How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
How to be a Victorian - a time traveller's guide to Victorian Britain by the BBC's Ruth Goodman. We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your tee ...Show more
The Iron Road: The Illustrated History of Railways by Christian Wolmar
$50.00 NZD
Category: Automotive & Transport
This is a fascinating journey through the history of railways. From the early steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, The Iron Road tells the hidden stories of railway history- the inspired engineering, blood, sweat and tears that went into the construction of the railways. Uncover the co ...Show more
Nazis after Hitler: How Perpetrators of the Holocaust Cheated Justice and Truth by Donald M. McKale
$55.00 NZD
Category: History
This deeply researched and informative book traces the biographies of thirty "typical" perpetrators of the Holocaust-some well known, some obscure-who survived World War II. Donald M. McKale reveals the shocking reality that the perpetrators were only rarely, if ever, tried or punished for their crimes, ...Show more
A History of the World in 100 Weapons by Chris McNab
$29.99 NZD
Category: Guns & Knives
From the Roman gladius to the fearsome crossbow and the iconic AK-47, various weapons have played a huge role in shaping the history of humanity, becoming central to the creation and crushing of nations, the shaping countries and moulding the modern world. A History of the World in 100 Weapons tell the ...Show more
A Century of Royalty by Edward West
$24.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Century of
Over the last century Britain has witnessed a royal family saga compelling, tumultuous and heartwarming. The constitution has been thrown into crisis by an abdication, royal divorces have become commonplace, coronations and jubilees have brought the nation together - and though Princess Diana's death pr ...Show more
Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present by Brendan Simms
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
This is Brendan Simms' formidable, game-changing history of Europe. In this marvelously ambitious and exciting book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate, but also so dynamic and ferociou ...Show more
100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won 1914-1918 by Saul David
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
Saul David's 100 DAYS TO VICTORY is a totally original, utterly engaging account of the Great War - the first book to tell the story of the 'war to end all wars' through the events of one hundred key days between 1914 and 1918. The history of any war is more than a list of key battles and Saul David sho ...Show more
Operation Paperclip: The CIA's Secret Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
The explosive, dark secrets behind America's post-WWII science programs from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51. In the chaos following WWII, some of the greatest spoils of Germany's resources were the Third Reich's scientific minds. The U.S. government secretly decided that the value o ...Show more
Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
Amsterdam is not just any city. Despite its relative size it has stood alongside its larger cousins - Paris, London, Berlin - and has influenced the modern world to a degree that few other cities have. Sweeping across the city's colourful thousand year history, Amsterdam will bring the place to life: it ...Show more
The Ariadne Objective: Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis by Wes Davis
$54.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
In the bleakest years of the Second World War when it appeared that nothing could slow the advance of the German army, Hitler set his sights on the Mediterranean island of Crete, the ideal staging ground for domination of the Middle East. But German command had not counted on the strength of the Cretan ...Show more
The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain by Derek Wilson
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
England, 1154. As Henry II seizes the throne after years of turmoil, a new dynasty is poised to haul this hitherto turbulent nation out from the Dark Ages and transform it into the nation state we recognize today. Featuring some of England's greatest but also most notorious kings, the house of Plantagen ...Show more
The Commonwealth Games: Extraordinary Stories Behind the Medals by Brian Oliver
$36.99 NZD
Category: History
The Commonwealth Games are coming to Glasgow in July 2014.Following the roaring success of the London 2012 Olympics the spotlight is on these Games and excitement levels are high. Sports journalist Brian Oliver brings these often overlooked Games to life with fantastic stories of the athletes who have c ...Show more