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A Brief History of America by Jeremy Black
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to economic history; the political shaping of America; and America in the world, from being a colony to post-Cold War Ame ...Show more
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power To ? by Jeremy Black
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern BritainThis revised and updated fourth and final volume in the concise Brief History o ...Show more
A Brief History of Germany: Indispensable for Travellers by Jeremy Black
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The history of Germany is intricately woven. Threaded in time through its struggles and triumphs with religion, industrialisation, enlightenment, politics, unification, and war. In A Brief History of Germany, Jeremy Black questions how the Germany we know today came to be, chronicling the events tha ...Show more
A Brief History of Italy by Jeremy Black
22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week 'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and personal experience'Ciro Paoletti, Secretary General of the Italian Commission of Military HistoryDespite the Roman Empire's ...Show more
A Brief History of Portugal by Jeremy Black
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction provides an understanding of geographical and climatic issues, before an examination of Portugal's prehistory and classical Portugal, from the Stone Age to the end of the the Roman era. P ...Show more
A Brief History of Spain
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Despite being relatively brief, this very readable history covers environmental, political, social, economic, cultural and artistic elements, and is very open to regional variations and to the extent that the history of the peninsula and of its political groupings was far from inevitable. Its tone is ac ...Show more
A Brief History of the Atlantic by Jeremy Black
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable book, Jeremy Black takes the reader through its evolution to becoming one of the most important oceans in the world. Black discusses the importance of ...Show more
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III by Jeremy Black
24.99 AUD
Category: History
The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III. Much more than a linear history, this is the intertwined story of royal ...Show more
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III by Jeremy Black
39.99 AUD
Category: History
The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III. Much more than a linear history, this is the intertwined story of r ...Show more
A Brief History of the Mediterranean - From the Phoenicians to the Present Day by Jeremy Black
22.99 AUD
Category: History
A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. 'The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.' Samuel Johnson, 1776 The Mediterranean has always bee ...Show more
A Short History of War by Jeremy Black
30.95 AUD
Category: History
A wonderfully engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future
Great Battles of All Time by Black, Jeremy
24.99 AUD
Category: History
Twenty-five militaryhistorians from around theworld describe the decisiveconflicts that shaped historyfrom the fifth century BCEto the present. Cannae and Agincourt, Waterloo and Gettysburg, Stalingrad and Midway, this compact volume collects the most influential battles and conflicts in history. Coveri ...Show more