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Bill and Horrie: Australia's Greatest War Horse and War Dog by Roland Perry
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Two bestselling stories of Australian animals during wartime, now in one volume.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Inca Empire: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Incas and Other Ancient Peoples of South America with More Than 1 by David M. Jones
$14.99 AUD
$29.99 (50% off)
Category: History
A sumptuously illustrated history of the politics, art, architecture, mythology and legends of the Incas.
The Complete Illustrated History of the Ancient Inca Empire: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Incas and Other Ancient Peoples of South America with More Than 1000 Photographs by DAVID JONES
$19.99 AUD
$49.99 (60% off)
Category: History
This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the Incas and other ancient people of South America with more than 1000 photographs. It provides an exploration of the political and social history, art, architecture and mythology of the lost cultures of the Andes. It presents an in-depth history of the ancient p ...Show more
The Printer and the Preacher: Ben Franklin, George Whitefield, and the Surprising Friendship that Invented America by PETERSEN, RANDY
$9.99 AUD
$44.99 (77% off)
Category: History
They were the most famous men in America. They came from separate countries, followed different philosophies, and led dissimilar lives. But they were fast friends. No two people did more to shape America in the mid-1700s.Benjamin Franklin was the American prototype: hard-working, inventive, practical, f ...Show more
2020 When the World Lost Its Balance - Living in Covid by Kristina McGhee (Editor)
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
An anthology of experiences and thoughts from around the world, during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
Australians at Home: World War II by Michael McKernan (Deputy Director, Australian War Memorial)
$14.99 AUD
$34.95 (57% off)
Category: History
The best-selling Australians at Home were the first books to study the Australian home front, during World War I and II, in depth and detail. Michael McKernan has a University Medal and a doctorate from the Australian National University, he lectured in Australian History at the University of New South ...Show more
In the Heart of the Sea: The Incredible True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick' (Film Tie-In) by Nathaniel Philbrick
$7.99 AUD
$22.99 (65% off)
Category: History | Reading Level: Adult
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy. W ...Show more
The Last Bushrangers by Mike Munro
$14.99 AUD
$34.99 (57% off)
Category: Australian History | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
The story of Australia's last bushranging gang - the murderous Kenniffs. Easter Sunday, 1902, deep in the Carnarvon Ranges a police constable and station manager are slain then later incinerated, their remains stuffed into saddlebags. Accused of the ghoulish crime are two members of the bushranging Ken ...Show more
Moonlite: The Tragic Love Story of Captain Moonlite and the Bloody End of the Bushrangers by Garry Linnell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Charismatic, intelligent and handsome, George Scott is unlike any other bushranger. Born into a privileged life in famine-wracked Ireland, Scott's family loses its fortune and is forced to flee to New Zealand. There, Scott joins the local militia and fights as a soldier against the Maori in the brutal N ...Show more
Shoes for the Moscow Circus: Scenes from a Hidden World by Leta Keens
$9.99 AUD
$59.95 (83% off)
Category: History
An atmospheric, lyrical look behind the scenes of a number of Australian trades and industries, many of which are fast disappearing in the modern world. Leta Keens discovered far more than simply the history and processes involved in these trades. She also tells the stories of the characters who inhabit ...Show more
Tinderbox : The Past and Future of Pakistan by M. J. Akbar
$9.99 AUD
$32.99 (69% off)
Category: History
An historical whodunnit tracing a thousand years of conflict, here could be no better guide to the greatest political faultline of our times: the relationship between India and Pakistan. Tinderbox - It's defined as a small container holding flint, firesteel and tinder, used together to help kindle a fir ...Show more
Black Snake: The Real Story of Ned Kelly by Leo Kennedy
$9.99 AUD
$35.00 (71% off)
Category: History
Leo Kennedy is the great grandson of Sergeant Michael Kennedy and was raised in the shadow of his great grandfather's murder. Leo is a member of the Blue Ribbon Foundation, which supports police families and honours the memory of police killed in the line of duty. He lives with his family in Melbourne, ...Show more