The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground ...Show more
Caesar's Footprints: Journeys to Roman Gaul by Bijan Omrani
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
In the 50s BC, Julius Caesar conducted a brutal war against the tribes of ancient Gaul. On the pretext of curbing an imminent barbarian threat to the Roman Republic, he first defeated and decimated the Helvetii tribe, before subjugating the other Celtic peoples who occupied the territory of what is now ...Show more
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Arena Books
The American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost their land, lives and liberty to white settlers pushin ...Show more
Speeches of Note: A celebration of the old, new and unspoken by Shaun Usher
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
______________________ A richly illustrated and wonderfully eclectic collection of THE WORLD'S GREATEST SPEECHES - THE OLD, THE NEW AND THE UNSPOKEN - from the author of the international bestseller, Letters of Note. Discover speeches that altered the course of history, like NELSON MANDELA's on the day ...Show more
Korea : Where the American Century Began by Michael Pembroke
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
This lucid book should be compulsory reading for anyone who wonders how the situation on the Korean peninsula has deteriorated to the point it is today. It demonstrates the truth of the axiom that unless you know the history, you cannot see the future. The failed invasion of North Korea by US-led forces ...Show more
Ottoman Odyssey - Travels Through a Lost Empire by Alev Scott
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The author's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800 years of rule ended a century ago--and yet, travelling through twelve countries from Kosovo to Greece to Palestine, she uncovers a legacy that's vital and relevant; where medieval ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
$62.00 AUD
Category: History
It was Hitler's boast that the Third Reich would last a thousand years. Instead it lasted only twelve. But into its short life was packed the most cataclysmic series of events that Western civilisation has ever known. William Shirer is one of the very few historians to have gained full access to the ...Show more
Hannah's Dress - Berlin, 1904-2014 by Pascale Hugues; Nick Somers (Translator); C. Jon Delogu (Translator)
$26.95 AUD
Category: History
Hannah's Dress tells the dizzying story of Berlin's modern history. Curious to learn more about the city she has lived in for over twenty years, journalist Pascale Hugues investigates the lives of the men, women and children who have occupied her ordinary street during the course of the last century. We ...Show more
A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State by Gordon Kerr
$9.99 AUD
$17.99 (44% off)
Category: History | Series: Short History Ser.
Situated at the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East has confounded the ambition of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Christianity, Judaism and Islam all had their genesis in the region but with them came not just civilization and religion, but also some of the great struggles of history. A S ...Show more
The Nazi Doctors (Revised Edition): Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide by Robert Lifton
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
In his most powerful and important book, renowned psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton presents a brilliant analysis of the crucial role that German doctors played in the Nazi genocide. Now updated with a new preface, The Nazi Doctors remains the definitive work on the Nazi medical atrocities, a chilling expo ...Show more
Rituals and Religion of Ancient Egypt Rites Gods by Gahlin Lucia
$12.99 AUD
$24.99 (48% off)
Category: History
Egypt's cultural heritage is vast, and the story of this ancient civilization has captured our imagination. This fully illustrated book provides a treasure chest of found objects, archaeological sites, hieroglyphic inscriptions and beautiful tomb art from ancient Egypt. It introduces the gods and goddes ...Show more
Mary Queen of Scots: Two Queens, One Future by John Guy
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, ...Show more