Timelines of World War II by DK
$55.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Discover the key events in the war that shaped the modern world - moment by moment.An accessible and wide-ranging overview of the moments and milestones of the Second World War, Timelines of World War II offers a fresh angle on the subject, bringing the conflict to life through contemporary photos, docu ...Show more
The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Everyone who has ever visited Japan says it feels 'different'. It is a small island nation with few natural resources, limited space and a history of swinging between isolation and openness to the outside world. This past has produced an extraordinary aesthetic culture that has inspired artists, archit ...Show more
The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten
$32.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
The diaries of the last British Governor, five weeks on the Sunday Times best-seller list In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not - as other British colonies over the decades - for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, fr ...Show more
The Second World War Illustrated - The Final Year by Jack Holroyd
$59.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
_The Second World War Illustrated: The Final Year_ follows the author's visual tour of the war by means of painstakingly researched and digitally restored pictures from the period of the key battlefields and events of the period from September 1944 until the end of the war.The book begins with Montgomer ...Show more
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Damien Lewis
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. So Britain's wartime leader called for the lightning development of a completel ...Show more
The Shortest History of Italy: A Captivating Journey from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic by Ross King
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Embark on a captivating journey through 3000 years of Italy's rich history Italian history has always been about resilience and rebirth ... It is a country that for so many centuries has offered up visions of the wonders to which we humans, at our very best, can aspire. Italy was the centre of Europe's ...Show more
The Case For Colonialism by Bruce Gilley
$65.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
"For the last hundred years, Western colonialism has had a bad name." So began Professor Bruce Gilley's watershed academic article "The Case for Colonialism" of 2017. The article sparked a global furor. Critics and defenders of Gilley's argument battled it out in the court of public opinion. The Times o ...Show more
World War I: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
The ultimate guide to World War I A uniquely accessible military history of one of the world's most devastating conflicts Now revised and updated, World War I- The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles. Experience some of ...Show more
History of Britain and Ireland: The Definitive Visual Guide
$65.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
A lavishly illustrated guide to the people and events that have shaped the history of Britain and Ireland. Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that have shaped British and Irish history - from the earliest Stone Age settlers to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Combining over ...Show more
The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire, 1918-1922 by Ryan Gingeras
$29.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
The story of the fall of the Ottoman Empire offers a new way of understanding the twentieth century. The Ottoman Empire had been one of the major facts in European history since the Middle Ages. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Indian Ocean, the Empire was both a great political entity and a religio ...Show more
Africa: The Definitive Visual History of a Continent by John Reader
$65.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
A comprehensive and richly visual guide to more than 200,000 years of African history and cultures Immerse yourself in the intricate story of Africa and discover Africa's true place in world history. Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Afri ...Show more