ANZAC: The Unauthorised Biography by Carolyn Holbrook
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Raise a glass for an Anzac. Run for an Anzac. Camp under the stars for an Anzac. Is there anything Australians won't do to keep the Anzac legend at the centre of our national story? But standing firm on the other side of the Anzac enthusiasts is a chorus of critics claiming that the appetite for Anzac i ...Show more
Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones by Chris Masters
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The most eagerly anticipated book of the year - the compelling and probing, Jonestown takes us to the hazardous intersection of populism and politics, reaching deep into a powerful industry and exposing the myth and the magic of a very powerful man.
Khaki Crims and Desperadoes by Russell Robinson
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
When Australia entered World War I, volunteers swarmed to enlistment centres in their thousands. But among the recruits were criminals with extensive police records. Some had assumed false names to start lives afresh; others made no secret of their criminal histories. They were hardened criminals, fresh ...Show more
Hitler's Last Witness by Rochus Misch
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the war's end as Hitler's bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghof terrace he watched Eva Braun organise parties; observed He ...Show more
A History of War in 100 Battles by Richard Overy
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
A history of warfare distilled into 100 momentous battles - epic moments that have shaped our world. From the earliest recorded skirmishes of the ancient world to the computerized conflicts of today, renowned military historian Richard Overy dramatically brings to life the sights and sounds of the most ...Show more
Breaking News: Sex, Lies and the Murdoch Succession by Paul Barry
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
This is a book about the twilight of an empire. A media empire unique in the history of the English-language as it spreads its international dominance into television, film and newspapers, books and the electronic media. Ultimately all power in this mighty empire is in the hands of the man who started i ...Show more
Kings of Texas: The 150-Year Saga of an American Ranching Empire by Don Graham
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS "Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written, meticulous, and very readable. It should find a wide audience." -Larry McMurtry, author of Sin Killer and the Pulitzer Prize--winning Lonesome Dove "This boo ...Show more
Interned by Peter Monteath
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In August 1914 war broke out across Europe. Within months hundreds of men - 'enemy aliens' - were interned on Torrens Island, in the Port River estuary near Adelaide. Sailors taken off enemy ships, foreign nationals living in South Australia, and even some naturalised British subjects found themselves b ...Show more
Classical Civilisation: Greeks & Romans in Ten Chapters by Nigel Spivey
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
A concise and accessible study of the foundations, development and enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece and Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth and cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical ...Show more
Rise of Isis by Jay Sekulow
$16.99 AUD
Category: History
THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON ISISJay Sekulow, one of America's most influential attorneys, closely examines the rise of the terrorist groups ISIS and Hamas, explains their objectives and capabilities and how, if left undefeated, their existence could unleash a genocide of historic proportions. Recently, the w ...Show more
The New York Times the Complete World War II: 1939-1945 All the Coverage from the Battlefields and the Home Front by Tom Brokaw
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Hundreds of the most riveting articles from the archives of The Times--including first-hand accounts of major events and little-known anecdotes--have been selected for inclusion in The New York Times Complete World War II. The book covers the biggest battles of the war from the Battle of the Bulge to th ...Show more