Russia: A History by Gregory L. Freeze
$42.95 AUD
Category: General History
The history of Russia - from Kievan Rus to Vladimir Putin Russia: A History cuts through the myths and mystery that have surrounded Russia from its earliest days, with startling revelations from classified archives that until comparatively recently were not even known to exist. A distinguished team of h ...Show more
The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic by Owen Davies
$50.95 AUD
Category: General History
This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient world to the globally successful Harry Potter films, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practi ...Show more
Into the Silence - The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
$35.00 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: good
If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the 26 British climbers who, on three expeditions (1921-24), walked 400 m ...Show more
A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
$39.95 AUD
Category: General History | Series: New York Review Books Classics
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim Algerians died in the conflict and as many European settlers were ...Show more
Mapping The World by Michael Swift
$49.95 AUD
Category: General History | Reading Level: very good
After an historical introduction, which includes biographies of the world's most important cartographers and a glossary of terms, four chronological chapters cover the period up to the end of the sixteenth century--the bulk of the book--the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Contains 200 ...Show more
Myths That Shaped Our History by Simon Webb (Contribution by)
$34.99 AUD
Category: General History
All nations and peoples have a body of legendary tales and semi-historical episodes which explain who they are and help to define their place in the world. The British are no exception and in this book Simon Webb explores some of the most well-known episodes from British history; stories which tell the ...Show more
Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World by Giles Milton
$34.99 AUD
Category: General History
'Brilliantly recapturing the febrile atmosphere of Berlin in the first four years after the Second World War, Giles Milton reminds us what an excellent story-teller he is' - Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny. Berlin was in ruins when Soviet forces fought their way towards the Re ...Show more
The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles Townshend
$49.99 AUD
Category: General History
In the aftermath of the horrors of the Irish Famine, the grim, distrustful relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom deteriorated into a generations-long argument about 'Home Rule'. The unprecedented nature of the Irish problem - with most Irish people wanting to break away from th ...Show more
A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next by Tom Standage
$29.99 AUD
Category: General History
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a timely and illuminating history of personal transportation, and how it has transformed the world we live in.Beginning around 3,500 BC with the wheel, and moving through the eras of horsepower, trains and bicycles, Tom Standage puts the rise of the car a ...Show more