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On War by Carl Von Clausewitz
$27.95 NZD
Category: History | Series: Classics Ser.
War...is an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will' Writing at the time of Napoleon's greatest campaigns, Prussian soldier and writer Carl von Clausewitz created this landmark treatise on the art of warfare, which presented war as part of a coherent system of political though ...Show more
On War by Carl von Clausewitz
$0.00 NZD
Category: History
On War (1832) is a treatise on the philosophical aspects of warfare by Prussian general, scholar, and strategist Carl von Clausewitz. Published posthumously by the author's wife--who edited his manuscript and wrote the book's introduction--On War is one of history's most important works on warfare and m ...Show more
The Partition - Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles Townshend
$55.62 NZD
Category: History
In the aftermath of the horrors of the Irish Famine, the grim, distrustful relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom deteriorated into a generations-long argument about 'Home Rule'. The unprecedented nature of the Irish problem - with most Irish people wanting to break away from th ...Show more
The Only Plane in the Sky - The Oral History Of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Incredibly evocative and compelling." - The Washington Post "The most moving and chilling oral history you will read." - The Times "Astonishing book about an astonishing, terrifying atrocity, relived in real time by those who were there. I read it in one sitting & ...Show more
The Nine - How a Band of Daring Resistance Women Escaped from Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss
$32.99 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The thrilling, cinematic untold story of nine young women, WWII resistance fighters, captured by the Nazis, who launched a breathtakingly bold escape and found their way home.
Collins Scots Kith and Kin: Bestselling Guide to the Clans and Surnames of Scotland by Clan House of Edinburgh
$19.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Collins Scottish Collection
Guide to over 4,000 Scottish family names and their clan affiliations with pull out map of Scotland. Whether you are a Highlander curious in your local heritage or a second generation Scot living abroad and piecing together your origins, this book will help you track down your roots. Whether you are an ...Show more
Aelfred's Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age by Max Adams
$25.00 NZD
Category: History
The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and in ...Show more
The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men by Paolo Zellini
$25.45 NZD
Category: History
Is mathematics a discovery or an invention? Do numbers truly exist? What sort of reality do formulas describe? The complexity of mathematics - its abstract rules and obscure symbols - can seem very distant from the everyday. There are those things that are real and present, it is supposed, and then ther ...Show more
History Year by Year (young readers edition)
$48.00 NZD
Category: History
Travel through the ages, year by year, in this visual history for children told on a timeline that stretches from prehistoric times to the modern day. In this updated volume, the historic timeline reaches to the present day, documenting recent events, including the Syrian War and the continuing explorat ...Show more
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford 'Made me see ...Show more
Genesis - The Ultimate Origin Story by Guido Tonelli
$38.35 NZD
Category: History
A visionary scientific account of the seven 'days' of creation, from a lead player in the hunt for the Higgs boson.
The Fall of the House of Byron - Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England by Emily Brand
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERATURE BOOKS OF THE YEAR MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR THE RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Delectable ... a ravishing family saga' Sunday Times 'Brings to life the colourful characters of the Georgian era's most notorious families with all the verve and ...Show more
