Crusaders by Dan Jones
$22.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
From the bestselling author of The Templars. 'Voyages, battles, sieges and slaughter: Dan Jones's tumultuous and thrilling history of the crusades is one of the best'SUNDAY TIMES. 'A powerful story brilliantly told. Dan Jones writes with pace, wit and insight'HELEN CASTOR. 'A fresh and vibrant accoun ...Show more
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$39.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect gift for the curious beings in your life. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species ...Show more
The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World by Peter Frankopan
$22.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY | Reading Level: very good
From the bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes an updated, timely, and visionary book about the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now--as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East. "All roads used to lead to Rome. Today they lead to Beijing." So argues P ...Show more
The Rest is History (The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast) by Tom Holland; Dominic Sandbrook
$34.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . . There's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past from Alexander the Great to Tolkein, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation's favourite historians Tom Holland ...Show more
Red Notice: A True Story of Corruption, Murder and how I became Putin's no. 1 enemy by Bill Browder
$24.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY | Reading Level: very good
I have to assume that there is a very real chance that Putin or members of his regime will have me killed some day. If I'm killed, you will know who did it. When my enemies read this book, they will know that you know. In November 2009, the young lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was beaten to death by eight poli ...Show more
Dictators by Frank Dikotter
$22.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
A New Statesman, Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year. 'Brilliant' NEW STATESMAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR. 'Enlightening and a good read' SPECTATOR. 'Moving and perceptive' NEW STATESMAN. Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, Ceausescu, Mengistu of Ethiopia and Duvalier of Haiti. No d ...Show more
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition by Edith Hamilton
$16.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
For decades readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells the ...Show more
History of the World Map by Map by SNOW PETER (FOREWORD BY)
$65.00 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map. Come on a journey through global history, told in more than 130 specially made maps that each offer a window on a key event. Step into the action an ...Show more
Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History by Lewis Dartnell
$22.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
The Sunday Timesbestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilizations.'Stands comparison with Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens... A thrilling piece of Big History'Sunday Times'A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world' Peter Franko ...Show more
Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages by JONES DAN
$29.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate. Be captivated by stories of fo ...Show more
The Complete Musashi: The Book of Five Rings and Other Works: Definitive New Translations of the Writings of Miyamoto Musashi - Japan's Greatest Samurai by Miyamoto Musashi
$22.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
The culmination of 25 years of research, Alex Bennett's groundbreaking English translation of Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings reveals the true meaning of the original work. This piece of writing by famed samurai Musashi (1584-1645) is the single-most influential work on samurai swordsmanship, ...Show more
Meeting Churchill: A Life in 90 Encounters by Sinclair McKay
$39.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
Churchill through the eyes of those who met him, published for the 150th anniversary of his birth This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley Park cod ...Show more