Item category 1: Countries: History & Geography

The pattern of European development since 1789 can be understood only by study of those all-embracing forces that have affected the whole continent, from Britain to the Balkans. Dr Thomson's history was written in this belief. In it he emphasises particularly the overall factors of population gro...

History of immigration to Western Australia from 1849 to 1889. The first part of the book is a general history of the immigration and settlement, while the second consists of 12 biographies of immigrants. Includes references and an index.

Traces the creation and establishment of the city as a significant centre for overseas and colonial trade, and Australia's first and last port of call for international shipping.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Originally published by Academy Chicago in 1993, this book, told mostly from Cook's journals, describes the adventure of sailing into the unknown, of scientific experiment to fix a method of establishing longitude and of the botanical curiosities that were collected by ...

Based on oral and written testimonies and examines the personal experiences of WWII front line British nurses in Africa, Europe and the Far East.

Over 200 excerpts from medieval literature translated into modern English accompanied by manuscript art. Provides a picture of medieval times - court, castle, church and monastery.

Based on a careful analysis of more than 500 of these previously unpublished documents, along with numerous newly discovered photos, The Fate of the Romanovs makes compelling revisions to many long-held beliefs about the Romanovs' final months and moments.

Jana Hensel tells the story of her confused generation of East Germany, who were forced to abandon their past and feel their way through a foreign landscape to an uncertain future.

In this trade paperback edition, historians, experts in their field, vividly present the lives of the country's monarchs from the warrior kings of the so-called Dark Ages through to the present queen.

This reveals for the first time the true story of how this country's SAS soldiers are selected and trained, and gives formerly secret details about recent SAS deployments: protecting Sydney during the 2000 Olympic Games; keeping the citizens of the new country of East Timor safe; high-level liaso...

For Australians, Kokoda is the iconic battle of World War II. This is an authoritative account of one of the most famous battles in military history.

AU Author. This is the true account of one of the most amazing POW escapes in WWII. Weakened by hunger, thirst and ill-treatment, author Charles McCormac, then a World War Two prisoner-of-war in Japanese occupied Singapore, knew that if he did not escape he would die. With 16 other Australian and...

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...

This is a stunning visual history of the greatest conflict in world history. The Second World War is the largest event in the history of mankind: no populated continent was untouched by its operations and the political structure of the post-war world has been largely determined by its outcome. Th...

The original edition of this landmark book brought history to life in a way that had never been done before - through the words of ordinary men and women. Their eyewitness accounts tell the story of the war in a way that no other history title can. Now this bestselling book has been edited, adapt...

THE BASIS OF THE MOVIE "CHE: PART ONE" FROM STEVEN SODERBERGH STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO The dramatic art and acute perceptiveness evident in Che Guevara's early diaries fully blossom in this highly readable and often entertaining account of the guerrilla war that led to the 1959 Cuban Revolution....