Tyne and Weird by Robert Kilburn
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'Since man uttered his first word he has been telling stories for entertainment, to serve as warnings and to simply pass the time'Huddled up against the end of Hadrian's Wall, the county of Tyne and Wear is known for its wealth of historical sites, for castles, the Venerable Bede, and stotty cakes. But ...Show more
Tea with Hitler - The Secret History of the Royal Family and the Third Reich by Dean Palmer
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
After the Second World War, war crime prosecutors charged two of King George VI's closest German relatives, Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Prince Philipp of Hesse, with 'crimes against humanity'. American soldiers discovered top-secret documents at Marburg Castle, exposing treacherous fami ...Show more
The Hitler Conspirator - The Story of Kurt Freiherr Von Plettenberg and Stauffenberg's Valkyrie Plot to Kill the Fuhrer by Eberhard Schmidt
$44.99 AUD
Category: History
Kurt Freiherr von Plettenberg (1891-1945) was the descendant of Westphalian aristocratic family, and a soldier in both world wars. The expectations, which he along with many of his later fellow conspirators of the 20 July 1944 plot to kill Hitler initially had of the Third Reich, are soon disappointed, ...Show more
Nimrod Boys - True Tales from the Operators of the RAF's Cold War Trailblazer by Tony Blackman; Joe Kennedy (As told to)
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Jet Age Ser.
Nimrod Boys is a collection of eighteen first-hand accounts of operating the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod - an aircraft which served at the forefront of the Cold War. As the first jet-powered maritime aircraft, it could reach critical points for rescues or for operational requirements in rapid time. Its outst ...Show more
Asia Minor, Syria and Armenia by Richard Evans
$44.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Roman Conquests Ser.
While conquering Greece and Macedonia the Romans defeated an intervention by the Seleucid Empire, the most powerful of the Hellenistic states founded by Alexander the Great's successors. Soon Roman armies crossed to Asia for the first time to carry the war to the Seleucids. Here they faced one of the mo ...Show more
The Little Book of Mary Queen of ScotsThe Little Book of Mary Queen of Scots by Mickey Mayhew
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal history. Her story reads like a particularly spicy novel, with murder, kidnap, adultery, assassination and execution. To some she is one of the most wronged women in history, a pawn used and abused by her family ...Show more
Byzantium - A History by John Haldon
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
The Byzantine Empire was one of the longest-surviving empires in world history, spanning nine centuries and three continents. It originated as the eastern half of the mighty Roman Empire, and established its centre at Constantinople, a glittering capital straddling the frontier of Europe and Asia. From ...Show more
Ukraine War - Volume 1 - Armed Formations of the Donetsk People's Republic by Edward Crowther
$49.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Europe@War Ser.
The title focuses on the armed formations of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the largest of the two separatist entities in the east of Ukraine. War in the Ukraine: Armed formations of the Donetsk People's Republic aims to provide an overview of their formation in 2014, present status, and combat eq ...Show more
Bennelong and Phillip: A History Unravelled by Kate Fullagar
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
The first dual biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian history – the colonised and coloniser – and a bold and innovative new portrait of both. Bennelong and Phillip were leaders of their two sides in the first encounters between Britain and Indigenous Aus ...Show more
The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time by Yascha Mounk
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
The origins, consequences and limitations of an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world. For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. It is no surprise then that many who passionately believe in social justice have co ...Show more
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St Clair
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'A charming, absorbing history that takes us on a journey from the silk roads to sportswear, from ruffs to spacesuits . . . I devoured this quietly feminist book' SUNDAY TIMES All textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to what the linen ...Show more
Saving Lieutenant Kennedy: The heroic story of the Australian who helped rescue JFK by Brett Mason
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: 1st
The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future president. On a moonless night in August 1943, a US torpedo boat commanded by Lt John F Kennedy, on patrol in Solomon Islands, was rammed by a Japanese destroyer. Left clinging to wreckage within sight of Japanese encampment ...Show more