by robert@robertmacklin.com | Jul 12, 2012 | My Books
one false move ‘i held my breath. i endeavoured to moisten my lips with the piece of blotting paper that had been my tongue. never have i known two minutes to take such a long time to pass.’one false move is the previously untold story of a small band of...
by robert@robertmacklin.com | Jun 26, 2012 | My Books
the great australian pie the delightful and fascinating story of the rise of australias favourite comestible from its earliest days to the current peak of popularity with our annual consumption of more than 400 million golden pies. it not only traces its foundations...
by robert@robertmacklin.com | Apr 25, 2012 | My Books
bravest how some of australia’s greatest war heroes won their medalsonly 96 australians have been awarded the vc – and 14 the george cross – in conflicts from the boer war to vietnam.but what is it that makes these remarkable soldiers to risk...
by robert@robertmacklin.com | Apr 25, 2012 | My Books
the battle of brisbane for two days in november 1942, the city of brisbane became a war zone when australian servicemen attacked american troops. at the height of savage fighting on thanksgiving day, an american military policeman shot dead an australian war hero and...
by robert@robertmacklin.com | Apr 25, 2012 | My Books
kill the tiger in the last few months of 1944, a group of british and australian commandos set off on the biggest behind-the-lines operation of the pacific war. their mission: to devastate singapore harbour by destroying the japanese ships at anchor. operation rimau...
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