Hanged For Hitler

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Tony Matthews

The True Story of Hitler’s Spies, Karel Richter and Theodore Schurch There were many spies, informants and double agents working during World War II for both sides of this major...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction
A Hard Day’s Night (BFI Film Classics)

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Samira Ahmed

Published by the British Film Institute, this book shows how a “film meant to capture a pop phenomenon became an enduring cinematic classic.”  The black and white film, A Hard...
Documentary, Music-Related, Non Fiction
The Burning Desire

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Geoff Plunkett

There have been innumerable number of books written about serial killers, but as retired historian and investigative researcher, Geoff Plunkett asserts, serial arsonists have been much neglected. Quite rightly the...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction
Postscript

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National Library of Australia

Life, Love and Loss in Australian Letters  It’s a rare occasion when a letter appears in our letterbox; according to Australia Post only three percent of their business relates to...
Documentary, History, Literature, Non Fiction
Female Guards of Nazi Brutality

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N Koster

When Ordinary Women became Architects of Atrocity Even though it is more than eighty years since the cessation of the Second World War, the history that is now coming to...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction
Against the Rising Sun

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Jeff Steel

An Australian POW’s Survival: From Changi to Nagasaki Volunteer Australian soldier Don Graham, part of the greatest military disaster in the British Empire’s history, like many returned soldiers, rarely talked...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction
Fuji: A Mountain in the Making

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Andrew W. Bernstein

(Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute)              Mount Fuji is one of the most recognisable mountains in the world. Part of the “Ring of Fire” that circles the Pacific,...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction, Science
Secret Maps

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Tom Harper .Nick Dykes. Magdalena Peszko.

How they Conceal and Reveal the World  For those people who love maps Secret Maps is the most interesting collection. It is unique in that it claims the 150 rare...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction
Laila’s Story

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Mij Tanith

Moving from overseas to settle in Australia is becoming more difficult, particularly for refugees from war torn countries, who often have great difficulty in acquiring the required paperwork.   Accomplished...
Documentary, Non Fiction
Dogs of War

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Nigel Allsopp

Guardians of the Battlefield: True Stories of Loyalty and Bravery Dogs have been used in warfare for thousands of years, with their roles evolving from sentry duties to combat and reconnaissance. Nigel Allsopp’s enlightening book ‘Dogs of War’ not only explores the unique attributes of these combat canines, which...
Documentary, Non Fiction
No Heil Hitler

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Paul Cieslar and Jeff Steel

A True Story of Faith, Courage, and Defiance in Nazi-Occupied Poland Award winning authors Paul Cieslar and Jeff Steel’s fascinating book ‘No Heil Hitler!’ is not only an inspirational memoir...
Documentary, History, Non Fiction
Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity

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Daniel Stables

Festivals are events that celebrate everything and anything, some with a history that goes back centuries and others that are of a more modern time, created from a myth, legend...
Documentary, Non Fiction