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The Great Fire of London
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The Great Fire of London was the greatest ca tastrophe of its kind in Europe, with 13,200 houses and 87 c hurches destroyed. Stephen Porter examines the events leadin g...
Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France
With charm and gentle humour, Martin Calder describes an extraordinary summer spent working at a Ferme-Auberge in a remote hilltop village in Gascony, one of the most rural parts of...
A Photohistory of World War One
This omnibus edition contains the author's five "Soldiers Fotofax" titles on the individual years of World War I. The book also contains new biographical notes on the leaders from each...
Khaki and Red: Soldiers of the Queen in India and Africa
Follow the combined forces of England and India through sixty-four years of campaigns. Faced with unfavorable and unfamiliar fighting conditions and untraditional warfare techniques, the Queen's fighting forces managed to...
Nazi Millionaires
In the confusion that reigned in post-war Europe many Nazis were able, through bribery and other means, to escape with the wealth that they'd stolen during World War Two. Kenneth...
1938: Hitler's Gamble
In this masterly new work, acclaimed historian Giles MacDonogh explores the moment when Hitler gambled everything. Until 1938, Hitler could be dismissed as a ruthless but efficient dictator, a problem...
The Murder of the Romanovs
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Based on exclusive access to MI5 documents and newly discovered Russian papers, the true fate of the Romonovs. The overthrow and execution of Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Imperial...
Sorry! The English and Their Manners
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Most of us know a bit about what passes for good manners - holding doors open, sending thank-you notes, no elbows on the table. We certainly know bad manners when...
Battle of Britain: A day-by-day chronicle, 10 July-31 October
$60.00 AUD
After the fall of France in 1940, Hitler turned his attention to Germany's sole remaining enemy: Great Britain. His plans to invade Britain depended on crippling Britain's Royal Air Force....
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a
1956. Boris Pasternak presses a manuscript into the hands of an Italian publishing scout with these words- 'This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world.' Pasternak...
The Cultural Values of Europe
What is the cultural identity of Europe? Are there specifically European values? Questions like these are at the centre of a considerable number of political and scholarly debates in contemporary...
Austerlitz: Napoleon and the Eagles of Europe
$80.00 AUD
In this authoritative and beautifully illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and...
The Architect Of Genodice: Himmler and the Final Solution
Among the Nazi leaders, Heinrich Himmler was, as Richard Breitman observes in this ground- breaking study, an easy man to underestimate- short, pudgy, near-sighted, chinless. Yet Himmler holds a peculiarly...
The Battle
On the afternoon of 1 March, 1815, a fleet of ships dropped anchor off the southeast coast of France. After ten months in exile on the island of Elba, the...
Hitler's Mistakes
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sharp and authoritative work of military history, Hitler's Mistakes presents a systematic analysis of the strategic, political,...
Convicts & The Colonies: A Study Of Penal Transportation From Great Britain & Ireland To Australia & Other Parts Of The British Empire (SIGNED)
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Some tears and foxing on DJ....
The Golden Age: A History Of The Colony Of Victoria, 1851-1861
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Edition: repr., with corr.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of Australian historiography, The Golden Age: A History...
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire
For nearly 75 years, the Soviet Union controlled Eastern Europe with an iron fist. Conceived in 1917, the empire grew to the size of a large continent with satellites in...
Khrushchev: The Man and His Era
This biography of one of the key figures of the Soviet Union is a study in contrasts. What emerges is a picture of a man constantly torn between benevolence and...
Stalin's Last Crime: The Doctor's Plot
This is the full story behind Stalin's last, most complex and most puzzling conspiracy unravelled for the first time through access to previously unseen secret Soviet documents. On 13th January...
My Inner Child Wants to Murder Mindfully: the latest darkly comic
No more corpses. At least, that was the plan. THE MULTIMILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER RETURNS Lawyer turned murderer Bjoern wants to stop killing. Unfortunately, the prisoner in his basement is getting...
Hitler
Adolf Hitler is the most notorious political figure of the twentieth century. The story of his life, how he became a dictator, and how he managed to convince so many...
