Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors by Adrian Goldsworthy
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Philip and Alexander of Macedon transformed a weak kingdom in northern Greece into a globe-spanning empire. In so doing, they changed the course of history. By the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had eclipsed the power of Persia, crossed the Hindu Kush and marched into what is now Pakistan, ...Show more
East Indies: The 200 Year Struggle Between Portugal, the Dutch East India Co. and the English East India Co. for Supremacy in the Eastern Seas by Ian Burnet
$29.95 AUD
Category: Asian
East Indies follows the trade winds, the trade routes, and the port cities across the East Indies and the Orient. High finance, piracy, greed, ambition, double dealing, exploitation all is here. Driven by the search for spices, silks, gold, silver, porcelains, and other oriental goods, the Portuguese tr ...Show more
Wrens of World War II: Bletchley's Secret Source by Peter Hore
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
The World War II codebreaking station at Bletchley is well known and its activities documented in detail. Its decryption capabilities were vital to the war effort, significantly aiding Allied victory. But where did the messages being deciphered come from in the first place? This is the extraordinary unt ...Show more
Relics: A History of the World Told in 133 Objects by Jamie Grove
$49.99 AUD
Category: General History
Start your personal museum at home with Relics: A History of the World Told in 133 Objects--from Ancient Rome to Dracula's Home. Starting with a fragment of an asteroid that's literally older than our earth itself, and ending with the latest technology, this is a history of the world as you've neve ...Show more
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan
$45.00 AUD
Category: General History
From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times bestselling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Revol ...Show more
Elizabeth - Queen and Crown by Sarah Gristwood
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
An internationally admired figure, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the most high-profile monarch in the world, enjoying enduring and wide-ranging popularity. Spanning from 1926 to the present day, Elizabeth The Queen and the Crown reveals the story behind Britain's longest-reigning monarch's extraord ...Show more
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor
$55.00 AUD
Category: European
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance agains ...Show more
Vietnam: The Complete Story of the Australian War by Bruce Davies
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian History
Vietnam remains one of most controversial and difficult wars that has been fought. On the 50th anniversary of Australia's first involvement comes Vietnam: The Complete Story of the Australian War, for anyone who wishes to understand why Australia went to war, and wants to make sense of the intensely unr ...Show more
The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings, Simon Jenkins
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military
<b><i>The Battle for the Falklands </i>is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history from journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings and political editor Simon Jenkins.</b> Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home. The ...Show more
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey; Ben Miller
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
An unconventional history of homosexuality. Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled with queer people whose sexualities and/or dastardly deeds have been overlooked. We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks fo ...Show more
Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive by PARKINSON RICHARD
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Tutankhamun offers an intimate insight into the records of one of the world's most famous archaeological discoveries. In 1922, as Egypt became an independent nation, the tomb of the young king Tutankhamun was discovered. It was the first known intact royal burial from ancient Egypt, and the excavati ...Show more
The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre by Peter Beilharz, Sian Supski
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Stuart Macintyre was an eminent figure within the world of Australian history scholarship for 45 years. This collection of essays and responses revisits and extends this extraordinary life of achievement and engagement. Leading scholars write here of Macintyre's contribution to understanding radicalism ...Show more