The Second World War Illustrated
A quick, convenient visual history of the world's worst life-changing conflict. The Second World War Illustrated: 1944 follows the author's visual tour of the war by means of painstakingly researched and digitally restored pictures from the period of the key battlefields and events from September 1943 to the late summer of 1944. This year marked a defining change in the...Paperback$6499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Royal Engineers in Korea
Although never formally diagnosed, Frank Merritt was on the autistic spectrum. He was also dyslexic, and it was rare for him to write anything down. When he was called up for National Service in the 1950s, during the Korean War, he could have deferred, as he was a farmer's son and farming was a reserved occupation. Feeling it was his...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Race for the Atom Bomb
When Nazi Germany began a secret weapons programme called 'The Uranium Club' in April 1939, Stalin was alerted by his American and British spies of the possibility that German scientists were working to develop an atomic bomb. The British Government and the United States, and Stalin, realised that if Hitler used The Atom Bomb, it could mean the end of...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Prince
This deluxe clothbound edition presents Machiavelli's classic work on the philosophy of power. Published posthumously in 1532, Machiavelli's treatise on the manipulation and exercise of power advocated a ruthless realpolitik, sparking a debate about the morality of statesmanship that is still very much alive today. His shrewd text presents strategies that some of history's greatest - and most infamous -...Hardback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Gurkha Way
In the 18th century in the town of Gorkha, just north of Kathmandu, ruler Prithvi Narayan fought campaigns against his neighbours and the British. During the fighting, his warriors, renowned for their aggression and courage, gained the respect of the British, who appreciated that the steadfast warriors would make excellent soldiers. Upon the declaration of peace in 1816, a partnership...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Greatest Escape
A highly personal account of one airman's struggle for survival in the air and on the ground in the heart of the Reich during the bomber war. This is the story of a wartime bomber, its crew and of a tantalising detective story unfolding over nearly a quarter of a century of intensive research. It is also a story of...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Fall of Berlin
In April 1945, Soviet forces descended on Berlin in the final phase of the war in Europe. The fighting was intense as soldiers, loyal to the Nazi party or fearful of retaliation, resisted the regime's collapse. This vividly illustrated account delves into both German and Allied perspectives, exploring the strategies, battles, civilian experiences, and personalities of the final days of...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Burma Railway and PTSD
Many books and memoirs have been written on prisoner of war captivity in the Far East during the Second World War. Some contain incredible detail concerning the fall of Singapore and are full of military historical facts. This book is not like that. Instead, it is written from the viewpoint of a young girl who experienced the bittersweet homecoming of...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Battle of the Little Big Horn
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer died at the hands of Native Americans by the banks of the Little Big Horn in Montana on 25th June 1876. This is an established undisputed fact. What is disputed is the real reason that he died. So forget all you have been indoctrinated to believe and begin to learn the truth. George Custer was...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Battle for Kyiv
On 24 February 2022, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, unleashed an attack on Ukraine that developed into the most significant conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Fought over the same ground that the Germans and the Soviet Union battled on between 1941 and 1944, Russia attempted to advance to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and replace its...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Story of the Spitfire
To many people, the Supermarine Spitfire was Britain's saviour during the Battle of Britain and the embodiment of air combat during the Second World War. The Story of the Spitfire presents a thrilling appraisal of this unique aircraft, focusing on its fighting capability and the tactics of the pilots who flew it. Using official evaluations and reports, alongside technical and...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Secret Agent, Unsung Hero
Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. Secret Agent, Unsung Hero draws on decades of research to reveal, for the first time, his coming of age as a leader in escape and evasion during World War II. Dowding helped exfiltrate hundreds of Allied servicemen from occupied...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Samoa
This colourful book introduces the Samoa Islands. It reveals a proud society that has withstood the impact of colonisation and retained a unique lifestyle centred around the family and village.Paperback$3500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Rolling Thunder
The tank is such a characteristic feature of modern warfare that it’s difficult to imagine a time when its presence wasn't felt on the battlefield in some form or another. This volume, from eminent historian and author Philip Kaplan, traces the history of the vehicle from its developmental early days on the battlefields of the Great War, to modern-day uses...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Planning the Murder of Anne Boleyn
