On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney Harbour was attacked by midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy. An accommodation vessel of the Royal Australian Navy was torpedoed, and 21 sailors died. The midget submarines were hunted down, and two sunk.War had already come to northern Australia, and now the southern cities were made bitterly aware that the world-wide conflict had reached them. The midget submarine attack was only the beginning: gun strikes were made against land targe...

Uncover a forgotten battle off Australia's shoresThe official history of the Royal Australian Air Force claims that no enemy submarines operating off the Australian coast during World War II were sunk. But what if history got it wrong?In a fierce and decisive air action off the coast of New South Wales, RAAF Beaufort bombers engaged a colossal Japanese submarine over 100 meters long. What followed was a deadly duel between the submarine's anti-aircraft guns and the bombers'...

HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels.On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran.Following this action, The Sydney failed to return to port.An extensive search and rescue carried out, but the warship had disappeared with all 645 men on board. Whilst the battle lasted little more t...

Lethality in Combat shines a blazing light on the three most controversial aspects of military combat: the necessity of killing; the taking, or not, of prisoners; and the targeting of civilians. This book argues that when a nation-state sends its soldiers to fight, the state must accept the full implications of this, uncomfortable as they may be. Drawing on seven conflicts - the Boer War, World Wars I and II, and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and Iraq - the author cons...

The Truth of War unveils a penetrating exploration of the most contentious facets of military combat, delving into the necessity of killing, the complex decisions surrounding the taking or sparing of prisoners, and the intricate dilemmas concerning the targeting of civilians. With a profound analysis of seven significant conflicts, this book challenges conventional beliefs, arguing that war possesses its own set of rules that often diverge from society's established laws and value...

No-one will ever know what made him do it.In 1942, 18-year-old Edward “Teddy” Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS Armidale. Whilst on operation in the Timor Sea this warship came under heavy attack by Japanese aircraft. Armidale began sinking while swarmed by Japanese aircraft, strafing and bombing the stricken vessel and the crew who were desperately trying to Abandon Ship. The wounded Ordinary Seaman turned back to his gun,...

For the first time, acclaimed military historian Dr Tom Lewis OAM uncovers the full scale of World War II’s forgotten battles along our coastline.From German surface raiders laying deadly mines to Japanese submarines prowling offshore and enemy aircraft launching hundreds of attacks, the war on the coast stretched across thousands of kilometres—from Darwin to Hobart, from Townsville to Melbourne.This landmark book rewrites history, revealing a long and brutal...

So did not the atomic weapons bring about a great peace?Since the initial grateful acknowledgement of the success of the A-bomb attacks in ending World War II, there has been a steady reversal of opinion and sentiment: from a first hearty appreciation to a condemnation by many, of the United States for its actions.Atomic Salvation investigates the full situation of the times to a previously unplumbed depth. It examines documents from both Japanese and Allied source...

Stop apologizing, start thriving.Most black sheep are not broken or rebellious by nature. They are outliers trying to live by white-sheep rules. This mismatch results in wasted years, broken relationships, and quiet self-betrayal as smart people squeeze themselves into lives that never fit.In The Black Sheep Advantage, physician and entrepreneur Dr. Thom LeBeau shares the stories, lessons, and hard-won victories he has endured trying to be...

Stop apologizing, start thriving.Most black sheep are not broken or rebellious by nature. They are outliers trying to live by white-sheep rules. This mismatch results in wasted years, broken relationships, and quiet self-betrayal as smart people squeeze themselves into lives that never fit.In The Black Sheep Advantage, physician and entrepreneur Dr. Thom LeBeau shares the stories, lessons, and hard-won victories he has endured trying to be a white sheep, breaking his life i...

How has our higher education system become so corrupt and unsustainable while undermining our freedom behind closed doors?Imagine sending your conservative daughter off to your state’s flagship university. After six long years, not the four years you expected, she returns home with a bachelor’s degree in one of the “studies.” She returns home to live because she can’t find employment sufficient to support herself. As bad as that is, she is now a socialist, hates America, and blames...

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