Map Stories: The Art of Discovery by Francisca Matteoli
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
Through this magnificent collection of historical maps, travel writer Francisca Matteoli takes us on a geographical adventure, telling the stories of twenty places and voyages that inspired her and the creation of these fascinating charts. Discover some of the world's most magical places and how they re ...Show more
AUSTRALIAN WAR DOGS by Nigel Allsopp
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Australian War Dogs introduces you to man's best friend on the battlefield, the fourlegged digger. Canine troops have served alongside Australia's armed forces for decades. Valued for their loyalty, intelligence and devotion in battle, war dogs have helped relay messages through trenches and laid teleph ...Show more
Castro's Cuba by Lee Lockwood
$135.00 AUD
Category: History
The real Fidel This is a telling portrait of Cuba and its enigmatic leader. In December of 1958, Lee Lockwood, then a young photojournalist, went to Cuba to cover what looked to be the end of Batista's regime. He arrived the day before Fidel Castro took power and spent a week canvassing the island befor ...Show more
Retro Sydney by Collis Ian
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Retro Sydney is a fantastic visual throw- back to the Harbour City in the 1950s and 60s, with never before seen images gathered by vintage photograph collector Ian Collis. Breathtaking photos of Sydney’s most valuable landmarks provide a retrospective insight into the architecture, automobiles, fashions ...Show more
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
New York Times Bestseller - National Book Critics Circle Finalist - Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2015 - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 - Economist Books of the Year 2015 - New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2015 A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our f ...Show more
A Record in Bone Exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bone and Tooth Artefacts by Michelle C. Langley
$54.95 AUD
Category: History
Bone and tooth tools and ornaments have been made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for at least 46,000 years, using some of the oldest technologies in the world. Despite their beauty, sophistication and ubiquity, archaeologists and other researchers have overwhelmingly focused on the sto ...Show more
Australian Code Breakers: Our Top-Secret War with the Kaiser's Reich by James Phelps
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The extraordinary story of a headmaster turned cryptographer, and our top-secret war with the Kaiser's Reich. On 11 August 1914, just days after war had been declared, Australian Captain J.T. Richardson boarded a German merchant vessel fleeing Melbourne's Port Phillip and audaciously seized a top-secret ...Show more
The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo by Paul Strathern
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in a striking fashion. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a complete ...Show more
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Life Murder Mystery from the Birth of the Movies by Paul Fischer
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The thrilling true story of the mysterious disappearance of Louis Le Prince.
The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Paul Strathern
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family--a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners--set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty--all ...Show more
Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels by Hannah Ross
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
A history and celebration of women's cycling--beginning with its origins as a political statement, beloved pastime, and early feminist act--that shares the stories of notable cyclists and groups around the worldMore than a century after they first entered the mainstream, bicycles and the culture around ...Show more
The Other Renaissance: From Copernicus to Shakespeare by Paul Strathern
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
An 'essential book for 2023', as selected by the Irish ExaminerIt is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy. However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This 'Other Renaissance' was initially centred on the city ...Show more