Almost 500 years have passed since the death of Anne Boleyn, and yet, there has never been a suggestion she was guilty of the crimes which saw her executed. Attempts to muddy Anne's reputation throughout history have not lessened her popularity nor convinced anyone she was an adulterer. But many myths surrounding Anne's conviction for sleeping with George Boleyn, Henry...Hardback$6500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Pioneers of Aerial Combat
More than 100 photo illustrations evoke the early days of aerial development. Images of craft are included alongside those of the men and women who populated the scene. When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century, it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and around...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Night Duel Over Germany
Night Duel Over Germany explores the intense and prolonged night offensive by Bomber Command against Nazi Germany, which lasted nearly six years. This effort was one of Britain's major contributions to the Allied campaign during the Second World War. Initially, the operations faced heavy losses during daylight missions, revealing the inadequacy of the pre-war medium bombers in modern air warfare,...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Pakeha Slaves, Maori Masters
While people are aware of the atrocities of the black slave trade, few are aware of the enslavement and trafficking of Europeans in 19th-century New Zealand. Hierarchical and assertive Maori tribal societies considered all Pakeha (non-Maori, mainly Europeans) living within their power and under their protection as chattel slaves (personal property) or demi-slaves (tributary vassals). For Maori, the sailors, convicts,...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
On Operations with C Squadron SAS
This is the third and final standalone account of C Squadron SAS's thrilling operations against the relentless spread of communist-backed terrorism in East Africa. Drawing on first-hand experiences, the author describes operations against communist-backed terrorists in Angola and Mozambique, aiding the Portuguese and Renamo against the MPLA and Frelimo respectively. Back in Southern Rhodesia, SAS General Peter Walls, realising the...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Normandy Beyond The Beaches
This latest Images of War series book examines the controversial development of the Allied campaign in Normandy in the weeks after the D-Day landings. After overcoming Rommel's beach obstacles and 'Atlantic Wall' fortifications, a secure Allied lodgment of the five beaches developed along the Caen-Bayeux-Carentan axis with a period of consolidation while reinforcements and supplies were built up. The early...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Mustang the Inspiration
A comprehensive and vivid history of the North American Mustang, one of the most important aircraft of the last century. If it looks right, it will probably fly right - a tired old saying among airmen, but one that persists. Think, if you will, of the handful of aeroplanes that most people would probably agree are the best-looking examples of...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Mua I Malae
In 1980s Auckland there were many New Zealand Samoan children whose first language was not English and who struggled in mainstream classes. One small community of parents and their local school—Richmond Road Primary School—created a Samoan bilingual education vision and brought it to life. Mua I Malae by Matua Atina`e, Komiti o Tina, explores this unique effort to provide an...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Mosquito Intruders - Target Burma
The exploits of the Mosquito crews in Burma, skimming at low-level and at speed along rivers and over treetops to their targets, are the stuff of legend. Surprisingly, however, only five RAF squadrons ever flew these operations. Mosquito Intruders - Target Burma explores the achievements of these intruder squadrons, as well as the costs to the men who flew and...Hardback$8500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Lost at Sea in Mysterious Circumstances
When you think of something being lost at sea, you imagine a ship sinking gracefully, the survivors being rescued or a tragedy being caught on camera. But what if a ship is lost at sea without trace? What if an aircraft takes off on a routine flight and is never seen again? This book details over fifty of the most...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Life in Post-War Britain
On New Year's Day 1946, the people of Britain desperately wanted to look forward to a new and better life. The Second World War had ended four months earlier with the formal surrender of Imperial Japan. The war in Europe had been over for eight months. But, upon announcing to Parliament the German surrender, Winston Churchill had told the nation:...Hardback$6499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
James Stewart at War
James Stewart at War tells the remarkable story of Hollywood star James Stewart during World War II. When the United States entered the conflict in December 1941, Stewart had already gained fame, having won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1940 for his role in The Philadelphia Story. Stewart was a familiar face to moviegoers when the Japanese struck...Hardback$6499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
I Worked on Spitfires
It was the night of 7 September 1940 which changed Ron Chapman's life. It was the start of Hitler's Blitz on London. The death and destruction the German bombers wreaked across Islington and the East End so shocked and appalled Ron, that three days later he presented himself to the RAF recruiting office near Euston station. After basic training, and...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Hurricane Squadron Ace
