Dictatorland - The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
One dictator grew so rich on his country's cocoa crop that he built a 35-story-high basilica in the jungles of the Ivory Coast. One austere, incorruptible leader shut Eritrea off from the world in a permanent state of war and conscripted every adult into the armed forces. The Libyan army officer who aut ...Show more
Samurai and Ninja: The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth That Shatters the Bushido Mystique by Antony Cummins, MA
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The myths of the noble Samurai and the sinister Ninja are filled with romantic fantasy and fallacy. Samurai and Ninja expert Antony Cummins shatters the myths and exposes the true nature of these very real--and very lethal--medieval Japanese warriors. The Samurai and Ninja were in fact brutal killing ma ...Show more
Knight: The Medieval Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual by Michael Prestwich
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
The knight is the supreme warrior of the Middle Ages. Fully armored and mounted on a magnificent charger, he seems invincible. Honor and glory await him as, guided by the chivalric code, he fights with lance and sword. This carefully researched yet entertaining book provides all the essential informati ...Show more
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought--a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon's last stand. On June 18, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and Prussia de ...Show more
The Shortest History of Germany (HB) by James Hawes
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871-yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democ ...Show more
The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West by Peter Cozzens
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military HistoryIn a sweeping narrative, Peter Cozzens tells the gripping story of the wars that destroyed native ways of life as the American nation continued its expansion onto tribal lands after the Civil War, setting off a conflict that would last nearly three ...Show more
The Pacific - In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
$34.99 AUD
$39.99 (12% off)
Category: History
A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill, in which Sam Neill retraces Cook's footsteps, in the 250th anniversary year of Cook's first voyage. Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768 - 250 years ago. These vast waters, ...Show more
Saga Land - The Island of Stories at the Edge of the World (HB) by Richard Fidler; Kari Gislason
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
A new friendship. An unforgettable journey.A beautiful and bloody history. This is Iceland as you've never read it before ... Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author K ri G slason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland - the true stories of the first Viking families who set ...Show more
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
New York Times Bestseller - National Book Critics Circle Finalist - Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2015 - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 - Economist Books of the Year 2015 - New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2015 A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our f ...Show more
A Short History of England by Simon Jenkins
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
From the invaders of the dark ages to the aftermath of the coalition, one of Britain's most respected journalists, Simon Jenkins, weaves together a strong narrative with all the most important and interesting dates in a book that characteristically is as stylish as it is authoritative.A Short History of ...Show more
Domestic Soldiers: Six Women's Lives in the Second World War by Jennifer Purcell
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Category: History
Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War and their story has never been told. Using brand new research from the Mass-Observation Archive, Jennifer Purcell brings to life - in all its tragedy, pathos, joy and fear - the lives of six ordinary women made extraordinary by the demands ...Show more
Viking Britain - An Exploration by Thomas Williams
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields. To many, the word 'Viking' brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of marauders f ...Show more