George V by David Cannadine
$26.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his flamboyant predecessor Edward VII, inventing the modern monarchy, with its emphasis on frequent public appearances, family values and duty. George V was an e ...Show more
Henry VIII by John Guy
$26.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England. Said to be a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most instantly recognizable of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions: magni ...Show more
Over Empires and Oceans: Pioneers, Aviators and Adventurers - Forging the International Air Routes 1918-1939 by Robert Bluffield
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
This a story of pioneers, intrepid aviators, adventurers, tycoons and innovators. It is also a story of dedication and determination, for despite fixed-wing aircraft proving their value over the battlefields of the Western Front during the First World War, convincing governments and public alike that th ...Show more
Down Amongst the Black Gang: The World and Workplace of RMS Titanic's Stokers by Richard P. de Kerbrech
$39.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liners of the Titanic era, a world away from the first-class dining rooms and sedate tours of the deck, toiled the 'black gang'. Their work was gruelling and hot, and here deKerbrech introduces the reader to the dimly lit world and workplace of Titanic's stokers. Be ...Show more
Midnight at the Pera: PalaceThe Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King
$46.00 NZD
Category: History
At midnight, December 31, 1925, citizens of the newly proclaimed Turkish Republic celebrated the New Year. For the first time ever, they had agreed to use a nationally unified calendar and clock. Yet in Istanbul an ancient crossroads and Turkey's largest city people were looking toward an uncertain fut ...Show more
When Paris Went Dark - The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-44 by Ronald Rosbottom
$27.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
In May and June 1940 almost four million people fled Paris and its suburbs in anticipation of a German invasion. On June 14, the German Army tentatively entered the silent and eerily empty French capital. Without one shot being fired in its defence, the Occupation of Paris had begun. When Paris Went Dar ...Show more
Where Were You When? by Ian Harrison
$29.99 NZD
$55.00 (45% off)
Category: History
Take a journey back in time through six decades of pivotal moments and find out where people were during landmark events. Where were you when JFK was assassinated? And when the Berlin Wall fell? Experience the drama and impact of these and many other moments in history.
A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes
$39.99 NZD
Category: History
Immerse yourself in the vanished world inhabited by Austen's contemporaries. Packed with detail, and anecdotes, this is an intimate exploration of how the middle and upper classes lived from 1775, the year of Austen's birth, to the coronation of George IV in 1820. Sue Wilkes skilfully conjures up all as ...Show more
The Bletchley Girls: War, Secrecy, Love and Loss. The Women of Bletchley Park Tell Their Story by Tessa Dunlop
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The woman of Bletchley Park have a unique story to tell. Although critical to the success of the project to break the German and Japanese codes in the Second World War, their contribution has been consistently overlooked and undervalued. Through unprecedented access to surviving veterans, this boo revea ...Show more
I Met Lucky People :The Story Of The Romani Gypsies by YARON MATRAS
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
Description: In I Met Lucky People, Yaron Matras, the world's leading authority on the Romani, explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. Who are the Romani people? As one of the last remaining societies in the Western hemisphere with a strictly oral culture, they have no written reco ...Show more
The Templars - History and Myth - From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons - A Guide to Templar History Culture & Locations by Michael Haag
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
Arguably one of the most provocative, puzzling, and misunderstood organizations of medieval times, the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, while inspiring popular culture from Indiana Jones to Dan Brown. In The Templars, author Michael Haag offers a definitive histo ...Show more