The Carpet Wars by Christopher Kremmer
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
This tells of foreign correspondent Christopher Kremmer's, fascinating and timely account of over a decade spent living, travelling, and reporting from Asia, and the Middle East. During this time he formed an obsession with carpets and the 'perfect rug' - an obsession that saw him trace the threads of c ...Show more
A Brief History of the Druids by peter berresford ellis
$9.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author's interpretation of the facts is based on both archaeological and etymological findings. Peter Berresford Ellis sifts through evidence and, with reference to the latest a ...Show more
Return to Moscow by Tony Kevin
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Forty-eight years ago, a young and apprehensive Tony Kevin set off with his family on his first diplomatic posting, to Moscow at the height of the Cold War. In the Russian winter of 2016 he returns alone, a private citizen, aged 73. What will he find? How has Russia changed since those grim Soviet days? ...Show more
Revolution: The History of England (Volume IV) by Peter Ackroyd
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The History of England
The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the ...Show more
The Special Relationship: Australia and the Monarchy by David Hill
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
Australia and the British monarchy have always made for an odd couple: the young, rebellious, egalitarian nation wed to the ancient symbol of colonial power. How have the royals come to be as popular now as they ever were? David Hill tells the story of this relationship from the beginning. Many historie ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth-Century History by David Edgerton
$69.99 AUD
Category: History
From the acclaimed author of Britain's War Machine and The Shock of the Old, a bold reassessment of Britain's twentieth century. It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations, fr ...Show more
Auschwitz: A History by Sybille Steinbacher
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
At the terrible heart of the modern age lies Auschwitz. In a total inversion of earlier hopes about the use of science and technology to improve, extend, and protect human life, Auschwitz manipulated the same systems to quite different ends. In Sybille Steinbacher's terse, powerful new book, the reader ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam by Christopher Goscha
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'This is the finest single-volume history of Vietnam in English. It challenges myths, and raises questions about the socialist republic's political future' Guardian 'Powerful and compelling. Vietnam will be of growing importance in the twenty-first-century world, particularly as China and the US rethink ...Show more
Elizabeth's French Wars, 1562-1598 - English Intervention in the French Wars of Religion by William Heap
$44.99 AUD
Category: History
This book measures, for the first time, the scale and importance of the little-known dimension of English intervention during the French Wars of Religion of the late sixteenth century. Drawing from previously unused information and sources from England and France, William Heap looks at why and how Eliza ...Show more
Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
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Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny by Michael Broers
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Michael Broers brings this remarkable man to life, from his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland. Here is the incredible story of how one man's sheer ...Show more
Mysteries and Sea Monsters - Thrilling Tales of the Sea (vol. 4) by Graham Faiella
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Thrilling Tales of the Sea Ser.
The fourth of Graham Faiella's thrilling collections of tales gathers stories of mysteries and sea monsters. These chilling tales feature reported mysterious ghost ships, sea serpents, and terrible kraken, amongst other things, guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.