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Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head over control of central Asia - from the...

"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...

The Heart of Hell is the untold story of the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449. Based on 130 exclusive interviews with sailors who survived the battle, the families of...

Here are straightforward accounts, sometimes moving, often shocking, of what it was like to fight a war in a strange country, far from home, short of food and weapons, confused,...

Clint Eastwood was so moved by this account of the Japanese defence of Iwo Jima that he ended up making two films in 2006. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, based on...

Non-fiction thriller about the infamous Ancient War Did the Trojan War really happen? Spectacular new archaeological evidence suggests that it did. Recent excavations and newly translated Hittite texts reveal that...

From interviews with his numerous contacts among the coalition forces stationed in Afghanistan, Mike Ryan has done what journalists have so far been unable to do. Battlefield Afghanistan is the...

A major new biography from the internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, Mao and Empress Dowager Cixi- a gripping story of sisterhood, revolution and betrayal, and three women who helped...

At the height of the Cold War, America's most elite aviators bravely volunteered for a covert program aimed at eliminating an impossible new threat. Half never returned. All became legends....

The 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing (FIW) was sent to Korea in December 1950 expressly to deal with the threat posed by the all-new MiG-15 fighter that had made its combat...

This new history of China's pivotal wars from 1894 to 1949 explains how China was transformed from a isolated and ramshackle medieval empire into a fledgling new world power. China...

As Ambassador and Special Envoy on Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992, Peter Tomsen has had close relationships with Afghan leaders and has dealt with senior Taliban, warlords, and religious leaders...

The first of a two-part series on the armour of the samurai, this volumes traces first the history of the samurai themselves and then examines the history and evolution of...

Samurai: An Illustrated History brings the violent, tumultuous, and, at the same time, elegant world of the medieval Japanese samurai to life. This book of Japanese history traces the story...

With the world today on the brink of nuclear war- and Japan again in the nuclear firing line - award-winning author Paul Hamdescribes what happened last time an atomic bomb...

In winter 1953-54, the French army in Vietnam challenged its elusive enemy, General Gap's Viet Minh, to pitched battle. Ten thousand French paras and legionnaires, with artillery and tanks, were...

For two centuries Asians have been bystanders in world history, reacting defencelessly to the surges of Western commerce, thought, and power. That era is over. Asia is returning to the...

The success of the first four editions shows that this book fills a vacuum for readers who wish to learn about the countries of South-East Asia. Recent years have seen...

As the glittering skyline in Shanghai seemingly attests, China has quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic powerhouse. But as Scott...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedBehind every military victory lies a deeper war fought with ideology, propaganda, and sheer political will — and Not With...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; markings on the front cover, otherwise internally sound. A rare and historically significant intelligence document...

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Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerOne man's defiance against impossible odds stands at the heart of You'll Die in Singapore, the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsIn the blood-soaked jungles and shattered cities of wartime Southeast Asia,...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the jungles of Phuoc Tuy to the streets of Saigon, Desperate Praise: The Australians in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of war, conscience, and national identity, An Australian Experience: Words from...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of revolution and modernity, China Readings 3: Communist China presents a sweeping collection...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom one of China's most celebrated modern writers comes The Butterfly and Other Stories, a collection that captures...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOne of the most audacious military campaigns of the Second World War is...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: front hinges cracked. RSL stamps and name on prelims....

Edition: No. 116 0f 390 copiesCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedFrom one of England's most celebrated Georgian poets comes...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew stories from the Second World War carry the raw human weight of those told by the men who built...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; RSL stamp on the fep. A vital piece of Australian military heritage, the Nominal Roll...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: slight lean to book; board remains clean and bright; minor glue reside on the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOn February 15, 1942, the British Empire suffered its most catastrophic and humiliating military defeat when Japanese forces compelled the surrender...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn one of the most harrowing theatres of the Second World...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedCondition remarks: pages can have notes/underlining.In the turbulent centuries before the common era, one man forged a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodRooted in the ancient landscapes of Asia, The Gingko Tree by Rix Weaver is a richly imagined narrative that draws its symbolic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLong before the first American soldier set foot on Vietnamese soil, the seeds of one of the twentieth century's most...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerOne of the most audacious military campaigns of the Second World...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in modern history embody the paradoxes of revolution as vividly as Sun Yat-sen — the man who toppled an empire yet remained,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the smoldering wreckage of Pearl Harbor to the thunderous naval clashes across thousands of miles of open ocean, The...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWritten at a pivotal moment in modern Chinese history, Strategic Problems of China's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew journalists in the twentieth century lived as close to the fire as Wilfred Burchett —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew memoirs capture the texture of a vanishing world with such lyrical precision as A Chinese Childhood, in which Chiang Yee chronicles his early...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the twilight of the Qing Dynasty to the turbulent rise of the People's Republic, 20th...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew civilizations have produced an artistic legacy as vast, refined, and enduring as that of China — and Chinese Art...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOn the morning of 8th December 1941, the skies above Pearl Harbour erupted with the thunder of Japanese aircraft, and the cry of Tora!...