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On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the
NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Douglas Murray, international bestselling author and renowned cultural commentator confronts what he views as the most pressing issue of our time: why Western support of the...
Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him
A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark...
Navi Pillay: Realising Human Rights for All
Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights Law, was born in 1941 to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa. She faced enormous obstacles to her aspirations for further education...
Gazing at the Stars: Memories of a Child Survivor
Narrated with the heartbreaking innocence of a thirteen-year-old girl and the wisdom of a woman of eighty-two, Gazing at the Stars is a record of survival in the face of...
The Legend of Colton H Bryant
Colton H. Bryant grew up in Wyoming and never once wanted to leave it. Wyoming loved him and he loved it back. Two things helped Colton get through school and...
Daughter of the East: An Autobiography
Beautiful and charismatic, the daughter of one of Pakistan's most popular leaders -- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, hanged by General Zia in 1979 -- Benazir Bhutto is not only the first...
Il Duce and His Women: Mussolini's Rise to Power
Out of the ruins and savagery of Second World War, the figure of Benito Mussolini looms large as one of the most influential during the first half of the twentieth...
War: What is it good for?: The role of conflict in civilisation, from
War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation. And the...
To The Castle And Back
As president first of Czechoslovakia and then of the nascent Czech Republic, Havel led central Europe out of communism and into the twenty-first century before stepping down in February 2003....
Dear Joan
Dear Joan comprises a unique series of letters between a young airman, Tony Ross, and Joan Charles, a girl he met briefly in England before he was posted to the...
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization
A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from...
A Brief History of Britain 1660 - 1851: The Making of the Nation
Praise for the author: 'Gibson's well written and well-documented account of James and the bishops will surely become the new standard authority on these "implausible revolutionaries" for many decades.' Barbara...
Girl in Paris: A Persian Encounter with the West
At the age of 17, Shusha Guppy left Iran and her family to study at the Sorbonne in Paris. Diving into the unknown - a world of unimagined freedoms and...
Churchill 1940-1945: Under Friendly Fire
In April 1945 Churchill said to Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 'There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without...
The Sea King: The Life of James Iredell Waddell
As the rogue captain of the last Confederate commerce raider, the Shenandoah , James Waddell was a huge thorn in the side of the post-Civil War administration (they branded him...
The War Diaries: An Anthology of Daily Wartime Diary Entries
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The War Diaries brings together -- in their own words -- the stories of men and women who have endured wartime life. By turns horrific and comic, the entries retain...
Lords of Battle: The World of the Celtic Warrior
To the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, the Celtic warrior of the late Iron Age was the archetypal barbarian: savage, undisciplined, and bloodthirsty. In a clash of cultures that...
Devil's Gallop: Trips into Scotland's Dark and Bloody Past in Fact and
Scotland is a fascinating country with a dark and bloody past - filled with characters who thought nothing of using torture, murder and treachery to get what they wanted. Many...
Footsloggers: An Infantry Battalion at War, 1939-45
Shortlisted for the 2023 Military History Matters Book of the Year AwardThe only way to truly understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to...
Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
No city on earth has preserved its past as has Rome. Visitors stand on bridges that were crossed by Julius Caesar and Cicero, walk around temples visited by Roman emperors,...
Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One
In 1914 the world changed forever. When World War One broke out and a generation of men went off to fight, bestselling author Kate Adie shows how women emerged from...
The Autobiography of the British Soldier
From Agincourt to Waterloo, from Dunkirk to the Gulf War, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles. This is the story of Britain at war...
Great Regiments
$40.00 AUD
Author: Vezio MelegariBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has slight peel to spine...
The Taste Of Fear: A Polish Childhood In Germany 1939-46
$30.00 AUD
Author: Zofia KrukBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson London, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner on front end-page and minor...
Bull Halsey
$35.00 AUD
Author: E. B. PotterBinding: HardbackPublished: NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsE. B. Potter's "Bull Halsey" is a definitive biography that chronicles...
Spin Me A Dit!: Tales Of The Royal Australian Navy
$40.00 AUD
Author: Iris NesdaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Published by the Author, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis collection of naval anecdotes, "Spin Me A Dit!: Tales Of The Royal Australian Navy" by Iri...