Air Commodore Peter Malam Pete Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, and Bar (1917-2008) was one of the most heroic and highly praised pilots of the Second World War. Decorated extensively, he secured a total of 16 'kills' over the course of the conflict, with 10 of these occurring during the Battle of Britain. Pivotal moments in his career include the time,...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Hitler's Panzers
Often it is assumed that Hitler's Panzers stormed into action perfectly formed, driving through the armies of the Poles in 1939 and the French in 1940 and defeating them. The dramatic blitzkrieg victories won by the Wehrmacht early in the Second World War - in which the panzers played a leading role - tend to confirm this impression. But, as...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Historic Homesteads of Hawke's Bay
These gracious homes – dotted across the sun-drenched uplands of Hawke’s Bay – rose unashamedly from the golden fleeces on the sheep’s backs, to become monuments to our settler heritage. Set in spacious grounds and framed by enormous exotic trees, such as oaks, gums or Norfolk pines, they stand as testament to the dreams of our ancestors who came to...Hardback$5000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Hermann Göring: The Rise and Fall
A former Great War fighter pilot, Hermann Göring became, at his height, the second most powerful Nazi. Ambitious and ruthless, in addition to being a primary architect of the Third Reich state police and Gestapo, his numerous appointments included Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, Director of the Four Year Plan and playing a leading role in the Final Solution to the...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Guy Gibson
A new assessment of the life of one of the most famous and controversial airmen of the Second World War, this book covers Guy Gibson's sometimes troubled upbringing and the impact on him of his time at St Edward's School, Oxford. In particular, the story of his career in the RAF is relayed, including his stunning leadership achievement in creating...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Guadalcanal
After the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese quickly captured Hong Kong, Guam, Wake Island, the Gilbert Islands and Rabaul. Japanese conquests of Malaya and Singapore, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and Burma followed into the spring of 1942. The Japanese juggernaut continued southwards with bases established at Salamaua and Lae in Northwest New Guinea followed by landings at Buna,...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
German Breakthrough in Greece
On February 25, 1941, Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, made his first approach to the Australian and New Zealand governments seeking their approval for the use of their troops in his Greek venture. While the New Zealand government was adamant that their forces should have the support of an armoured brigade, the Australian government was more concerned that it...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
From the Blitz to the Burmese Jungle and Beyond: a Memoir by Hennessy
One man's memoir of World War II which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima. I consider myself lucky to have survived the global carnage still myself - a reluctant soldier who had to go to war, who only ever wanted peace for everyone. - Brian Hennessy Brian immigrated to New Zealand...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
From the Battle of Britain to the Korean War
In 1941, Beryl Baxter, a dressmaker from Grimsby, signed up to do her bit in the Battle of Britain. She was to serve as a plotter as an aircraftswoman in the WAAF and, upon discharge in 1949, she began life as a welfare worker for the Women's Voluntary Service. Her postings included the Korean War, Japan, Hong Kong, and Iraq....Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Fighting Tigers in Italy
Of all the tanks in the German arsenal, the Tiger was perhaps the one most feared, certainly by the Western Allies from the time they first encountered it in North Africa to the end of the war in Europe. This was no small feat for a tank of which only 1,347 were produced out of a total German tank production...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Fighter Aircraft Since 1945
The world's first jet engines were already available shortly before the end of the Second World War, but they had not been developed to a high enough standard to take part. This changed after 1945 when, on both sides of the Iron Curtain, one technological development surpassed the others and records tumbled almost every week. The era of the piston...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Eyes of Fire: the Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
Award-winning journalist David Robie was on board the Greenpeace environmental ship Rainbow Warrior on its last mission to Rongelap Atoll in May 1985 and stayed with the ship until it reached Auckland in July. Robie's account of this voyage—of the Marshall Islands community poisoned by nuclear fallout and of the fatal bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by the French secret...Paperback$5000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Escape from the Taliban
Deeba first left Afghanistan in 2002, fleeing a war-torn country and an abusive husband shortly after she was captured by the Taliban and nearly sold to an Arab Shaikh, narrowly escaping due to a small twist of fate. In June 2021, Deeba returned to visit family in Kabul to organise the engagement of her son. Regardless of the Taliban's progress,...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Early Maritime Tauranga
