Peter Doyle crafts compelling crime fiction, often centered around his distinctive protagonist, Billy Glasheen. His narratives delve into the intricacies of crime with a sharp eye for character and plot. Beyond fiction, Doyle has also illuminated Sydney's history through evocative collections of police photographs and criminal accounts. His work offers readers a gripping exploration of the darker aspects of society and human nature.
The Fight for the Dardanelles Strait
Focusing on the Gallipoli campaign during World War I, this book immerses readers in the experiences of soldiers at the frontline, highlighting their bravery and the profound sacrifices they made. It offers a vivid portrayal of the harsh realities of war, aiming to deepen the understanding of the historical significance of this pivotal battle.
The full history of Princess Mary’s World War I Christmas gift box. In 1914, Princess Mary, the only daughter of King George V, was just seventeen years old. Only two months into World War I, the young princess was destined to make her mark. She would send a Christmas gift to all those serving in uniform, “afloat and at the front.” With great determination, she set about her task to provide her gift to all those on active service.Beautifully illustrated and deeply researched, For Every Sailor Afloat, Every Soldier at the Front is the first full retelling of the story of the princess’s gift. Using original sources, texts, and archives, and illustrated with images of original surviving objects, this book unfolds the true story of the fund and its wider meaning. For anyone interested in the first Christmas of the war, this book offers new perspectives on the meaning of the gift to the recipients and the nature of the gift itself.
"The second book in a series of crime novels featuring Billy Glasheen and set in Australia post-1945"--
The Great War continues to fascinate more than 100 years after its outbreak. There is an abiding fascination in the uniform and equipment of the British Great War soldier. What was it like to wear? What were puttees? What does a gas mask look like? How heavy was the equipment? How did you dig a trench? These and other typical questions answered by Great War Tommy Owners' Workshop Manual in Haynes Manual style, providing a vivid insight into life during the Great War for the average ‘Tommy Atkins’.
In 1918, Percy Edwards was conscripted into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and sent to the front. He served there only three weeks before being killed in action, one of more than 700,000 British soldiers to die in the war. This book tells his story—and, by extension, the story of the British experience of the war.Drawing on a cache of letters found in a flea market a few years ago, Percy brings the experience of the final year of the war to life. Peter Doyle sets Edwards’s own words in context with war diaries, accounts of battle, and newspaper stories, using them all to weave a story for young readers of what it was like to find yourself suddenly in a foreign land facing grave danger with your fellow citizens. With illustrations by Tim Godden, Percy is an unforgettable account of youth and war.
The book is a reprint of a series of letters penned between 1868 and 1880, offering insight into the author's thoughts and experiences during that period. It captures the essence of the time through personal correspondence, reflecting on themes of identity, relationships, and societal changes. This unchanged edition preserves the original's quality, allowing readers to engage with the historical context and the author's perspective as it was originally presented in 1897.
Geology controls the outcome of battle, and no more so than during the trench warfare of the Great War; this new book by expert Peter Doyle, takes us through the details.
It was a war that shaped the modern world, fought on five continents, claiming the lives of ten million people.
"'Pulp Confidential' explores the thousands of original drawing, ephemera, letters, manuscripts, contracts and records in the Frank Johnson papers"--Foreword