Chouannerie and Counter-Revolution, Part 1 - Puisaye, the Princes and the British Government in The 1790s by Maurice Hutt
$43.95 AUD
Category: History
Chouannerie had its origins in the rifts which opened in Breton society during the French Revolution. Mounting resistance to the Republicans led to a civil war whose bitterness was exacerbated by the involvement of outsiders; for Chouannerie offered a chance of bringing down the Republic. That was the a ...Show more
Misery, Mutiny and Menace - Thrilling Tales of the Sea (vol. 2) by Graham Faiella
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Thrilling Tales of the Sea Ser.
The second of Graham Faiella's thrilling collections of tales gathers stories of mutiny, misery and menace. Recounting the true-life adventures and misfortunes of mariners in the 19th and early 20th centuries, these are human stories of misery and hardship, personal conflicts, tensions and often dreadfu ...Show more
Proving Einstein Right - The Daring Expeditions That Changed How We Look at the Universe by James Gates; Cathie Pelletier
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
A thrilling adventure story chronicling the perilous journey of the scientists who set out to prove the theory of relativity--the results of which catapulted Albert Einstein to fame and forever changed our understanding of the universe. In 1911, a relatively unknown physicist named Albert Einstein publi ...Show more
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews Under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain by Dario Fernandez-Morera
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Scholars, journalists, and even politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain—“al-Andalus”—as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: it is a myth. In this groundbreaking book, Northwestern Un ...Show more
Lessons of History by Will Durant
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant.With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, the Durants take us on a journey through history, e ...Show more
The Hidden History of Burma - Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century by Thant Myint-U
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Six years ago, Burma seemed to be in the midst of a miraculous transformation, from the darkest of dictatorships to a peaceful liberal democracy. Yet, today, it stands accused of ethnic cleansing and genocide and the international image of Aung San Suu Kyi appears tarnished beyond repair. Based on in-d ...Show more
Poison - The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners by Ben Hubbard
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists. Profiles of the most commonly used toxins of ...Show more
The Years of Extermination : (Volume 2) Nazi Germany and the Jews 1939-1945 by Saul Friedlander
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
This edition due for publication December 2008. With THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION, Friedlander completes his work on Nazi Germany and the Jews. The book describes and interprets the history of the persecution and murder of the Jews throughout occupied Europe. The implementation of German extermination ...Show more
The Survivor - An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps by Terrence Des Pres
$21.95 AUD
Category: History
An eloquent revelation that touches the foundations of what man is. Neither despairing nor conventionally hopeful, The Survivor describes the most terrible events in human memory. But what emerges finally is an image of man stubbornly equal to the worst that can happen.
After Daybreak : The liberation of Belsen, 1945 by Ben Shephard
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The things I saw completely defy description
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'Wonderfully researched and beautifully written' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan'Succeeds in conjuring a lost world' Dava Sobel, author of Longitude'Fascinating and satisfying' Simon Winchester, author of The Map that Changed the World. For more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remote ...Show more
Francis I - The Maker of Modern France by Leonie Frieda
$22.71 AUD
Category: History
The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable era of French history and brings to life a great monarch--Francis I--who turned France into a great nation.Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King ...Show more