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The History Of The U.S. Air Force

The History Of The U.S. Air Force

$35.00 AUD
Author: David A. AndertonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn - Aerospace, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The History Of The U.S. Air Force, chronicles the...
Epic Sea Battles

Epic Sea Battles

$20.00 AUD
Author: William KoenigBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWilliam Koenig's Epic Sea Battles chronicles the most pivotal naval engagements throughout history, presenting a vivid account of...
The Encyclopedia Of Sea Warfare: From The First Ironclads To The Present Day

The Encyclopedia Of Sea Warfare: From The First Ironclads To The Present Day

$25.00 AUD
Author: Iain ParsonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Ure Smith - A Salamander Book, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference work chronicles the evolution of naval combat, presenting a detailed...
Ships Of The Us Navy

Ships Of The Us Navy

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Author: John Kirk And Aaron KleinBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsShips Of The Us Navy presents a comprehensive overview of the vessels that have...
Catholicism And Scotland

Catholicism And Scotland

$100.00 AUD
Author: Compton MackenzieBinding: HardbackPublished: George Routledge & Co., London, 1936Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Moderate aging on pp 14-15. Otherwise...
The Early Career Of Alexander Pope

The Early Career Of Alexander Pope

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Author: George SherburnBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic volume chronicles the formative period of one of English literature's most significant...
Old Convict Days

Old Convict Days

$25.00 AUD
Author: William DerrincourtBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Colonial Facsimiles, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine. Old Convict Days chronicles the harsh realities...
Patrick Mcmahon Glynn: Letters To His Family (1874-1927)

Patrick Mcmahon Glynn: Letters To His Family (1874-1927)

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gerald Glynn O'Collins, S.J.Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Polding Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on spine. Light stains on...
Westward The Course: The New World Of Oceania

Westward The Course: The New World Of Oceania

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Author: Paul McguireBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1942Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor marks and specks on boards. This...
Elizabeth And Leicester

Elizabeth And Leicester

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Author: Milton WaldmanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerMilton Waldman's Elizabeth And Leicester chronicles the passionate and politically...
The Tigris Expedition

The Tigris Expedition

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Author: Thor HeyerdahlBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping non-fiction account chronicles the 1977 expedition aboard the reed boat Tigris, a...
Antarctic Odyssey

Antarctic Odyssey

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Author: Phillip LawBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Australia, 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAntarctic Odyssey chronicles the remarkable expeditions of a pioneering explorer to the...
The Naval Heritage

The Naval Heritage

$25.00 AUD
Author: David MathewBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some rips and foxing to DJ. Faded DJ...
A Book Collector's Notes: On Items Relating To The Discovery Of Australia The First Settlement And The Early Coastal Exploration Of The Continent

A Book Collector's Notes: On Items Relating To The Discovery Of Australia The First Settlement And The Early Coastal Exploration Of The Continent

$25.00 AUD
Author: Rodney DavidsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell Australia, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine of DJ faded. Some small rips to DJ...
A Book Collector's Notes: On Items Relating To The Discovery Of Australia The First Settlement And The Early Coastal Exploration Of The Continent

A Book Collector's Notes: On Items Relating To The Discovery Of Australia The First Settlement And The Early Coastal Exploration Of The Continent

$25.00 AUD
Author: Rodney DavidsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell Australia, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some rips to top of DJ, foxing to perimeter of same...
The English Catholic Refugees On The Continent 1558-1795: Vol I.—The English Colleges And Convents In The Catholic Low Countries, 1558-1795

The English Catholic Refugees On The Continent 1558-1795: Vol I.—The English Colleges And Convents In The Catholic Low Countries, 1558-1795

$70.00 AUD
Author: Peter GuildayBinding: HardbackPublished: Gregg International Publishers, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Light bumping on corners. Name on fep,...
Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost Civilization

Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost Civilization

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Author: Charles GallenkampBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller , 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCharles Gallenkamp's Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost...
Inside Canberra: A Guide To Australian Federal Politics

Inside Canberra: A Guide To Australian Federal Politics

$15.00 AUD
Author: Rob Chalmers, Jenny HutchisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neill, 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis authoritative guide, Inside Canberra: A Guide To Australian Federal Politics,...
Secret Of The Forest: On The Track Of The Maya And Their Temples

Secret Of The Forest: On The Track Of The Maya And Their Temples

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Author: Wolfgang CordanBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles an immersive journey into the...
Jade: With Over 600 Photographs Of Jades From Every Continent

Jade: With Over 600 Photographs Of Jades From Every Continent

$220.00 AUD
Author: Roger KeverneBinding: HardbackPublished: Aquamarine, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some scratches/wear on DJ. Otherwise internally sound. Jade: With Over 600 Photographs Of Jades From Every...
The Country Life Book Of Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother

The Country Life Book Of Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother

$15.00 AUD
Author: Godfrey TalbotBinding: HardbackPublished: Country Life Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Country Life Book Of Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother, chronicles the remarkable...
Treasures Of The Vatican Collections

Treasures Of The Vatican Collections

$12.00 AUD
Author: Alan LevyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Plume, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTreasures Of The Vatican Collections presents a magnificent visual and historical journey...
The Swift Runner: Racing Speed Through The Ages; Including Standard Of Points Of Its Foundation Breed, The Marathon Runner

The Swift Runner: Racing Speed Through The Ages; Including Standard Of Points Of Its Foundation Breed, The Marathon Runner

$100.00 AUD
Author: WentworthBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Red boards in good condition. Minor tears on DJ. Internally sound, no markings....
The Horse: Through Fifty Centuries Of Civilization

