Queens of the Crusades - Eleanor of Aquitaine and Her Successors 1154-1291 by Alison Weir
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: England's Medieval Queens
The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion against their king, queen seductresses, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with the romantic culture of southern Europe - these determined ...Show more
The Ledger: Accounting for Failure in Afghanistan by David Kilcullen, Greg Mills
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
'These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world,' said Charlie Wilson of America's role in supporting the mujahideen against the Soviet Union. 'And then we fucked up the endgame.' The scandal-prone US Congressman lamented the absence of support for Afghanistan after that war, a vac ...Show more
Notre Dame de Paris - A Celebration of the Cathedral by Kathy Borrus
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Category: History
On April 15, 2019, the world looked on in horror as the Notre Dame Cathedral was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire. Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral offers a fascinating look back at nearly nine centuries of this landmark building that has stood as silent witness to some of the m ...Show more
Fortress Malta: An Island under seige 1940-1943 by James Holland
$27.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks Ser.
Malta remains the most bombed place on earth. In just two months in 1942 - March and April - more explosives were dropped on this 17 x 9-mile Mediterranean island than on the whole of Britain during the entire first year of the Blitz. In 1942 Malta was the most important strategic piece of land in the w ...Show more
History Year by Year by Dorling Kindersley
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Category: History
Relive history as it happened - year by year. From the origins of our earliest African ancestors right up until the present day, "History Year by Year" covers the history of cultures and nations around the world in amazing visual detail. Discover the events, individuals, cultures, inventions and ideas t ...Show more
100 Letters That Changed the World by Colin Salter
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
A collection of the most inspiring and powerful letters of all time. The written word has the power to inspire, astonish and entertain, as this collection of 100 letters that changed history will show. Ordered chronologically, the letters range from ink-inscribed tablets that vividly describe life in th ...Show more
Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies for The Future by Mario Reading
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Category: History
A revised and updated edition of this internationally bestselling collection of Nostradamus's most relevant prophecies.The greatest diviner and scryer who ever lived, Nostradamus was born in 1503 in Provence, France, and his prophecies have been continuously in print since his death on 2nd July 1566. Hi ...Show more
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon Winchester
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our li ...Show more
Fallen: George Mallory: The Man, The Myth and the 1924 Everest Tragedy by Mick Conefrey
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Category: History
'Mick Conefrey's Falle n is a marvellously researched and written story about the enigma of George Mallory and the fulfilment of his "Because it's there!"' Peter Hillary On 6 June, 1924 George Mallory donned an oxygen set and set off for the summit of Everest with his young partner Andrew Irvine. Two ...Show more