Complete Illustrated History of the First & Second World Wars by Sommerville Donald & Westwell Ian
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
This comprehensive history begins by looking at the origins of WWI and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of WWII, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the dropping of the atom bombs. All ...Show more
How the Spitfire Won the Battle of Britain by Sarkar Dilip
$38.95 AUD
Category: History
Although there were many more Hawker Hurricanes than Supermarine Spitfires engaged in the epic conflict fought over southern England in summer 1940, the public's imagination was captured by the shapely and charismatic Spitfire. According to legend, however, the Hurricane executed far greater damage on t ...Show more
Great Aircraft of World War II by Price Dr Alfred
$23.95 AUD
Category: History
In this book, the Spitfire, Lancaster, Messerschmitt, Mustang and Flying Fortress are shown in 500 photographs and illustrations. It is a visual guide to five classic wartime aircraft from 1939-1945: the Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Lancaster, Messerschmitt 109, North American P-51 Mustang and Boeing B-17 ...Show more
Princess's Garden by Berridge Vanessa
$44.95 AUD
Category: History
The British enthusiasm for gardening has fascinating roots. The Empire and trade across the globe created an obsession with exotic new plants, and showed the power and reach of Britain in the early eighteenth century. At that time, national influence wasn t measured by sporting success, musical or artis ...Show more
Final Few by Sarkar Dilip
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
During the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone, defying the Luftwaffe s aerial assault the prelude to a proposed seaborne invasion. Fighter Command faced this challenge against overwhelming odds with immeasurable courage and tenacity, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, immortalising these young Spit ...Show more
Anglo Saxon Age: The Birth of England by Wall Martin
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
The discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard in 2009 has captured the imagination and stimulated renewed interest in the history and culture of the Anglo-Saxons. The discovery poses some interesting questions. Who owned the treasure and how did they acquire it? Was it made locally or did it originate elsewh ...Show more
Isabella of France: the Rebel Queen by Warner Kathryn
$44.95 AUD
Category: History
Isabella of France married Edward II in January 1308, and afterwards became one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325, she was sent to her homeland to negotiate a peace settlement between her husband and her brother Charles IV, king of France. She refused to return. Instead, she began ...Show more
Midnight's Furies by Hajari Nisid
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
After centuries of British rule, nobody expected Indian Independence and the birth of Pakistan to be so bloody - they were supposed to be the answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protege and the political leader of India, believed Indians were an inherently nonviolent, ...Show more
Churchill and Malta's War 1939-1943 by Austin Douglas
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
During the first four years of the Second World War, Churchill and his military advisers were constantly concerned with the defence and sustenance of Malta. From 11 June 1940, the island, only sixty miles from Italian and German airfields in Sicily, suffered intense and prolonged air attack, but Churchi ...Show more
Spitfire Ace by Olive Gordon
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance. As Britain fought alone for its survival, the Few of RAF Fighter Command took to the air grievously outnumbered, many reaching breaki ...Show more
Ancient Greeks in 100 Facts by Chrystal Paul
$26.95 AUD
Category: History
Ancient Greece was never just one nation: it was a disparate collection of independent city states, often embroiled in war, with separate governments, their own armies and distinct politics, economies and societies. However, together these vibrant and diverse peoples made one of the greatest civilisatio ...Show more
Wars of the Roses by Lewis Matthew
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In the second half of the fifteenth century, for over thirty years, civil war tore England apart. However, its roots were deeper and its thorns were felt for longer than this time frame suggests.The Wars of the Roses were not a coherent period of continual warfare. There were distinct episodes of confli ...Show more