Some of the most interesting and important events in Tauranga's history took place before its occupation by the British and colonial forces, and the battles of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864. In this book, historian Trevor Bentley brings Tauranga's colour and dramatic, pre-colonial, maritime history to light. It is a fascinating history of daring Polynesian migrant-settlers and resident...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Churchill's Enemies, 1927– 1940
Remarkably ambitious in scope, Harte manages to knit together a social and cultural history of these years, including how Churchill both influenced the world and was defined by the issues of the day. Harte wants to show when and where the 'scrawny little twenty-year-old second lieutenant became a global leader.' The question is not a new one, but it never...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Children in War
Children in War is a story about vulnerable and helpless children at the mercy of bloodthirsty pompous leaders, who perpetually endanger them through bloody conflicts. It is about courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds; a childhood in the shadow of continual war and severe poverty, under the terrifying threat of war, relentless danger, and fear. Children who find themselves...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Bomber Command
Roddy MacKenzie's father served in Bomber Command during the Second World War, but like so many brave veterans who had survived the war, he spoke little of his exploits. So, when Roddy started on his personal journey to discover something of what his father had achieved, he uncovered a great deal about the devastating effectiveness of Bomber Command and the...Hardback$8500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Bioterrorism and Biological Warfare
This important, disturbing, and timely book focuses on the use of disease and germs as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) and the threat bioterrorism poses in an increasingly unpredictable and volatile future for the world. For context, it traces developments from the earliest primitive but effective days of infectious rams, poison-tipped arrows, and plague-infected corpses used as toxic, disease-spreading...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Battle of Britain Attack of the Eagles
In this unprecedented series exploring the big story of the Battle of Britain, renowned historian Dilip Sarkar investigates the wider context and intimate details of the epic aerial conflict in the summer of 1940 from all sides. In so doing, he gives due acknowledgement to the roles of Bomber and Coastal Commands in addition to the fabled Few of Fighter...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Armies of the Hundred Years' War 1337–1453
The Hundred Years' War is one of the most famous conflicts in British history, featuring renowned battles such as Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt. It is a period littered with legendary names like the Black Prince, Henry V and Joan of Arc, and is fascinating for the development of warfare, weapons, and armour. Armies of the Hundred Years' War 1337–1453 by...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland
Discover the incredible myths and legends of Ireland in this wonderful selection of tales, collected and retold by Lady Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde. Lady Wilde was an accomplished folklorist who sought to preserve Irish culture through recording their enchanting myths, rituals and beliefs. This collection contains over 100 of these enthralling and eerie tales, including The Horned Women,...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Cuba and the Independence War in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde
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Allied Victory Over Japan 1945
In 1944, with the war in Europe turning in the Allies' favour, Japan still occupied vast swathes of South East Asia and the Pacific. In Burma, the seemingly unstoppable Japanese advance was halted at Kohima and Imphal in June and July 1944. Six months later, the advances made by British-led forces enabled the re-opening of the supply routes from India...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Airmen's Incredible Escapes
Allied air power made a major, arguably decisive, contribution to victory in The Second World War both in the European and Pacific theatres. The cost in men and machines was horrific with Bomber Command suffering 50% air crew casualties. While many perished, others shot down over enemy territory or water survived only after overcoming extraordinary danger and hardship. Their experiences...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Air Marshal Sir Keith Park
The Battle of Britain from July to September 1940 is one of the finest moments in our Nation's history. While credit rightly goes to "The Few", victory could never have happened without the inspirational command and leadership of New Zealander Keith Park. He and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding ensured that Fighter Command was prepared for the Nazi onslaught....Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Air Marshal Sir Keith Park
The Battle of Britain from July to September 1940 is one of the finest moments in our Nation's history. While credit rightly goes to 'The Few', victory could never have happened without the inspirational command and leadership of New Zealander Keith Park. He and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding ensured that Fighter Command was prepared for the Nazi onslaught....Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Air Battle for Arnhem
Over sixty years ago, a battle took place that, if it had succeeded, could have shortened the Second World War by six months. The operation to take the bridges at Arnhem was given the code name Operation Market Garden; 'Market' being the air side of the operation and 'Garden' the subsequent ground operation. The main problem was communications between the...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
