History's Worst Battles by Joel Levy
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
In the bad, old, politically incorrect days, history was about individuals - kings, queens, emperors, prime ministers, generals, and presidents - and the battles they fought, and lost or won. Today, history is much more likely to be about technological change, economics, and abstract socio-political for ...Show more
A Little Book of Miracles and Marvels by Mike Harding
$4.95 AUD
Category: History
"Miracles & Marvels" collects together from our churches and chapels the extraordinary array of mythical creatures, magical characters and legendary events. Here are mermaids, dragons, wyverns, unicorns, the little woodland creatures called wodwos, as well as miraculous events like The Legend of the ...Show more
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
$22.00 AUD
Category: History
At the end of the eighteenth century, two brilliant and eccentric young scientists set out to measure the world. Alexander von Humboldt swashbuckled his way across the globe: navigating ocean and jungle, eating with cannibals, swimming with electric eels, lowering himself into volcanoes and scaling the ...Show more
Mawson and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen by Peter FitzSimons
$49.95 AUD
Category: History
Douglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, was Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer. On 2 December, 1911, he led an expedition from Hobart to explore the virgin frozen coastline below, 2000 miles of which had never felt the tread of a human foot. After setting up Main Base at Cape Denision an ...Show more
Greek Myths (Classic Starts) by Eric Freeberg
$9.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Classic Starts
From Icarus' legendary flight to Orpheus' trip to the underworld, this stunning edition brings to life 15 classic Greek myths. Easy to read and beautifully illustrated, it includes Heracles' mighty tasks, Pandora's box, King Midas' golden touch and more.
Life in Stuart England by Peter Brimacombe; Angela Royston
$19.98 AUD
Category: History | Series: Pitkin Guide Ser.
This compelling book reveals how these events and people had such an effect on the time. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel, particularly the other books in the 'Life in ' series: Medieval England, in a Monastery, Tudor England, Georgian Britain and ...Show more
Servants of the Lord - Outdoor Staff at the Great Country Houses by David S. D. Jones
$56.99 AUD
Category: History
David Jones presents a unique look into the lives, roles and responsibilities of the outdoor staff of the great country houses during the golden age og Queen Victoria's reign to World War 1. Through his meticulous research of estate records, biographical works, private diaries and from many other source ...Show more
Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology by Kathleen Sears
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: 101
Explore the fascinating myths of Greek and Roman civilizations The tales of gods and heroes are often turned into tedious discourse that even Ovid would reject. This easy-to-read guide cuts out the boring details, and instead, provides you with a thrilling lesson in classic mythology. From the heights o ...Show more
Life in Tudor Palaces and Houses by Alison Sim
$14.99 AUD
Category: History
Includes details of places to visit including many National Trust properties
Evacuees of the Second World War by Chris McNab
$14.99 AUD
Category: History
The evacuation of Britain's urban children to the countryside was a uniquely emotional decision by the British government during the Second World War. The Pitkin Guide to Evacuees tells the colourful story of this mass exodus. As well as providing a clear narrative of how evacuation policy unfolded dur ...Show more
Life in Victorian Britain (A Brief History series) by Michael Paterson
$19.98 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief History of
The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own and it was only dur ...Show more