Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries 1776-1871 by Adam Zamoyski
34.99 AUD
Category: History
From America's fight for independence to the Paris Commune - an exotic collection of fanatics, adventurers, poets and thinkers are brought vividly to life. Holy Madness probes into the psyche that was responsible for so many of the founding events of our modern world, and into the instincts that inspire ...Show more
The Last King of Poland by Adam Zamoyski
34.99 AUD
Category: History
A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history. 'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' Scotsman The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great ...Show more
The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England by Emily Brand
32.99 AUD
Category: History
'A hauntingly beautiful portrait of the Byron dynasty' Rebecca Rideal 'Combining new research with a pacy narrative, Emily Brand introduces the glamorous and flawed Byron dynasty-William, the 'Wicked Lord', pleasure-seeking Isabella, and 'Mad Jack'-a family inheritance to match the wildest imaginings o ...Show more
Antigone Rising - The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths by Helen Morales
32.99 AUD
Category: History
A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé. The picture of classical antiquity most of us learned in school is framed in certain ways - glossing over misogyny while omitting the seeds ...Show more
Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War by Tim Bouverie
22.99 AUD
Category: History
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Appeasing Hitler is an astonishingly accomplished debut' Antony Beevor'One of the most promising young historians to enter our field for years' Max Hastings'Brilliant and sparkling ... reads like a thriller. I couldn't put it down' Peter Frankopan On a wet afternoon in Sep ...Show more
Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie
29.99 AUD
Category: History
An immersive exploration of time and place in a shrinking world, from the award-winning author of Sightlines. In this remarkable blend of memoir, cultural history, and travelogue, poet and author Kathleen Jamie touches points on a timeline spanning millennia, and considers what surfaces and what recon ...Show more
The Gunpowder Plot: Terror And Faith In 1605 by Antonia Fraser
36.00 AUD
Category: History
A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong.
Battle Cry of Freedom the Civil War Era by James M. McPherson
30.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Oxford History of the United States Ser.
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that ...Show more
Nein!: Standing up to Hitler 1935-1944 by Paddy Ashdown
19.99 AUD
Category: History
From bestselling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown, a revelatory new history of German opposition to Hitler. 'Ashdown has a great gift for narrative history. He unearths little known stories and places them in context with great dexterity. His new book throws fresh and important light on a crucial ...Show more
Spies of No Country - Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel by Matti Friedman
29.99 AUD
Category: History
"Wondrous . . . Compelling . . . Piercing." --The New York Times Book Review Award-winning writer Matti Friedman's tale of Israel's first spies has all the tropes of an espionage novel, including duplicity, betrayal, disguise, clandestine meetings, the bluff, and the double bluff - but it's all true. T ...Show more
Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell
24.99 AUD
Category: History
"Revelatory and instructive . . . [a] beautifully written and accessible book" --The Times (London). For decades, the West has dismissed Maoism as an outdated historical and political phenomenon. Since the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao's revolution in favour of authorit ...Show more
The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance by Catherine Fletcher
35.00 AUD
Category: History
The Italian Renaissance shaped western culture - but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise. We revere Leonardo for his art but few now appreciate his ingenious designs for weaponry. We know the Mona Lisa for her smile but not that she was married to a slave-trader. We visit Florence to ...Show more