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Shattered But Not Broken: The Story of Allan 'jamesie' James, a World War I Digger.
Coming from football fields in the Adelaide Hills Allan James, and his mates, volunteer for army service in the First World War. In Egypt hard training during the day across desert sands in the burning heat was hard work. However, at night, Allan and his friends find a bar where they can relax with cold beer and pretty, Egyptian women. The owner of the bar is a shady character who employs the lads to undertake shady dealings. But soon the troops moved off to war trenches in Gallipoli and then further afield to Belgium and Northern France.Allan James suffers mentally as his mates, and his first love, are taken from him by the bombs and bullets of the enemy. Participating in deadly fighting, h...
Seven Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable Tales of Tax Man
The ongoing saga of TAX MAN who, disguised as an insignificant Clerical Assistant Grade 1 named Clerk Kant, fights the evil of the world and upholds the principles of goodness, mother, meat pies and football. (A spoof on the stories of the well known super hero from Krypton.)
Across the Border - Nescar: Fire on the Border - Book 1 - Nescar Travels to Three Ancient Civilisations in Search of Trade Goods.
In 1900 BC Nescar is thrown out of home by an abusive father. He visits towns in Mesopotamia before falling in love with Roscanna, an Assyrian trader's daughter. Beaten by a jealous Prince Tindal, Nescar is forced from town where he links up with Tennisbar. Roscanna joins them and they travel to Kanesh to set up trading businesses. Unjustly thrown into prison, after two years Nescar manages to escape only to find Tindal has taken Roscanna, who thinks him dead. Forced to board a trading vessel, Nescar sails to Egypt where he encounters the plotters who had put him in jail. In an ambush Nescar displays his fighting ability and joins the Pharaoh's guard where he is instrumental in foiling a plot to place an unrecognised Pharaoh on the throne. Nescar finds Kumani abandoned in the desert and falls in love. They sail to Harappa in India where he helps to repel an attack from the nomadic Aryan army. On the way to Assur in Assyria Kumani is murdered and Nescar moves on with a heavy heart. He returns to his home town that soon finds itself under attack. Can Nescar escape and save the life of young Prince Sarramya?
Along the Border - Ashur and Gemekka
Taking advantage of confusion after a nearby battle, soldiers from Jericho attack a small village north of the Dead Sea. Two young children defend themselves and wound one attacker in the leg. Three adult villagers also survive to teach the children to live only for revenge and training rules their daily lives.Ashur and Gemekaa grow up as warriors but their feelings for each other blurs the need for revenge. Ashur expands his love-making skills with a city girl but he does not have the courage to tell Gemekaa the truth. Only after the adults have died do they finally leave the village to begin to seek the attackers in Canaanite towns along the shores of the Dead Sea.They go to Zeboim where G...
Across the Border - Nescar
In 1900 BC teenage Nescar is thrown out of home by a drunk, abusive father. He leaves Kussara with a disguised Prince Nunganili to visit several other towns in Mesopotamia. The Prince is taken back home by his father but returns to save Nescar and help him to find employment. Nescar survives as a baker and a labourer before falling in love with pretty Roscanna, an Assyrian trader's daughter. Brutally beaten by a jealous Prince Tindal, and his brothers, Nescar is forced from town where he links up with a trading caravan headed by Ferenis and Tennisbar.Horrified at the rough treatment Nescar received Roscanna joins the caravan and they grow fonder of one another as they travel to Kanesh. Rosca...
Whispers from the Sands: Trajian, a Roman Soldier, Is Plagued by Voices He Cannot Understand.
Trajian, a Roman soldier, is plagued by voices he cannot understand. Deeply concerned at having to leave behind thousands of his comrades to the mercies of the Parthians after the battle of Carrhae Trajian finds life difficult. Along with Gustinus, his best friend, and eighteen other survivors they are sent to Carthage to spy for Caesar. Trajian finds that at first drink helps to keep at bay the nightmares that bother him but when the whispers begin he thinks he is losing his mind. After years of spying it comes as a relief to sneak away and join in at the battle of Bagradas River but this too is a disaster with many legionaries killed and wounded left behind. It is not until Caesar comes to...
Murmurs on the Border - Ubar: Fire on the Border - Book 2 - Ubar Joins Nescar to Protect Sarramya
Having guessed the identities of eight dusty and weary travellers that wander into his home village, Ubar joins them to help regain the throne of Kussara for Sarramya. A growing bond between the two youngsters helps to bring about the success of their military venture and thus a crown for Sarramya. Nescar, a senior trusted advisor to Sarramya, is jealous of the newcomer and does his best to rid the court of Ubar. However, young Sarramya is wiser than many think and sets Nescar an important task which must include Ubar. Nescar oversteps the mark during a training exercise and beats Ubar viciously. Realising he was in error Nescar asks Ubar to become his second in command as they travel to Ass...
Along the Border - Ashur and Gemekaa
Taking advantage of confusion after a nearby battle, soldiers from Jericho attack a small village north of the Dead Sea. Two young children defend themselves and wound one attacker in the leg. Three adult villagers also survive to teach the children to live only for revenge and training rules their daily lives.Ashur and Gemekaa grow up as warriors but their feelings for each other blurs the need for revenge. Ashur expands his love-making skills with a city girl but he does not have the courage to tell Gemekaa the truth. Only after the adults have died do they finally leave the village to begin to seek the attackers in Canaanite towns along the shores of the Dead Sea.They go to Zeboim where G...
James Connolly, A Full Life
'Hasn't it been a full life, Lillie, and isn't this a good end?', were James Connolly's last words to his wife in Dublin Castle in the early hours of 12 May 1916 just before his execution for his part in leading the Easter Rising. James Connolly, the son of Irish immigrants, was born in Edinburgh. The first fourteen years of his life were spent in Edinburgh and the next seven years in the King's Liverpool Regiment in Ireland. In 1889, he returned to Edinburgh where he was a socialist activist and organiser for seven years. In 1896, at the age of 28, he was invited to Dublin as socialist organiser, founding the Irish Republican Socialist Party and editing The Workers' Republic. Connolly spent...
