Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia.
Sumgglers And Sailors tells the dramatic story of European civilisation being carved onto the Australian continent, as observed through the windows of the various colonial Custom Houses. The early Customs officers were assigned to supervise trade and commerce, promote the manners and morals of their fellow pioneers and raise the all-important revenue for the colonial treasuries.
The Korean War has been the only conflict since 1945 in which the forces of the great powers have directly opposed each other; it was one of the biggest wars of the modern era
-This book present about the evolution of American air and space history and technology and relate them to evolving theory and doctrine in summary terms.
One of Australias most enduring and powerful traditions stems from its achievements on the battlefield. Australias military tradition is important both in its own right and as a dynamic force which has moulded the national character.
At ten to six in the morning of the 21st of October 1805, off Cape Trafalgar in the south of Spain, Napoleons French and Spanish fleet was sighted against the dawn sky, and men in the British fleet who were not on watch swarmed up on deck to look