Pride of Place - Exploring the Grimwade Collection by Alisa Bunbury
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
The Russell and Mab Grimwade Bequest comprises a rich and sometimes unexpected variety of art, books and objects. A scientist, businessman and philanthropist, Sir Russell had wide-ranging interests embracing industry, history and botany. In all of these he was strongly supported by his wife Mab. The co ...Show more
The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties by Bullock, Darryl W
$44.99 AUD
Category: History
Concentrating on the friendship between impresario Larry Parnes, Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and showbiz solicitor David Jacobs, the book details how they shaped the Swinging 60s, along with their associates including songwriter Lionel Bart (author of the hit musical Oliver ), record producer Joe Mee ...Show more
Napoleon Bonaparte by Alan Schom
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
A definitive biography of Bonaparte from his birth in Corsica to his death in exile on St Helena, this book examines all aspects of Bonaparte's spectacular rise to power and his dizzying fall. It offers close examination of battlefield victories, personal torments, military genius, Bonaparte's titanic e ...Show more
Napoleon's Invasion of Russia by Theodore Ayrault Dodge; George Nafziger (Foreword by)
$57.99 AUD
Category: History
Widely regarded as one of America's greatest historians, Dodge's work on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 is without parallel for scholarship or psychological sophistication. Beginning with Napoleon's doomed march on Russia, Dodge examines Napoleon's state of mind and the factors behind his decisio ...Show more
The Western Front: A History of the First World War by Nick Lloyd
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war.However, The Western Front, by bestselling military historian Nick Lloyd, reveals that the story is not, as so many assume, one of pointlessness and stupidity. Rather, it is an epic triumph ...Show more
Just the Job: How Trades got their Names by TULLOCH, ALEXANDER
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
Highly original and enjoyable examination of the etymology behind a selection of trades and professions, unearthing intriguing nuggets of historical information along the way. Includes explanations of common surnames; obsolete jobs such as pardoner or telegraph boy; and roles for the modern era, such as ...Show more
Town - Prints and Drawings of Britain Before 1800 by Bernard Nurse
$69.99 AUD
Category: History
Many provincial towns in Britain grew dramatically in size and importance in the eighteenth century. Ports such as Glasgow and Liverpool greatly expanded, while industrial centers such as Birmingham and Manchester flourished. Market towns outside London developed as commercial centers or as specialty de ...Show more
Men of the Jungle by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson (Created by, Editor, (various roles))
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
There were three of us - Norman, Charlie, and I. Norman and Charlie had a touch of colored blood; their father was the famous pioneer Robert Baird, who had opened up China Camp when he and Christy Palmerston brought the first cattle over land.Of Norman and Charlie the author says that their life was liv ...Show more
Day of the Assassins - A History of Political Assassination by Michael Burleigh
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The traditional image of a political assassin is a lone wolf with a gun, aimed squarely at the head of those they wish to kill. But while there has been enormous speculation on what lay behind notorious individual political assassinations - from Gaius Julius Caesar to John F. Kennedy - the phenomenon it ...Show more
Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt by Chris Naunton
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that survive ancient Egypt and have come to define the popular perception of Egyptology. Despite the many sensational discoveries in the last century, such as the tomb of Tutankhamun, the tombs of some of the m ...Show more
A Short History of War by Jeremy Black
$30.95 AUD
Category: History
A wonderfully engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future
Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War by Tobias Kelly
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Fascinating new history of WW2 from the world expert on conscience, Anthropology Professor Tobias Kelly.A ground-breaking new study of the forgotten lives of conscientious objectors brings to light a very different experience of the Second World WarWe often like to think that we have a conscience, that ...Show more