The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier
The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier unveils a fascinating and heart-wrenching tale set against the harrowing backdrop of World War II. Based on the extraordinary true stories of a daring New Zealand soldier, Peter Blunden; a resilient young Greek dressmaker, Thalia Christidou; and a brave resistance heroine, Tasoula Paschilidou, this historical account weaves together love, courage, and fortitude in a...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Take My Grief Away
Shocking and raw first person accounts of the war in Ukraine, from a prize-winning independent journalist. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING 'Read this book. Don't put it off until you'll supposedly be strong enough and ready for the reading. If you put it off, you'll find yourself defenseless in the face of evil.' - Svetlana...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Red Famine
Red Famine by Anne Applebaum is a masterful and haunting account of one of the most devastating and tragic episodes of the 20th century - the Holodomor, the man-made famine that struck Ukraine in 1932-33. This meticulously researched book delves into the dire consequences of policies driven by ideology, where nearly four million Ukrainians succumbed to starvation, not by natural...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
November 1942
November 1942 is an intimate history of the pivotal phase of World War Two. An intimate history of the most important month of the Second World War - perhaps the century - as experienced by those who lived through it, completely based on their diaries, letters and memoirs. At the beginning of November 1942, it looked as if the Axis...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Legacy of Violence
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century. A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR Masterly... This book is dynamite - ROBERT GILDEA, author of Empires of the Mind Winner of the NYU/Axinn Foundation...Paperback$3600Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
First to Fight
First to Fight by Roger Moorhouse provides a compelling and definitive account of the German invasion of Poland that set off the chain of events leading to the Second World War. Moorhouse, a historian at the apex of his career, meticulously details this often-overlooked chapter of history, blending rigorous research with captivating prose. The book brings to light the harrowing...Paperback$3300Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Britain's War
Britain's War, the second volume of Daniel Todman's epic history of the Second World War, vividly recounts the pivotal moments and colossal struggles of Britain during the conflict. The narrative commences with the harrowing fall of Singapore in February 1942, an event marking one of the darkest days in British military history. This catastrophic defeat saw Britain's supposedly impregnable Asian...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia by Ranulph Fiennes is an enthralling biography that delves deep into the life of Thomas Edward Lawrence, an archaeologist and adventurer who became a key figure in the 1916 Arab Revolt. Known for his extraordinary journey through the scorching deserts of the Middle East, Lawrence's life is a blend of daring exploits and profound cultural integration. He...Paperback$3700Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Fallout
Fallout by Lesley Blume is an enthralling investigation into the heart of one of the most significant journalistic breakthroughs of the 20th century. The book meticulously details the gripping narrative of how a single reporter, amidst a tightly controlled government propaganda machine, unveiled the horrific consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This revelation not only exposed the...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Cold Crematorium
A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time—from journalist, poet and survivor József Debreczeni. A literary diamond... A holocaust memoir worthy of Primo Levi THE TIMES A masterpiece NEW STATESMAN When József Debreczeni arrived in Auschwitz in 1944, had he been selected to go 'left', his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of the...Hardback$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The War That Made the Roman Empire
A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire. Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir,...Paperback$3400Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Splendid and the Vile
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson offers an immersive, detailed account of Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister, during Britain’s “darkest hour.” As Hitler’s forces advance across Europe, Churchill must rally a beleaguered nation facing the imminent threat of invasion. The narrative weaves together stories of the Churchill family, his closest advisers, and ordinary citizens, capturing the...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Sea People