Captives Of Shanghai: The Story Of The President Harrison
$35.00 AUD
Author: David H. Grover And Gretchen G. GroverBinding: HardbackPublished: Western Maritime Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the dramatic true story of the American passenger ship...
Bloody Winter
$20.00 AUD
Author: Captain John M. Waters, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Naval Institute Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of military history, "Bloody Winter: Revised Edition," John M. Waters,...
The Secret Hunters
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Author: Anthony KempBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd,, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this gripping work of military history, Anthony Kemp chronicles the clandestine operations of the...
Inna-Mincka (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Slight silverfish damage on dust cover and faded spine.In this compelling...
The Admiralty Regrets...
$15.00 AUD
Author: C.E.T Warren & James BensonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Popular Book Club, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Page: Tanning and...
Forgotten Fleet 2: An Updated And Expanded History Of The Part Played By Australian Men And Ships In The U.S. Army Small Ships In New Guinea, 1942-1945
$100.00 AUD
Author: Bill Lunney And Ruth LunneyBinding: HardbackPublished: Forfleet Publishing, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis historical account, "Forgotten Fleet 2: An Updated And Expanded History Of The Part Played By Australian...
Yangtse Incident: The Story Of Hms Amethyst
$40.00 AUD
Author: Lawrence EarlBinding: HardbackPublished: Harrap, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical account chronicles the dramatic events surrounding HMS Amethyst during the Chinese...
Frogman V.C.
$35.00 AUD
Author: Ian FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Sydney Knowles, a decorated...
Fire over the Islands: The Coast Watchers of the Solomons
$40.00 AUD
Author: B. C. HortonBinding: HardbackPublished: A. & C. Black Ltd., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the courageous efforts of the Coastwatchers in the Solomon Islands...
Mines, Mining And Mine Countermeasures
$45.00 AUD
Author: Hector DonohueBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Defence Industries with Royal Australian Navy, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text, "Mines, Mining And...
Pawns Of War: The Loss Of The Uss Langley And The Uss Pecos
$40.00 AUD
Author: Dwight R. MessimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Naval Institute Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account details the tragic loss of two American naval vessels, the USS Langley and...
Nights Of Plague
$50.00 AUD
Author: Orhan PamukBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedNobel laureate Orhan Pamuk presents "Nights of Plague," a sweeping work of historical fiction set in 1901 on the fictional...
Death In The Middle Ages: Mortality, Judgment And Remembrance
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Author: T. S. R. BoaseBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic historical non-fiction work by T. S. R. Boase meticulously chronicles the pervasive presence and...
Maculan's Daughter
$20.00 AUD
Author: Sarah GainhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, London, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSarah Gainham's "Maculan's Daughter" is a compelling work of historical fiction set against the tumultuous backdrop of...
Arrows In The Air: a selection from broadcasts
$20.00 AUD
Author: The Watchman (E.A.Mann) ; with a foreword by W. Macmahon BallBinding: PaperbackPublished: S. John Bacon, 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAfter...
Dido Queen Of Carthage And The Massacre At Paris
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Author: Christopher MarloweBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Clipped priceThis volume presents two powerful tragedies by the Elizabethan playwright...
The Life And Times Of Alfred The Great
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Author: Douglas WoodruffBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the remarkable reign of Alfred the Great, the Anglo-Saxon king...
Patterns Of Government: The Major Political Systems Of Europe
$25.00 AUD
Author: Samuel H. Beer, Adam B. Ulam, Harry Eckstein, Herbert J. Spiro, And Nicholas WahlBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal academic work, 'Patterns...
Bulwer And His Wife: A Panorama 1803-1836
$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael SadleirBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Co Ltd, 1933Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive biographical account of Bulwer and his wife. The narrative...
History And Hope: Essays On History And The English Civil War
$25.00 AUD
Author: C. V. WedgwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Base of book has a remainder markThis collection of essays offers profound...
When Fathers Ruled: Family Life In Reformation Europe
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Author: Steven OzmentBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1983Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small tears to the edges of the dj.This scholarly work examines the intricate dynamics...