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Tycoon's War
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 17.95Written by a master storyteller, Tycoon?s War is the remarkable account of an epic imperialist duel?a violent battle of the capitalist versus the idealist, money versus ambition, and a monumental clash of egos that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Americans. This incredible true story?impeccably researched and never before told in full?is... more...
The Inquest
eReads 2009; US$ 6.99In the time of Vespasian, just after Rome has crushed the Jewish Revolt, Julius Varro, a Roman Questor (an investigating magistrate )is commissioned to investigate the story that a Jew rose from the dead after being crucified in Jerusalem. Because the fast-growing Nazarene sect founded by the martyr's followers is becoming a threat to the stability... more...
Captain Bligh's Other Mutiny
Random House Australia 2010; US$ 18.08The rollicking story of two powerful and colourful men and the only military coup in Australian history.William Bligh is famous as captain of the Bounty, the ship he lost to mutineers led by Fletcher Christian. But few people know that Bligh was the centre of a later, much larger mutiny, when he lost not just a ship but the entire continent of Australia.... more...
The Great Fire of Rome
Da Capo Press 2010; US$ 25.00Acclaimed author Stephen Dando-Collins tells the never-before-told story of Rome?s famous fire that destroyed the world?s greatest city and its most notorious emperor: Nero more...
Crack Hardy
Random House Australia 2011; US$ 18.08Dando-Collins adroitly interweaves a compelling family history with the broader canvas of the Anzacs. Crack Hardy is a fine and important book.This is the true story of three Australian soldiers, the Searle brothers. One brother was killed at Gallipoli, another on the Western Front. One came home a decorated hero. Viv, a gifted poet who was planning... more...
Pasteur's Gambit
Random House Australia 2011; US$ 18.08A sensational episode in Australasian history that combined science, subterfuge, and scandal. The incredible, previously untold story of Australia?s role in the creation of the world-famous Pasteur Institute. In 1887, the desperate NSW Government of Sir Henry Parkes advertised an international competition for a biological cure for the rabbit plague... more...
Legions of Rome
Quercus 2012; US$ 34.99A landmark event in ancient history publishing: a complete account of every legion of the Imperial Roman army. more...
Taking Hawaii: How Thirteen Honolulu Businessmen Overthrew the Queen of Hawaii in 1893, With a Bluff
E-Reads 2012; US$ 9.99On a January afternoon in 1893, men hunkered down behind sandbagged emplacements in the streets of Honolulu, with rifles, machineguns and cannon ready to open fire. Troops and police loyal to the queen of the sovereign nation of Hawaii faced off against a small number of rebel Honolulu businessmen--American, British, German, and Australian. In between... more...
Caesar the War Dog
Random House Australia 2012; US$ 15.36This hero has four paws and a wagging tail! Based on the true stories of heroic military and service dogs who save countless lives.At the kennels, Caesar the chocolate labrador doesn't look special. But Corporal Ben Fulton sees something different - an intelligent dog whose curiosity will make him an excellent sniffer dog in the Australian Army. On... more...
Standing Bear Is a Person
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 18.00The only book about the landmark trial of the first Native American to be recognized legally as a person-"an eloquent reminder of a fight well fought."- Kirkus more...









