Big Sky Publishing: 104 books

Alex's Wellington, a twin-engine bomber, was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalised with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying four years he was held captive, Alex kept a secret diary. This book reproduces his diary...

An inspirational and motivating book that shows how three "golden rules" can be used to accelerate results and set exciting and inspiring goals - not only when investing in property or shares, but also in business and all areas of life. Much more than just another investment book, Take a Financial Leap...

A collection of stories that are entertaining emotional and humorous Soldiers Tale is a wonderful tribute to the Aussie digger. Australian soldiers share their stories and anecdotes from World War One to the modern day conflict the stories that are usually saved for Anzac Day or a catch-up with mates...

Red Zone Baghdad provides fascinating insights into the conditions on the ground in a theatre of war that has seen more than 20,000 men and women of the Australian Defence Force serve between 2003 and 2009. Set against a backdrop of sectarian terror, Marcus describes his tour of service deployed as an...

The fifth book in the series features the two men known as "Captain Starlight". Both were bushrangers who travelled widely across the country in the second half of the 19th Century, and although their backgrounds and their crimes differed greatly, they are linked by their connection with a character...

From his cage in a putrid, overcrowded Indian gaol, Paul Jordan reflects on a life lived on the edge and curses the miscalculation that robbed him of his freedom. His childhood, marred by the loss of his father and brother, produce a young man hell bent on being the best of the best an ambition he achieves...

Soldiers Tales 2 is a unique collection of personal accounts told by soldiers or relatives who have lived with their stories. Spanning the period from World War I through to the conflicts of the modern era, these stories are a mixture of the humorous and the intensely emotional. This collection is unmistakably...

From the terror of a young soldier fighting far from home to exhilaration in Antartica far from the rest of the world, Ice Journey is a story of vivid landscapes and adventure before ending in a shocking, heart-wrenching final twist. While the ghosts of Vietnam still exist for Dave, Ice Journey is an invitation to share the experiences that helped save him.

On the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company...

Rwanda is no stranger to violence. In 1994, an orgy of killing swept across the tiny land-locked nation and genocide - the size and magnitude unseen since the Hitler horrors of WWII, erupted. Around one million men, women and children were mercilessly shot, hacked to death or burnt alive. To alleviate...

Did the men of the Light Horse shoot their horses rather than see them sold off to the hated Gippos? Was Alfred Gaby VCs eerie studio portrait actually taken after his death? Did the AIF fight the war on an unrelieved diet of bully beef and biscuits?Graham Wilsons Bully Beef and Balderdash shines a critical...

A Long Way Home is Charles riveting story about serving in WWII, from his capture by the Germans, and his remarkable five escape attempts, to the joy of his eventual return home to Australia with his Russian war bride.

On the morning of 3 January 1941 Australians of the 6th Division led an assault against the Italian colonial fortress-village of Bardia in Libya not far from the Egyptian-Libyan frontier. The ensuing battle was the second of the First Libyan Campaign but the first battle of the Second World War planned...

Every 29 seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with cancer and, in an instant, they have to come to terms with a whole new future. What I Wish I Knew about Cancer talks with survivors, pre-viviors, partners, husbands, wives, children, researchers, and medical professionals and asks them all, If...