Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein by John Nixon
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
What Saddam told John Nixon during the conversations he had with him after his capture in late 2003 and early 2004 was to make Washington policymakers very unhappy. He convincingly rebutted the justifications used by the Bush administration for going to war. Were people ready to listen to this informati ...Show more
Floating Brothel by Sian Rees
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in Australia on board a ship called The Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there.This is the enthralling story of the women and their voyage. Based on painstaking research into contemporary ...Show more
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton
$22.95 AUD
Category: History
A perennial favourite, Edith Hamilton's best-selling The Greek Way captures the spirit and achievements of Greece in the fifth century B.C. The New York Times called The Greek Way a "book of both cultural and critical importance".
Hell on High Seas by Rob Mundle
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'Hell on High Seas' chronicles some of the most remarkable stories of survival and daring that the world's oceans have hosted over the past half century. Bizarre, unbelievable accounts of people who went missing and were given up for dead, only to miraculously reappear, apparition-like, months later. ...Show more
Lenin the Dictator: An Intimate Portrait by Victor Sebestyen
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the twentieth century. In Russia to this day Lenin inspires adulation. Everywhere, he continues to fascinate as a man who made history, and who created a new kind of ...Show more
Geography Is Destiny: Britain and the World, a 10,000 Year History by Ian Morris
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
'Ian Morris has established himself as a leader in making big history interesting and understandable' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel'Morris succeeds triumphantly at cramming 10,000 years of history into a single book' Robert Colvile, TimesGeography is Destiny tells the history of Britain ...Show more
Crusaders by Dan Jones
$22.99 AUD
Category: 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
Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
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A History of the Crusades - Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades by Steven Runciman
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
The third volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion' Steven Runciman's triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events th ...Show more
Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny by Michael Broers
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Michael Broers brings this remarkable man to life, from his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland. Here is the incredible story of how one man's sheer ...Show more
Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry Viii by Licence Amy
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
For a King renowned for his love life, Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of a prude, but the story may have been different for the women who shared his bed. How did they take the leap from courtier to lover, to wife? What was Henry really like as a lover?Henry s women were uniquely ...Show more
Lost Tomb of King Arthur by PHILLIPS GRAHAM
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
One man's journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur - Pinpoints the exact locations of Arthur's tomb, the ruins of Camelot, and the sword Excalibur using literary research and the latest geophysics equipment - Examines previously unknown ancient manuscripts preserved in th ...Show more