Blücher - Scourge of Napoleon by Michael V. Leggiere
$37.50 NZD
Category: World Biography & Memoirs | Series: Campaigns and Commanders Ser.
Secondhand. One of the most colorful characters in the Napoleonic pantheon, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) is best known as the Prussian general who, along with the Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Throughout his long career, Bl ücher distinguished himself as ...Show more
Churchill by Roy Jenkins
$18.75 NZD
Category: World Biography & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to the Nobel Prize, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Roy Jenkins presents these events, while also managing to convey the contradictions and quirks in Churchill's character. Pape ...Show more
Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House by Peter Baker
$42.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. A New York Times Top 10 Best Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger: a bold and untested president and his seasoned, relentless vice president. Confronted by one crisis after an ...Show more
The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome by Robin Lane Fox
$22.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history spans almost a th ...Show more
The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World's Most Famous Museum by James Gardner
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris. Almost nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre in Paris every year to see its incomparable art collection. Yet few, if any, are aware of the remarkable history of that location and of the bu ...Show more
The Scramble for China : Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 by Robert A. Bickers
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. In the early 19th century China remained almost untouched by Britain and other European powers - ferocious laws forbade all trade with the West outside one tiny area of Canton. Anyone teaching a European to speak Chinese was executed. But as new technology began to unbalance the relationshi ...Show more
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