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Submarine Six: Australian Naval Heroes
Tom Lewis
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Maritime history; Second World War
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Any Australian asked to mention our war heroes could probably name General Monash and Albert Jacka VC from World War I, and... [more]
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Bowmen of England
Donald Featherstone
History; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Military history
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From the 12th to 15th centuries the longbow was the weapon that changed European history more than any other. In the skilled... [more]
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The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women
Deborah J. Swiss
Fiction & Literature; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history
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Featuring accounts of courage, determination and endurance, The Tin Ticket takes readers to the dawn of the nineteenth century,... [more]
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Mission to China: Matteo Ricci and the Jesuit Encounter with the East
Mary Laven
History; Christian mission & evangelism
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In the sixteenth century, the vast and sophisticated empire of China lay almost entirely unknown to Western travellers. As... [more]
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The SS: A New History
Adrian Weale
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political parties
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The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood.... [more]
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Cox's Fragmenta: An Historical Miscellany
Simon Murphy
Reference; General & world history
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Erotic misdemeanours in an Irish bean-field, the recipe for a frog barometer fresh from the French court, a parrot convicted... [more]
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The Gun: The Story of the AK-47
C. J. Chivers
History; Weapons & equipment
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The AK-47, or 'Kalashnikov', is the most abundant and efficient firearm on earth. It is so light it can be used by children.... [more]
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Wellington
Elizabeth Longford
Biography: historical, political & military; History; British & Irish history; Military history
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The archetype of the stern, silent Englishman dedicated to his duty, the Duke of Wellington had all the subtlety and variety... [more]
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Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew
Richard Davenport-Hines
Biography: historical, political & military; History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history
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Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers... [more]
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The Complete Taj Mahal: And the Riverfront Gardens of Agra
Ebba Koch, Richard Andre Barraud
Architectural structure & design; Religious buildings; History of architecture; History
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Now available in paperback and illustrated by hundreds of new photographs and drawings with an in-depth explanation of each... [more]
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The Indian Army 1914-1947
Ian Sumner
History; Land forces & warfare; Weapons & equipment; Military life & institutions
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The Indian divisions made a huge contribution to the British war effort in both World Wars, fighting in the trenches of the... [more]
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Gold: Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia
Alexander Cook, Andrew Reeves, Iain McCalman
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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Throughout history, gold has been the stuff of legends, fortunes, conflict and change. The discovery of gold in Australia... [more]
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Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution
Jane Humphries
History; British & Irish history; Industrialisation & industrial history; Economic history
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This is a unique account of working-class childhood during the British industrial revolution. Using more than 600 autobiographies... [more]
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Humorists: From Hogarth to Noel Coward
Paul Johnson
Biography; Literary studies: general; History: specific events & topics
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The author of the masterly volumes Intellectuals , Creators , and Heroes returns with a collection of biographical portraits... [more]
$22.99
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Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968
Heda Margolius Kovaly
Memoirs; History
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The daughter of prosperous Jews, Heda Kovaly found her world turned upside down with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia.... [more]
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Liberty and Property: A Social History of Western Political Thought from...
Ellen Meiksins Wood
History: specific events & topics; Politics & government
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The formation of the modern state, the rise of capitalism, the Renaissance and Reformation, the scientific revolution and... [more]
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Kokoda Spirit
Patrick Lindsay
History; Second World War; Battles & campaigns; Travel writing
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In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along... [more]
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Reform and Resistance in Aboriginal Education
Gary Partington, Graeme Gower, Quentin Beresford
History; Indigenous peoples; Educational strategies & policy; Teaching of special educational needs
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The revised edition of Reform and Resistance in Aboriginal Education takes a fresh look at the challenges and achievements... [more]
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The Idea of Galicia: History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture
Larry Wolff
History; European history
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Galicia was created at the first partition of Poland in 1772 and disappeared in 1918. Yet, in slightly over a century, the... [more]
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On Radji Beach
Ian W. Shaw
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Second World War; Prisoners of war
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On 12 February 1942, Singapore was just days away from its fall to the Japanese. As the city burned, hundreds of desperate... [more]
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We All Wore Stars: Memories of Anne Frank from Her Classmates
Theo Coster
Memoirs; History; The Holocaust
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In 1941 Theo Coster was a student at the Amsterdam Jewish Lyceum, one in a class of twenty-eight Jewish children segregated... [more]
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Women in Ancient Egypt
Barbara Watterson
History; African history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Gender studies: women
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Women in Ancient Egypt is a detailed and fascinating study of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes... [more]
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Abandoned Women: Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas
Lucy Frost
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Gender studies: women
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In the early 19th century crofters and villagers streamed into the burgeoning cities of Scotland, settling in the crowded... [more]
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The Sportsmen of Changi
Kevin Blackburn
History; Second World War
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Japanese World War II POW camps conjure up a notorious picture of deprivation and brutality. The idea that sport, of all things,... [more]
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