Sea People by Christina Thompson is a riveting historical exploration that delves into the mysterious origins and epic journeys of the Polynesians—one of the world's most enigmatic and adventurous seafaring peoples. The narrative unfolds over a thousand years ago, focussing on how these master navigators discovered and colonised the far-flung islands within a vast triangle from Hawaii to New Zealand...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The Third Reich at War
Richard J. Evans's The Third Reich at War meticulously charts the history of Germany during the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945. As Hitler led the nation into a total war, the impact reverberated through all levels of German society. Evans brings to life the experiences of generals and front-line soldiers, Hitler Youth activists, and ordinary citizens, documenting their...Paperback$3600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Legend of Albert Jacka
Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy young lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert Jacka would become. Albert 'Bert' Jacka was 21 when Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914. A month and a half later, Bert enlisted in the Australian Imperial...Paperback$3400Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Inherit the Truth
Although my head was shaved and I had a number on my arm, I had not lost my identity totally. I may no longer have had a name, but I was identifiable. I was 'the cellist'. Eighteen-year-old Anita was plucked out of the Nazi death machine as she arrived at Auschwitz by a twist of fate: she played the cello,...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Second World War
The Second World War is brought to life with captivating colour and detail, in this illustrated history from renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns. From the internationally acclaimed historian James Holland comes an enthralling and illuminating account of the key battles and crucial turning points of the Second World War, brought vividly to life with over 280...Hardback$7000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy is an authoritative historical analysis that encompasses half a millennium of global geopolitical dynamics. Spanning from the post-medieval era to the late 20th century, the book meticulously charts the evolution and decline of powerful nations. Kennedy's thesis posits that the fortunes of world powers are intricately linked to their...Paperback$3000Elsewhere:$3500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Indignity
The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family. When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother, Leman, honeymooning in the Alps in 1941 posted by a stranger on social media, she is faced with unsettling questions. Growing up, she was told records of her grandmother's youth...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
SAS Great Escapes Five
In the spirit of previous volumes, Damien Lewis reveals the untold stories of the war's most daring and audacious escapes as executed by the world's most famous fighting force, the SAS. Reaching back into the earliest origins of the SAS legend and Operation Colossus, the volume opens with a series of death-defying escapes in Italy, where bluff, deception and audacity...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
A Man of Few Words
'Nobody knows how much I owe that man,' Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz. 'I could never repay him.' Levi was referring to Lorenzo Perrone, who for six months risked his own life to smuggle food, letters and clothing to Levi, providing him with the sustenance he needed to survive. In A Man of...Hardback$6400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway begins with the simple yet significant line, "Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." This marks the start of Virginia Woolf's much-beloved fourth novel. First published in 1925, Mrs. Dalloway is often regarded as Woolf's masterpiece, a pivotal work of literary modernism, and one of the most significant and influential novels of the twentieth century. In...Hardback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
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Cold Sunset
Cold Sunset, the third novel starring accidental spy Gabriel Dax, takes you deep into a shadow-drenched world where loyalty blurs, motives darken, and every step could be fatal, in a tautly woven mystery from acclaimed bestseller William Boyd. The new stylish mystery from acclaimed bestseller William Boyd takes you deep into a shadow-drenched world where loyalty blurs, motives darken, and...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableOut 8 Sep 2026Pre-order -
The Nazi Mind
A propulsive narrative history of the motivation and mentality behind the Nazis and their supporters. How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly—often enthusiastically—oversee mass murder? How could ordinary Germans have tolerated the removal of the Jews? In The Nazi Mind, bestselling author Laurence Rees combines history and the...Hardback$6500Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September 
Child of the Ruins
People are disappearing. I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today he is gone. We only discovered he was missing because the dog wouldn't stop howling and we all knew he would never leave his beloved pet. So I am careful, extremely careful. Two families divided by war. An entire city on the edge of...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Normandy ‘44
