On all fronts: Australia’s World War II. Jim Haynes. 2010.

World War II was the most defining moment in Australia’s history, with more than a million Australians serving in campaigns around the world. On All Fronts looks at the key milestones of Australia’s participation n the major theatres of World War II, from the tenacity of the Rats of Tobruk to the bitter battles of Greece and Crete, and the allied triumph at El Alamein.

Once Japan entered the war, the Australians were called to serve in the Pacific, bravely doing their duty when Singapore fell and struggling against a fierce and unrelenting enemy on the notorious Kokoda Track. The realities of war finally came to Australia and Sydney Harbour came under attack from Japanese midget submarines.