Berlin Games by Guy Walters
32.99 NZD
Category: History
The 1936 Berlin Olympics brought together athletes, politicians, socialites, journalists, soldiers and artists from all over the world. But behind the scenes, they were a dress rehearsal for the horrors of the forthcoming conflict. Hitler had secretly decided the Games would showcase Nazi prowess and th ...Show more
Villa Air-Bel by Rosemary Sullivan
34.99 NZD
Category: History
The Franco-German armistice, signed in June 1940 following the German invasion of France, called on the Vichy government to surrender on demand all refugees considered enemies of the Third Reich. Suddenly, thousands of artists, scientists and other intellectuals feared for their lives. The Emergency Res ...Show more
Maritime Dominion and the Triumph of the Free World by Peter Padfield
38.99 NZD
Category: History
Freedom of expression and individual enterprise have distinguished the societies of powers dominant at sea; and since supreme maritime nations have prevailed over their territorial rivals in the great wars of the modern era, it is they who have created today's world. In this final volume of his masterfu ...Show more
The Thistle and the Rose by Allan Massie
29.99 NZD
Category: History
A complex interplay of rivalry, collusion, affection and hostility has been central to the relationship between Scotland and England since the first attempt at dynastic union - 'the Rough Wooing' - between Margaret Tudor and James IV. James VI of Scotland and their great-grandson, James I of England, fi ...Show more
Cry Havoc by Joe Maiolo
29.99 NZD
Category: History
The arms race, on the run up to the Second World War, followed the faultless logic of paranoia. Before the First World War, the Great Powers measured the strength of their rivals by comparing the size of armies and navies, and the money spent on them. Afterwards, having learned the lessons of 'total war ...Show more
King, Kaiser, Tsar by Catrine Clay
35.99 NZD
Category: History
During the last days of July 1914 telegrams flew between the King, the Kaiser and the Tsar. George V, Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, known in the family as Georgie, Willy and Nicky, were cousins. Between them they ruled over half the world. They had been friends since childhood. But by July 1914 the Trade ...Show more
The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker
34.99 NZD
39.99 (12% off)
Category: History
The slave ship was the instrument of history's greatest forced migration and a key to the origins and growth of global capitalism, yet much of its history remains unknown. Marcus Rediker uncovers the extraordinary human drama that played out on this world-changing vessel. Drawing on thirty years of mari ...Show more
Metrostop Paris by Gregor Dallas
47.99 NZD
Category: History
A wonderful journey of discovery around the delightful, intricate Paris metro
Children of War by Susan Goodman
29.99 NZD
32.99 (9% off)
Category: History
'Were you a child, toddler or teenager during the War? If so, please share your memories and anecdotes: the blackout, bombing, evacuation, shortages, absent fathers! and the fun. Need your help. It's important, for those of us still around - and for the future.' This was the wording of a boxed ad Susan ...Show more
The Hitler Book by Henrik Eberle
29.99 NZD
36.99 (18% off)
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
This is an astonishing eyewitness account of the life of Hitler, compiled for one man's eyes only: those of Joseph Stalin. On breaking open the Berlin Bunker on 2 May 1945, Soviet troops captured two of Adolf Hitler's closest associates: his personal valet, Heinz Linge, and his SS adjutant, Otto Guensch ...Show more
Leonardo's Machines by Domenico Laurenza
59.99 NZD
Category: History
Combining the original coded notebooks and modern computer imaging, over 30 of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions are pieced together in this work, in never-before-seen, mechanically accurate, computer generated artworks. Annotated diagrams show each working part of the contraptions, demonstrating in incred ...Show more