In 1964, during the Far Eastern war euphemistically called 'Confrontation, ' British Royal Marine Lieutenant Charles Kirton makes a most extraordinary discovery amid the dense mangrove swamps bordering a river in Borneo. From this highly charged opening sequence, the story flashes back a century to 1867, revealing the truth behind this strange ......
A novel about eccentric 19th-century Englishman Alexander Hare: a trader and slave-owner in the East and a friend of Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, but Hare's chief claim to fame is as the creator of a harem of women from throughout Asia.
Tracing the development of Singapore in the years 1836-1854, against the background of the First Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion, Chasing the Dragon (Singapore Saga, Vol. 2) continues to vividly portray the lives of the early pioneers of the expanding port city.
Thomas Hodges of the East India Company seizes a chance at glory by being the first to venture ashore at the pepper port of Banten in Java, Indonesia, in 1608. Would he unlock the mysterious riches of Java for the English, or die forgotten with a Javanese kris or Portuguese poignard between his ribs?
Jess & Marcus meet due to an accident. He falls for her while nursing her back to health. After a mix up she is later arrested and transported. He follows her to Australia and later goes missing.
From Boer to World War: Australia's Baptism by Fire
There were many fine British officers in command during the Boer War and WW1, but this book is based on the ones who weren’t. Those, arrogant and inept at modern warfare, who sent thousands of Australian soldiers to the slaughter, using them as cannon fodder in a bloodbath of mindless commands, blunders and butchery. With their host of medals ......
Rick runs away to find himself. He discovers that there is much more to a person than what they look like, or who he thinks they are. He befriends an old Hobo swagman and eventually brings him into his family. The swagman, Jack, reveals his secret identity only after his funeral. As the Seekers song goes... "With a swag all on his shoulder, black ......
Luke Lockley and John Evans join Rev William Clarke on the state mineral survey. They find diamonds. Other mineral deposits are discovered and another boom is founded.
Joel and Hetty Walker live on a secluded farm on the Hawkesbury River: which becomes a haven for the protection of young convict women. A series of events brings Fran Rea to the attention of Hetty, and she is taken to the farm.
