England, the Autobiography: 2,000 Years of English History by Those Who Saw it Happen by John Lewis-Stempel
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Category: History
Fountainhead of democracy, engine of the Industrial Revolution, epicentre of the globe's greatest empire, and the first-ditch stand against an expansionist Germany in two world wars: England's history is among the most fascinating and influential the world has ever known. This volume presents that histo ...Show more
Carthage Must be Destroyed Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization by Richard Miles
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Category: History
A tale of battles and empire-building, of bitter rivalry and destruction, and of the great civilisation of Carthage city, which played key role in shaping European culture and history.
The Stories of English by David Crystal
30.00 NZD
Category: History
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - histor ...Show more
The Mystery of Olga Chekhova by Antony Beevor
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Category: History
In his latest work, Antony Beevor--bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem and one of our most respected historians of World War II--brings us the true, little-known story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova, a stunning Russian beauty, was the niece of playwrigh ...Show more
John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life by Robert Dallek
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Category: History
The first authoritative single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades.Drawing upon first-hand sources and never-before-opened archives, prize-winning historian Robert Dallek reveals more than we ever knew about Kennedy, forever changing the way we think about his life, ...Show more
Crimea by Orlando Figes
32.00 NZD
Category: History
The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could co ...Show more
Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda by Sean Naylor
25.00 NZD
Category: History
At dawn on March 2, 2002, the first major battle of the 21st Century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into Afghanistan's Shahikot valley and into the mouth of a buzz-saw. They were about to pay a bloody price for strategic, higher-level miscalculations that ...Show more
Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940-1941 by Ian Kershaw
35.00 NZD
Category: History
In 1940 the world was on a knife-edge. The hurricane of events that marked the opening of the Second World War meant that anything could happen. For the aggressors there was no limit to their ambitions; for their victims a new Dark Age beckoned. Over the next few months their fates would be determined. ...Show more
A History of the Middle East by Peter Mansfield
29.95 NZD
Category: History
Over the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. In this famous book, Peter Mansfield follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from Napoleon's assault on Egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, ...Show more
Paris: The Secret History by Andrew Hussey
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Category: History
Paris is the city of light and the city of darkness - a place of ceaseless revolution and reinvention that for two thousand years has drawn those with the highest ideals and the lowest morals to its teeming streets. In Andrew Hussey's wonderful book we encounter the myriad citizens whose stories have sh ...Show more
Europe's Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson
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Category: History
The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. All the major European powers apart from Russia ...Show more