Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny by Michael Broers
24.99 AUD
Category: History
Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Michael Broers brings this remarkable man to life, from his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland. Here is the incredible story of how one man's sheer ...Show more
History's Worst Crimes and the People Who Solved Them by Bill Price
29.99 AUD
Category: History
History's Worst Crimes takes an informative look at fifty of the world's most notorious robberies, murders, frauds, forgeries, kidnappings, and hijackings, and explains how they were solved-or, in some cases, why they remain unsolved.
Lancaster Men the Aussie Heroes of Bomber Command by Peter Rees
24.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
More than 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite flyers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War II. They flew raid after raid over France and Germany knowing that the odds were against them. Stretched to breaking point, nearly 3500 died in ...Show more
The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris by Tilar J. Mazzeo
24.99 AUD
Category: History
Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The Hotel on Place Vendome is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hotel Ritz-a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance-from Tilar J. Manzeo, the New York Times bestse ...Show more
The Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II by John Van der Kiste
55.00 AUD
Category: History
Kaiser Friedrich III and his consort Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, had six children who lived to maturity, the eldest being Kaiser Wilhelm II. The three younger sisters, Victoria, Sophie and Margaret, were particularly supportive of their mother during her widowhood and remained close thro ...Show more
American Civil War by Dorling Kindersley
35.00 AUD
Category: History
This is a stunning visual history of the American Civil War. Visually arresting and comprehensive, The American Civil War comes fully reviewed and updated, covering the history, causes and consequences of the conflict, providing eyewitness accounts by soldiers and civilians, key profiles of military lea ...Show more
The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories by Philip Matyszak
25.95 AUD
Category: History
This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives ...Show more
History of the Jews from the Ancients to the Middle Ages by Joffee Lawrence
22.95 AUD
Category: History
The story of Judaism, its religion, culture and civilization, is shown in more than 240 illustrations. It is a history of the Jewish faith from the time of Abraham and the 12 tribes through the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem to the Diaspora and the Golden Age of Spain. It presents all the major ...Show more
Great Writers on the Great War Kipling's War by Kipling Rudyard
22.95 AUD
Category: Warfare | Series: Great Writers on the Great War
This book takes the reader, alongside Kipling, to the training camps of Kitchener's army in the south of England, to the lines of the French army and the villages just behind them, to sea with submarines, minesweepers and the big ships of Jutland, to the Alpine front between Italy and Austria-Hungary an ...Show more
The Concise Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone; Peter Kuznick
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick examine the dark side of American history from the beginning of the twentieth century right up to the Obama administration. Looking at American intervention in foreign conflicts in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East, including taking ...Show more
South with Endurance by Frank Hurley (Photographer); Joanna Wright (Foreword by)
29.99 AUD
Category: History
A 100th anniversary edition of the definitive and spellbinding record of Shackleton's legendary expedition, as captured by pioneering photographer Frank Hurley.