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HISTORY HERALD represents the vast history book catalogue at Abbey's Bookshop, 131 York Street, Sydney.
We are Australia's specialist bookstore for history and archaeology. Australian History, World & Ancient History, Military & Maritime History, Art History, Roman, Greek, Egyptology - whatever your reading or research interests are, we have books sourced from publishers large and small, and from university presses across the globe.
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Drawing extensively from unpublished and previously unseen written accounts, oral histories, letters, and archival materials, Peter Mitchell's Under the same Moon offers a deeply personal exploration of the lesser-known Australian World War II campaign in the Middle East. It captures the dramatic separation of a group of men from their Australia-bound convoy and their arrival in Java, teetering on the brink of collapse. The narrative also illuminates the fears and anxieties of families left in the dark.
On the First Fleet of 1788, at least 15 convicts were of African descent. By 1840 the number had risen to almost 500. The story of Australia’s Black convicts has been all but erased from our history. In recovering their lives, Santilla Chingaipe offers a fresh understanding of this fatal shore, showing how empire, slavery, race and memory have shaped our nation.
Clare Wright concludes her Democracy Trilogy with Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions.
In 1963 — a year of agitation for civil rights worldwide — the Yolŋu of northeast Arnhem Land created the Yirrkala Bark Petitions: Näku Dhäruk. ‘The land grew a tongue’ and the land-rights movement was born. This is the story of a founding document in Australian democracy and the trailblazers who made it. It is also a pulsating picture of the ancient and enduring culture of Australia’s first peoples.
David J. Mabberley delivers a fascinating world history of citrus, from the art of classical antiquity to the science of the modern era.
From the art of the Renaissance to modern advertising and graphic design, this richly illustrated, invigorating cultural history reveals how these extraordinary, life-giving fruits have flavoured, scented, healed and coloured our world.
The grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important naturalist expeditions in history - from Grantlee Kieza bestselling author of Sister Viv, Flinders, Banks, Mrs Kelly and The Remarkable Mrs Reibey.
Australia's former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, takes you on a journey across Eurasia to understand the forces shaping its geopolitics. Raby enriches this analysis by weaving his own travel stories, experiences and adventures into the fabric of his narrative.
This book is geopolitics on a grand canvas, written from the ground up.
Scott Ryder's Forged in Fire takes us inside the secretive world of the commandos. Ryder shares battlefield stories from his tours to Afghanistan, where his regiment saw some of the heaviest fighting Australian forces have experienced since the Vietnam War.
After being seriously injured in a shocking Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kandahar, he was the only survivor to return to active service.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko, who lived from 1746 to 1817, is the most famous person Australians probably know absolutely nothing about. Bestselling author Anthony Sharwood (From Snow to Ash; The Brumby Wars) has spent a lifetime walking, skiing and writing about Kosciuszko National Park. Now he sets off on the trail of the man himself, travelling across the USA, Poland and Switzerland to key sites in Kosciuszko's life. Returning to Australia where a potential name change from Mt Kosciuszko to an Indigenous name is hotly debated, he walks with the area's traditional owners and discovers the ancient history of Australia's highest peak.
Kathy Mexted's book of Australian women of the air has a stellar cast: Helicopter pilot Alida Soemawinata ascends over Kata Tjua. Paramotor pilot Sacha Dench follows migrating swans from the Arctic tundra to the English countryside. Birdwoman Stef Walter wing walks. Hot air balloonist Donna Tasker glides over Bristol, Myanmar and much of Australia. Gomeroi astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli studies the Seven Sisters in the dark night sky. Aerobatic pilot Emma McDonald debuts her solo routine at an airshow high above the glittering Gold Coast.
Murriyang is, in part, Stan Grant’s response to the Voice referendum but it eschews politics for love.
In this gorgeous, grace-filled book, he zooms out to reflect on the biggest questions, ranging across the history, literature, theology, music and art that has shaped him. Setting aside anger for kindness, he reaches past the secular to the sacred and transcendent.
China's Grand Strategy and Australia's Future in the...
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The Southern Frontier
Australia, Antarctica and Empire...
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No Power Greater
A History of Union Action in Australia...
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The River
A Journey through the Murray-Darling...
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The Kerry Girls
Emigration and the Earl Grey Scheme...
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The Legend of Albert Jacka
From the Shores of Gallipoli to...
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Words to Sing the World Alive
Celebrating First Nations Languages...
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How Australian Democracy Works
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Pocket sized but powerful, In the National Interest is a new series in the Monash University Publishing list that is focused on the challenges Australia confronts. The series informs, influences and inspires public discourse. Showcasing experts both from within Monash and beyond, these short, thought-provoking and accessible books will address the major issues of our times, from public policy to governance and government. Perfect for the thoughtful commuter or an intellectual lunch break.
Apocalypse
How Catastrophe Transformed Our...
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A Bunker in Kyiv
The Astonishing Story of the People's...
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The Einstein Vendetta
Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story...
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The Eastern Front
A History of the First World War...
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Sword
D-Day – Trial by Battle
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The Nazi Mind
Twelve Warnings From History
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Friends in Youth
Choosing Sides in the English Civil...
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The Hohenzollerns and the Nazis
A History of Collaboration
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The Invention of Amsterdam
A History of Europe’s Greatest City...
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Letters from Gaza
A Collection by the people; unveiling...
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America, América
A New History of the New World
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Children of Mars
The Origins of Rome's Empire
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Crypt
Life, Death and Disease in the Middle...
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The Invention of Prehistory
Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession...
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The Far Edges of the Known World
A New History of the Ancient Past...
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A History of the World in Six Plagues
How Contagion, Class and Captivity...
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Operation Biting
The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture...
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Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac
A New History of Rome's Imperial...
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Fugitives
A History of Nazi Mercenaries During...
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Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire
History, Trivia, and Tales, Including...
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The Last Tsar
The Abdication of Nicholas II and...
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The Stable Boy of Auschwitz
A Heartbreaking True Story of Courage...
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The Lost Boys
The Untold Stories of the Under-age...
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SAS Rogue Heroes
The Authorized Wartime History
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
A History of Settler Colonial Conquest...
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The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of...
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Unruly
A History of England's Kings and...
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The Far Edges of the Known World
A New History of the Ancient Past...
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Emperor of Rome
Ruling the Ancient Roman World
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BY PERIOD
- Early History 500-1450
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EDUCATION & CULTURAL
ARCHAEOLOGY
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- Egyptian Archaeology & Egyptology
- Environmental Archaeology
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MILITARY HISTORY
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- Naval Forces & Warfare
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- Crusades
- English Civil War
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WARFARE & DEFENCE
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- Special & elite forces
- Military administration
- Defence strategy, planning & research
- Military intelligence
- Military tactics
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