World War 1

Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the...

Between January and July 1919, after the war to end all wars, men and women from all over the world converged on Paris for the Peace Conference. At its heart...

THE AGE OF EXTREMES is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm's personal vision of the twentieth century. Remarkable in its scope, and breathtaking in its depth of knowledge, this immensely rewarding book...

Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellers WINNER OF THE BLACKWELL'S CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR...

The men were huddled in lifeboats. Some prayed that their legs would work. Some smiled to show they weren't scared. They peered into the darkness ahead and saw nothing. Then,...

Fighting was raging on the other side of the Channel, but in London, in the warmth of a drowsy late-September afternoon, the war seemed a long way away. The roads...

Author: Ajp TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Cathay Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Large tear on top of jacket spineA.J.P. Taylor's The Illustrated History...

Author: George FortyBinding: PaperbackPublished: HERMES HOUSE, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe authoritative The Illustrated Guide To Tanks Of The World by...

This book contains a collection of stories of captivity and escape from World Wars I and II, all involving Australian soldiers. The stories tell of capture, imprisonment and escape -...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: PaperbackPublished: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the backdrop of World War I, Private Peaceful...

Author: Harold MacmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWinds Of Change: 1914-1939 presents a compelling historical account of a tumultuous...

Author: Dacre SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: Dacre Smyth, Toorak, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work chronicles a poignant journey through the historic battlefields of Gallipoli, offering a deeply personal...

Welcome to World War I, formerly known as the "Great War," where men fought and died in trenches and did whatever they could to avoid chemical weapon attacks. You may...

Author: Richard NatkielBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative work, Atlas Of 20Th Century Warfare, presents a comprehensive cartographic and textual account of the major...

Unlike the popular view, the French army did not cease offensive operations after the disastrous Nivelle Offensive of spring 1917 and the subsequent mutinies. Nor did the fighting at Verdun...

'A magnificent achievement, a masterpiece of the historian's art.' Guardian 'It is a brilliant achievement.' Sunday Times August 1914 recounts the insane, uncontrollable plunge into war and the bloody catalogue...

Author: Martin GilbertBinding: PaperbackPublished: HarperCollins PublishersCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive historical account meticulously chronicles the tumultuous opening decades of the...

This is the history of Britain's munitions industry in the First World War. It begins with the shortages caused by an expanding army required to fight in trenches, then shows...

Author: Garrie HutchinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hardie Grant Melbourne, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markings This historical guide, Remember Them: A Guide To Victoria's Wartime Heritage, meticulously documents the significant sites...

Author: Digger TrenchBinding: PaperbackPublished: P. W. Grealy, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling narrative chronicles an individual's arduous journey through the aftermath...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsGossip From The Forest is a compelling work of historical fiction that...

Author: Barbara TuchmanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBarbara Tuchman's The Zimmermann Telegram chronicles a pivotal moment in World War I diplomacy, detailing the dramatic...

Author: Graeme Inson, Russel WardBinding: HardbackPublished: THE JACARANDA PRESS, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: LP inlcuded.This compelling historical account, The Glorious Years: Of Australia Fair From The...

A Globite suitcase, a diary, and a bundled pile of postcards and letters left abandoned in a barn. Lying unknown to his family, here was the life of a young...

Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellers 'Spectacular!' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'An absolute masterclass' Hannah Gold 'Enchanting' Tamzin...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling anthology, 3 Great War Stories, presents a trio of narratives that illuminate the human experience...

Author: Burton J. HendrickBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Minimal...

Author: Ian JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS AUSTRALIA in association with JOHN FERGUSON SYDNEY, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Australian Light Horse by Ian Jones chronicles the remarkable history of...

Ian Buruma's grandparents, Bernard Schlesinger and Winifred Regensburg (Winnie & Bun), wrote to each other regularly over their sixty years together. The first letters were written in 1915, when Bernard...

Much has been written about the horrors of the First World War, however this is the first book to offer an overview of the more than 50 different cultures present...

Author: John BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1919Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping spy thriller, Mr. Standfast, chronicles...

Author: Phillip RockBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA sweeping historical saga, this novel chronicles the lives of an aristocratic...

Magisterial in its scope, beautifully written and literally unputdownable.I cannot recommend Keegan's book too highly.'Julian Critchley, Scotsman 'Nobody describes a battle as Keegan does, vividly relating the unfolding events to...

Between 1870 and 1940, tens of thousands of Australian women were drawn to London, their imperial metropolis and the center of the publishing, art, musical, theatrical, and educational worlds. Even...

Author: Admiral CampbellBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, LONDON, 1929Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMy Mystery Ships by Admiral Campbell chronicles the clandestine...

Author: Patsy Adam-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded DJ spine. Minor chipping to board. This compelling historical account chronicles the experiences of...

Author: Eugene GormanBinding: PaperbackPublished: History House, Melbourne, VIC, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA non-fiction account of life in the gas ridden trenches of Anzac Cove. This revised edition...

Author: Mark H. GoldbergBinding: PaperbackPublished: The American Merchant Marine Museum., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight rubbings to spine.This historical account chronicles the remarkable saga of...

Author: Kenneth Young (editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ spine faded. Minor scratches to back...

Author: K. Buckley & K. KlugmanBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fading and light wear to DJ. Minor chip...

Author: Marilyn LakeBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Minor nick/tear on fep, otherwise clean...

Author: Major-General Sir Kenneth Strong K.B.E., C.B.Binding: HardbackPublished: Giniger Book in association with Cassell London, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Men Of Intelligence, chronicles...

Author: William GerhardieBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Remainder mark on baseGod's Fifth Column: A Biography Of The Age 1890-1940...

Author: Frank James PriceBinding: HardbackPublished: Louisiana State University Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrank James Price's Troy H. Middleton: A Biography...

Author: E.M. RemarqueBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Uncommon jacket with skull, helmet and rat design. Aged...

Author: Bruce NormanBinding: HardbackPublished: wren, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerSecret Warfare: The Battle Of Codes And Ciphers by Bruce Norman chronicles the clandestine world of military intelligence, detailing...

Author: Major John Gillam, DsoBinding: HardbackPublished: Strong Oak Press/Tom Donovan Publishing UK, 1989Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Lovely clean copy. Strong spine.This compelling historical account...