and El Alamein by Barton Maughan
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Tobruk and El Alamein by Barton Maughan
AU$45.00
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: The New Guinea Offensives by David Dexter
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: The New Guinea Offensives by David Dexter
Australia in the War of 1939-1945: The New Guinea Offensives by David Dexter
AU$45.00
Operation Kingfisher: The Cancelled Rescue Mission That Sacrificed Sandakan POWs to the Death Marches by Gary Followill
Operation Kingfisher: The Cancelled Rescue Mission That Sacrificed Sandakan POWs to the Death Marches by Gary Followill
Operation Kingfisher: The Cancelled Rescue Mission That Sacrificed Sandakan POWs to the Death Marches by Gary Followill
AU$28.00
Clive Caldwell, Air Ace by Kristen Alexander
Clive Caldwell, Air Ace by Kristen Alexander
Clive Caldwell, Air Ace by Kristen Alexander
AU$40.00
Descent Into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway by Peter Brune
Descent Into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway by Peter Brune
Descent Into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway by Peter Brune
AU$24.00
The Hunting of Force Z: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Richard Hough
The Hunting of Force Z: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Richard Hough
The Hunting of Force Z: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Richard Hough
AU$17.00
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Alan Moorehead by Tom Pocock
Alan Moorehead by Tom Pocock
Alan Moorehead by Tom Pocock
AU$22.00
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A Nation Grew Wings: The Graphic Story of the Australian-Built Beauforts of the Royal Australian Air Force in New Guinea by Burton Graham and Frank Smyth
A Nation Grew Wings: The Graphic Story of the Australian-Built Beauforts of the Royal Australian Air Force in New Guinea by Burton Graham and Frank Smyth
A Nation Grew Wings: The Graphic Story of the Australian-Built Beauforts of the Royal Australian Air Force in New Guinea by Burton Graham and Frank Smyth
AU$160.00
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Catalina, Neptune and Orion in Australian Service by Stewart Wilson
Catalina, Neptune and Orion in Australian Service by Stewart Wilson
Catalina, Neptune and Orion in Australian Service by Stewart Wilson
AU$47.00
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Catalina Squadrons: Recounting the Operations of RAAF Catalinas, May 1941 to March 1943 by Jack Riddell
Catalina Squadrons: Recounting the Operations of RAAF Catalinas, May 1941 to March 1943 by Jack Riddell
Catalina Squadrons: Recounting the Operations of RAAF Catalinas, May 1941 to March 1943 by Jack Riddell
AU$45.00
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The Search for the Sydney: How Australia's Greatest Maritime Mystery Was Solved by David L Mearns
The Search for the Sydney: How Australia's Greatest Maritime Mystery Was Solved by David L Mearns
The Search for the Sydney: How Australia's Greatest Maritime Mystery Was Solved by David L Mearns
AU$35.00
Piece of Cake by Geoff Taylor
Piece of Cake by Geoff Taylor
Piece of Cake by Geoff Taylor
AU$33.00
Under Two Flags! = Sous Deux Drapeaux! The Story of French Reservists Living in Australia, Who Were Called for War Service in Indochina, 1940-41 by Paul De Pierres
Under Two Flags! = Sous Deux Drapeaux! The Story of French Reservists Living in Australia, Who Were Called for War Service in Indochina, 1940-41 by Paul De Pierres
Under Two Flags! = Sous Deux Drapeaux! The Story of French Reservists Living in Australia, Who Were Called for War Service in Indochina, 1940-41 by Paul De Pierres
AU$55.00
Sea Prison and Shore Hell: The Cruise of the Raider Atlantis, From the Diary of John Creagh, Merchant Seaman by Roy Alexander
Sea Prison and Shore Hell: The Cruise of the Raider Atlantis, From the Diary of John Creagh, Merchant Seaman by Roy Alexander
Sea Prison and Shore Hell: The Cruise of the Raider Atlantis, From the Diary of John Creagh, Merchant Seaman by Roy Alexander
AU$30.00
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RAAF Radar in World War II: Pictorial I: Overseas Stations and Early Group at Radio School, Richmond NSW compiled by Norm Smith and Ed Simmonds
