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The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling...
Survival in Singapore: The triumph and tragedy of Australia's greatest
SURVIVAL IN SINGAPORE is a gripping account of an untold story of Japanese-occupied Singapore, and a testament of courage, sacrifice and the resilience of the human spirit. 'Wonderfully evocative writing,...
National Service: A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963
National Serviceis a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with an extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. With...
King Charles III: 100 moments from his journey to the throne
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stunning, photographic King Charles III memorabilia gift for royal fans As the nation celebrates the coronation of a new monarch, The Sun looks back on 100...
The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons
A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation. In December...
Henry: Virtuous Prince
The first instalment of the highly anticipated biography of Henry VIII, written by one of the UK's most popular, established and exciting historians. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary...
Legacies of War
Sixteen writers with a shared passion for military history combine their talents for storytelling in Legacies of War. There are tales of courage and triumph, destruction and waste, forgiveness and...
The Deniable AgentUndercover in Afghanistan
As far as Colin Berry s family were concerned, he d gone to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban to market the low-cost modular housing that his engineering company...
Magick City: Travellers to Rome from the Middle Ages to 1900, Volume
The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...
Dieppe: The Dawn Of Decision
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jacques MordalBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press., 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sticker from previous owner in FEP, minor yellowing to...
A Sparrow In The Snow
$25.00 AUD
Author: Sylva DarelBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and a small tear on rear panel...
The Bitter Heritage: Vietnam & American Democracy 1941-1966
$20.00 AUD
Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Vietnam War was one of this country's saddest...
The Commanders: Australian Military Leadership In The Twentieth Century
$50.00 AUD
Author: D.M. HornerBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Spine has very light tanning, otherwise great condition, previous owner seal imprint The...
Rethinking Australia's Defence
$50.00 AUD
Author: Ross BabbageBinding: HardbackPublished: U. Q. P. St. Lucia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsPublished in 1980, "Rethinking Australia's Defence" by Ross Babbage is a strategic and policy-focused...
The Passion Play At Ober-Ammergau
$40.00 AUD
Author: The Author of "Charles Lowder"Binding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Co, 1890Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, previous owner markings inside first pageThe play is a...
The Legend Of Roland: A Pageant Of The Middle Ages
$25.00 AUD
Author: D.D.R. OwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear to dust jacket and one small tear on front bottom right corner...
U.S. Coast Guard Bicentennial 1790-1900
$110.00 AUD
Author: Dennis L. Noble, et al. Binding: HardbackPublished: Coast Guard Bicentennial Series, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Seems to be a collection of magazines/booklets merged into one. Minor...
The United States Enters The Pacific
$60.00 AUD
Author: LefredmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1969Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine and edges. Tight pages.An historical study. Inc the US and Australia; the US and China;...
Not To Be Shot At Or Exported: An Airman's Letters Home 1942-1945
$25.00 AUD
Author: Leslie Harold SullivanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Royal Australian Air Force Museum, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis non-fiction collection presents a poignant look...
The War In The Pacific: A Hand Held Illustrated History (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Allan SeidenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Legacy Archive Press, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, SIGNED BY AUTHORThis concise military history offers a vivid, illustrated...
The Splendid Hour
$25.00 AUD
Author: Kevin E. CollopyBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Splendid Hour is a poignant collection of poetry published by the Australian War...
The Civilization Of Europe In The Renaissance
$25.00 AUD
Author: John HaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Atheneum: New York, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription on FEP. Slight stain on book block. This comprehensive historical work presents a...
Inquisition And Society In Spain: In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries
$12.00 AUD
Author: Henry KamenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Indiana University Press., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly historical analysis by Henry Kamen offers...
Esso Presents Rubens And The Italian Renaissance
$20.00 AUD
Author: David JaffeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Esso, Australian National Gallery, 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume, "Esso Presents Rubens...
In The Name Of Peace
$25.00 AUD
Author: Archie JohnstoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Pub. House, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, previous owner marks inside, light yellowing to page edgesThis historical account...
Human Smoke: The Beginnings Of World War Ii, The End Of Civilization
$15.00 AUD
Author: Nicholson BakerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, New York, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on spine and cover. Nicholson...
The Lily And The Lion: The Rise And Fall Of Empires, Royal France, Great Britain
$20.00 AUD
Author: Philip Mansel & Robin W WinksBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine/ edges bumped. Light yellowing...
The Victors
$20.00 AUD
Author: Brigadier Peter YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: AP Publishing, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerHistorians examine sixteen Battles in which some of the most famous Generals in modern history made...
Who Sank The Sydney?
$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael MontgomeryBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell Australiaq, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped/loose spine. No loose pages.This compelling work of military history meticulously reconstructs the...
Great War Illustrated 1916: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI
The third in a series of five titles, which will cover each year of the war graphically. Many thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the...
A WWII Soldier in the Pacific: During and After 1943-1945
Anyone familiar with WWII studies in the Pacific will recognize the name Eugene B. Sledge. The author, who corresponded with Sledge 30 years ago, shared the experience of serving on...
The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That
$12.00 AUD
From the moment of Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, until Andrew Johnson, his replacement, formally announced postwar plans on May 29, the fate of the country hung in the...
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood...
I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children and the Adverts that
'I SEEK A KIND PERSON WHO WILL EDUCATE MY INTELLIGENT BOY, AGED 11.' In 1938, Jewish families are scrambling to flee Vienna. Desperate, they take out adverts offering their children...
Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower is perhaps the most famous tall building in the world, an icon of its own age and ours. It was the dream-child of French engineer Gustave Eiffel,...
Jennie Churchill
After a three-day romance Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women were afforded few freedoms, she was a cornerstone...
From Manassas To Appomattox: Memoirs Of The Civil War In America
$20.00 AUD
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe...
East and West
In June of 1997, over a century and a half of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. Chris Patten writes about his experiences as the last governor...
Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in
As child, Meryl Frank was the chosen inheritor of family remembrance. Her aunt Mollie, a formidable and cultured woman, insisted that Meryl never forget who they were, where they came...
Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman
In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of...
Hitler's Miracle Weapons Volume 3: From The 'America Rocket' To An Orbital Station; Germany's Efforts To Develop Intercontinental Weapons And The First Space Programme
$250.00 AUD
Author: Friedrich GeorgBinding: HardbackPublished: Helion & Company Ltd, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners and spine....
The Renaissance: European Painting 1400-1600
$45.00 AUD
Author: Charles MccorquodaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Studio Editions, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive art history text presents a detailed examination of European painting during the Renaissance, spanning the pivotal...
The One That Got Away
$15.00 AUD
Author: Kendal Burt & James LeasorBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Book Club, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Age stains on end papers. Light foxing.This gripping work...
Ruin From The Air: The Atomic Mission To Hiroshima
$20.00 AUD
Author: Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan WittsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Strong, clean hardback. Light foxing.This gripping work of historical...
Fortune Is My Enemy
$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard PapeBinding: HardbackPublished: Elek Books, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsRichard Pape's "Fortune Is My Enemy" is a gripping post-war thriller that plunges...