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The Origin of Empire Rome from the Republic to Hadrian (264 BC - AD 138) by David Potter
24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Profile History of the Ancient World Ser.
Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years. In 264 BC, a Roman army was poised to cross from southern Italy into Sicily. They couldn't know that this crossing would be Rome's first step on its journey from local ...Show more
The Origins of the Second World War by A.J.P. Taylor
24.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin History Ser.
One of the most popular and controversial historians of the twentieth century, who made his subject accessible to millions, A.J.P. Taylor caused a storm of outrage with this scandalous bestseller. Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, he argued provocatively that Hitler did not ...Show more
The Panthay Rebellion - Islam, Ethnicity and the Dali Sultanate in Southwest China, 1856-1873 by David Atwill
49.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Verso World History Ser.
A history of the Panthay Rebellion against the Chinese imperial court The Panthay Rebellion of 1856-1873 held the armies of the Qing dynasty at bay for nearly two decades. This account by David Atwill offers a remarkable panorama of the cosmopolitan frontier society from which the rebellion sprang. Th ...Show more
The Pig - A Natural History by Richard Lutwyche
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: A\Natural History Ser.
Beautifully designed and illustrated, this edition provides a snout-to-tail natural history of this important species, from the prehistoric "hell pig" to today's placid porker, covering the pig's evolution and domestication, anatomy and biology, behavior, role in human life and culture, and breeds.
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975 by John Blaxland
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: Official History of ASIO Ser.
In 1963, Robert Menzies had been in office for 13 years, Australians had entered the war against communism in Vietnam, and change was in the air. With its focus on exposing Soviet spies and communist collaborators, ASIO struggled to adjust to a society no longer willing to unquestioningly accept authori ...Show more
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975 (HB) by John Blaxland
49.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: Official History of ASIO Ser.
By 1963, Robert Menzies had been prime minister for thirteen years, Australia had its first troops in Vietnam, and change was in the air. There would soon be street protests over women's rights, Aboriginal land rights and the Vietnam War, and unprecedented student activism. With the Cold War lingering, ...Show more
The Rag Race - How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire by Adam D. Mendelsohn
45.00 AUD
Category: Judaica | Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History Ser.
Have Jews been successful because of cultural factors distinct to them as a group, or because of the particular circumstances that they encountered in America? Winner, 2016 Best First Book Prize from the Immigration and Ethnic History SocietyFinalist, 2016 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish LiteratureWinner, 20 ...Show more
The Random History of Golf by Aubrey Ganguly
15.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: The\Random History Ser.
This is the story of golf as its never been told before. A dog-legged compilation of sports reports, spoof correspondence and reminiscences from pros, caddies, playing partners and armchair pundits: Mary Queen of Scots cheers herself up at the links at Leith following the murder of her husband Lord Darn ...Show more
The Secret of the Black Bushranger (Secret History #3) by Jackie French
14.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
The third in a series that explores our secret history By the 1790s orphaned Barney Bean finally has his own farm in the early NSW colony. All his dreams are coming true But now we are to learn of Barney's biggest secret yet: how he helped Australia's first bushranger escape. Was Black Caesar a wronge ...Show more
The Secret of the Youngest Rebel (The Secret Histories, Book 5) by Jackie French
14.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL READERS' - ReadPlus on Barney and the Secret of the Whales The whisper in the darkness is: rebellion! (Or: death or liberty!) Frog is an orphan, a pickpocket, starving on the streets of Parramatta in 1804. But when the tall, commanding Irish rebel Mr Cunningham talks of freed ...Show more
The Spectre of War: International Communism and the Origins of World War II by Jonathan Haslam
54.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics Ser.
A bold new history showing that the fear of Communism was a major factor in the outbreak of World War II The Spectre of War looks at a subject we thought we knew—the roots of the Second World War—and upends our assumptions with a masterful new interpretation. Looking beyond traditional explanations base ...Show more
The Spy Catchers: The Official History of ASIO, 1949-1963 by David Horner
35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: Official History of ASIO Ser.
For the first time, ASIO has opened its archives to an independent historian. With unfettered access to the records, David Horner tells the real story of Australia's domestic intelligence organization, from shaky beginnings to the expulsion of Ivan Skripov in 1963. From the start, ASIO's mission was to ...Show more