RAAF Radar in World War II: Pictorial I: Overseas Stations and Early Group at Radio School, Richmond NSW compiled by Norm Smith and Ed Simmonds
RAAF Radar in World War II: Pictorial I: Overseas Stations and Early Group at Radio School, Richmond NSW compiled by Norm Smith and Ed Simmonds
AU$35.00
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The Struggle for Europe by Chester Wilmot
The Struggle for Europe by Chester Wilmot
The Struggle for Europe by Chester Wilmot
AU$25.00
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The Bush Soldiers by John Hooker
The Bush Soldiers by John Hooker
The Bush Soldiers by John Hooker
AU$18.00
The Silent Service: Action Stories of the ANZAC Navy by T M Jones and Ion L Idriess
The Silent Service: Action Stories of the ANZAC Navy by T M Jones and Ion L Idriess
The Silent Service: Action Stories of the ANZAC Navy by T M Jones and Ion L Idriess
AU$25.00
Nemarluk: King of the Wilds by Ion L Idriess
Nemarluk: King of the Wilds by Ion L Idriess
Nemarluk: King of the Wilds by Ion L Idriess
AU$23.00
Bill and Horrie: Australia's Greatest War Horse and War Dog by Roland Perry
Bill and Horrie: Australia's Greatest War Horse and War Dog by Roland Perry
Bill and Horrie: Australia's Greatest War Horse and War Dog by Roland Perry
AU$24.00
Letters Home 1939-1945 collected and edited by Lurline Stuart and Josie Arnold
Letters Home 1939-1945 collected and edited by Lurline Stuart and Josie Arnold
Letters Home 1939-1945 collected and edited by Lurline Stuart and Josie Arnold
AU$23.00
The Personal Diary of Bertram L Witton: A/Leading Telegraphist, HMAS Sydney: September 1939 to February 1941 edited by Darryle Rush
The Personal Diary of Bertram L Witton: A/Leading Telegraphist, HMAS Sydney: September 1939 to February 1941 edited by Darryle Rush
The Personal Diary of Bertram L Witton: A/Leading Telegraphist, HMAS Sydney: September 1939 to February 1941 edited by Darryle Rush
AU$42.00
The Idle Hill of Summer: An Australian Childhood, 1939-1945 by Gavin Souter
The Idle Hill of Summer: An Australian Childhood, 1939-1945 by Gavin Souter
The Idle Hill of Summer: An Australian Childhood, 1939-1945 by Gavin Souter
AU$21.00
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The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean by Mike Carlton
The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean by Mike Carlton
The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean by Mike Carlton
AU$28.00
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Fear Drive My Feet by Peter Ryan
Fear Drive My Feet by Peter Ryan
Fear Drive My Feet by Peter Ryan
AU$18.00
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Desert, Bamboo and Barbed Wire: The 1939-45 Story of a Special Detachment of Australian Army Nursing Sisters by Frances Murphy
Desert, Bamboo and Barbed Wire: The 1939-45 Story of a Special Detachment of Australian Army Nursing Sisters by Frances Murphy
Desert, Bamboo and Barbed Wire: The 1939-45 Story of a Special Detachment of Australian Army Nursing Sisters by Frances Murphy
AU$21.00
Blamey: The Biography of Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey by John Hetherington
Blamey: The Biography of Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey by John Hetherington
Blamey: The Biography of Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey by John Hetherington
AU$28.00
Derrick VC by Murray Farquhar
Derrick VC by Murray Farquhar
Derrick VC by Murray Farquhar
AU$33.00
Dinkum Mishpochah by Eric Silbert
Dinkum Mishpochah by Eric Silbert
Dinkum Mishpochah by Eric Silbert
AU$23.00
A Bomber Command Survivor: The Wartime Reminiscences of a Bomber Command Pilot by Stanley E Harrison
A Bomber Command Survivor: The Wartime Reminiscences of a Bomber Command Pilot by Stanley E Harrison
A Bomber Command Survivor: The Wartime Reminiscences of a Bomber Command Pilot by Stanley E Harrison
AU$27.00
The Corvettes: Forgotten Ships of the Royal Australian Navy by Iris Nesdale
The Corvettes: Forgotten Ships of the Royal Australian Navy by Iris Nesdale
The Corvettes: Forgotten Ships of the Royal Australian Navy by Iris Nesdale
AU$75.00
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The Longest Siege: Tobruk the Battle that Saved North Africa by Robert Lyman
The Longest Siege: Tobruk the Battle that Saved North Africa by Robert Lyman
