Australian POWs: The untold stories of WWI by David Coombes
$29.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
"Comrades in distress we were, and it was now that one felt the existence of a brotherhood that establishes itself in circumstances of this kind ... A few of the men are very dejected, and appear to be losing all interest in themselves, their habits and practices not being approved by the majority. In s ...Show more
Mutineers: A True Story of heroes and Villains by Robert Hadler
$29.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
The story of five young Australian sailors seeking adventure in a far off war who fell foul of British Imperial authority and sparked one of the most controversial events in the annals of the RAN. Mutineers explores the use and abuse of power by our military and political leaders at a critical time in o ...Show more
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
$35.00 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
When the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote "The Book of Five Rings," a manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning for his students and generations of samurai to come, he created one of the most perceptive and incisive texts on strategic thinking ever to com ...Show more
Music - A Subversive History by Ted Gioia
$26.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
"A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched" (Los Angeles Times) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions. Histories of music overwhelmingly suppress stories of the outsiders and rebels who created musical revolutions and instead celebrate the ...Show more
The Shortest History of War by Gwynne Dyer
$24.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
War has always been a defining feature of human society. This pacy, lively history explains why we do it - and how we can stop. Acclaimed historian and military expert Gwynne Dyer tells the story of war from its earliest origins up to the present age of atom bombs and algorithms. In this arresting addit ...Show more
The Rise Of Rome by Anthony Everitt
$22.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
A complete account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. A gripping account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. 'An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' The Spectator Sta ...Show more
Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World by Otto English
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Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
'A brilliant and important book ... Five Stars!' Mark Dolan, talkRADIO 'An important new book' Daily Express An alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time. Lincoln did not believe all men were created equal. The Aztecs were no ...Show more
Histories of the Unexpected by James Daybell, Sam Willis
$24.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
In this fascinating and original new book, Sam Willis and James Daybell lead us on a journey of historical discovery that tackles some of the greatest historical themes - from the Tudors to the Second World War, from the Roman Empire to the Victorians - but via entirely unexpected subjects. You will fin ...Show more
Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars by Peter Stothard
$32.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
This is an unusual history of a time that still defines our world - a view of the early Roman empire that its historians never intended us to see. Beginning sixty years after the assassination of Julius Caesar, it graphically depicts a story parallel to that of Caligula and Nero, and shows us those stru ...Show more
Empires of the Normans: Makers of Europe, Conquerors of Asia by Levi Roach
$24.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
'In this fascinating, panoramic account, Levi Roach brings an expert eye and page-turning energy to the telling of their extraordinary story' Helen Castor, bestselling author of She Wolves'A fresh retelling of the story of the Normans . . . written with enthusiasm and brio' Marc Morris, bestselling auth ...Show more
The Human Tide - How Population Shaped the Modern World by Paul Morland
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Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
'Superbly explained' Washington Post'Fascinating' Sunday Times 'Engrossing' Evening Standard Every phase since the advent of the industrial revolution - from the fate of the British Empire, to the global challenges from Germany, Japan and Russia, to America's emergence as a sole superpower, to the Ara ...Show more
The Nine Hundred - The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune Macadam
$34.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few ...Show more