History of the Wars of the French Revolution Vol II. by Edward Baines
$250.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision by Henry Kamen
$37.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. The Spanish Inquisition first published in 1965. This folio edition is an abridgement by the author of the 1997 edition. In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer ...Show more
The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. Second impression. Historia Regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain) is a pseudo historical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons over the course of two thousand years, beginning with the Tr ...Show more
Meriwether Lewis - The Assassination of an American Hero and the Silver Mines of Mexico by Kira Gale
$23.50 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
This new full-length biography of Meriwether Lewis is presented within the context of the turbulent times of the early American Republic. The author discusses intrigues to seize the Floridas and Louisiana from Spain with the help of France or Britain, and makes the case for General James Wilkinson assas ...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 Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China by Julia Lovell
$22.50 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. In the 1800s, Britain was making a mint selling Indian opium to China. In return, they were buying tea, silks and ceramics. When eventually China decided that the drug trade was ruining her people, the British declared war, declaring China 'protectionist', 'backwards-looking' and 'superstit ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of Athens by Plutarch
$32.50 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Folio Society edition of selected Plutarch biographies of eight eminent Athenians from Solon to Lysander, translated with an introduction and commentary by Ian Scott-Kilvert.
The Fabrication of Aboriginal History: Volume One: Van Diemen's Land 1803-1847 by Keith Windschuttle
$150.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Autographed. First published in 2002, this is reprinted with corrections and revisions 2005. This is the first volume in a series that re-appraises the now widely accepted story about conflict between colonists and Aborigines in Australian history. Beginning in Tasmania, and eventually cove ...Show more
The Revolution : The Great Crisis of the English Monarchy 1685-1720 by Tim Harris
$18.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violenc ...Show more
Return Via Rangoon by Philip Stibbe
$50.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
Philip Stibbe's moving account of training and fighting beyond the Chindwin in the Burmese jungle behind Japanese lines in 1943 has the strongest claim to be a classic. He describes the first Chindit expedition, led by Orde Wingate, Bernard Fergusson and Mike Calvert, then his capture; every Chindit agr ...Show more
Crimea: The Last Crusade by Orlando Figes
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Ru ...Show more