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HISTORY CAPTAIN COOK’S EPIC VOYAGE Geoffrey Blainey RRP $34.99 DUE APRIL 28 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Peter FitzSimons RRP $35.00 Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons’s trademarks. This is the story of the astonishing voyage of Captain James Cook and the Endeavour, written by our own Geoffrey Blainey to mark the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook’s claim to sovereignty. THE GHOST AND THE BOUNTY HUNTER Adam Courtenay RRP $29.99 PATHFINDERS Michael Bennett RRP $34.99 Pathfinders brings the skilled and diverse work of Aboriginal trackers not only to the forefront of law enforcement history but to the general shared histories of black and white Australia. When convict William Buckley fled for the wilderness he lived as a Wadawurrung man. But the outside world finally caught up with Buckley and what happened next saw the Wadawurrung betrayed and Buckley eventually broken. The theft of Kulin country would end in the birth of a city. The frontier wars had begun. MILITARY THE BATTLES FOR KOKODA PLATEAU David W. Cameron RRP $32.99 AUSTRALIAN CODE BREAKERS James Phelps RRP $34.99 This is the untold story of how a former Australian headmaster and his mostly female team cracked one of Germany's most complex codes, paving the way for the greatest Allied naval victory of World War I. Using letters, diaries and other first-hand accounts David W. Cameron has for the first time written a detailed, compelling and provocative account of what occurred at the northern foot of the Owen Stanleys in 1942. These are stories that deserve to be firmly embedded into the Kokoda legend. DUE APRIL WHEN TIME STOPPED 28 Ariana Neumann RRP $32.99 In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in war torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.  THE RATLINE Philippe Sands RRP $34.99 In The Ratline Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a Nazi fugitive, the love between Wachter and his wife and an insight into life in Rome and among American and Soviet spies active at the start of the Cold War. Give a gift card TRUGANINI Cassandra Pybus RRP $32.99 Truganini has become an international icon for a monumental tragedy - the so- called extinction of the original people of Tasmania. Her story is inspiring and haunting - a journey through the apocalypse. DUE MAY 1 UNDER FIRE Nick Brodie RRP $29.99 This is a history of Australia, measured by the gun. From bushrangers and soldiers to the many farmers and recreational shooters shooting animals and each other, the firearm is an inescapable part of Australia’s story and its characters. DUE APRIL 28 RADIO GIRL David Dufty RRP $29.99 All around Australia, former WRANs and navy men regard the woman they know as Mrs Mac with a level of reverence usually reserved for saints. Yet today no-one has any idea of who she was and how she rescued Australia’s communication systems in World War II. DUE APRIL 14 LETTERS OF NOTE: WAR Shaun Usher RRP $14.99 In Letters of Note: War, Shaun Usher brings together some of the most remarkable letters that encapsulate the human experience of war, from unimaginable feats of courage and compassion, to unthinkable episodes of violence and horror.. Available in-store and online collinsbooks.com.au