The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience by David Gilmour
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, SPECTATOR, NEW STATESMAN, TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR The British in this book lived in India from shortly after the reign of Elizabeth I until well into the reign of Elizabeth II. Who were they? What drove these men and women to risk their lives on long voyages down the Atlantic and ...Show more
The World of Vikings by Justin Pollard
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
MGM's hit show Vikings has drawn millions of viewers into the fascinating and bloody world of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok, who led Viking warriors to the British Isles and France. Covering the first three seasons of the series, this official companion book delves into the real history as well a ...Show more
Victoria: The Woman Who Made the Modern World by Julia Baird
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
Fifth in line to the throne at the time of her birth in 1819, Victoria was an ordinary woman thrust into an extraordinary role. Born into a world where women were often powerless, Victoria went on to rule the most powerful country on earth with a decisive hand. As a teenage queen, she eagerly grasped th ...Show more
The Riviera Set by Mary S. Lovell
$35.00 AUD
Category: European
The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 19 ...Show more
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel; Bret Witter (As told to)
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
"Now a major film starring GEORGE CLOONEY, MATT DAMON, CATE BLANCHETT, BILL MURRAY, JOHN GOODMAN, HUGH BONNEVILLE, BOB BALABAN, JEAN DUJARDIN and DIMITRI LEONIDAS.hat if I told you that there was an epic storyabout World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes? hat if ...Show more
The Cowra Breakout by Mat McLachlan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian
During World War II, in the town of Cowra in central New South Wales, Japanese prisoners of war were held in an internment camp. By August 1944 over a thousand were interned and on the icy night of August 5th they staged the largest prison breakout in history, launching the only battle of World War II t ...Show more
Why the West Rules - For Now Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Secondhand. Why does the West rule? Eminent Stanford polymath Ian Morris answers this provocative question, drawing uniquely on 15,000 years of history and archaeology, and the methods of social science. In the middle of the eighteenth century, British entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of ...Show more
SINKING OF HMAS SYDNEY by Doctor Tom Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sy ...Show more
Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown by Alison Weir
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The magnificent new Tudor novel from Alison Weir, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series. This is Henry VIII - his side of the story.A young boy grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry.Harry is the second son. He is never meant to rule.But the death of his brother changes every ...Show more
James Cook: Master Mariner Navigator and Cartographer, the Man Behind the Myth by Peter FitzSimons
$49.99 AUD
Category: Australian | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable names in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, an ...Show more
Into The Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
$29.95 AUD
Category: British | Reading Level: very good
A monumental work of history, biography and adventure - the First World War, Mallory and Mount Everest. For Mallory as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day'. As climbers they accepted a degree of risk unimaginable before the war. What ...Show more
Great Australian Places: Funny, curious and downright astonishing stories from across a big country by Graham Seal
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian
Australia's master storyteller takes us all around the country, uncovering tales of unsolved crimes, early exploration and military exploits, fascinating natural phenomena and iconic destinations. Wherever you go in Australia, you'll stumble across traces of ancient settlement, remnants of exploration, ...Show more