Larrikins in Khaki: Tales of Irreverence and Courage from World War II Diggers by Tim Bowden
32.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Irreverence & Courage from WWII Digger Memoirs
From recruitment and training and the battlegrounds of Palestine, North Africa, Thailand, Burma and beyond, here are the highly individual stories of Australia's World War II Diggers told in their own voices - warts and all.
The True Story of Ned Kelly's Last Stand by Paul Terry
22.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Using science, history and family lore to unearth a new understanding of how a legend was made this is the full story of the most famous siege in Australian history - the man and the myth; the people great and small.
Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
9.99 AUD
Category: History
* Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year * Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize * 800-CEO-READ Business Book of the Year * A New York Times Notable Book * A Washington Post Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of 2017 * A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2017 * An Economist Best Book of ...Show more
The Golden Atlas: The Greatest Explorations, Quests and Discoveries on Maps by Edward Brooke-Hitching
19.99 AUD
Category: History
'A fabulous book, good enough to eat with a spoon! Marvellous.' John Lloyd, creator of QI The Golden Atlas is a spectacular visual history of exploration and cartography, a treasure chest of adventures from the chronicles of global discovery, illustrated with a selection of the most beautiful maps ever ...Show more
The Grand Alliance: The Second World War Volume 3 by Sir Winston S. Churchill
29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The Second World War S.
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent reconstruction and is ...Show more
Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine by Michael Kulikowski
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Profile History of the Ancient World Ser.
Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often deadly turns of imperial politics in which successi ...Show more
Adults In The Room - My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis
22.99 AUD
Category: History
*** 'One of the greatest political memoirs of all time' (Guardian) ***What happens when you take on the establishment? In this blistering, personal account, world-famouseconomist Yanis Varoufakis blows the lid on Europe's hidden agenda and exposes what actually goes on in its corridors of power.Varoufak ...Show more
The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End by Elizabeth Drayson
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Boabil handed the keys of his city to Ferdinand saying in Arabic: "God loves you greatly. Sir, these are the keys of this paradise. I and those inside it are yours." The king then handed the keys to Isabella, and she handed them to her son the prince Juan, who gave them to the Count of Tendilla. The sev ...Show more
Today in New Zealand History by Neill Atkinson
19.99 AUD
44.99 (55% off)
Category: History
Dates matter, and they are often a starting point for our engagement with history. For most New Zealanders, days like 6 February or 25 April are laden with significance. They are recognised as markers of important moments in our past; they inspire pride, connection, reflection, or perhaps controversy. S ...Show more
The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia by Bruce Pascoe & AIATSIS
19.95 AUD
Category: History
A revised edition of The Little Red Yellow Black Book will update this successful and widely used introduction to contemporary Indigenous Australia. Written from an Indigenous viewpoint, The Little Red Yellow Black Book is a competitively priced and accessible resource that offers a glimpse of the histo ...Show more
Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia by Jim Haynes
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Australia's most amazing characters of the convict age. In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women w ...Show more
Spies in the Family : An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon
9.99 AUD
26.99 (62% off)
Category: History
Now in paperback, a riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer--the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon was living in New Delhi when her ...Show more