Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern by Simon Winder
$34.99 AUD
Category: European
A personal guide to the Germany that the author loves. It describes Germany's past - and in doing so shows a country much like our own: Protestant, aggressive and committed to eating some very strange food. It includes an introduction to the hidden wonders of Germany. It gives an account of Germany's va ...Show more
Colditz: The Full Story by P R Reid
$19.99 AUD
Category: European
In Colditz: The Full Story, Major Pat Reid brings together his extensive research and many dramatic discoveries about the supposedly escape-proof prisoner of war camp. From all walks of life, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, German and Polish prisoners - as well as those from the British Commonwealth and ...Show more
The Last Duel: Now a major film starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer by Eric Jager
$19.99 AUD
Category: European | Reading Level: very good
The gripping, atmospheric true story of the duel to end all duels- a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife. Now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott. In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Paris mon ...Show more
Soviets in Space - Russia's Cosmonauts and the Space Frontier by Colin Burgess
$49.99 AUD
Category: European | Series: Kosmos Ser.
A beautifully illustrated history of the Soviet Union's leading role in the space race. In this deeply researched chronology, Colin Burgess describes the then Soviet Union's extraordinary success in the pioneering years of space exploration. Within a decade, the Soviets not only launched the world's fir ...Show more
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 by Roger Crowley
$29.99 AUD
Category: European
Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Co ...Show more