{"title":"Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"aircraft-of-the-royal-australian-air-force-book","title":"Aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAircraft of The Royal Australian Air Force tells the story of the RAAF’s first one hundred years by describing the acquisition, operation, and service record of the multitude of aircraft types flown by the RAAF. The 176 aircraft types include the flimsy wood and canvas aircraft typical of World War I, through the technological advances during and after World War II, to modern fifth-generation, complex aircraft like the F-35 Lightning II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven before its formation Sir Richard Williams, the Father of the RAAF, had decided to employ an alpha-numeric numbering system to identify and account for each aircraft in service. This system started with A1, A2, A3 etc as each type of aircraft came into service. Each individual aircraft within each series was identified as A1-1, A1-2 and so on and the aircraft serial became known colloquially as the ‘A-number’.With some exceptions over the century since the A-number system started, aircraft entered RAAF service in broadly the sequence of the A-numbers, and so this book is intended to assist in charting the 100-year history of the RAAF by listing aircraft operated in A-number sequence, rather than by listing them by role (such as Fighter, Bomber, Maritime, Trainer, Transport etc) or alphabetically by name or by manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inclusion of a comprehensive Index and the Quick Reference Guide to aircraft by role is intended to facilitate the location of the entry for any specific type of aircraft for those who may not already know its A-number. Aircraft of The Royal Australian Air Force is a must have for all those who have served in the RAAF, those with a passion for military aviation and aircraft in general, and the broader members of the public wishing to gain an appreciation of the Royal Australian Air Force in its centenary year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMilitary and Cadet units can apply for a 30 day trading account by filling out \u003cspan style=\"color: #087cfc;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #087cfc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cadetshop.com.au\/pages\/account-application-1\" rel=\"null\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-message\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cadetshop.com.au\/pages\/account-application-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis application form\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnit Commanders or staff may also wish to review our Unit Fundraising program information which can be \u003cspan style=\"color: #087bfa;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #087bfa;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cadetshop.com.au\/pages\/sca-affiliate-empty-page\" rel=\"null\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-message\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cadetshop.com.au\/pages\/sca-affiliate-empty-page\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41245083402291,"sku":"4641","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0246\/8564\/1779\/files\/aircraft-of-the-royal-australian-air-force-book-4641-30823824228419.jpg?v=1694945410"},{"product_id":"campaign-series-the-battle-of-broodseinde-ridge-1917","title":"Campaign Series - The Battle of Broodseinde Ridge 1917","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCampaign Series - The Battle of Broodseinde Ridge 1917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Third Battle of Ypres - more commonly referred to simply as Passchendaele - is often remembered as a futile slaughter through the mud of Flanders, costing thousands of lives and gaining very little. While the campaign failed to achieve the grand strategic goals set out by its architects, in the midst of the British Army's slow progress hampered by torrential rain, a period of dry weather, coupled with excellent command and staff work and a little bit of luck, produced one of the most impressive tactical victories seen on the Western Front since the stalemate of trench warfare commenced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Battle of Broodseinde Ridge, fought on 4 October 1917, was a powerful display of how effective the British Army could be in taking and holding ground if its objectives were limited, the weather conditions were favourable and firepower was overwhelming. Three Australian divisions and the New Zealand division fought side-by-side, with British divisions on their flanks, and achieved most of their objectives well before midday. At the time, Broodseinde Ridge was one of the Australian Imperial Force's most impressive displays on the Western Front, but has not been as well remembered at the Australian feats of arms in 1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Battle of Broodseinde Ridge 1917 provides a narrative of this important battle, situating it within the context of the Third Battle of Ypres, analysing the plan adopted by the British Army and the composition of the combat arms that executed it. Crucially it emphasises the work done in the days preceding the battle, without which the impressive display of the Australian infantry would not have been possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Westerman completed his PhD at UNSW Canberra. 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Throughout most of 1942, the Australian Army fought a series of commando actions to keep the Japanese at bay in the Wau - Salamaua area of New Guinea. The Australian commando operation against Salamaua in June 1942 is still considered to be 'the perfect raid'. Following other commando actions at Mubo, the Japanese reinforced their troops at Salamaua in January 1943, and conducted a daring operation to capture Wau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvancing by way of a seemingly impassable track between the Australian outposts, a force of two infantry battalions reached the foothills overlooking Wau before coming up against a single Australian company of infantry. Courageously led by Captain Bill Sherlock this small force held the Japanese advance at bay for a vital 36 hours, allowing other Australian troops to be rushed in to defend Wau. 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The battle now is also one of the most controversial military episodes in Australian history. Unsurprisingly, Australians in the Twenty-First Century find the loss of over 1,700 soldiers killed in one 24 hour period confronting. Inevitably, some have reacted by seeking to find individuals to blame or accusing authorities of a 'cover up'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-desc-content\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-desc-content\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe commanders during the battle, especially the senior British commanders, are always a tempting target. Long dead and unable to defend themselves and clearly from a different age in which attitudes and social values are removed from our own, they are an easy target, especially to modern day critics who have never served in the military, let alone been in command of troops under enemy fire. 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The view across no man's land revealed lines of German barbed wire and a criss-cross of heavily defended trenches. Here and there the Australians could also see solid concrete pillboxes dotted around the landscape. In the centre of the battlefield sat a huge man-made mound of earth - the Butte. Once the stop-butte for an old artillery range, this dominating feature was fortified with machine-guns, laced with barbed wire and riddled with tunnels and dugouts.\n\u003cp class=\"productView-desc-content\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Polygon Wood was the second phase in the British forces' advance on Passchendaele. Success at Polygon Wood would place Broodseinde Ridge within the Second Army's reach. But the entire operation was almost blindsided by a German counter-attack on the eve of the battle. The critical situation on the Anzac Corps right was only saved by Pompey Elliott's 15th Brigade whose desperate efforts to contain the German attack and seize the Second Army's objectives turned a 'fine success' into a 'splendid victory'. But, as author Jonathan Passlow describes in Polygon Wood 1917, this was a victory that was by no means assured and in which luck would play its part.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Passlow graduated into the Royal Australian Artillery from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1994. He served in a variety of regimental and staff appointments before leaving the Regular Army in 2001. He completed his doctoral thesis in 2015, analysing the role of intelligence in the planning and conduct of the AIF's battles in the First World War. 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