History

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFrom the fragile biplanes of the early twentieth century to the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the soaring steel cables of suspension bridges to the ancient stones of civilisations long past, Wonders of the World presents a breathtaking survey of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of an era defined by conquest, diplomacy, and the relentless march of empire, Milestones of History 9: Nations and Empires chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe sixteenth century was an age of fire and fury — a time when the foundations of Christendom cracked, empires clashed, and ordinary men...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the dawn of aerial combat to the jet age, The Role of the Fighter in Air Warfare presents a rigorous and authoritative account...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerLong before the age of social media, the English kept diaries — and in doing so,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the smoke-choked skies above Tower Bridge to the smouldering ruins of Coventry and beyond, Blitz on Britain presents a definitive and unflinching account of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerWhen the roar of aircraft engines became the sound of royal ceremony, the story of British monarchy took to the skies —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBeneath the thunder of bombs and the clash of armies in the Second World War, a quieter, more cerebral conflict raged — one fought...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingLong before European explorers charted the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean, Polynesian voyagers accomplished one of the most remarkable feats...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the shadow of the Baw Baw Ranges, young men from rural Australian communities answered the call of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the summer of 1940, as Nazi Germany hurled the full force of the Luftwaffe against a beleaguered Britain, a small band of Australians...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before satellites mapped the skies and autopilots conquered the heavens, a daring generation of aviators strapped themselves into fragile machines and hurled themselves...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodBeneath the vast, silent expanse of the Pacific Ocean lies a graveyard of steel and memory — the sunken remnants of one of World War II's...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Slipcase: good. At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union represented an unparalleled military colossus — a superpower whose...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the bustling medieval marketplace to the grand Haussmann boulevards of Paris, Cities & People: A Social and Architectural History chronicles the extraordinary evolution...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the age when monarchs commanded empires and dynasties shaped the destiny of nations, Milestones of History 7: Twilight of Princes chronicles the turbulent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew names in the history of decorative arts conjure the same sense of breathtaking opulence as Fabergé, and The World of Fabergé presents a sweeping...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingIn the rugged and culturally rich landscape of New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, law and order was never a simple matter of...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the jungles of Burma during the darkest years of World War II, one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodThe skies over Europe became one of the most brutal and decisive theatres of the Second World War, and Air Battle Europe 1939-1945 chronicles the full...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the shadow of Australia's towering mountain ash forests—the tallest flowering trees on Earth—lies a history of fire, resilience, and the enduring tension between human ambition...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the smoky back rooms of New Orleans to the glittering concert halls of New York, The World of Jazz is a sweeping, authoritative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodThe vast, unforgiving ocean has always been both a barrier and a bridge for those who dared to seek a new life on distant shores,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew institutions shaped the course of modern warfare as profoundly as the Royal Air Force's maritime squadrons, and Famous Maritime Squadrons of the RAF...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before satellites mapped the skies and autopilots ruled the cockpit, a generation of daring aviators threw themselves into the unknown — and The...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew machines have captured the imagination quite like the steam locomotive — a thundering, smoke-wreathed symbol of industrial power that reshaped continents and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew conflicts have reshaped the world as profoundly as the Second World War, and World War II by Ivor Matanle stands as one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew family sagas span the full sweep of a nation's soul, but The Tolstoys: Twenty-Four Generations of Russian History 1353–1983 achieves precisely...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodHe was the greatest — and he made sure the world never forgot it. Muhammad Ali: A Portrait in Words and Photographs presents an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom its founding as a utopian social experiment in 1836 to its centenary and beyond, Adelaide has always stood apart from other Australian cities...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew conflicts have reshaped the world as dramatically as the Second World War, and the Atlas of World War II by Richard Natkiel stands as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew theatres of World War II were as savage, prolonged, or ultimately decisive as the relentless struggle waged across the North Atlantic — a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the grandeur of the Colosseum to the delicate brushwork of Pompeian frescoes, Treasures of Ancient Rome presents a breathtaking survey of the artistic and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew civilisations have left so indelible a mark on the human story as ancient Greece, and Treasures of Ancient Greece by John S. Bowman offers...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew legends have fired the human imagination quite like El Dorado — the mythical city of gold that lured conquistadors, adventurers, and emperors into...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew stories capture the raw courage and heartbreak of human migration as powerfully as The Long Farewell. Don Charlwood chronicles the harrowing nineteenth-century voyages...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor anyone captivated by the mysteries locked within their own bloodline, Stella Colwell's The Family History Book: A Guide to Tracing your Ancestors is...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat if the most revealing lens through which to view a nation's history was not the formal portrait, but the irreverent cartoon? The Other...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the feverish boom years of 1880s Melbourne, fortunes were made overnight and lost just as swiftly, as speculators, swindlers, and dreamers rode a tidal...