Death of a Gunfighter - The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive Legend by Dan Rottenberg
$17.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. The True Story of One of America's Most Enigmatic and Tragic HeroesAwarded Best Western History Book of 2008 by the Wild West History Association"A superb biography"--Foreword Reviews "An ambitious, well-written effort to restore a Wild West desperado to history.... Readers will surely r ...Show more
Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden
$18.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History Winner of the 2018 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Greene Award for a distinguished work of nonfiction. The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, Hue 1968, "an instantly recognizable c ...Show more
Verdict on Erebus: An Airline's Dilemma (paperback) by Peter Mahon
$15.00 NZD
Category: Antarctica & the Sub-Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Just about everyone in NZ knew someone or knew someone who knew someone who was one this flight - Flight 901 which on a sightseeing journey from Auckland to Christchurch flew straight into the snow-covered Mount Erebus - which eerily means darkness - with the loss of all 257 people on board ...Show more
The Last Highlander: Scotland's Most Notorious Clan-Chief, Rebel and Double-Agent by Sarah Fraser
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. Simon Fraser was one of Scotland most notorious and romantic figures. A double-agent and spy, he became the most famous supporter of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the last nobleman to be executed for treason. For all fans of Ben MacIntyre and C.J. Sansom, a great non-fiction historical adventur ...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
Waterloo: A New History of the Battle by Tim Clayton
$35.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
The bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies, and it represented one of very few defeats for the gl ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
$25.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labour. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progr ...Show more
The Second World World War (Six Volume Set, First Editions) by Winston S. Churchill
$300.00 NZD
Category: World War II
Countries of the World: Facts at Your Fingertips (Pocket Eyewitness) by DK
$16.00 NZD
Category: World History
A compact, comprehensive guide to over 200 countries and territories around the world Carry the world in your pocket with this handy guide, packed with maps, facts, and flags for over 200 countries and territories. Which is the biggest country in the world? Which one has the most people? Which one has t ...Show more
Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle: The Journals that Revealed Nature's Grand Plan by Michael Kerrigan; Photography by Wolfgang kaehler
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A revealing firsthand account based on Darwin's original expedition journals. Spectacular photographs featuring pristine land- and seascapes as well as the animals, plants and peoples encountered along the route. Explanatory sidebars and special features. Historical maps and illustrations. ...Show more