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
Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of the relationship between Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. But very little has been said about the background to their intense rivalry. Here, Linda Porter examines the ancient and intractable ...Show more
The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History by William K Klingaman
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
Like Winchester's "Krakatoa, ""The Year Without Summer" reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history In the tradition of "Krakatoa," "The World Without Us," and "Guns, Germs and Steel "comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was ...Show more
Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior by Rorke Denver
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
This is the New York Times bestseller. With all the SEALs' recent successes, we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to. It's been flattering but something important has been missing from the discussion. People keep describing what we do, but no one has even scratched the surface of ho ...Show more
Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy by Michael Pembroke
$34.99 NZD
Category: History
Australians know Arthur Phillip as the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales. But few know the real story of this mercurial man. Arthur Phillip was a career soldier, a mercenary and a spy for the British Empire long before he captained the First Fleet and founded Sydney. Through meticulous res ...Show more
The Middle Ages: The Illustrated History of the Medieval World by Anita Baker
$65.00 NZD
Category: History
The Middle Ages has often been portrayed as a time of crisis, famine, war and ignorance. However, it was also a time of developments in exploration, invention, culture, art and literature. Divided chronologically and by themed chapters, The Middle Ages is a fascinating, yet concise history of this extra ...Show more
Tudor: The Family Story by Leanda de Lisle
$28.99 NZD
Category: History
The Tudors are a national obsession. From TV bodice-rippers to Booker-prize winning novels and scholarly journals, they are our favourite family in history. Their story is packed with famous and thrilling tales: Henry VIII and his wives,Elizabeth the Virgin Queen, the Princes in the Tower, the Armada. B ...Show more
Chinese Labour Corps by O'NEILL, MARK
$12.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: China Specials Ser.
As the young men of Europe were fighting in the trenches, a little known contingent of Chinese laborers crossed the world to provide support vital to the Allied war effort. Largely illiterate farmers from northern China, these men were simply attempting to make a better life for themselves, ignorant of ...Show more