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Japan's War: Hirohito's Holy War Against the West
'A superbly revealing account of a dreadful and profoundly sad war' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL 'T his extraordinary book gives us a unique insight into why and how Japan fought such an...
India: A Short History
'Pithy, admirable ... a most refreshing resume' The Times Literary Supplement India has had many histories. To pilgrims from ancient China, India was the birthplace of the Buddha; to Alexander...
Japan's War: Hirohito's Holy War Against the West
'A superbly revealing account of a dreadful and profoundly sad war' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL 'T his extraordinary book gives us a unique insight into why and how Japan fought such an...
Creators of Modern China: 100 Lives from Empire to Republic 1796-1912
Discover the stories of 100 women and men whose activities in the 19th century laid the foundations of modern China. Through telling the lives of one hundred significant individuals, this...
Japan's War: Hirohito's Holy War Against the West
'A superbly revealing account of a dreadful and profoundly sad war' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL 'T his extraordinary book gives us a unique insight into why and how Japan fought such an...
The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near
'Brain-stretching . . . pulsating . . . irresistable' The Sunday Times 'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' Dan Jones 'Erudite, often thrilling and much-needed' Daily Telegraph How...
Hiroshima: The extraordinary stories of the last survivors of the
'a master class in eyewitness storytelling . . . this gripping narrative chronicles one of history's darkest nightmare moments' - Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War: A Scenario On the...
The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China
'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong The Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi...
India: A Short History
'Pithy, admirable ... a most refreshing resume' The Times Literary Supplement India has had many histories. To pilgrims from ancient China, India was the birthplace of the Buddha; to Alexander...
Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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A "New York Times" Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into...
The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order
A bold, eye-opening account of the coming integration of Europe and Asia Weaving together history, diplomacy, and vivid personal narratives from his overland journey across Eurasia from Baku to Samarkand,...
East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by
Join Sunday Times bestselling author of Spectacles, Sue Perkins as she travels around Southeast Asia and beyond. Share in her hilarious and heartfelt adventure as she journeys from India to...
Crises and Commitments
"Crisis and Commitments" is the first volume of the "Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts from 1948-1975". This book covers the domestic and international politics of Australia's...
Britain's Gurkha War: The Invasion of Nepal 1814-16
The British love affair with the Gurkhas began during the early nineteenth century clash of the expanding English East India Company and Nepalese hillmen. The remarkable fighting abilities of the...
Far East Air Operations 1943-1945
Despatches in this volume include Air Operations in Burma and Bay of Bengal 1 January to 22 May 1942 by General Wavell, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia...
The Long Shadow: Australia's Vietnam Veterns Since the War
'Most veterans were either alcoholics or workaholics and I fitted into the latter category.' - Chris Cannin (6RAR, 1967; 7RAR, 1967-68) 'When I look back and I see what I...
Mao: The Real Story
Mao Zedong was one of the most important figures of the twentieth century, the most important in the history of modern China. This revelatory new biography draws on thousands of...
One Woman's Army: The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story
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An outspoken memoir from General Janis Karpinski, telling the real story of the tragic and shameful events of 2004 from first-hand experience. Karpinski was the first and only female General...
The Battle at Ngok Tavak: Allied Valor and Defeat in Vietnam
In May 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company under the command of an Australian army captain, supported by a U.S. Marine artillery detachment,...
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964
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In a single short book as elegant as it is wise, Ian Buruma makes sense of the most fateful span of Japan's history, the period that saw as dramatic a...
The Pacific Century: America and Asia in a Changing World
By the mid-1990s, American trade with the Pacific nations--Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, and others--will be twice as large as our commerce with countries across the Atlantic. Now...
Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
Drawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken, first published in 2007, overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. Through the analysis of...
The Tarim Mummies: The Mystery of the First Europeans in China
The best-preserved mummies are in the museums of Xinjiang, China. For thousands of years the occupants of the Tarim deserts buried their dead in the desert sands. The mummies' faces...
China, Korea and Japan: Rise of Civilization in East Asia
The growing political influence and economic might of the East Asian countries - China, Korea and Japan - makes a thorough knowledge of them essential. But if we are to...
The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure: Over 100 Amazing Recipes from the
This TV tie-in cookbook to THE HAIRY BIKERS' ASIAN ADVENTURE BBC series, airing on LifeStyle FOOD in 2014, follows the boys' travels through Thailand, Korea, Japan and Vietnam to put...
Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750
A prizewinning historian and expert on Chinese foreign relations examines China's relationship with the outside world over the last 250 years, showing how the past will set the course for...
Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics
A fascinating chronicle of a nation's turbulent history. Reaching back to earliest times, Martin Ewans examines the historical evolution of one of today's most dangerous breeding grounds of global terrorism....
Faces Of Japan: A Photographic Study
$120.00 AUD
Author: George Alexander LensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Sophia University-Tokyo in cooperation with The Diplomatic Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: plastic dust jacket worn...
The Book Of The Sword: 10 Monographs On Japanese Swords
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Author: Randolph B. CaldwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Nihonto Kemma Ltd.; Thomas B. Buttweiler, Denton, TX, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some rubbing to...
In The Forbidden Land: An Account Of A Journey In Tibet Capture By The Tibetan Authorities Imprisonment, Torture, And Ultimate Release
$30.00 AUD
Author: A. Henry Savage LandorBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn The Forbidden Land, a compelling account of an intrepid journey into a mysterious and secluded region...
A Year Amongst The Persians: Impressions As To The Life, Character, And Thought Of The People Of Persia, Received During Twelve Months' Residence In That Country In The Years 1887-8
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Author: Edward G. BrowneBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Classics of Exploration leaflet laid-in.This classic travelogue, A Year Amongst The Persians, chronicles the author's extensive...
American Shogun: General Macarthur, Emperor Hirohito and the Drama of
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Traces the post-World War II partnership of General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito, profiling the statuses of both nations before and after the war while offering insight into how the...
The Dark Defile: Britain's Catastrophic Invasion of Afghanistan,
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Convinced in 1838 that Britain's invaluable empire in India was threatened by Russia, Persia, and Afghan tribes, the British government ordered its Army of the Indus into Afghanistan to oust...
Demokrasi: Indonesia in the 21st Century
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Indonesia, a nation of thousands of islands and almost 250 million people, straddles the junction of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has presided over 6...
Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan
While Europe was still divided into a patchwork of feudal states, there emerged from the East a vast empire that eventually spanned the breadth of Asia. It had been forged...
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated...
Light In The East: Ad 1000-1100
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Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight In The East: China's Enlightened Empire; The Advent...
China Born: Adventures Of A Maverick Bookman
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Author: Henry NoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: CHINA BOOKS & Periodicals Inc., 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir, China Born: Adventures Of A Maverick Bookman,...
Japan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection
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Author: International Cultural Corporation of Australia LimitedBinding: HardbackPublished: International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsJapan: Masterpieces...
The Iran-Iraq War: The Greatest Land War Of The Late Twentieth Century
$70.00 AUD
Author: E. R. Hooton, Tom Cooper And Farzin Nadimi With Bob MackenzieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Helion & Company, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image....
Indian Mythology: According To The Mahabharata, In Outline
$45.00 AUD
Author: V. FausbollBinding: HardbackPublished: Luzac & Co., 1902Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, Indian Mythology: According To The Mahābhārata,...
Qin Shihuang: Terracotta Warriors And Horses
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Author: Edmund CaponBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Gallery of New South WalesCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive account of...
Việt Nam: A Long History
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Author: Nguyễn Khắc ViệnBinding: HardbackPublished: THẾ GIỚI PUBLISHERS, 2012Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. This authoritative work presents a comprehensive historical account of Vietnam, chronicling the...
The Travels Of Marco Polo
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Author: Marco PoloBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Travels Of Marco Polo presents a foundational historical travelogue, chronicling the extraordinary journey of a...
Cabool: Being A Personal Narrative Of A Journey To, And Residence In That City, In The Years 1836, 7, And 8.
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Author: Lieut.-Col. Sir Alexander Burnes, C.B., &C.Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Classics of Exploration leaflet laid-inCabool: Being A Personal Narrative Of A Journey To,...
Three Years' Wanderings In The Northern Provinces Of China: Including A Visit To The Tea, Silk, And Cotton Countries: With An Account Of The Agriculture And Horticulture Of The Chinese, New Plants, Etc.
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Author: Robert FortuneBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Classics of Exploration leaflet laid-inRobert Fortune's Three Years' Wanderings In The Northern Provinces Of China: Including A...
The Book Of The Samurai: The Warrior Class Of Japan
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Author: Stephen R TurnbullBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear to dust cover and rubbing of cloth cover edges; inside pages in good...