Laffin, John.
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Description
John Laffin was an Australian journalist, military historian and author of nearly 130 books.
Books
The face of war
Martha Gellhorn was a war correspondent for nearly fifty years. From the Spanish Civil War in 1937 through the wars in Central America in the mid-eighties, her reports reflected her feelings for people no matter what their political ideologies, and the openness and vulnerability of her conscience. "I wrote very fast, as I had to," she says, "afraid that I would forget the exact sound, smell, words, gestures, which were special to this moment and this place." Whether in Java, Finland, the Middle East, or Vietnam, she used the same approach.
Codes and ciphers
A romantic and practical history from ancient to modern times. Includes cipher messages with answers at the back of the book.
Guide to the Australian Battlefields of the Western Front, 1916-1918
A guide to the battlefields where Australians fought as part of WWI's Western Front and the war cemeteries where the fallen are buried. The author visited every location mentioned and provides intending visitors with useful information on travel and accommodation in each region. Includes map and index.
