Wine and War - The French, the Nazis and France's greatest treasure by Don Kladstrup; Petie Kladstrup
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: The\Hungry Student Ser. | Reading Level: good-very good
In the vineyards, wine caves, and cellars of France as war and occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend their way of life.
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton
27.99 NZD
Category: History
In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. This infuriated the Dutch, who were determined to cont ...Show more
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill
29.99 NZD
Category: History
Ireland played the central role in maintaining European culture when the dark ages settled on Europe in the fifth century: as Rome was sacked by Visigoths and its empire collapsed, Ireland became 'the isle of saints and scholars' that enabled the classical and religious heritage to be saved. In his comp ...Show more
The Path To Destruction: Origins of Second World War by H Mills
19.99 NZD
20.40 (2% off)
Category: History
Provides 20 manageable units on the origins of the Second World War.
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb
42.99 NZD
Category: History
This title lets you explore the world's favourite city with the award-winning author of "The Discovery of France". No one knows a city like the people who live there - so who better to relate the history of Paris than its inhabitants through the ages? Taking us from 1750 to the new millennium, Graham Ro ...Show more
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History by Peter Heather
27.95 NZD
Category: History
In AD 378, the Roman Empire had been the unrivalled superpower of Europe for well over four hundred years. And yet, August that year saw a small group of German-speaking asylum-seekers rout a vast Imperial army at Hadrianople, killing the Emperor and establishing themselves on Roman territory. Within a ...Show more
Terra: Tales of the Earth by Richard Hamblyn
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Blending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), "Terra" explores the relationship between the planet and the humans who inhabit its surfaces. Through four case histories - the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the wea ...Show more
Armageddon : The battle for Germany 1944-1945 by Max Hastings
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
A stunning new book from one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians - destined to be the Keegan of his generation.One of the greatest military feats during the Second World War was the transformation of the German force's activities in the weeks following the battles in Holland and the Ge ...Show more
Frost/Nixon by David Frost
27.99 NZD
29.99 (6% off)
Category: History
Published to coincide with the launch of Ron Howard's blockbuster film, and following on from the huge success of the eponymous West End and Broadway play, "Frost/Nixon" tells the extraordinary story of how David Frost pursued and landed the biggest fish of his career. When he first conceived the idea o ...Show more
Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made by Richard Toye
29.99 NZD
Category: History
'I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.' These notorious words, spoken by Churchill in 1942, encapsulate his image as an imperial die-hard, implacably opposed to colonial freedom. A reputation that has prevailed, and which Churchill ...Show more
Faberge's Eggs: One Man's Masterpieces and the End of an Empire by Toby Faber
29.99 NZD
Category: History
This is the story of Faberge's Imperial Easter eggs - of their maker, of the tsars who commissioned them, of the middlemen who sold them and of the collectors who fell in love with them. It's a story of meticulous craftsmanship and unimaginable wealth, of lucky escapes and mysterious disappearances and ...Show more
Lloyd George and Churchill : Rivals for Greatness by Richard Toye
27.99 NZD
29.99 (6% off)
Category: History
The two most significant British political figures of the twentieth-century, Churchill and Lloyd George were political rivals but personal friends. Between them their ministerial careers spanned seventy years and two world wars. Although they could not have been more different temperamentally, and often ...Show more