Hachette Australia: 432 books
SAS Insider
An Elite SAS Fighter on Life in Australia's Toughest and Most Secretive Combat Unit
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
The true story of Australia's SAS and the soldier who was there from the start.
Clint Palmer has spent much of his adult life in the SAS and has fought in this elite military unit as it developed from its fledgling beginnings into the highly trained, specialised fighting force it is today....
Burke and Wills
The triumph and tragedy of Australia's most famous explorers
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller.
'They have left here today!' he calls to the others. When King puts his hand down above the ashes of the fire, it is to find it still hot. There is even a tiny flame flickering from the end...
44 Days
75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
'Brilliantly researched and sympathetically told, 44 DAYS is more than just a fitting tribute to brave but overlooked heroes. It's also a top read.' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the...
The Catalpa Rescue
The gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history.
New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators for Irish freedom from the English yoke - hatch a daring plan to free six Irish political prisoners from the most remote...
Commandos
Heroic and Deadly ANZAC Raids in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Amazing revelations and extraordinary exploits of Australia's elite secret warriors.
There was something unique about Australians and New Zealanders in war that prompted World War II Allied commanders to turn to ANZAC soldiers, sailors and airmen to carry out the most dangerous and virtually...
by James Knight
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
The fascinating lives and turbulent times of Henry Lawson and Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson - the two men who wrote Australia's story.
Today most of us know that Henry Lawson and Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson were famous writers. We know about Matilda, Clancy of the Overflow and the Man from Snowy River;...
Killer Caldwell
Australia's Greatest Figher Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter pilot.
Born and brought up in Sydney, it was obvious from an early age that nothing would stand...
by Bob Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Outback Survival is a timeless, practical run down on everything you need to know to survive in the outback.
Bob Cooper's incredible bushcraft skills have been developed through more than 25 years of experience in Australia's harsh outback. He has picked up tools of survival from the experiences...
The War Bride
A gorgeously romantic story of love, betrayal and new beginnings
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
LOVE. BETRAYAL. NEW BEGINNINGS. A young English war bride makes a new life in Australia in this gorgeously romantic story set on the stunning coast of Sydney by the author of THE SOLDIER'S WIFE.
January, 1920. Young Englishwoman Margaret Dalton is full of excitement as she arrives in Sydney...
What Makes Us Tick?
The Ten Desires That Drive Us
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
'Hugh Mackay is one of this country?s most perceptive social commentators' - Sydney Morning Herald
Insightful and engaging, What Makes Us Tick? helps to explain what drives us, concerns us and is important to each of us ? from Australia's leading social researcher, Hugh Mackay.
Dr Mackay...
Boom and Bust
The rise and fall of the mining industry, greed and the impact on everyday Australians
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
This is a cautionary tale. About greed, irresponsibility and failing to learn from the past.
Australia's mining boom is still talked about with a sense of awe. This once-in-a-lifetime event capped off 25 straight years of economic growth. Thanks to mining we sidestepped the worst of the Global...
by Esther Campion
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
From coastal Australia to Santorini and Ireland, a slice of warm, character-driven fiction in the tradition of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerney
Twenty years ago, Ellen O'Shea left her beloved Ireland to make a new life in Australia. Now, living in a small coastal town and struggling to cope...
by Peter Polites
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
Don't worry about the housing bubble, she would say. Don't worry about the fact that you will never be able to afford a home. Worry about the day after. That's when they will all come, with their black shirts and bayonets, and then you will see the drowned bodies and slit necks. And I would stand...
by Helene Young
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
`a thrilling story? Brisbane News
Intrigue, danger and romance in Australia's tropical far north.
Above the crystal waters of North Queensland, Captain Morgan Pentland patrols the vast Australian coastline. When Customs Agent Rafe Daniels joins her crew, she is immediately suspicious....