The Liberation Line: The Last Untold Story of the Normandy Landings by Christian Wolmar
34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The epic story of the railwaymen who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of D-Day, by Britain's best-loved railway writer.
The U. S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings by Editors of Canterbury Classics
29.99 AUD
Category: World | Series: Crafted Classics Ser.
A collection of essential documents from American history, now with a creatively embroidered cover. The U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings is a collection of the crucial documents that established the United States. In addition to the Constitution, readers can study supplementary texts s ...Show more
The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters, and Yokai of Japanese Myth: The Stories of the Mischievous Kappa, Trickster Kitsune, Horrendous Oni, and More by Thersa Matsuura
32.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: World Mythology and Folklore Ser.
Discover everything you’ve ever wondered about the legendary spirits, creatures, and figures of Japanese folklore including how they have found their way into every corner of our pop culture from the creator of the podcast Uncanny Japan. Welcome to The Book of Japanese Folklore: a fascinating journey th ...Show more
More than Bombs and Bandages by Kirsty Harris
32.99 AUD
Category: Military
More than Bombs and Bandages exposes the false assumption that military nurses only nursed. Based on author Kirsty Harris’ CEW Bean Prize winning PhD thesis, this is a book that is far removed from the ‘devotion to duty’ stereotyping offering an intriguing and sometimes gut wrenching insight into the Au ...Show more
Life Lessons from Historical Women by Eleanor Morton
32.99 AUD
Category: World
Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. In Life Lessons from Historical Women, Eleanor Morton celebrates the ordinary women whose decisions and accomplishments in their everyday lives resonate with us today.Taking inspiration fr ...Show more
Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia's Sovereignty by Andrew Fowler
35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
The spectacular fallout from Australia's duplicitous AUKUS deal Like all military acquisition programs worth billions of dollars, Australia's decision to buy a new submarine fleet was expected to be a torturous process. But no one could have predicted the trail of wreckage it left behind. From the boul ...Show more
The Eastern Front: A History of the First World War by Nick Lloyd
65.00 AUD
Category: World
The definitive history of the Eastern Front in WWI, from the bestselling author of The Western Front In the second volume of his landmark First World War trilogy, Professor Nick Lloyd tells the story for the first time of what Winston Churchill once called the 'unknown war'- the vast conflict in Easter ...Show more
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator by Theodore Papakostas
32.99 AUD
Category: World
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a spectacularly iconoclastic take on the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do you do?’, becomes the springboard for a dialogue that ...Show more
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
36.99 AUD
Category: Australian
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and a complex and controversial legacy debated to this day. On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the ...Show more
Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation by Ross McMullin
49.99 AUD
Category: Military
Acclaimed historian and biographer Ross McMullin has again combined prodigious research and narrative flair in this sequel to Farewell, Dear People, the winner of multiple awards, including the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History. Life So Full of Promise, his second multi-biography about Aust ...Show more
Auschwitz A Mother's Story: How I fought to survive and see my daughter again by Rosa de Winter-Levy
29.99 AUD
Category: Military
Suddenly there is a blow to my face, I am hurled to one side. 'My child, I have to go with her!' I scream. But Dr Mengel is standing before me, whip raised. 'Maul halten, shut up!' His eyes gleam. Filled with fear I cower down. In 1943, as Nazi power swept across central Europe, Rosa, her husband Emanu ...Show more
Hear Them Roar: Strong Women with Colourful Stories by Elizabeth Fysh
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian
It’s a marvellous collection of inspiring stories from some of Australia’s most soul-stirring women; an eye-opening window into astonishing lives built on strength of character and an independent spirit. From medical professionals who achieved astonishing success with ground-breaking methods, to a cele ...Show more