History

A Rise and Fall of the Great Powers for the post-Cold War era--a brilliantly written, sweeping new history of how empires have ebbed and flowed over the past six centuries....

A bold new interpretation of modern history as a continual struggle among three prevailing power groups: merchant, soldier, and sage Noted Oxford historian David Priestland argues history is, at base,...

News about the ongoing situation in Iraq dominates the news. From the almost daily terrorist incidents to difficulties encountered by the U.S. forces there to manage the changeover of power...

At the height of the roaring 20s, Swedish migr Ivar Kreuger made a fortune raising money in America and loaning it to Europe in exchange for matchstick monopolies. His enterprise...

General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death...

A comprehensive, illustrated study of American industrial architecture and civil engineering from the mid-eighteenth century to World War II.

A roster of record-breakers in the sphere of military endeavour, spanning 4,000 years of human conflict. Organised by time period, with a detailed introduction at the beginning of each section,...

The book titled Labyrinths of Iron: Subways in History, Myth, Art, Technology, and War by the author Benson Bobrick. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

Discover the fascinating role journalism has played in war - in recording it, in helping determine its strategies, and in the final impressions of wars in history. This book gives...

Delving into the recent history of the BBC, once thought of as the last bastion of British paternalism, this book explores the truth behind accusations that the appointment of Sir...

The book titled Brief Lives by the author John Aubrey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

An imaginative reconstruction of the mind of the young girl who was to become Queen Elizabeth I of England, that effulgent, daunting, and perplexing figure, one of the most influential...

After a thousand years of magic and mysticism, the Renaissance re-kindled the desire of mankind to understand themselves and the world around them. This volume examines the Renaissance, its myths,...

Many of Australia's first Fabians are known as legislators, priests, jurists, men and women of letters, diplomats, feminists and educators, yet few are recognised as Fabians. Until this book, little...

This major global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors cover...

The book titled Danger and Survival # by the author McGeorge Bundy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

When we consider the Herculean figures on the long road to reason and the contributions they have made to our modern worldview, it is only natural to wonder what drove...

THIS OTHER EDEN is a captivating narrative of seven great gardens, beautiful canvases that represent not just pleasure grounds but a country's evolution. Showpieces of grand design, they are also...

This wide-ranging study vividly presents the major events that took place in Venice in the 1570s, culminating in a deadly outbreak of the plague that claimed one-quarter of the Venetian...

Foreword by Penelope Lively Cairo is a city of extremes. On its chaotic streets BMWs driven by sharp-suited businessmen compete for space with donkey carts laden with farm produce. In...

This work describes London's social life, its growth and the experiences of living in the city. With the redevelopment of Docklands and much of the East End, London is now...

An enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, the book recreates the lives of a...

On 15 February 2003, an estimated two million Britons took to the streets of London to protest against the war in Iraq. Since the outbreak of that tragic conflict, the...

With illustrations and maps, a witty and erudite account of the history of circumnavigation and how it has influenced the way we think about the Earth and ourselves. In the...

The book titled The Twilight Years: Paris in the 1930's by the author William Wiser. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In the long-awaited follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag , acclaimed journalist Anne Applebaum delivers a groundbreaking history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and...

In this book Max Hastings investigates what this norm might be -- and how it has changed over the centuries. While celebrating feats of outstanding valour, he also throws a...

The book titled Betrayal at Pearl Harbor: How Churchill Lured Roosevelt into War by the author James Rusbridger. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Seven months before the troops landed at Gallipoli, a sailor from Melbourne became the nation?s ?rst casualty of World War 1. Able seaman William ?Billy? Williams was shot in the...

Have humans always fought and killed each other, or did they peacefully coexist until organized states developed? Is war an expression of human nature or an artifact of civilization? Questions...

This fascinating reference fuels the passionate debate about the biblical Exodus with a provocative thesis: Not only was Moses an Egyptian but so were the Hebrew people who followed him...

From Marx to Mao, from Engels to Allende, from Lenin and Stalin to Ceaucescu and Castro, "Comrades" tells the story of communism from its inception to the present day. It...

The historical achievements of religious belief have been large and well chronicled. But what about the accomplishments of those who have challenged religion? Traveling from classical Greece to twenty-first century...

There can be few more discussed countries in the world today than India. In recent years it has shed its popular image as a poor, tradition-bound backwater to stand poised...

This study sets the drama of war on a world stage, and examines why, 50 years on, the lessons of World War II - when humanity was consumed by violence...

Originally published in 1992 to commemorate the centenary of Australia's oldest political party, this study contains an additional chapter which covers the two Paul Keating challenges and the political reversals...

*Now a major movie starring Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan and Nick Offerman* The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders that...

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...

"Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac's life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of...

From the Paleolithic Era to 15th Century A.D., this book ranges across the five continents, discovering and presenting their most ancient treasures by following the tracks of those who brought...

An inside perspective to global diplomacy from one of the world's foremost diplomats. Today, we find ourselves in arguably the most dangerous geopolitical situations of modern time. Outlining key moments...

The book titled The Stories Behind the Labels: The History, Romance and Characters by the author Andrew Jones. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Everybody knows who was the first man on the moon; but who was the last? We know the dodo is extinct, but where was the last one seen - and...

- Firm Sale - A celebration of the British countryside and how it has changed over the last 140 years using photography from the Francis Frith Collection - the world's...

The book titled Australian Sport Through Time: 2004 by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.