Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World by Patricia Crone
29.99 AUD
Category: History
Eminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America, to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and seventeenth-century France. In a lucid exploration of the charact ...Show more
A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt by Christopher Hibbert
24.99 AUD
Category: Warfare | Series: Brief Histories
There can be few military victories so complete, or achieved against such heavy odds, as that won by Henry V on 25 October 1415 against Charles VI's army at Agincourt. In the words of one contemporary French chronicler, it was the 'most disgraceful event that had ever happened to the Kingdom of France'. ...Show more
Voyage of the Beagle: The Illustrated Edition of Charles Darwin's Travel Memoir and Field Journal by Charles Darwin
49.99 AUD
Category: History
Enjoy the best-selling memoir of Charles Darwin's journey of discovery aboard the HMS Beagle--now fully illustrated for the first time. The Voyage of the Beagle is Darwin's fascinating account of his groundbreaking sea voyage that led to his writing On the Origin of Species. When the HMS Beagle sailed o ...Show more
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by SHEEHAN NEIL
37.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
Outspoken, professional and fearless, Lt. Col. John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, full of confidence in America's might and right to prevail. He was soon appalled by the South Vietnamese troops' unwillingness to fight, by their random slaughter of civilians and by the arrogance and corruption of th ...Show more
Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft by Graham M. Simons
39.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
During the course of aviation history, there have been very few aircraft that have achieved immediate success when entering front-line service. The arrival of the de Havilland Mosquito brought with it a degree of instant success that set it apart from a host of other aircraft. It was not designed to an ...Show more
Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science is Rewriting Their Story by Dimitra Papagianni
19.99 AUD
Category: History
For too long the Neanderthals have been seen as dim-witted evolutionary dead-enders who looked and behaved completely differently from us, but in recent years their story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and advances in scientific techniques. In a compelling narrative, this book takes a fr ...Show more
Digging for Richard III: How Archaeology Found the King by Mike Pitts
19.99 AUD
Category: History
In 2012, archaeologists found the grave of Richard III. As the astonishing story of the discovery emerged, millions watched around the world: this was a Tutankhamun for our times. Digging for Richard III is the page-turning story of how his grave was found, the people behind the discovery and what it te ...Show more
Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story by Jean Manco
39.99 AUD
Category: History
The heritage of the Celts turns up from Portugal to Romania, from Scotland to Spain. Yet debate continues about who exactly were the Celts, where ultimately they came from, and whether the modern Celtic-speakers of the British Isles and Brittany are related to the Continental Celts we know from ancient ...Show more
30-Second Ancient China: The 50 Most Important Achievements of a Timeless Civilisation, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Yijie Zhuang
31.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: 30 Second
In the West, the story of Ancient China is less familiar to us than that of Ancient Egypt or Rome, but it is no less absorbing, and its roll call of achievements is easily as impressive. 30-Second Ancient China unlocks the secrets of its Bronze Age glories and offers summaries of everything from the los ...Show more
Boleyns by Loades David
31.95 AUD
Category: History
A magnificent tale of family rivalry and intrigue set against Henry VIII's court. The fall of Anne Boleyn and her brother George is the classic drama of the Tudor era. The Boleyns had long been an influential English family. Sir Edward Boleyn had been Lord Mayor of London. His grandson, Sir Thomas had i ...Show more
History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day (3rd Ed) by Adam Hart-Davis
69.99 AUD
Category: History
Bringing the people and events of history to life, History makes the past accessible and relevant. Featuring the important events and figures that have shaped the present, from the very origins of humanity to key contemporary issues, such as the development of the internet and social media. It reveals c ...Show more
The Battle for Lone Pine by David W. Cameron
22.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
Most Australian have heard of Lone Pine. Too few know why. Over four days in August 1915, Australians and Turks were thrown into some of the fiercest fighting of the war, on a small plateau in Gallipoli known as Lone Pine. Thousands of lives were lost. Seven of Australia's nine Gallipoli VCs were earned ...Show more