Chaucer: Ackroyd's Brief Lives
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In the first in a new series of brief biographies, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd brilliantly evokes the medieval world of England and provides an incomparable introduction to the great poet's...
Stalin
Stalin's monstrous regime was built on the most intricate secrecy and until now, little has been known about the inside workings of his leadership or his personal life. Edvard Radzinsky...
Rising '44: 'The Battle for Warsaw'
The story of the Warsaw Rising from the author of The Isles and Europe: A History who is also the leading British authority on the history of Poland. Rising '44...
1967: Israel, the War and the Year That Transformed the Middle East
A vivid account of the year 1967 and what impact it made on the Middle East and the rest of the world. 1967 did not mark the beginning of the...
The Miracle Of Dunkirk
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterwork of narrative history, The Miracle of Dunkirk chronicles one of the most dramatic and...
Richard Wagner: Composer Of Operas
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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - stained. Binding - shaky. Clean...
Killing Hitler
Most people have heard of the Stauffenberg Plot - the attempt to kill Hitler launched by the German Resistance Movement on 20 July 1944. But it is not widely known...
The Robespierre Serial
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA gripping work of historical espionage fiction, The Robespierre Serial chronicles the dangerous world of Cold War intrigue through the...
The Faces Of Europe
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Plastic sleeve over dust jacketA rich work of cultural and historical observation, The Faces of Europe presents Alan...
Rommel
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA compelling work of military biography, Rommel chronicles the life and campaigns of Erwin Rommel, the brilliant and...
The English: A Social History 1066-1945
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsChristopher Hibbert's The English: A Social History 1066-1945 chronicles nearly a millennium of British life, presenting a vivid tapestry of...
Edward, Prince Of Wales And Aquitaine: A Biography Of The Black Prince
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Edward: Prince Of Wales And Aquitaine A Biography Of The Black Prince, chronicles the life and...
The Fall Of Paris: The Siege And The Commune 1870-1
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsAlistair Horne's The Fall Of Paris chronicles a pivotal and tumultuous period in French history. This compelling historical account details the dramatic...
The Doré Illustrated Balzac Droll Stories: Collected From The Abbeys Of Touraine.
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Doré Illustrated Balzac Droll Stories presents a collection of Honoré de Balzac's famously irreverent and humorous tales, brought to...
The Tartar Khan's Englishman
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rip at back of jacketThe historical investigation The Tartar Khan's Englishman chronicles a fascinating journey into the medieval world, presenting...
The Tide At Sunrise: A History Of The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Light foxing on book block. Clean and bright copy....
The Age Of Elegance: 1812-1822
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Edition: 4th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerArthur Bryant's The Age Of Elegance: 1812-1822 masterfully chronicles a...
Living In England: Fielding's England
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsFielding's England: Living in England offers a lively social commentary travel narrative that presents the habits, humour and...
Gallipoli: The End Of The Myth
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Gallipoli: The End Of The Myth, meticulously chronicles the ill-fated...
Crowned Cousins: The Anglo-German Royal Connection
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Crowned Cousins: The Anglo-German Royal Connection, chronicles the intricate and often tumultuous relationships between the British and...
Victoria and Albert: Their Love and Their Tragedies
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsBeyond the rigid etiquette of the royal court lies the story of a passionate and tumultuous partnership that redefined the British...
Bursting Bubbles: A Secret History Of Champagne & The Rise Of The Great Growers
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the hidden narratives behind the world's most celebrated sparkling wine. It uncovers the clandestine origins of...
Dutch Light In The "Norwegian Night": Marine Relations And Migration Across The North Sea In Early Modern Times
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic volume, Dutch Light In The Norwegian Night: Marine Relations And Migration Across...
St. Thomas More: Action And Contemplation
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name in front cover, jacket faded and worn, chipping along spine of jacket and...
The White Hotel
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling novel presents a haunting narrative that intertwines the erotic fantasies of a young opera singer with the brutal...
Victoria Of England
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of one of Britain's most iconic monarchs. Edith Sitwell, with her characteristic...