The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War by James Bradley
34.99 NZD
Category: History
In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his gun-toting daughter Alice and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. There, they would quietly forge a series of agreements that divided up Asia. At the time, Roosevelt was bully-co ...Show more
Leonardo's Legacy by Stefan Klein
54.99 NZD
65.00 (15% off)
Category: History
By the international best-selling author of "The Science of Happiness" and "The Secret Pulse of Time", this is a fresh exploration of Da Vinci's real 'code'-science. Revered today as, perhaps, the greatest of Renaissance painters, Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist at heart. The artist who created the "M ...Show more
The Black Death: A Personal History by John Hatcher
24.50 NZD
Category: History
This text is from a leading expert, a unique, character-driven and compellingly written narrative of the devastation wreaked on a small English village during the fourteenth century when the Black Death ravaged the countryside.In this new and fresh historical approach to the history of the Black Death, ...Show more
Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy
47.99 NZD
Category: History
The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most famous stories from the ancient world, and has been depicted in countless novels, plays and films. As one of the three men in control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful man of his day; while Cleopatra, who had alread ...Show more
Kissinger's Year: 1973 by Alistair Horne
39.99 NZD
Category: History
1973 was a seminal year in world history. The outbreak of the 'Yom Kippur War' took both Israel and the US by surprise, the Vietnam War finally ended, it was the year of detente with the Soviet Union, but the US executive was in a state of collapse following Watergate, and the year ended with the muslim ...Show more
Book of Exploration by Ray Howgego
100.00 NZD
Category: History
Before the turn of the 19th century, ventures into uncharted lands required material or spiritual reward to justify the perils of shipwreck and hostile natives, and dangers yet unknown. Until recent times exploration for the sake of knowledge alone was rare, and mostly undertaken by intrepid traders, go ...Show more
Valkyrie : The Plot to Kill Hitler by Philipp Von Boeselager
32.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
When the Second World War broke out, Philipp von Boeselager fought enthusiastically for his country, leading a cavalry unit first in France and later on the Russian Front. However, when he discovered what the SS were doing to Jews and Gypsies in the summer of 1942 his enthusiasm quickly turned to disgus ...Show more
Jerusalem - The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore
60.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine ...Show more
Other People's Daughters by Ruth Brandon
59.99 NZD
Category: History
If a nineteenth century lady had neither a husband to support her nor money of her own, almost her only recourse was to live in someone else's household and educate their children - in particular, their daughters. Marooned within the confines of other people's lives, neither servants nor family members, ...Show more
A History of the English Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Andrew Roberts
69.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Winston Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples, in four volumes, ended in 1900. Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prizewinner and superb narrative historian, has been inspired by Churchill's example to write the story of the 20th century.. In his preface Churchill wrote: 'Every nation or grou ...Show more
Twelve Days : Revolution 1956 - how the Hungarians tried to topple their Soviet masters by Victor Sebestyen
69.99 NZD
Category: History
The Hungarian Revolution in 1956 is a story of extraordinary bravery in a fight for freedom, and of ruthless cruelty in suppressing a popular dream. A small nation, its people armed with a few rifles and petrol bombs, had the will and courage to rise up against one of the world's superpowers.
Fall of the West by Adrian Keith Goldsworthy
79.00 NZD
Category: History
The Fall of the Roman Empire has been a best-selling subject since the 18th century. Since then over 200 discrete reasons have been advanced for the collapse of the western half of the Roman empire. Until very recently, the academic view downplayed the death and destruction, to spin a positive story of ...Show more