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The Phantom Army of Alamein: How the Camouflage Unit and Operation Bertram...
Rick Stroud
History; African history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War
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Camouflage was one of the most surprising elements of the Battle of Alamein - the story is now told in full for the first... [more]
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Flinders: The Man Who Mapped Australia
Rob Mundle
Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Geographical discovery & exploration
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The exciting story of Matthew Flinders the man who named Australia and the first to chart its coastline. [more]
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Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother
Eve LaPlante
Biography; Autobiography: general; Autobiography: literary; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Gender studies: women
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Based on newly uncovered family papers, this groundbreaking and intensely moving portrait of Louisa May Alcott's relationship... [more]
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Trench Talk: Words of the First World War
Julian Walker, Peter Doyle
Reference; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War
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The First World War largely directed the course of the twentieth century. Fought on three continents, the war saw 14 million... [more]
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These Wonderful Rumours!: A Young Schoolteacher's Wartime Diaries 1939-1945...
May Smith
Biography; Autobiography: general; Diaries, letters & journals; Second World War
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<div><strong>ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK</strong> ----- May Smith was a schoolteacher in Derby during WWII. Her diaries record... [more]
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Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting
Nola Anderson
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Military history; Memorials & rolls of honour
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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is one of Australia's most iconic institutions. Originally conceived during the turbulent... [more]
$89.99 $81.00
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Who Put the Beef in Wellington?: 50 Culinary Classics, Who Invented Them,...
James Winter
History: specific events & topics; Cookery, food & drink; General cookery & recipes; TV & celebrity chef cookbooks
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Ever wondered where Caesar Salad comes from? Who was Benedict and what's he got to do with combining poached eggs with ham... [more]
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Kimberley Rock Art Vol. 2: North Kimberley
Mike Donaldson
History; Social & cultural anthropology
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Volume Two in this series of Kimberley rock art books covers the northern coast from the King George River to Kalumburu as... [more]
$160.00 $144.00
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Mao: The Real Story
Alexander Pantsov, Steven Levine
Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: historical, political & military; History; Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political leaders & leadership
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The major new biography of Mao draws on never before seen documents to reveal surprising details about Mao's rise to power... [more]
$39.99 $36.00
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Chronologia: History by the Minute
Norman Ferguson
History; General & world history
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At what time was Guy Fawkes discovered underneath the Palace of Westminster with thirty-six barrels of gunpowder? What time... [more]
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Erasmus Darwin: Sex, Science, and Serendipity
Patricia Fara
British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science
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A tour of the late eighteenth century English Enlightenment in the company of Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles, who... [more]
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Herculaneum: A Sourcebook
Brian Brennan
History; Classical history & classical civilisation
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$56.00 $50.40
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The Recluse
Evelyn Juers
Biography; Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Literary studies: general; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
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Evelyn Juers's study of reclusion focuses on Eliza Emily Donnithorne, long considered the model for Charles Dickens' character... [more]
$24.00 $18.99
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Mary Rose
David Loades
Biography: general; Biography: royalty; History; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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Tudor Princess, Queen of France, the scandalous life of Henry VIII's sister. [more]
$65.00 $58.50
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All Day Long the Noise of Battle: An Australian Attack in Vietnam
Gerard Windsor
History; Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; History: specific events & topics; Vietnam War; Battles & campaigns
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In 1968 an Australian infantry company assaulted a Vietnamese bunker complex in a three-day battle. Yet it passed unacknowledged... [more]
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On Dangerous Ground: A Gallipoli Story
Bruce Scates
Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
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In 1915 Lt Roy Irwin goes missing at Gallipoli. Forward to 2015, and Dr Mark Troy's quest to preserve the peninsula from roadworks... [more]
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Vodka: A Global History
Patricia Herlihy
History; Food & society; Cookery, food & drink; Spirits & cocktails
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Vodka: A Global History describes vodka's complete history, from its emergence in Eastern Europe to its future as a global... [more]
$19.99 $18.00
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Karama!: Journeys Through the Arab Spring
Johnny West
Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides
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An extraordinary journey of discovery through Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, revisting these places in the immediate aftermath... [more]
$24.99 $22.50
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Armageddon: Two Men on an Anzac Trail
Michael Bowers, Paul Daley
First World War; Travel & holiday; Travel writing
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Almost a century after the Australian Light Horse fought a series of epic and bloody battles against the Turkish Army across... [more]
$49.99 $20.00
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Trieste Goes to Australia
Gianfranco Cresciani
History
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$30.00 $27.00
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Bravest: Australia's Greatest War Heroes and How They Won Their Medals
Robert Macklin
Biography; True war & combat stories; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Military history; Warfare & defence
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The Victoria Cross is the highest award for valour that can be won by an Australian; just 96 Australians have been awarded... [more]
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Whitlam
Brian Carroll
Biography: general; History; Political leaders & leadership; Political parties; Central government
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Governor-General Sir John Kerr's dismissal of the elected Whitlam Government in 1975, more or less at the behest of the Liberal-Country... [more]
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Vikings
Neil Oliver
History; General & world history; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500
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The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their bloody-thirsty skills as... [more]
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Heirs of King Verica: Culture & Politics in Roman Britain
Martin Henig
History; British & Irish history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
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A fascinating glimpse of British life from the 1st Century onwards under Roman rule. [more]
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