Kokoda Spirit
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Kokoda Spirit
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Author : Patrick Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Release Date : 2009-11-03
Kokoda Spirit written by Patrick Lindsay and has been published by Hardie Grant Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-03 with History categories.
Celebrates the achivements of Diggers who fought battles along one of the most difficult pieces of terrain on earth, and looks at how the track has become a place if important cultural significance.
The Spirit Of Kokoda
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Author : Patrick Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Release Date : 2003
The Spirit Of Kokoda written by Patrick Lindsay and has been published by Hardie Grant Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Celebrates the remarkable achievements of the Diggers who fought battles along on of the most difficult pieces of terrain on earth. Most of the Australians on the Kokoda track were about 18 years old and most had never held a gun, let alone fired a shot, and were outnumbered six to one.
Walking With Ghosts In Papua New Guinea
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Author : Rick Antonson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-09-10
Walking With Ghosts In Papua New Guinea written by Rick Antonson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-10 with Travel categories.
Acclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson (Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark) tackles his most challenging adventure yet: a formidable trail through the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. Rick Antonson has traveled to parts of the world that are not simply exotic but sometimes damned near inaccessible. He has climbed to the summit of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, traveling beyond to Iraq and Iran and Armenia. He has undertaken an improbable overland journey to the ancient city of Timbuktu, an enlightening look into efforts to preserve the city’s priceless manuscripts. Now he has traversed the notorious Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, a country some call “the last wild place on earth.” The trail is a narrow, 60-mile footpath featuring rough jungle, 6,000 feet in elevation change, and punishing weather extremes. In a country unfairly locked in Western misperceptions, the track is inhospitable terrain yet home to hospitable indigenous peoples, who live among the rusting reminders of the Japanese, Australian, and American armies that clashed in some of the deadliest protracted combat of World War II. In Walking With Ghosts in Papua New Guinea, Antonson shares a journey of physical and mental endurance in his inimitable way, in the company of a mixed band of resolute adventurers, blending fascinating historical context with the tribulations of unexpected discoveries in faraway lands.
More Important Than Life Or Death
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Author : Peter FitzSimons
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2013
More Important Than Life Or Death written by Peter FitzSimons and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Journalism.
The Home Front
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Author : Patrick Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-04-11
The Home Front written by Patrick Lindsay and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-11 with History categories.
Forty-one Australian soldiers died in action over 20 years of fighting in Afghanistan; in that time more than 1400 veterans have taken their own lives. Veterans today are chronically over-represented when it comes to PTSD, depression, homelessness and suicide. Australians rightfully pause on Anzac Day each year to solemnly remember fallen soldiers, but are we forgetting our returned veterans whose personal battles continue every single day, and how did we get to this point? In this authoritative, compelling and urgent book, bestselling author Patrick Lindsay (The Spirit of the Digger and Fromelles among many) looks at the wide-ranging damage caused by training Australians to be fighting machines and then inadequately supporting them as they re-enter their communities. Featuring moving interviews with veterans and their families as well as a broader analysis of Australian military culture and government responses, Lindsay illustrates both the personal and societal costs of this dereliction of duty. The Home Front is a fascinating and rousing indictment of the culture of war, the thinking of those who wage it, and the cost to those who experience it.
Kokoda
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Author : Karl James
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-27
Kokoda written by Karl James and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-27 with History categories.
Kokoda: Beyond the Legend provides readers with a complete understanding of this major turning point in the Second World War.
Insight Guides Australia Travel Guide Ebook
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Author : Insight Guides
language : en
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Release Date : 2019-09-01
Insight Guides Australia Travel Guide Ebook written by Insight Guides and has been published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-01 with Travel categories.
Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of India, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like the Taj Mahal, Himalayan foothill and the Golden Palace, and hidden cultural gems like Shimla and Pune. - Insight Guide India is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring the golden beaches of Goa, to discovering the Himalayan hill stations - In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on independence, cinema and food, all written by local experts - Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning, and encourage venturing off the beaten track - Inspirational colour photography throughout - Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
Suburban Noir
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Author : Peter Doyle
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Release Date : 2022-10-01
Suburban Noir written by Peter Doyle and has been published by NewSouth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-01 with True Crime categories.
