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Kokoda Spirit
  

Kokoda Spirit (Paperback)

By Lindsay, Patrick

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In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along the Kokoda Track. The Battle for the Kokoda Track is Australia's Alamo. Seventy years on, it is hard to imagine what those young men endured for freedom ...

ISBN 9781742703602
Published 3 February 2012 by Hardie Grant Books
Interest Age Young Adults
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War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima
  

War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima (Paperback)

By Overy, Richard

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Looks at the relentless war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of the eventual Allied victory in World War II. This title tells the story of the heroic actions of the men who toiled on the islands which eventually resulted in victory for the Allies ...

ISBN 9781780971384
Release Date 7 June 2012 by CARLTON BOOKS LTD
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The Pacific War: Japan's War with Asia and the West
 

The Pacific War: Japan's War with Asia and the West (Hardback)

By Cook, Theodore

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Part of the Warfare and history series, this history of the Pacific theatre of World War II gives particular attention to the Japanese experience and the indigenous populations.

ISBN 9781857286625
Published 1 December 2010 by Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Series Warfare and History
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Canceur du Tropique, Le
 

Canceur du Tropique, Le (Paperback)

By Pomery, Julie

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France has carried out over 200 nuclear tests in the French Polynesia. The first took place above the Moruroa atoll on July 2 1966 and the last as recently as 1996. These tests have had a devastating effect on the ecology and health of those living and working in the atolls. The ...

ISBN 9781907112126
Published 30 September 2010 by Trolley Books
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Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War
  

Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Leckie, Robert

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From the World War II veteran and New York Times -bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal.

ISBN 9780553386912
Published 10 December 2010 by Random House
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The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienzle - The Man Who Made the Kokoda Track
 

The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienzle - The Man Who Made the Kokoda Track (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Kienzle, Robyn

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If one person made the Kokoda Track that man was Bert Kienzle. Part Samoan and German/English, born in Fiji and raised in Germany and Australia, he was managing a rubber plantation and gold mine in Papua New Guinea at the outbreak of WWII.

ISBN 9780733627637
Published 26 July 2011 by Hachette
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36 Days: The Untold Story of the Anzac Assault, 25th April 1915

36 Days: The Untold Story of the Anzac Assault, 25th April 1915 (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Dolan, Hugh

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Using a host of previously unpublished material and research, the author has re-examined the assault itself, giving us a day-by-day account of the build up to the landing that shows a very different side to the Gallipoli story.

ISBN 9781405039857
Published 1 August 2010 by Pan Macmillan
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Ninja AD 1460-1650

Ninja AD 1460-1650 (Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Turnbull, Stephen; Illustrated by Reynolds, Wayne

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The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of feudal Japan. This title provides an account of the Ninja, detailing methods of daily life, training, hiring, combat use and secret operations. Also covered are the Ninja's use and knowledge of poisons, medicines and charms.

ISBN 9781841765259
Published 19 February 2003 by Osprey Publishing
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The Pitcairners
   

The Pitcairners (Paperback, 2007 reprint)

By Nicolson, Robert

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This is a history of the people of Pitcairn Island over the last two hundred years. The first inhabitants were a group Tahitian and English men and women who found safe haven on the island after the Bounty mutiny. This account tells of the "racism and greed" that dominated their ...

ISBN 9780908597284
Published 31 January 1997
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Series Pasifika Library
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Strategic Atolls: Tuvalu and the Second World War: Tuvalu and the Second World War
  

Strategic Atolls: Tuvalu and the Second World War: Tuvalu and the Second World War (Paperback)

By McQuarrie, Peter

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ISBN 9780958330053
Published 28 March 2008 by Institute of Pacific Studies
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