(Paperback)

(Paperback)

'Dogfight' tells the story of Australians and New Zealanders in one of World War IIs defining and most memorable campaigns.The ensuing conflict of Luftwaffe and RAF aircraft in the long summer of 1940 became forever known as the Battle of Britain.

(Paperback)

During the Second World War, in the mountains and jungles of Timor, Bougainville and New Guinea, Australian commando units fought arduous campaigns against the Japanese. The story of these elite independent companies and commando squadrons, whose soldiers wore the distinctive double-diamond insignia, is told here for the first time.

(Paperback)

Argues that many Americans fought in World War II for a "double victory"--one against fascism abroad, the other against racism at home.

(, Main)

A bestselling exploration of the fascinating city-state.

An insightful military history of Dunkirk and the British army's retreat by an author who was himself a distinguished soldier.

(Paperback, Main)

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.

Ancient Egypt in the New Kingdom (1567-1085BC) was at it's peak. This text tells the story of this period in history: the temples and tombs at Karnak, Thebes, and the Valley of the Kings; the Biblical Exodus; the invention of the first clock; and the first female ruler in her own right.

(, New edition)

This is a work of social history, covering the period 1550-1070 BC: not only the grand story of New Kingdom Pharoahs, but the story of ordinary people who lived and died as Egypt struggled to found her Empire. Joyce Tyldesley breathes life into evidence that has largely been preserved in Egypt's archaeological remains.

(Paperback)

Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of enormous intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age.

(Hardback)

Empire City: Wellington Becomes the Capital of New Zealand takes Wellington from the first encounter between Mori and the New Zealand Company in Te Whanganui-a-Tara in 1839 to its becoming the Empire City by the 1870s.

(Paperback)

An in-depth study of American social movements after the Civil War and their lessons for today by a prizewinning historian

An in-depth study of American social movements after the Civil War and their lessons for today by a prizewinning historian

As seen on Channel 4, this is the incredible story of four escape routes out of Nazi occupied Europe and the Allied servicemen and men and women of the Resistance who all risked their lives for freedom.

This is the incredible story of four escape routes out of Nazi occupied Europe and the Allied servicemen and men and women of the Resistance who all risked their lives for freedom.

"Europe's Lost Civilization" is a travel adventure and a detective story; a physical, intellectual and spiritual quest into an ancient mystery.

(Hardback, Main)

A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth - how we make it, use it and what it means to us.

(Hardback, Main)

An engaging and incisive history of British prime ministers' post-war entanglements in the Middle East, from Anthony Eden in Egypt to David Cameron in Syria.

The Hundred Days, Franklin Roosevelt's first fifteen weeks in office, have become the stuff of legend, a mythic yardstick against which every subsequent American president has felt obliged to measure himself. This book provides a reminder that Roosevelt's accomplishment was above all else an exercise in exceptional political craftsmanship.

A ground-breaking examination of the societal impact of fear that gives us a thrilling new insight on world history

(Hardback, Main)

A ground-breaking examination of the societal impact of fear that gives us a thrilling insight on world history

(Hardback)

An essential companion for historians, researchers, journalists and students, which is certain to encourage the discovery and discussion of important Federation records.