LATEST DISCOUNTS & SALES: PROMOTIONS
We're offering 15% discount across all the YALE University Press books we have in stock - online and in-store - to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
PLUS if you buy 2 or more YALE books in the same purchase you have a choice of either a FREE Yale tote bag or Yale notebook - one per customer and available while stock lasts. Online: Use Order Notes to request your preferred option: 'YALE tote bag please' or 'YALE notebook please'
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.
ABBEY'S eNews - To receive our monthly New Releases newsletter, subscribe to Abbey's eNews and tick 'History' when you receive your Welcome email.
Casting a search for books with RUSSIA or PUTIN in their description captures a fascinating selection (around 500 titles in stock) across non-fiction and novels.
Peter Fitzsimons' latest release is about the bravery and courage of the 800 men and their horses who galloped across open country on the 31st of October near the town of Beersheba.
Hugh Tranter delves into the history of communication in Australia and the role the nation has played in significant events such as the moon landing and the Apollo 13 crisis.
Grantlee Kieza's latest book is about the life of Matthew Flinders who put Australia on the map and was so accurate with his navigations that his charts are still used today.
Brett Mason's book is a historical account of the Australian, Lt Reg Evans who saved the life of a young JFK after a US torpedo boat he was commanding in the Solomon Islands was rammed by a Japanese destroyer.
The Diggers of Kapyong
The story of the Aussies who changed...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
Too Many Battles For One Man
Captain William Valentine Herbert,...
Paperback
$29.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Fight for Liberty and Freedom
The origins of Australian Aboriginal...
Paperback
$29.95
Not in-store but you can order this
Flight of an Eagle
The Dreaming of Ruby Hammond
Paperback
$39.95
Not in-store but you can order this
The Monster Specimen
A Veritable Wall of Gold 5 Billion...
Paperback
$40
Not in-store but you can order this
Rum Hospital to Parliament
The Story of New South Wales Parliament...
Hardback
$50 $25
In Stock 😊
The Dreaming Path
Indigenous Thinking to Change Your...
Paperback
$24.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely
Australia's Prime Ministers from...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs
Juju-ngaliyarlu karnalu-jana pina-pina-mani...
Paperback
$50
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At a Turning Point
Work, care and family policies in...
Paperback
$50
Not in-store but you can order this
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.
The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
From the Wonders of Imperial Baghdad...
Paperback
$36.99
In Stock 😊
The Shadows of Socrates
The Heresy, War, and Treachery Behind...
Hardback
$49.99
Forthcoming
You can preorder this
A Walk Through Ancient Rome
A Tour of the Historical Sites That...
Paperback
$24.99
Forthcoming
You can preorder this
Battleground
10 Conflicts that Explain the New...
Hardback
$39.95
Not in-store but you can order this
The Russian FSB
A Concise History of the Federal...
Paperback
$49.99
In Stock 😊
Putin and the Return of History
How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold...
Paperback
$32.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Let the Bastards Come
The Battle for Kapyong Korea, 23...
Paperback
$32.99
In Stock 😊
The Shortest History of Italy
A Captivating Journey from the Roman...
Paperback
$27.99
In Stock 😊
Engineers of Human Souls
Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century...
Paperback
$34.99
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How to Win an Information War
The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler:...
Paperback
$34.99
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The Mad Emperor
Heliogabalus and the Decadence of...
Paperback
$22.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Doctor of Hiroshima
His heart-breaking and inspiring...
Paperback
$32.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Stable Boy of Auschwitz
A heartbreaking true story of courage...
Paperback
$29.99
In Stock 😊
Where the Flaming Hell Are We?
The story of young Australians and...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
The Lost Boys
The Untold Stories of the Under-age...
Paperback
$35
Not in-store but you can order this
The Fighter of Auschwitz
The incredible true story of Leen...
Paperback
$29.99
Not in-store but you can order this
BY PERIOD
- Early History 500-1450
- Modern History 1450-1700
- Modern History 1700-1900
- Modern History 1900-2000
- Postwar History 1945-2000
- Modern History from 2000
BY REGION
- Australasian & Pacific History
- African History
- Asian history
- British & Irish History
- European History
- History of the Americas
- Middle Eastern History
- Historical Geography
EDUCATION & CULTURAL
ARCHAEOLOGY
- Archaeological Theory
- Archaeological Methodology & Techniques
- Archaeology by Period & Region
- Biblical Archaeology
- Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology
- Egyptian Archaeology & Egyptology
- Environmental Archaeology
- Industrial Archaeology
- Landscape Archaeology
- Medieval European Archaeology
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Underwater Archaeology
MILITARY HISTORY
- OSPREY Military History Books
- Naval Forces & Warfare
- Naval Ships
- Crusades
- English Civil War
- American War of Independence
- Napoleonic Wars
- American Civil War
- Crimean War
WARFARE & DEFENCE
- OSPREY Military History Books
- Warfare & Defence
- Theory of warfare & military science
- Land forces & warfare
- Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
- Naval forces & warfare
- Air forces & warfare
- Special & elite forces
- Military administration
- Defence strategy, planning & research
- Military intelligence
- Military tactics
131 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
