Item category 1: Countries: History & Geography

A travel narrative, a memoir and a thought-provoking look at Australia's complicated history with Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the asylum seekers detained there. Five years after first living in the Indian Ocean Territories, Renee Pettitt-Schipp finds herself returning, haunted by me...

Between 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by allied naval forces. Each journey was a battle against the elements, with turbulent seas, extreme cold, and the constant dread of torpedoes. These Arctic convoys have been mytholog...

Offers concise answers to the myriad questions that arise when looking at the circumpolar North with a focus on its peoples, politics, environment, resource development, and conservation to provide critical information about how changes there can, and will, affect our entire globe and all of its ...

In this, er, 'unique' illustrated potted history of the human race, Twitter icon James Felton uses his inimitable brand of banter to unveil the slyest, creepiest and/or nastiest specimens who've ever lived. Enter the 16th Century Chinese Emperor Zhegende, whose harem was so big some of the women ...

Get off the beaten path, and brush off your bucket list! Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, this volume celebrates the strangest and most curious places in the world. Covering natural wonders, architectural marvels, and mind-boggling events, you'll revel in the weird, the unexpected, th...

Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, the Philip's Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth's surface and its many complexities and treasures.

Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, this edition of Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth's surface and its many complexities and treasures. Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography this atlas gives clear picture of our c...

This comprehensive and meticulously planned atlas covers the history of every region of the world at every period of its history. Unique summary maps show the state of the world at key points in history, from the beginning of time to the present day.

He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations for all of Western history to follo...

In this 'Very Short Introduction', Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features of its history, geography, and culture and drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life and its indigenous population and culture.