Disney's Hercules (Cathy East Dubowski)

Disney's Hercules

Cathy East Dubowski

Blurb: A hero of truly epic proportions.

Young Hercules knew he didn't fit in with the other kids his age, who called him Jerk-ules. But he had no idea he was the son of the all-powerful god Zeus. When he was born, Pain and Panic, Hades not-so-bright helpers, transformed Hercules into a mortal instead of actually killing him.

Once Hercules uncovers his past, he is on a quest to become a hero, thus immortal. But Hades has other plans for the Wonder Boy. As Herc proves himself stronger than anything Hades can throw at him, he finally realises that a true hero is not measures by the size of his strength but the strength of his heart.

Based on the Walt Disney Pictures movie, this heroic and humorous novel contains eight pages of full-colour still from the animated film.

ISBN: 1854718932 (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Claremont 

Pages: 84 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Fan page on the author

3. Review of the book

4. Buy from Barnes & Noble

5. Wikipedia page for the film

Australian War Classics (Various)

Australian War Classics 

Various

Blurb: Four timeless accounts

We Were the Rats - Lawson Glassop

Glassop compellingly captures all the fear, bravery and determination of the so-called 'Rats of Tobruk' - the Australian soldiers who found themselves under protracted siege on the North African coast. We Were the Rats is a novel that paints a quintessential portrait of the fiercely independent and intrinsically larrikin Aussie Digger.

Desert Siege - Chester Wilmot

Tobruk, like Gallipoli, holds a special place in Australia's war annals. Wilmot's gripping account of how the Australian Imperial Force helped hold the besieged coastal fortress against the superior might of the Germans is based on personal observation, official documents, and eyewitness accounts - from both sides.

Behind Bamboo - Rohan D. Rivett

Rivett's saga of life as a Japanese prisoner of war, including the hell of his days on the infamous Burma-Thailand Railway, is brutal in its honesty, haunting in its realism and alive with the Australian POW's indomitable will to survive.

The Ridge and the River - T.A.G. Hungerford

Hungerford's tautly written novel, based on  his own experiences as a commando on Bougainville, recreates the ordeal of face-to-face confrontation with the enemy - and the unassailable Aussie humour and the triumph of sheer guts over the constant fear and group tensions intrinsic to jungle warfare.

ISBN: 0734305222 (Hardback)

Year: 1944 / 1946 / 1952

Publisher: Claremont

Pages: 1243 (Fiction / Non-Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Dymocks

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Australian War Memorial

4. TV Series dealing with Australian's at War

5. Photos of Australian War Graves