Normandy '44 by James Holland is a masterful and meticulously researched account of one of the most significant and intense periods in World War II. This work dives deep into the days leading up to the D-Day landings and the 76 days of fierce fighting that followed, which have shaped the course of modern history. Readers are immersed in the...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Hiroshima
Hiroshima by John Hersey is a monumental work of journalism that captures the profound and harrowing experiences of six survivors in the aftermath of the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. As the bomb decimated the city and claimed over 100,000 lives, Hersey artfully recounts the personal stories of these individuals, unveiling not only their survival but...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Typhoon
Strap in and hold on tight for the first ever first-hand account of the RAF's world-beating Typhoon jet in combat, from the Wing Commander who led them into the war against ISIS. The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in the world. Capable of flying at nearly twice the speed of sound and powering to a...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Smiley's People
The third and final novel of John le Carré's acclaimed 'Karla Trilogy', Smiley's People, published in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time, transports readers into the intricate world of espionage and Cold War intrigue. When a former agent is found murdered, George Smiley, retired but ever-observant, finds himself pulled back into the shadowy operations of the Secret Service. Despite...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Pre-orderDead in the Water: The Lost Passengers of the Titanic
New York Times best-selling author Caitlin Doughty presents the Titanic like never before: through the stories of those who died—and what happened to the bodies. Millions of people trust Caitlin Doughty to explore dark subjects with empathy and humour. Now, in her most ambitious work to date, Doughty explains what actually happened to the 1,500 people who died the night...Hardcover$6199Unit price /UnavailableOut 6 Apr 2027Pre-order
Bravo Two Zero
The original SAS story and a classic of modern war literature, McNab's story brought the knowledge, drama, and danger of the SAS to the masses. Sergeant Andy McNab recounts the story of the top secret mission that would reveal the secrets of the SAS to the world for the first time. Their location - Iraq Their mission - to sever...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The IPCRESS File
Len Deighton's best-selling first spy novel, which revolutionised the genre, is now published in Penguin Classics for the first time. A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other side of the world, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Ipcress File
Len Deighton's best-selling first spy novel, now adapted into a major new ITV series. A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other side of the world, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far more sinister. With its sardonic, cool,...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin is a vintage spy thriller and part of The IPCRESS File series, where a Russian scientist defects to the West. The setting is the dark and dangerous Berlin of 1963. The anonymous hero of The IPCRESS File is tasked with arranging the defection of a leading Soviet scientist, orchestrated through an elaborate mock coffin. However, he quickly...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
SAS Italian Job
Praise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series: 'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on SAS GHOST PATROL 'The untold story' - Daily Mail on SAS NAZI HUNTERS 'A tale of bravery against desperate odds' - Sunday Times on CHURCHILL'S SECRET WARRIORS 'True adventures laced with staggering bravery and sacrifice' -...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The Last Viking
The Last Viking is a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the reader into the middle of the action.’ Carl Gnam, Military Heritage Harald Sigurdsson burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle from which he escaped with little more than his life and a thirst for vengeance. But from these humble origins, he became one of...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Pre-orderThe Finest Hotel in Kabul
The Finest Hotel in Kabul is described by Elif Shafak as "A book brimming with deep insight, courage and conscience. Astonishingly beautiful, subtle and simply unforgettable." The Finest Hotel in Kabul is the winner of the Women's Prize Non-Fiction Prize 2026 and has been recognised as Book of the Year by major publications including The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer,...Paperback$2599Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableOut 8 Sep 2026Pre-order
Ordinary Men