The Horse: Through Fifty Centuries Of Civilization

$25.00 AUD
Author: Anthony DentBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the profound influence of the horse across five millennia of human civilization. It...
I See No End To Travelling: Fascinating Accounts From The Personal Journals Of The Early Australian Explorers And Pioneers

I See No End To Travelling: Fascinating Accounts From The Personal Journals Of The Early Australian Explorers And Pioneers

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ann MillarBinding: HardbackPublished: Bay Books, Sydney, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsI See No End To Travelling: Fascinating Accounts From The Personal Journals Of The Early Australian...
Matthew Flinders: On The Victorian Coast April-May 1802

Matthew Flinders: On The Victorian Coast April-May 1802

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Author: K. A. AustinBinding: HardbackPublished: Cypress Books Melbourne, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the meticulous observations and...
Father San Vitores: His Life, Times, And Martyrdom

Father San Vitores: His Life, Times, And Martyrdom

$25.00 AUD
Author: Emilie G. JohnstonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical biography chronicles...
The Young Lincoln

The Young Lincoln

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Author: Esther MeynellBinding: HardbackPublished: Dymocks Book Arcade & Chapman & Hall, 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Unusual boards (crocodile skin?), gilt lettering with light wear. Sturdy...
Guam: Past And Present

Guam: Past And Present

$30.00 AUD
Author: Charles BeardsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles E. Tuttle, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, Guam: Past And Present, chronicles the rich and complex narrative of the Pacific...
A Passage to Sword Beach: Minesweeping in the Royal Navy

A Passage to Sword Beach: Minesweeping in the Royal Navy

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The author recounts his experiences as an enlisted man on British minesweepers in World War II.
Sink All the Shipping There: Canada's Lost Wartime Merchant Ships and

Sink All the Shipping There: Canada's Lost Wartime Merchant Ships and

$80.00 AUD
The author's previous book, The Canadian Naval Chronicle, contains a chapter which gives brief details of Canadian merchant ship sinkings. While Fraser McKee and co-author Robert Darlington were researching those...
Chariot of Knowledge

Chariot of Knowledge

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Discover the lost history of the Ancient Olympic Games. In popular belief, the Olympic Games were primarily a Greek invention. Yet, this perception covers a secret history that connects the...
American Slavery, 1619-1897

American Slavery, 1619-1897

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A concise, engaging overview of American slavery from the beginning of the colonial era to emancipation and its aftermath. Kolchin takes a broad geographical perspective, putting American slavery in the...
The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off the Coast of

The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off the Coast of

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During the night of 27th April 1944, Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the D-day landings, took place off the coast of Devon. This supposedly routine exercise experienced a series of...
Americas First Dynasty: Adamses

Americas First Dynasty: Adamses

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Richard Brookhiser has won a wide and loyal following for his stylish, pointed, and elegant biographies of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. In "America's First Dynasty," Brookhiser tells the story...
Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights

Sweet Land of Liberty?: The African-American Struggle for Civil Rights

$105.00 AUD$12.00 AUD
A powerful and moving account of the campaign for civil rights in modern America. Robert Cook is concerned less with charismatic leaders like Martin Luther King, and more with the...
A New Time for Mexico

A New Time for Mexico

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Fuentes' bold and timely study discusses the origins and nature of the tumultuous events that have recently transformed Mexican politics and society. The rebellion in Chiapas, a rash of assassinations,...
The White Ships: New Zealand's First World War Hospital Ships

The White Ships: New Zealand's First World War Hospital Ships

$100.00 AUD
This first book in the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War tells the story of the hospital ships. Based on extensive research, it brings to life...
Closing Pandora's Box: Arms Race, Arms Control and the History of the

Closing Pandora's Box: Arms Race, Arms Control and the History of the

$35.75 AUD$12.00 AUD
This history of arms control in the 20th century challenges the liberal-pacifist view of international relations, and explains the Cold War from a post-Cold War perspective, untangling the complex realities...
De Gaulle: The Ruler 1945-1970

De Gaulle: The Ruler 1945-1970

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The second volume of Jean Lacouture's acclaimed biography of Charles de Gaulle opens with the creation of the Fourth Republic in the aftermath of World War II and with the...
Twentieth-Century France: Politics and Society 1898-1991

Twentieth-Century France: Politics and Society 1898-1991

$66.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Originally published as "Dreyfus to de Gaulle", this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title.Two substantial additional chapters have been incorporated...
The Oxford Companion to Military History

The Oxford Companion to Military History

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An A-Z guide to warfare from the classical period to the present day, including the social, political, technological, and economic background of major conflicts. Entries cover people (military leaders, theorists,...
SWORDS OF LIGHTNING

SWORDS OF LIGHTNING

$47.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
Special operational forces have been used since war began, and great reliance is laid upon them in the modern era. This is an illustrated account of the evolution and modern...
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea (Collins Modern

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea (Collins Modern

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The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. The...
This Land of Promise: A History of Refugees and Exiles in Britain

This Land of Promise: A History of Refugees and Exiles in Britain

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'Important, comprehensive, and superbly researched. All the more urgent at the present time' BART VAN ES 'A terrific, clear-eyed and balanced history that cuts through today's toxic debates' DAILY TELEGRAPH...
Freedom at Midnight: Inspiration for the major motion picture

Freedom at Midnight: Inspiration for the major motion picture

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Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the...
No Tracks To Follow: The Woorayl Shire 1888-1988

No Tracks To Follow: The Woorayl Shire 1888-1988

$20.00 AUD
Author: John MurphyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hargreen Publishing Company., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, No Tracks To Follow: The Woorayl Shire 1888-1988, chronicles a century of...
Fighters

Fighters

$50.00 AUD
Author: Michael HeatleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight tears to spine, minor foxing to top-edge.Fighters by...