Dunkirk by A D Divine
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
This is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned wit ...Show more
The Battle Within: POWs in Postwar Australia by Twomey, Christina
$39.99 AUD
Category: Military
Head-aches. Dizziness. Can’t sleep. Bad dreams (never have been released). The rice jungle had some compensation to some of us who just don’t seem to make a success of our return — ROBERT, A RETURNED POW This landmark and compelling book follows the stories of 15,000 Australian prisoners of war from the ...Show more
Elizabeth : The Queen and the Crown by Sarah Gristwood
$32.99 AUD
Category: British
An internationally admired figure, Queen Elizabeth II is the most high-profile monarch in the world, and her enduring popularity is tantamount to her wide-ranging supporters. Spanning from 1927 to present day, Elizabeth reveals the details of Britain's longest-reigning monarch's extraordinary life. Sar ...Show more
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn by Rabbi Daniel Gordis
$27.99 AUD
Category: European
Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, -one of the most respected Israel analysts- (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has capture ...Show more
George III: America's Last King by Jeremy Black
$44.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: English Monarchs Ser.
Secondhand. The first full new study of George III in thirty years The sixty-year reign of George III (1760-1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern world history: the ending of the Seven Years' War with France, the American War of Independence, the French Revo ...Show more
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
New York Times bestseller "A profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker."--Daphne Merkin, The Wall Street Journal Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author of Like Dreamers directly addresses his Palesti ...Show more
A Coveted Possession: The Rise and Fall of the Piano in Australia by Michael Atherton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian
The intriguing cultural history of the piano in Australia From the instruments that floated ashore at Sydney Cove in the late eighteenth century to the resurrection of derelict heirlooms in the streets of twenty-first-century Melbourne, A Coveted Possession tells the curious story of Australia's intima ...Show more
History's Worst Decisions and the People Who Made Them by Stephen Weir
$34.95 AUD
Category: History
"This is a new illustrated, paperback edition of the best-selling History's Worst Decisions and the People Who Made Them, one of the very successful popular history titles on the Pier 9 list. History is a catalogue of errors and History's Worst Decisions shines a light on fifty of the biggest. From the ...Show more
Maestro John Monash : Australia's Greatest Citizen General: Our Greatest Citizen General by Tim Fischer
$29.95 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Biography Ser.
"A perfected modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases. Every individual unit must make its entry precisely at the proper moment and play its p ...Show more
Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume II: Spearheading the Great British Offensive by David W. Cameron
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
Following on from volume 1 of Australians on the Western Front 1918- The Great German Offensive, volume 2, The Battle for the Hindenburg Line, concludes with a detailed account of the final battles of World War I and the defeat of German armed forces on the Western Front. In compelling detail, David W. ...Show more
Evolution: The Human Story by Dr. Alice Roberts
$45.00 AUD
Category: History
This unrivalled illustrated guide to human evolution brings you face to face with your ancient ancestors. Travelling back in time almost eight million years, the book charts the development of our species, Homo sapiens, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Evolution investigates each of our an ...Show more
The Petrov Affair by Robert Manne
$24.95 AUD
Category: Australian
In the highly charged atmosphere of the Cold War, the 1954 defection of Soviet diplomats Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov detonated under Australian politics like a nuclear explosion. From the moment the famous photo of Soviet thugs manhandling Evdokia Petrova across the Mascot tarmac hit the newstands, the ...Show more