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher R. Browning offers an in-depth examination of the transformation of average middle-aged police officers from rural Germany into perpetrators of genocide. This forensic study follows the men of Reserve Police Battalion 101, detailing their participation in some of the most horrific massacres of Jews during the...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
World War II
A picture-packed guide to one of the most brutal conflicts of the 20th century. In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War. This book tells the story of the second devastating conflict of the 20th century that tore the world apart - divided by international...Hardback$2200Elsewhere:$2400Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The Templars
The Templars by Dan Jones masterfully chronicles the extraordinary history of the Knights Templar, from their humble beginnings to their dramatic downfall. This captivating narrative delves into the enigmatic and illustrious lives of the Templars, who were the wealthiest and most influential military order in the crusading era. Dan Jones takes readers on an exhilarating journey through the medieval world,...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Band Of Brothers
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose is a riveting account of Easy Company, a crack rifle company in the US Army's 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. This compelling narrative follows the soldiers from their initial training in Georgia in 1942, through their harrowing parachute landings on D-Day, to their pivotal role in liberating Europe...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3400Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September 
The Nine
'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival.' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzAs the Second World War raged across Europe, and the Nazi regime tightened its reign of horror and oppression, nine women, some still in their teens, joined the French and Dutch Resistance. Caught out in heroic acts against the brutal occupiers, they were...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September
Make It Count
'I don't know where to stop praising Benny and this amazing book...' - HEATHER MORRIS, The Tattooist of Auschwitz 'This book...is the stuff folk tales are made of. How wonderful that sometimes they are true' - MARTIN FREEMAN What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness, ambition, courage, love and how to make the most of the...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
My Grandmother
Growing up in the small town of Maden in Turkey, Fethiye Çetin knew her grandmother as a happy and respected Muslim housewife called Seher. Only decades later did she discover the truth. Her grandmother's name was not Seher but Heranus. She was born a Christian Armenian. Most of the men in her village had been slaughtered in 1915. A Turkish...Paperback$5400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks 
Miss Dior
Miss Dior explores the relationship between the visionary designer Christian Dior and his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. Justine Picardie's journey takes her to wartime Paris, where Christian honed his couture skills while Catherine dedicated herself to the French Resistance and the battle against the Nazis, until she was...Paperback$5500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
All Quiet on the Western Front
Surely the greatest of all war books - The Guardian Newspaper (Britain) Unflinching ... the power to shock - The Economist Magazine (Britain) Unrelenting realism - The New York Times (USA) All new (2024) translation, not a reprint. Now an Oscar-winning film by Netflix. Illustrated with rare photographs. (Paperback and hardcover editions are in black & white. Colour may be...Paperback$5400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Holocaust Industry
In his iconoclastic and controversial study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in global culture to a disturbing examination of Holocaust compensation settlements. It was not until the Arab–Israeli War of 1967, when Israel’s evident strength brought it into line with US foreign policy, that memory of the Holocaust began...Paperback$2699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness
Albanese is perhaps the one figure of our times that future historians will recall as the one who did the most to redeem our generation from its guilt over the genocide of the Palestinian people. Her reflections in this book are not just timely - they are for the ages - Yanis Varoufakis Israel's genocide in Palestine and the complicity...Paperback$5200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Book of Lost Names
"A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten." -- Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this "sweeping and...Paperback$5100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
How to Hide an Empire
The New York Times Bestseller Named one of the ten best books of the year by the Chicago Tribune A Publishers Weekly best book of the year, an NPR Staff Pick "Consistently both startling and absorbing . . . Immerwahr vividly retells the early formation of the [United States], the consolidation of its overseas territory, and the postwar perfection of...Paperback$6000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Ake Ake Kia Kaha E!