A History of the Cotton Industry
This book is about technology and how it has changed the lives of people on three continents over the last three hundred years. The development of the cotton industry was the starting point for one of the great turning points in history – the industrial revolution. It began with the importation of cloth into Britain from India, creating a new...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
A History of British Rail Engineering Limited
In 1970, the British Railways Board established a new subsidiary company to take over the design, manufacture and maintenance of its rolling stock. British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was born. The company drove a new era of rail technology, and this new company history tells the dazzling story of BREL from its humble beginnings until its sale in 1992 during...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
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The Culture Wars
Sometimes it seems as if everything has become a culture war. In this sharp, accessible book, Tim Dunlop asks why this is so and what that shift—decades in the making—has done to Australian democracy. Moving beyond the idea that culture wars are a mere distraction from 'real' politics, Dunlop argues that disputes over identity, values, and belonging have become a...Paperback$3500Unit price /UnavailableOut 13 Oct 2026Pre-order 
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Where courage drowned, mateship endured, and survival was never certain. Written by returned Australian soldier Private Edward Lynch, Somme Mud stands as one of the most powerful accounts of the First World War. Drafted in pencil across twenty school exercise books in the late 1920s and preserved against the odds, it is a work born directly from experience. Told through...Paperback$4199Unit price /UnavailableOut 13 Oct 2026Pre-orderSecrets
The story behind some of the most newsworthy stories ever, written by the man with more #1 bestsellers than any journalist of our time. Bob Woodward has reported on every American president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. His books have penetrated government institutions, informed the national conversation, and shaped our culture. In Secrets, Woodward tells his story – from...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order-
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Matthew Flinders
A wildly funny and meticulously researched reexamination of the life of explorer Matthew Flinders, as Shaun Micallef charts the chaos, comedy, and contradictions behind the founding of Australia. Who was Matthew Flinders? A pioneer who gave Australia its name but chose to name nothing after himself. A dreamer obsessed with Robinson Crusoe who wound up imprisoned on an island for...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order -
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I Will Follow You Anywhere
"A graphic but powerful reminder of the horrors of that day—and the horrors that the first responders have faced ever since." —Booklist The untold story of an American hero who proved that one person can turn trauma into heroic action—from the wounded construction worker who became a relentless champion of the 9/11 responders. On September 11th, 2001, John Feal rushed...Hardback$6500Unit price /UnavailableOut 13 Oct 2026Pre-order 
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Since the turn of the millennium, ties between Africa and Australia have grown substantially. However, connections between the two continents are not new. On the contrary, human contacts pre-date the arrival of the First Fleet to Australia in 1788, and they continued to grow throughout the European colonial period and into the post-colonial era. Africa in Australia examines the entire...Paperback$6499Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order-
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Charlemagne's Dream
A sweeping, definitive history of the dynamic, expansionist dynasty that forged the Middle Ages - and Europe - as we know it. Today, the Carolingians are best known as the dynasty of Charlemagne. In a few remarkable decades spanning the late eighth and early ninth centuries, Charlemagne united much of modern-day Europe through conquest and diplomacy, establishing the continent's first...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableOut 6 Oct 2026Pre-order 
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Bestselling historian Bettany Hughes unearths the stories of a civilisation through seven of its most precious treasures, revealing the people, power and beliefs that shaped the Nile's enduring world. Her thrilling journey of discovery explores the secrets and splendour of: the Great Pyramid of Giza the Sphinx Cleopatra's secret island of Philae Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahari Tutankhamen's tomb the...Hardback$3299Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableOut 13 Oct 2026Pre-order-
How the Word Is Passed
This "important and timely" (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that...Paperback$5800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks 
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This Door of the Seas. Darien. The singular event at the end of the 17th century that fundamentally altered Scotland's future. It took place on the other side of the world. And most of us know next to nothing about it. Now it's time to remedy that. Award-winning novelist Val McDermid and Geographer Royal for Scotland Jo Sharp unite in...Hardback$2699Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order-
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The Prince
