Power Crisis: The Self-Destruction of a State Labor Party by Rodney Cavalier
$34.95 AUD
Category: History
Written by former minister and Labor historian Rodney Cavalier, Power Crisis is an explosive account of the self-destruction of the New South Wales Labor government, which has seen a turnover of four premiers in five years, and is heading for rejection and even humiliation by voters at the next state el ...Show more
The Quest for Justice by Ken Crispin
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
What is justice? How does our legal system work? And how can we trust a system that is so changeable and widely criticised? These are some of the fundamental questions that former Supreme Court judge Ken Crispin sets out to answer in this enlightening and thought-provoking book. The law is one of the co ...Show more
Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life by Martin Meredith
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind and the dawn of civilisation. Through a century of archaeological investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding of the beginnings of human life, although vital clues still remain hidden. I ...Show more
1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History by R. G. Grant
$65.00 AUD
Category: History
From small-scale battles of the ancient world to devastating modern conflicts, this book provides a definitive and comprehensive record of the armed combats that have shaped the political and cultural landscape of the world in which we live. 1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History is an essentia ...Show more
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Pre-read / Used. Fair to Good Condition. inscription in front cover. spine creasing. He raises hackles or receives resounding cheers, he's loved or hated but never ignored. Christopher Hitchens is possibly the most provocative writer of our time, fearless and forthright with no subject off limits. T ...Show more
The World at War: The Landmark Oral History from the Previously Unpublished Archives by Richard Holmes
$19.95 AUD
Category: History
"The World at War" is the definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants - from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals. First broadcast in 1973, the result was a unique and irreplaceable record sin ...Show more
Berlin: The Downfall 1945: The Number One Bestseller by Antony Beevor
$26.95 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks ...Show more
'I Have a Dream': Inspiring Words and Thoughts from History's Greatest Leaders by Terry Breverton
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
'I Have a Dream' is an anthology of history's most inspiring words and thoughts from history's greatest leaders from all ages and nations. Each of the 370 quotations is accompanied by an extended annotation that tells the story of the speaker or explains the circumstances that gave rise to the quotation ...Show more
Rome by Robert Hughes
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates the ancient Rome of Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Cicero, Martial and Virgil. With the artistic blossoming of the Renaissance, he casts his unwavering critical eye ov ...Show more
On Dangerous Ground : A Gallipoli Story by Bruce Scates
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In 1915 Lt Roy Irwin goes missing at Gallipoli. The young woman who loves him, and the men who fought beside him, begin their search. In 1919, historian CEW Bean returns to Anzac Cove with artist George Lambert and soldier Harry Vickers to solve the greatest mystery of the campaign, to discover Gallipol ...Show more
Missionary Position: Mother Teresa In Theory And Practice by Christopher Hitchens; Thomas Mallon (Foreword by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous and searing study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa--and it is now available as a Signal deluxe paperback. A Nobel Peace Prize recipient canonized by the Catholic Church ...Show more
Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived by Andrew Wilson
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart and the 1,500 men, women and children struggled to stay alive in the freezing Atlantic, the sea was alive with the sound of screaming. Then, as the ship sank to the ocean floor and the passengers slowly died from hypot ...Show more