Nothing in the post-war decades reveals the underbelly of Australian life the way police records do. Small time heists. Failed robberies. Runs of bad luck. Payback. Love gone wrong. Drink, drugs and late-night assignations. Cops doing their job well. And badly. Plausible lies, unlikely truths. Murder and misadventure. In Suburban Noir Peter Doyle – author of City of Shadows and Crooks Like Us – explores the everyday crime and catastrophe that went on in the fibro and brick veneers, the backyards, bedrooms, vacant lots and pokie palaces of 1950s and 1960s Sydney suburbia. Extensive research into forensic archives, public records and the private papers of the late Brian Doyle (1960s detective, later assistant commissioner of police, and Peter Doyle’s uncle) also reveals important new information about two of the most famous crimes in Australian history – the Kingsgrove Slasher case and the Graeme Thorne kidnap-murder. 'A fabulous insight into violent crimes of the 1950s and 1960s through the eyes of one of Australia's then top cops, Brian Doyle, as interpreted and related by his nephew, true-crime writer, curator and crime aficionado, Peter Doyle. Often accompanied by great photos and drawings, each story is a gem that highlights the differences in criminal activity and police investigations in those days. Well researched and eminently readable.' — Mark Tedeschi 'A beautifully written and illustrated book about crime and crime scenes in Sydney during the 1950s and ’60s, some of them involving the author’s famous uncle, the detective Brian Doyle. It is a fascinating snapshot of the culture of Australia in those years, describing in words and images the cars, clothes, architecture, music, drugs, language and prejudice of the period. At times engrossing, macabre, absurdly funny and sadly shabby. The pictures are a mixture of crime scene photographs and Peter Doyle’s finely rendered pencil and ink versions of some of these photographs.' — Reg Mombasa 'With these shocking, at times heartbreaking, stories of very bad things happening to ordinary people, our foremost crime chronicler Peter Doyle shines his forensic spotlight on the schemers, slashers, killers and cops who have always lurked in the shadows of sunny Sydney suburbia.' — Larry Writer, author of Underbelly Razor: Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and The Razor Gangs 'Suburban Noir brings a hidden Sydney to vivid life, deep-diving into the forensic record to reveal a mid-century suburbia of undercurrents, secrets and lives gone astray. Meticulously attentive, compassionate and humorous: no one writes crime like Peter Doyle.' — Vanessa Berry ‘I devoured this book, which will appeal to lovers of Sydney’s history and to fans of Teju Cole’s Small Fates. Doyle writes about the way small flashes of violence reveal the id beneath the city’s ordinary places. Most excitingly, he insists that crime scene photography has its own moral aesthetic, bearing witness to sites where darkness has already won.’ — Delia Falconer 'In lucid, inventive yet artless prose, Doyle reveals Australian mid-century suburbia — specifically Sydney’s south-west — in a whole new light. Suburban Noir is a grainy, lyrical excavation of a landscape that might appear familiar to those who lived through it, or who have seen its myriad mostly idealised representations on screen.' — Fiona Kelly McGregor
Insight Guides Australia
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Author : Insight Guides
language : en
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Insight Guides Australia written by Insight Guides and has been published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Travel categories.
Insight Guide Australia is a comprehensive full-colour guide to the culture, history and people of this ancient and spectacular land. Our inspirational Best Of Australia section illustrates the country's highlights, from the iconic Sydney Harbour and Melbourne's vibrant music scene to majestic Uluru and beautiful Kakadu National Park - making sure you don't miss anything. Our unrivalled coverage of history, natural environment and culture provides an essential introduction to Australia's heritage and contemporary life, to complement the in-depth coverage of the arts, sporting activities and modern culture. The informative text, written by regional experts, is a pleasure to read and accompanied by stunning photography. The lavish magazine-style features offer a unique insight into Aboriginal art, surf culture, the Great Barrier Reef, and Australia's amazing endemic flora and fauna. All major sights are cross-referenced with the maps, and the travel tips section provides a wealth of practical information on how to plan your trip, as well as carefully selected hotel, bar and restaurant listings that direct you to the most authentic establishments.
Tourism Travel And Blogging
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Author : Deepti Ruth Azariah
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-11-10
Tourism Travel And Blogging written by Deepti Ruth Azariah and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Travel often inspires the creation of narratives about journeys and destinations, more so with the increasing availability of online platforms, applications for smartphones and tablets, and various other social media technologies. This book examines travel blogs and their associated social media as a form of self-presentation that negotiates the tensions between discourses of travel and tourism. As such, it addresses how contemporary travellers use online platforms to communicate their experiences of journeys and destinations, and how the traveller/tourist dichotomy finds expression in these narratives. Addressing the need for more in-depth analysis through a study of blogs, this exploration of networked narratives of an individual’s travel experience considers personal motivations, self-promotion, and self-presentation as key factors in the creation of both personal and commercial travel blogs. As this text applies concepts such as self-presentation and heteroglossia, it will be of interest to both students and scholars of tourism, new media, sociology, cultural studies, and discourse studies.