Stalin and the Scientists : A History of Triumph and Tragedy 1905-1953 by Simon Ings
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION. War-torn, unstable and virtually bankrupt, revolutionary Russia tried to light its way to the future with the fitful glow of science. It succeeded through terror, folly and crime - but also through courage, imagination and even genius. Stalin bel ...Show more
Five Days in London, May 1940 by John Lukacs
$30.00 AUD
Category: History
The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940 altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue what became known as the Second World War. The decisive importance of these five days is the focus of John Lukacs's ma ...Show more
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975 by John Blaxland
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Official History of ASIO Ser.
In 1963, Robert Menzies had been in office for 13 years, Australians had entered the war against communism in Vietnam, and change was in the air. With its focus on exposing Soviet spies and communist collaborators, ASIO struggled to adjust to a society no longer willing to unquestioningly accept authori ...Show more
The Seven Sins of Wall Street: Big Banks, their Washington Lackeys, and the Next Financial Crisis by Bob Ivry
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
We all know that the financial crisis of 2008 came dangerously close to pushing the United States and the world into a depression rivaling that of the 1930s. But what is astonishing--and should make us not just afraid but very afraid--are the shenanigans of the biggest banks since the crisis. Bob Ivry p ...Show more
Catullus' Bedspread -The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet by Daisy Dunn
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
Daisy Dunn's immediate narrative rediscovers the life and poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Rome's first 'modern' poet, a dandy who fell in love with another man's wife and made it known to the world through his timeless verse. Famed for his lyrical, subversive voice, Catullus was Rome's first and fore ...Show more
Crusoe's Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness by Andrew Lambert
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson Crusoe, in the South Pacific.
The Special Branch - The History, 1883-2006 by Ray Wilson; Ian Adams
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975 (HB) by John Blaxland
$49.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Official History of ASIO Ser.
By 1963, Robert Menzies had been prime minister for thirteen years, Australia had its first troops in Vietnam, and change was in the air. There would soon be street protests over women's rights, Aboriginal land rights and the Vietnam War, and unprecedented student activism. With the Cold War lingering, ...Show more
The Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War by Yasmin Khan
$85.00 AUD
Category: History
The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history:over 2 million men. But, until now, there has never been a comprehensive account of India's turbulent home front and the nexus between warfare and India's society. At the heart of The Raj at ...Show more
Arthur's War by Arthur Bancroft and John Harman
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
In November 1940, Arthur Bancroft kissed his sweetheart, Mirla, goodbye and signed up with the Royal Australian Navy to go to war. He was nineteen years old. Arthur's War is the extraordinary story of his ordeal, and his survival. Arthur made a habit of cheating death – on the ill-fated HMAS Perth, whi ...Show more