Pirates: A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders by Peter Lehr
$24.95 AUD
Category: history
A global account of pirates and their modus operandi, from the Middle Ages to the present day In the twenty-first century piracy has regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to a surprising combination of Johnny Depp and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as well as the dramatic rise of m ...Show more
The Future of Geography: How power and politics in space will change our world by Tim Marshall
$24.99 AUD
Category: history | Series: Tim Marshall on Geopolitics Ser.
Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics. We’re entering a new space race – and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to com ...Show more
Dublin: A Writer's City by Christopher Morash
$37.95 AUD
Category: history | Series: Imagining Cities Ser.
The words of its writers are part of the texture of Dublin, an invisible counterpart to the bricks and pavement we see around us. Beyond the ever-present footsteps of James Joyce's characters, Leopold Bloom or Stephen Dedalus, around the city centre, an ordinary-looking residential street overlooking Du ...Show more
Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-1975 by Huw Bennett
$47.95 AUD
Category: history
When Operation Banner was launched in 1969 civil war threatened to break out in Northern Ireland and spread over the Irish Sea. Uncivil War reveals the full story of how the British army acted to save Great Britain from disaster during the most violent phase of the Troubles but, in so doing, condemned t ...Show more
China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikotter
$24.99 AUD
Category: history
'A revolutionary book' Sunday Times ... 'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan .... *A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR* How did the People's Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today? Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen archiv ...Show more
Whistles Through the Tall Timber by NICK ANCHEN
$99.95 AUD
Category: history
The majestic mountain ranges east of Melbourne contained some of the finest stands of hardwood trees in Australia. To access the timber, a fascinating network of railways and tramways were built. This publication tells the story of the Warburton, Powelltown and Noojee railways, along with the prominent ...Show more
The Second World War: An Illustrated History by James Holland
$59.99 AUD
Category: history
The Second World War is brought to life with captivating colour and detail, in this illustrated history from renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith BurnsFrom the internationally acclaimed historian James Holland comes an enthralling and illuminating account of the key battles an ...Show more
The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James Holland
$36.99 AUD
Category: history
The astonishing story of one of the most brutal and hard-fought battles of the Second World War told by one of most acclaimed and insightful historians
The English and their History by Robert Tombs
$39.99 AUD
Category: history
The first full-length history of England in one volume for many decades - now in paperback The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining natio ...Show more
The War Came to Us - Life and Death in Ukraine by Christopher Miller
$42.99 AUD
Category: history
'Vivid... Shocking... [Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his account of both the 16-month conflict and its wider roots.'Daily Telegraph'An eye-opening and deeply touching inside story of the country's long fight for freedom against Russian aggression.'WaterstonesA breathtaking explorati ...Show more
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland
$26.99 AUD
Category: history
'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Times History Book of the YearChristianity ...Show more
A War Made in Russia by Sergei Medvedev
$30.95 AUD
Category: history
In this timely and incisive book, Sergei Medvedev argues that Russia's war in Ukraine was not merely a whim of Putin's obsession: rather, it was the result of two decades of authoritarian degradation and post-imperial ressentiment, a culmination of Putin's regime and of Russia's entire imperial history. ...Show more