The Longest Siege: Tobruk the Battle that Saved North Africa by Robert Lyman
AU$18.00
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The Last Man Standing: Herb Ashby and the Battle of El Alamein by Peter Dornan
The Last Man Standing: Herb Ashby and the Battle of El Alamein by Peter Dornan
The Last Man Standing: Herb Ashby and the Battle of El Alamein by Peter Dornan
AU$23.00
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Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
AU$23.00
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A Small War: Corvettes: The 39 Through Fremantle edited by David Hummerston
A Small War: Corvettes: The 39 Through Fremantle edited by David Hummerston
A Small War: Corvettes: The 39 Through Fremantle edited by David Hummerston
AU$26.00
Kittyhawk Pilots by Cyril Ayris, Stan Watt and edited by Ross Haig
Kittyhawk Pilots by Cyril Ayris, Stan Watt and edited by Ross Haig
Kittyhawk Pilots by Cyril Ayris, Stan Watt and edited by Ross Haig
AU$43.00
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Six Aces: Australian Fighter Pilots 1939-45 by Lex McAulay
Six Aces: Australian Fighter Pilots 1939-45 by Lex McAulay
Six Aces: Australian Fighter Pilots 1939-45 by Lex McAulay
AU$29.00
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A Wartime Journey: Stuart Highway Heritage Guide by Howard Pearce and Bob Alford
A Wartime Journey: Stuart Highway Heritage Guide by Howard Pearce and Bob Alford
A Wartime Journey: Stuart Highway Heritage Guide by Howard Pearce and Bob Alford
AU$75.00
Of Love and War: The Letters and Diaries of Captain Adrian Curlewis and His Family: 1939-1945 by Philippa Poole
Of Love and War: The Letters and Diaries of Captain Adrian Curlewis and His Family: 1939-1945 by Philippa Poole
Of Love and War: The Letters and Diaries of Captain Adrian Curlewis and His Family: 1939-1945 by Philippa Poole
AU$21.00
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Darwin Dilemmas by Ron Brown and Pat Studdy-Clift
Darwin Dilemmas by Ron Brown and Pat Studdy-Clift
Darwin Dilemmas by Ron Brown and Pat Studdy-Clift
AU$25.00
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The Young Soldier From the Goldfields by Roma Wood
The Young Soldier From the Goldfields by Roma Wood
The Young Soldier From the Goldfields by Roma Wood
AU$17.00
Killer Caldwell: Australia's Greatest Fighter Pilot by Jeffrey Watson
Killer Caldwell: Australia's Greatest Fighter Pilot by Jeffrey Watson
Killer Caldwell: Australia's Greatest Fighter Pilot by Jeffrey Watson
AU$21.00
Fighters From the Fringe: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Recall the Second World War by Robert A Hall
Fighters From the Fringe: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Recall the Second World War by Robert A Hall
Fighters From the Fringe: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Recall the Second World War by Robert A Hall
AU$25.00
The Bulldog Track by Peter Phelps
The Bulldog Track by Peter Phelps
The Bulldog Track by Peter Phelps
AU$19.00
HMAS Sydney: Fact, Fantasy and Fraud by Barbara Winter
HMAS Sydney: Fact, Fantasy and Fraud by Barbara Winter
HMAS Sydney: Fact, Fantasy and Fraud by Barbara Winter
AU$23.00
Not To Be Shot at or Exported: An Airman's Letters Home 1942-1945 by Leslie Harold Sullivan
Not To Be Shot at or Exported: An Airman's Letters Home 1942-1945 by Leslie Harold Sullivan
Not To Be Shot at or Exported: An Airman's Letters Home 1942-1945 by Leslie Harold Sullivan
AU$28.00
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Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke, Into the Smother and In The Sword and the Blossom
Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke, Into the Smother and In The Sword and the Blossom
Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke, Into the Smother and In The Sword and the Blossom
AU$48.00
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The Home Front Family Album: Remembering Australia 1939–1945 edited by Sheena Coupe with Nancy Keesing
The Home Front Family Album: Remembering Australia 1939–1945 edited by Sheena Coupe with Nancy Keesing
The Home Front Family Album: Remembering Australia 1939–1945 edited by Sheena Coupe with Nancy Keesing
AU$23.00
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