A truly unique insight into the impact the Second World War had on the iwi of the central North Island and Bay of Plenty districts (including Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Tuhoe, Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Maru and Ngati Paoa), focusing on the region's war effort not only overseas, but also at home and in government. Through personal recollections, eyewitness accounts, numerous anecdotes,...Hardback$4000Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Hitler's Panzers
Often it is assumed that Hitler's Panzers stormed into action perfectly formed, driving through the armies of the Poles in 1939 and the French in 1940 and defeating them. The dramatic blitzkrieg victories won by the Wehrmacht early in the Second World War - in which the panzers played a leading role - tend to confirm this impression. But, as...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Path of Light
'A formidable achievement' - Rory Stewart'Thoughtful [and] heartfelt' - Observer'Profound [and] compelling' - Spectator'A noble endeavour' - New StatesmanIn 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a 'Via Sacra' to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Stalin's Wine Cellar
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Stalin's Wine Cellar by John Baker and Nick Place, a tale that melds history, mystery, and the intrigue of the fine wine industry. This riveting narrative follows John Baker, a well-known dealer of rare and exquisite wines, as he is presented with a mysterious wine list that promises an adventure beyond his...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September
ClearanceThe Blitz
That the Blitz did not bring the UK to its knees is due, in large part, to a vast response by Civil Defence services and the British people themselves. During the war itself, some 1.5 million people took up duties in the Civil Defence (General) services, in roles ranging from air raid wardens to ambulance drivers to heavy rescue parties....Hardback$4500Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Dead Wake
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative non-fiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the disaster. On 1 May, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record...Paperback$4400Elsewhere:$4800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Zorg
The riveting tale of the 18th century slave ship voyage of The Zorg that led to the abolition of slavery. From the New York Times bestselling author of Cobalt Red, discover the incredible true story and page-turning account of the 18th century slave ship, often known as the Zong yet actually named the Zorg, that sparked the human rights campaign...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Fighter Aircraft Since 1945
The world's first jet engines were already available shortly before the end of the Second World War, but they had not been developed to a high enough standard to take part. This changed after 1945 when, on both sides of the Iron Curtain, one technological development surpassed the others and records tumbled almost every week. The era of the piston...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
The Wager
From the international bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Forged in Fire
'Prepare to be riveted by this extraordinary account from one of Australia's elite warriors. His firsthand experiences vividly recounted offer an unparalleled glimpse into the courage, strategy, and sacrifice required to be the best.' - Daniel Keighran VC Garry made a report on the radio: 'I see around 200 women and children heading north up the valley.' Less than 400...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
An Island to Oneself
A South Seas classic since 1966, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing – live alone on a desert island. In his youth, Tom Neale was an ordinary seaman and for years a shopkeeper among the Cook Islands, but he was in his fifties when...Hardback$3800Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September
The Nautical Puzzle Book
Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean? The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories. Inside this book you'll find a fiendish mix of...Hardback$5200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Crusades
From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (The New Yorker) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume military history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land. Nine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered by...Paperback$6000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Manhattan Project
The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 announced to the world that nuclear weapons were no longer the stuff of imagination. From its inception in 1941, The Manhattan Project saw some of the West's best physicists and engineers develop the most potent armament known to man. In this book, Al Cimino explains the events...Paperback$1999Elsewhere:$2199Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Vikings
A colourful exploration into the history, training, weapons, lifestyles and legacy of the Vikings. From Norway to Sicily, Russia to Ireland and across the Atlantic to North America, the Vikings traversed the globe in their pursuit of land and plunder. Renowned as merciless raiders from the sea, these fearless warriors ransacked the shores of Europe for more than 250 years....Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Eyewitness Auschwitz
Filip Müller came to Auschwitz with one of the earliest transports from Slovakia in April 1942 and began working in the gassing installations and crematoria in May. He was still alive when the gassings ceased in November 1944. He saw millions come and disappear; by sheer luck, he survived. Müller is neither a historian nor a psychologist; he is a...Paperback$4125Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis
Extraordinary storytelling about unfathomable horror. – Library Journal (starred review) [A] worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman. – Publishers Weekly In World War II's Poland, thirty-year-old Zofia Sterner and her husband Wacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination. Instead, they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
On Intelligence
This book is a professional military-intelligence officer's and a controversial insider's view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history. It includes serious developments in government misuse of intelligence in the recent war with Iraq. Colonel John Hughes-Wilson analyses not just the events that conspire to cause disaster, but why crucial intelligence is so often ignored, misunderstood, or...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The M4 Carbine
Developed as a fusion of the XM177E2 Colt Commando and the M16A2 assault rifle, the M4 has been tested and proven in major combat operations worldwide. This study describes the development process in detail, from production of the first XM4 prototypes in 1984 through numerous modified types until its official use as the M4 in 1994. Weighing 1lb less and...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Nazi Mind
A propulsive narrative history of the motivations and mentalities behind the Nazis and their supporters, from a bestselling historian How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did they willingly - often enthusiastically - oversee mass murder? How did ordinary Germans tolerate the removal of Jewish people? And how do we ensure it never happens again? Bestselling...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The Coming Storm
A prescient, thoughtful and chilling examination of the current state of the world If there are lessons from history, now is the time when we need to heed them, so that we do not end up in another Great Power war because of the fatal combinations of jingoism, fear, fatalism, and sheer stupidity that set off the first major war...Hardback$4299Elsewhere:$5500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Atlas of the New Zealand Wars
In the Atlas of the New Zealand Wars, five decades of maps and plans from 1834 to 1884 provide remarkable new insight into the deep conflicts running through nineteenth-century Aotearoa. Beginning with early skirmishes off the Taranaki coast and at the Chathams, Volume One follows the tracks inland from the Bay of Islands towards the Hokianga in the Northern Wars;...Hardback$8500Elsewhere:$8999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Hitler's Headsmen The Untold Story
‘The guillotine was the silent weapon of Nazi terror — and Johann Reichhart its most faithful servant.’While the world remembers the horrors of the concentration camps, few know of the other, quieter machinery of death that powered the Nazi regime – a judicial system that turned the art of execution into an industry.Hitler’s Headsmen reveals the untold story of the...Paperback$3300Elsewhere:$4199Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
The Nightmare Sequence
An extraordinary collaboration by an award-winning duo—poet Omar Sakr and visual artist Safdar Ahmed—that bears witness to the genocide in Gaza. The Nightmare Sequence is a searing response to the atrocities in Gaza and beyond since October 2023. Heartbreaking and humane, it is a necessary portrait of the violence committed by Israel and its Western allies. Through poetry and visual...Paperback$3100Elsewhere:$3700Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Super-Battleships of World War II
An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II. Before the start of World War II, the battleship was still king, and all the major powers were designing even mightier battleships to surpass their most modern and powerful classes. But when war broke out, aircraft...Paperback$2699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Gaza
Gaza: The Story of a Genocide is an urgent and powerful collection of personal testimony, poetry, photography, art, and frontline reportage. Together, these works bear witness to the vast and ongoing destruction inflicted on the Palestinian people—their lives, their land, and their future. Ahmed Alnaouq recounts the devastating loss of twenty-one family members. Noor Alyacoubi offers a searing reflection on...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
The Many Lives of Anne Frank
A revealing biography of Anne Frank, exploring both her life and the impact of her extraordinary diary "With sensitivity and assiduous research, [Franklin] constructs a vivid cultural history that advocates for a reevaluation of Frank."—New Yorker "Trenchant. . . . An essential look at the diarist's legacy."—Publishers Weekly In this innovative biography, Ruth Franklin explores the transformation of Anne Frank...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3099Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Every Moment Is a Life
Compiled by bestselling author susan abulhawa, an Arabic-English bilingual anthology of essays from eighteen young Palestinian writers trying to survive the genocide in Gaza.In early 2024, writer and activist susan abulhawa managed to enter Gaza twice through the Rafah crossing. There, at the Culture and Free Thought Association, susan held a series of workshops for young people who had been...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
On Wars
A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them Benjamin Franklin once said, "There never was a good war or a bad peace." But what determines whether war or peace is chosen? Award-winning sociologist Michael Mann concludes that it is a handful of political leaders—people with emotions and...Paperback$4799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
No Road Leading Back
'A stunning book, a powerful investigation, utterly compelling,' James Holland, The Daily Telegraph, Five stars Ponar, Lithuania. 1944. The Nazis have enslaved Jewish men to exhume and incinerate the bodies of more than 70,000 Jews previously shot to death in the forest. Trapped in almost unimaginable horror, a group develop an audacious escape plan. Despite being guarded day and night,...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
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