An Australian commando's story of life and death on the frontline, FORGED IN FIRE takes us inside the secretive world of the Australian commandos.
'Prepare to be riveted by this extraordinary account from one of Australia's elite warriors. His firsthand experiences vividly recounted offer an unparalleled glimpse into the courage, strategy, and sacrifice required to be the best.' - Daniel Keighran VC
'A visceral and all too vivid account of war's chaos and destruction. You will never want to be in the fire that has so painfully forged Scott Ryder.' - Jack Thompson AM
'Scott is not famous; his chest is not bedecked with the grandest tin and ribbon. His voice is from among us rather than up on high. And his account of the DNA of the commando, the lesser sung super-soldier, is all the better for it.' - from the foreword by Chris Masters, author of Flawed Hero
Come along to the SMSA to meet RYAN BUTTA and hear about his latest history book, THE BRAVEST SCOUT AT GALLIPOLI which tells of Harry Freame who was the first Australian to die on secret service for Australia and was the first Australian soldier to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli.
Ryan's works of historical nonfiction look to reveal and understand the hidden and forgotten stories of Australia and the Australians who came across the seas to make their home here.
Abbey's will be there too for you to meet Ryan, buy your copy and get it personally signed.
The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli
The many lives and tragic death...
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Lest
Australian War Myths
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Rock and Tempest
Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its...
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Nuked
The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia's...
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The Battle of Long Tan
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Devil Been Walkabout Tonight
The Death of Burke and Wills at...
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Crawl to Freedom
Australian POW Escapes of World...
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Australian Independent Companies...
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The Lucky Country
Amazing Australian tales of pure...
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Madame Brussels
The Life and Times of Melbourne's...
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House of Lilies
The Dynasty that Made Medieval France...
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Tudor Children
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Assyria
The Rise and Fall of the World's...
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Emperor of Rome
The Sunday Times Bestseller
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Six Kings and the Making of the...
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Last Days of the English Republic...
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The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany...
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Night of Power
The Betrayal of the Middle East...
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the Sailors' Story: A Naval History...
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Victory at Sea
Naval Power and the Transformation...
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The Bayeux Tapestry
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Viking Armies
793–1066
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Herod the Great
Jewish King in a Roman World
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Black Witness
The Power of Indigenous Media
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Growing Up Indian in Australia
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Beneath the Southern Cross
Looking for Australia in the 21st...
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Critical Care
Nurses on the frontline of Australia's...
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George VI and Elizabeth
The Marriage That Shaped the Monarchy...
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Haywire
A Political History of Britain since...
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The Women Behind The Few
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Churchill's Challenges, 1918–1940
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The Private Life of James II
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Sing As We Go
Britain Between the Wars
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Legendary Lighthouses of Britain
An Illustrated Guide to the Sentinels...
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Five Days in London, May 1940
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Surveillance State
Inside China's Quest to Launch a...
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Napoleon's Library
The Emperor, His Books and Their...
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The Real Story of the French Revolution
Separating Myth From Reality
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Nazi Propaganda Through Art and Architecture
Creating the Myth of Hitler’s Third...
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Operation Chiffon
The Secret Story of MI5 and MI6...
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Clash of Crowns
The Battle of Byland 1322: Robert...
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The Box with the Sunflower Clasp
Uncovering a Jewish Family's Flight...
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Architecture of Survival: Reflections...
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Chaim Weizmann
A Biography
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Che Guevara
The Romantic Revolutionary
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Jerusalem Through the Ages
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The Quest for Power
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Against Erasure
A Photographic Memory of Palestine...
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The Eastern Front
A History of the First World War...
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The Traitor of Arnhem
WWII’s Greatest Betrayal and the...
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Left for Dead
Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival...
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Tokyo 1944–45
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The Umbrella Murder
The Hunt for the Cold War's Most...
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Soviet Cruisers 1917–45
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The Enlightenment and Original Sin
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Royal Navy Home Fleet 1939–41
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Barbarossa 1941
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Endgame 1944
How Stalin Won The War
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Women in Intelligence
The Hidden History of Two World...
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The Cactus Air Force
Air War over Guadalcanal
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Japan Runs Wild, 1942–1943
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Strike Up the Band
New York City in the Roaring Twenties...
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Poverty, by America
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Death, Dominance, and State-Building
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Did It Happen Here?
Perspectives on Fascism and America...
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1898 to the Present
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A New History
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Pathogenesis
How germs made history
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The Architecture of Modern Empire
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What’s Her Name
A History of the World in 80 Lost...
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How Would You Like Your Mammoth?
12,000 Years of Culinary History...
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Enemies of All
The Rise and Fall of the Pirates...
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Witch Trials
A Worldwide Chronology
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