Rummage - A History of the Things We Have Reused, Recycled and Refused to Let Go by Emily Cockayne
$39.99 NZD
Category: History
An original exploration of all the ordinary, extraordinary and totally mad things we've thrown out and redeemed through the ages.
World History: From the Ancient World to the Information Age
$48.00 NZD
Category: History
An essential gift for every history buff, this boldly illustrated book maps out the events that have shaped our world - from the dawn of human civilization to the present day.A comprehensive and accessible guide to the history of human civilisation, World History profiles everything from the emergence o ...Show more
Heroines of Olympus: The Women of Greek Mythology by Ellie Mackin Roberts
$33.00 NZD
Category: History
Goddesses, monsters, humans and the semi-divine - whether courageous or meek, gruesome or irresistible, female characters are ever present on the peripheries of the great Greek myths, but rarely do they take centre stage. Their time has finally come to act as protagonists in their own stories. Heroines ...Show more
Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Iain MacGregor
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
With a foreword by William Boyd'Gripping and revelatory' Tom Holland'As convoluted and deadly as the plot of a novel by John le Carre, but all too real' Daily Mail, Must Reads'With a gripping narrative and vivid interviews with those on all sides whose lives were directly affected by that grim symbol of ...Show more
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon - A Journey Through Yugoslavia by Rebecca West; Geoff Dyer (Introduction by)
$45.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Canons Ser.
A travel literature classic. Introduced by Geoff Dyer: 'As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating'
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by DAVIS, STEPHEN
$37.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
**Soon to be a major TV drama** The true story behind the secret of Flight 149 and the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. On 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 4 ...Show more
Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War by Rowland White
$24.00 NZD
Category: History
'Utterly brilliant- a fantastically exciting book... This really does read like the best kind of thriller. His best book yet'James Holland, author of Normandy '44April 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.In response, Britain despatches a naval task force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fat ...Show more
Checkmate in Berlin: The First Battle of the Cold War by Giles Milton
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it's never been told before BERLIN'S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers-- th ...Show more
Magna Carta - The Making and Legacy of the Great Charter by Dan Jones
$33.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: The\Landmark Library
A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one of the most influential statements in the history of democracy, as part of the stunning landmark library series. On a summer's day in 1215 a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled ...Show more
SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes by Damien Lewis
$37.99 NZD
Category: History
Against insurmountable odds, SAS men crossed deserts, evaded revenge and escaped through enemy lands.Lieutenant Bill Fraser and the six SAS men he led were listed as Missing in Action (MIA) after their failure to return from a raid. Nine weeks later they emerged from a death-defying sojourn across the S ...Show more
Burma '44: The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East by James Holland
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
"A thrilling blow-by-blow account". (The Times). In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen and a handful of tank crews managed to hold out against some of the finest infantry in the Japanese Army, and then ...Show more
Anatomy of a Killing: Life and Death on a Divided Island by Ian Cobain
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
The untold story of an IRA unit, and a killing that has echoed across the decades. On the morning of Saturday 22nd April 1978, members of an Active Service Unit of the IRA hijacked a car and crossed the countryside to the town of Lisburn. Within an hour, they had killed an off-duty policeman in front of ...Show more