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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 'A triumph.' Deborah Levy, New Statesman 'Tremendous.' Alwyn Turner, The Times 'Revelatory.' Simon Schama,...

'Refreshing.' NEW STATESMAN 'Compelling.' HARPER'S BAZAAR 'Passionate.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH The untold history of the extraordinary women who drove the modern dance movement and changed cultural narratives about sex, power and...

'Refreshing.' NEW STATESMAN 'Compelling.' HARPER'S BAZAAR 'Passionate.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH The untold history of the extraordinary women who drove the modern dance movement and changed cultural narratives about sex, power and...

Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP2989 Eleven military history titles covering two world wars, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Burma Railway, and the secret origins of the First World War. All...

Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP2988 A strong collection of fifteen military history titles covering Vietnam, Korea, Gallipoli, the Western Front, SAS operations, submarine warfare, and more — including...

Secondhand Australian Military History Bargain Book Box SP2986 Eight illustrated volumes covering the Australian experience in both World Wars — from Gallipoli and the Light Horse to the Royal Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFew texts have so profoundly reshaped the course of human...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Damaged jacket in mylar sleeve. At the twilight of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the closing years of World War II, thousands of Allied soldiers—predominantly Australian—fought and died in a series of brutal island campaigns across the South-West...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the annals of Australian military history, few figures loom as large — or as controversially — as...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersBehind the walls of Spandau Prison, one of the most controversial figures of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadowy world of wartime espionage, few stories rival the extraordinary courage of Wing Commander F.F.E. Yeo-Thomas — codename: The White Rabbit. Bruce...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of duty, honour, and the brutal machinery of the Second World War stands Johann von Ravenstein — one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the first tremors of Western pressure in 1853 to the aftermath of total defeat in 1952, Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict 1853–1952...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadows of the Second World War, a secret army of ordinary men and women was forged into one of history's most daring...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhen the world was engulfed in the most devastating conflict in human history, the writers and correspondents of *The Spectator* were there to chronicle...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe sea has always been humanity's most unforgiving frontier, and Famous Rescues at Sea chronicles the extraordinary moments when courage and seamanship triumphed over...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the blazing heat of the North African theatre, one BBC war...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt Britain's darkest moment, when the skies above the English Channel became the crucible of civilisation's survival, Their Finest Hour chronicles the extraordinary story...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the precipice of civilisation's most turbulent era, Vincent Sheean's The Eleventh Hour presents a searching and urgent examination of the political and moral crises threatening...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the bleeding edge of history, war correspondent Quentin Reynolds witnessed firsthand the dramatic liberation of Europe during the Second World War — and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: In mylar sleeveAgainst all odds and against all reason, Douglas Bader — a man who lost both legs...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA stirring chronicle of martial history, Call to Arms presents a sweeping survey of military conflict, weaponry, and the warrior spirit that has shaped...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom its storied birth in the fiercely competitive press wars of nineteenth-century New York to its tragic demise in 1966, the New York Herald...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the bitter South Atlantic winter of 1982, Britain and Argentina fought a conflict that would define a generation — The Battle for the...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingHe was a young man who stared death in the face and wrote about it with the clarity of someone who had nothing left...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBehind the wire of a German prisoner-of-war camp, an Australian soldier found a way to bear...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodLong before the age of modern medicine, a guild of tradesmen-turned-healers quietly shaped the health and wellbeing of an entire city — The London Apothecaries chronicles...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn the aftermath of the catastrophic conflagration that reshaped the entire...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of colonial ambition and national resistance stands Vietnam — a nation whose history is as turbulent as...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew political figures in British history cast as long a shadow as William Ewart Gladstone, and The Gladstone Diaries: Volume...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt a time when Australia's educational landscape was sharply divided between state-funded public schools and their privately governed counterparts, Nor Free Nor Secular presents...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the chaos of occupied France emerges a gripping account of daring resistance, sacrifice, and ultimate liberation — The Gates Burst Open...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedIn the tense and cerebral world of competitive chess, few books have captured the brilliance...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the twilight years of Alexander Alekhine's reign as World Chess Champion, a series of games were played that stand as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedChess has produced few minds as formidable as Max Euwe, the Dutch grandmaster who reigned as World Chess Champion...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Small chip on rear endpaper. Long before chess engines and grandmaster databases, the timeless battle...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the fog-laden parlours of Victorian England to the tense, clock-ticking duels of the twentieth century,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor chess enthusiasts and serious competitive players alike, Developments in the King's Gambit 1980-88 presents an authoritative and...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodAn indispensable scholarly resource for students of twentieth-century communism, the Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern chronicles the lives and careers of hundreds of key figures...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: minor chips to back of cover.A landmark in Australian social history, Worth Her Salt: Women at Work in Australia presents a rich...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom its radical origins in the early twentieth century to its iron grip on Bulgarian society under...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat drives ordinary people to march, protest, and dedicate their lives to a cause greater than themselves? Hans...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedA landmark achievement in biblical scholarship, The New English Bible: New Testament represents the culmination of a monumental collaborative effort by the leading Christian denominations of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingBehind the closed doors of a Royal Navy tribunal, one man's honour, career, and legacy hang in the balance — Court Martial by Alastair...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the annals of extraordinary courage under fire, They Dared Mightily stands as one of Australia's most celebrated...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the turbulent decades bridging Imperial Germany and the Third Reich, a cadre of fiercely ideological publishers waged a cultural...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the turbulent heart of seventeenth-century Britain, where loyalty was a currency as volatile as gunpowder, James Hamilton, First Duke...