Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
22.99 AUD
Category: History
"Explosive."--The Washington Post "Devastating."--The New Yorker THE INSIDE STORY ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, AS ONLY BOB WOODWARD CAN TELL IT With authoritative reporting honed through nine presidencies, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump's W ...Show more
A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop by Kevin O'Rourke
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Pelican Bks.
How have the intertwined histories of Britain and EU shaped Brexit?Why does the Irish border matter?How will these interactions shape Europe's future?After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowher ...Show more
The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapseto Nuclear Near Misses by Dan Carlin
34.99 AUD
Category: History
From the creator of the wildly popular podcast comes Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: History at the Extremes. Dan Carlin has created a new way to think about history. His award-winning podcast is revered for its unique blend of high drama, enthralling narration, and Twilight Zone-style twists. A politica ...Show more
For the Record by David Cameron
49.99 AUD
Category: History
David Cameron was elected Conservative leader in 2005, promising to modernize the party following its three successive electoral defeats. He became Prime Minister in 2010, forming Britain's first coalition government in 70 years, at a moment of economic crisis, and went on to win the first outright Cons ...Show more
Memento Mori - What the Romans Can Tell Us about Old Age and Death by Peter Jones
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Classic Civilisations
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were already dealt with by our ancient ancestors 2,000 years ago. Romans inhabited a world where people, knowi ...Show more
A House in the Mountains: the Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism by Caroline Moorehead
35.00 AUD
Category: History
The extraordinary story of four courageous women who helped form the Italian Resistance during the Second World WarIn the late summer of 1943, when Italy changed sides in the War and the Germans, now their enemies, occupied the north of the country, an Italian Resistance was born. Ada, Frida, Silvia and ...Show more
Almost Perfekt: How Sweden Works And What We Can Learn From It by David Crouch
29.99 AUD
Category: History
Sweden: A country that defies the laws of economic gravity. A land with high wages, strong unions and generous welfare. A dream location for business and a bastion of social responsibility, coming out on top for childcare, equality and quality of life. What can we learn from it? Having lived in Sweden f ...Show more
The Berlin Wall - 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989 (reissued) by Frederick Taylor
24.99 AUD
Category: History
The astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall.During the night of 12-13 August 1961, a barbed-wire entanglement was hastily constructed through the heart of Berlin. It metamorphosed ...Show more
Triumph and Tragedy: The Second World War Volume 6 by Winston S. Churchill, Winston Churchill
29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Second World War Ser.
In the final volume of the six-volume series The Second World War, the tide of war has turned in the Allies' favor--and Japan's surrender is imminent. Even so, the Allies find themselves powerless to halt the advance of Russia and lay the groundwork for lasting peace--and Churchill himself is seeing his ...Show more
Dominion: A History of England Volume V by Peter Ackroyd
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\History of England Ser.
The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to post-war depression, spanning the last years of the Regency to the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.In it, Ackroyd takes us from t ...Show more
Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour by Mikey Robins
29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Rollicking and informative, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour is your guide through some of the most shameful behaviour indulged in by humanity's most celebrated figures, as told by Mikey Robins, one of Australia's most beloved comedians. It is often said that we live in era of constant o ...Show more
The Elite - The Story of Special Forces - From Ancient Sparta to the Gulf War by Ranulph Fiennes
35.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Inspired by the heroic war time escapades of his father, as well as drawing on his own experiences in the special forces, acclaimed adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes thrillingly explores the history of elite military units, from ancient Sparta to the War on Terror. The best of the best, these elite units h ...Show more