The Anarchy: The Rise and Fall of the East India Company by William Dalrymple
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
'Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India - A book of beauty' Gerard DeGroot, The Times In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected ...Show more
The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
'Stunningly written... This is a wonderful book.' SUNDAY TIMES 'An extraordinary, cadenced journey into music, exile and landscape.' EDMUND DE WAAL Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land ...Show more
To the Island of Tides by Moffat, Alistair
$24.99 AUD
In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as InsulaMedicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual renewal.Walk ...Show more
SBS - Silent Warriors: the Authorised Wartime History by Saul David
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A terrific book ... It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I've read in many a year' JAMES HOLLAND 'An absolute must-read if you are a fan of derring-do and Andy McNab. I am going to be telling everyone to buy it' ROB RINDER, TALK RADIO THE FIRST AUTHORISED H ...Show more
The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art by Edward Brooke-Hitching
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made.From the author of the bestseller The Madman's Library (SundayTimes Lite ...Show more
Rhino War by (Ret. ) Johan Jooste; Tony Park
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
In 2012 retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park.With poaching spiralling out of control, Jooste was given the mandate to 'go military', to convert Kruger's ranger corps into a para-military force capab ...Show more
Atlantic - A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester
$27.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water - the Atlantic. One hundred and ninety million years ago, the shifting of two of the world's tectonic plates led to the creation of an immense chasm. This giant gash in the flanks of the planet slowly opened up and eventually evolved i ...Show more
1177 B.C - The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline
$25.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Turning Points in Ancient History Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bron ...Show more
Postwar Artillery 1945-Present by Michael E. Haskew
$52.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Essential Identification Guide Ser.
A highly-illustrated guide to the world's artillery units and their weapons and equipment from the end of World War II, Postwar Artillery 1945-Present: The Essential Weapons Identification Guide includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from divisional to corps and army level, providing an or ...Show more
Navy, Nation and Nelson - The Royal Navy and the British People, 1688-1815 by Quintin Colville (Editor); James Davey (As told to); N. A. M. Rodger (Foreword by)
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
Navy, Nation and Nelson explores the Royal Navy's relationship with Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the Napoleonic Wars, encompassing three central themes: the realities of naval life in this period, the navy's connection to society, culture and national identity, and the story of Nelson's life ...Show more
Hitler's Horses: The Incredible True Story of the Detective who Infiltrated the Nazi Underworld by Arthur Brand
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
The true story of a detective, two bronze horses and the dictator who set the world on fire. When detective Arthur Brand is summoned to a meeting with one of the most dangerous men in the art world, he learns that a clue has emerged that could solve one of the Second World War's unexplained mysteries- w ...Show more
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
"In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia. An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was ...Show more