Machiavelli's classic works of political philosophy, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line. Niccolo Machiavelli's 16th-century political treatise has been controversial and influential for centuries. Written as a guide for new princes and royals, Machiavelli provides a candid and unflinching assessment of the realities of power and politics. The Prince is...Hardback$4499Unit price /UnavailableOut 6 Oct 2026Pre-order 
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The Little Book of Japanese Mythology invites you to discover the timeless tales of heroes, deities, creatures, and villains from one of the world's most influential cultures. Rooted in Shinto and Buddhist traditions, ancient legends about spirits, creatures, deities, and creation have been recounted by Japanese families from generation to generation. Where once these tales were told to understand the...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableOut 20 Oct 2026Pre-order
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Kateryna hung up her dresses, Oksana and Stanislav put down their lawyers' briefs and Oksen slammed shut his philosophy textbooks. Alongside thousands of their fellow citizens, they strapped on armour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the freedom and independence of their homeland. Many would never return. Covering the invasion...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3499Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order
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The Bible is the most published text in history, and the story of its publication in the English language is extraordinary. Selling the Word of God traces its evolution from the first printed English New Testament of 1525 to the much celebrated King James Bible of 1611. By this date, readers could already choose from over a dozen English versions,...Hardback$5799Unit price /UnavailableOut 24 Sep 2026Pre-order
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Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity. People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics — the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis — and how they have no idea about what happened in between. Offering stimulating outlines of key developments in the history...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order
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It is now twenty-eight years since the publication of Sandakan: A Conspiracy of Silence, my first book on the prisoners of war at Sandakan. It was followed in 2010 by Blood Brothers: Sabah and Australia 1942–1945, to recognise the courage, compassion and quiet heroism of the local people who risked their lives to help others during those dark years. This...Paperback$6499Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order-
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Betrayal
Betrayal charts the dramatic collapse of the post-1945 international system. Ours is now a world in which Trump's America has endorsed Putin's land-grab in Ukraine, painted Europe as an enemy, and toppled and kidnapped Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro. Meanwhile, an anti-western alliance has taken shape featuring China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Countries find themselves in an uncertain and dangerous...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order 
Women's Liberation
As the populist right gains political legitimacy and the backlash against feminist movements grows, pay and health inequalities are worsening, and misogyny has taken on new insidious digital forms, gender equality is as contested and uncertain as it has ever been. How did we get here? And why, despite over a century of protest, has more progress not been made?...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
War
It has been claimed that around 14,500 wars have been fought since 3,500 BC. Humanity has only experienced 300 years of peace on Earth. During the twentieth century, more people in total were killed in wars than during any previous century. Relatively, though, we kill each other less often now. Are we gradually becoming more peaceful? Regardless of the number...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Wanting Children
On the eugenic origins of US reproductive laws—and the surprising policy changes needed to remedy it. The US government spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year to promote and facilitate contraception. Whereas other wealthy countries support broader fertility interventions under the banner of “family planning,” the United States remains committed only to helping Americans—and especially poorer Americans—plan not to...Paperback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Voices Of World War II
‘We are only a small and young nation, but we are one and all a band of brothers and we march forward with a union of hearts and wills to a common destiny.’ — Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand, upon the outbreak of WWII in 1939 Voices of World War II shows the human side of war...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Villages and Market Towns in Hong Kong
Ever since he came to Hong Kong some 50 years ago, Patrick Hase has researched the local history of Hong Kong, and especially of the New Territories villages and market towns. Written documentation for the study of these communities has been lacking, so much of the research was conducted by way of oral interviews with village elders, conducted during the...Paperback$9199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Pearl of Khorasan
Herat is one of the most significant trading and cultural entrepôts of Eurasia, which has long celebrated its Persian heritage. Charlie Gammell's splendid account spans its history to the present day. The city of Herat in western Afghanistan long sat at the edge of empires and served as a hub for trade and a conduit for armies. Yet it has...Paperback$8900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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