The Ratline - Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive by Philippe Sands
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadesführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the ...Show more
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms - A History of France and England, 1100-1300 by Catherine Hanley
$51.95 AUD
Category: History
An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary storyThe twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the cours ...Show more
Lost Realms - A History of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings by Thomas Williams
$65.00 AUD
Category: History
From the author of Viking Britain, this history travels back to the dark ages to show how warring kingdoms forged medieval Britain and the country as we know it today - and how easily things could have taken a radically different path. When history looks back at the time after functioning Roman governme ...Show more
Tudor England - A History by Lucy Wooding
$61.95 AUD
Category: History
A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor EnglandWhen Henry VII landed in a secluded bay in a far corner of Wales, it seemed inconceivable that this outsider could ever be king of England. Yet he and his descendants became some of England's most unforgett ...Show more
Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs. Oscar Wilde by Franny Moyle
$42.99 AUD
Category: History
In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar, for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged position in society. Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular children's author, a fashion icon, and a leading campaigner for women's r ...Show more
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Nat Geo - Mythology Ser.
The new National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology is a stunning tableau of Egyptian myths, including those of pharaohs, queens, the boisterous Sun God Ra, and legendary creatures like the Sphinx. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of a ...Show more
Anatomy of a Killing - Life and Death on a Divided Island (HB) by Ian Cobain
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
The untold story of an IRA unit, and a killing that has echoed across the decades.
Battles Map by Map by DK
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Experience the world's most significant battles through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this book is packed with engrossing ma ...Show more
The Ravine by Wendy Lower
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
A strikingly original book about a terrible photograph - an exceptionally rare image documenting the horrific final moments of a Jewish family in Ukraine. The terrible mass shootings in Poland and the Ukraine are often neglected in studies of the Holocaust, because the perpetrators were meticulously ca ...Show more
The Arab Conquests: The spread of Islam and the first caliphates by Justin Marozzi
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Landmark Library
In the 7th and 8th centuries AD, armies inspired by the new religion of Islam burst out of Arabia to subjugate the Levant, southwest Asia, North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. These Arab conquests followed immediately after the Prophet Mohammed's death in 632. By this time, against all the odds, he h ...Show more
Lives Between The Lines: A Journey in Search of the Lost Levant by Michael Vatikiotis
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The story begins with a parting of the sands - the construction of the Suez Canal in 1869 that united the Mediterranean with the Arabian Sea. It opened the door of opportunity for people living insecurely on the fringes of a turbulent Europe. The Middle East is understood today through the lens of unend ...Show more
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
'Do not miss this book' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes EverythingThe history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis.Tracing the threats to our future to the discovery of the New World and ...Show more