Hi Folks,

I have some exciting news – Beneath Hill 60 by Will Davies is now out. I for one am looking forward to have a good read of this one.

The story of the Australian miners and soldiers who tunneled under Hill 60 near Ypres and eventually broke through to create a new front line and enable the march to Berlin.

We all remember images from WWI of massive artillery barrages and soldiers crossing shattered landscapes towards certain slaughter. Beneath these killing fields of the Western Front, another war was taking place, a deadly game 30 metres down, played between thousands of troops. These were not infantrymen… but miners. Their mutual goal was to tunnel beneath ‘no man’s land’, under the opposing lines and destroy the German enemy from below. Unfortunately, the Germans had the same idea and were digging in from the other side.

Over 4585 Australian miners took part in this secret subterranean war, fighting under stress and conditions that terrified even the most hardened infantryman on the surface.

To coincide with ANZAC Day, the action packed story of Australia’s cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare – one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented, and mystifying conflicts of WW I will be told onscreen. This film tie-in book will tell the story not only of this secret struggle beneath the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science, but also share the exhilarating and horrific adventures of other soldiers and miners working along the front line.

Few on the surface knew of the brave, claustrophobic and sometimes barbaric work of these tunnellers.

The 1st Australian Tunneling Division was responsible for the mines set under ‘Hill 60′, a high point that dominated that part of the killing fields of Belgium. They were led by Captain Oliver Woodward who had started his mining career in Charters Towers, Queensland and went on to head BHP in Australia. His bravery and that of his men in guarding those underground mines and their subsequent massive explosions broke the gridlocked trench warfare that had continued for 3 years.

Through exhaustive research, Will Davies, has uncovered first-hand accounts of life for the tunnellers and soldiers at the front. In sharing their hopes, dreams, victories and disappointments he tells the broad story of day after day in the mud at the front line and uncovers the glorious spirit of these men who fought and died for their countries.

BENEATH HILL 60 is an unforgettable story.

Available for sale in our online shop: Click Here!

Also, the author Will Davies was on the radio (ABC Radio) discussing the book this week and his previous works.

Click here to listen to the podcast (mp3 format).

Good Reading,

Glenn and the Regimental Books Team

G’Day Folks,

Things here certainly have been busy due to growth of our business. Part of this growth also includes getting into the collectible side of Australian military history – things such as medals, badges, patches, uniforms, helmets, bayonets etc.

So if you are looking for some extra cash, we are always looking to pay good money for these items (especially for World War 1 and 2 uniforms)

If you have some for sale, drop us an email or give us a call on 07-3865-2615.

Glenn and the Regimental Books Team

Hi Guys,

Just a quick post – we will be offering some low cost e-Book unit history books for instant purchase and downloading.

Stay tuned to the blog and online shop as these will be available very soon.

Glenn and the Regimental Books Team

Hi Everyone,

I have some very exciting news for you all – we have finally received copies of some Australian unit history books that have previously been only available to collectors, hard to find and generally expensive.

We now have in stock some awesome titles such as “The History of the Fourteenth Battalion A.I.F.”, “History of the 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force”, ” The Thirty-Seventh : history of the Thirty-Seventh Battalion A.I.F.” and many, many more. This is really exciting as that means we will have copies of nearly all the World War 1 battalion histories in stock. We also have more titles on the way and they should arrive within days.

Many Australians today are interested in the hard fought campaigns of their fathers and grandfathers.

Are you looking to discover the military service of a relative or uncover the details of a hard fought battle?

If so, then these reprints are for you – concise, affordable and now available! Check out these titles and others (we have Australia’s largest selection of Australian unit history books) at our online shop:

http://www.regimental-books.com.au/shop

and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter. We do Twitter only specials from time to time.

http://www.twitter.com/regimentalbooks

Good Reading!

Glenn and the Regimental Books Team