The Rise and Fall of Australia: How a great nation lost its way by Nick Bryant
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Never before has Australia enjoyed such economic, commercial, diplomatic and cultural clout. Its recession-proof economy is the envy of the world. It's the planet's great lifestyle superpower. Its artistic exports win unprecedented acclaim. But never before has its politics been so brutal, narrow and fa ...Show more
Australians: From Eureka to the Diggers: Volume 2 by Thomas Keneally
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Australians | Reading Level: very good
In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women, arti ...Show more
Scotland: A Short History by Christopher Harvie
$20.95 AUD
Category: History
Christopher Harvie, one of Scotland's leading historians and political writers, takes a long view of Scotland: its land, people, and culture. Scotland: A History sweeps from the earliest settlements to the new Parliament of 1999 and beyond. It describes the unique multi-ethnic kingdom which emerged from ...Show more
The Political Bubble: Why Australians Don't Trust Politics by Mark Latham
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Australians once trusted the democratic process. While we got on with our lives, we assumed our politicians had our best interests at heart. Not anymore. That trust has collapsed. Mark Latham joined the Labor Party in the late 1970s hoping to improve people's lives through parliamentary service. Twenty- ...Show more
1914: The Year the World Ended by Paul Ham
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth: 1914 did. In July that year, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain and France were poised to plunge the world into a war that would kill or wound 37 million people, tear down the fabric of society, uproot ancient political systems and set t ...Show more
Australia's Few and the Battle of Britain by Kristen Alexander
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Jack Kennedy (Sydney), Stuart Walch (Hobart), Dick Glyde (Perth), Ken Holland (Sydney), Pat Hughes (Cooma and Sydney), Bill Millington (Adelaide), John Crossman (Newcastle) and Des Sheen (Canberra): eight Australian Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain. Only one survived. During the su ...Show more
ANZAC: The Unauthorised Biography by Carolyn Holbrook
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Raise a glass for an Anzac. Run for an Anzac. Camp under the stars for an Anzac. Is there anything Australians won't do to keep the Anzac legend at the centre of our national story? But standing firm on the other side of the Anzac enthusiasts is a chorus of critics claiming that the appetite for Anzac i ...Show more
Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones by Chris Masters
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The most eagerly anticipated book of the year - the compelling and probing, Jonestown takes us to the hazardous intersection of populism and politics, reaching deep into a powerful industry and exposing the myth and the magic of a very powerful man.
Khaki Crims and Desperadoes by Russell Robinson
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
When Australia entered World War I, volunteers swarmed to enlistment centres in their thousands. But among the recruits were criminals with extensive police records. Some had assumed false names to start lives afresh; others made no secret of their criminal histories. They were hardened criminals, fresh ...Show more
Hitler's Last Witness by Rochus Misch
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the war's end as Hitler's bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghof terrace he watched Eva Braun organise parties; observed He ...Show more
A History of War in 100 Battles by Richard Overy
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
A history of warfare distilled into 100 momentous battles - epic moments that have shaped our world. From the earliest recorded skirmishes of the ancient world to the computerized conflicts of today, renowned military historian Richard Overy dramatically brings to life the sights and sounds of the most ...Show more