Merlin : the Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster by Graham Hoyland
27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winni ...Show more
The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada by Don Hollway
45.00 NZD
Category: World History
'The Last Viking is a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the reader into the middle of the action.' Carl Gnam, Military HeritageHarald 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. ...Show more
Shadow State - Murder, Mayhem and Russia's Remaking of the West by Luke Harding
24.99 NZD
Category: Politics
No terrorist group has deployed a nerve agent in a civilian area or used a radioactive mini-bomb in London. The Kremlin has done both. Shadow State is a gripping investigative account of how Russia’s spies helped elect Donald Trump, backed Brexit, murdered enemies and threatened the very basis of we ...Show more
The Nazi Menace - Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War by Benjamin Carter Hett
39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
A panoramic narrative of the years leading up to the Second World War--a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil, with profound resonance for our own time.Berlin, November 1937. Adolf Hitler meets with his military commanders to impress upon them the urgent necessit ...Show more
The Stones of London - A History in Twelve Buildings by Leo Hollis
37.99 NZD
Category: World History
The story of London, told through twelve of its most seminal buildings. 'Excellent ...this is an imaginative book that finds a convincing new way to tell the story of one of the most written-about cities in the world' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Hollis has a fine eye for architecture, and engagingly describe ...Show more
The Dinosaur Hunters by Lowell Dingus; American Museum of National History
45.00 NZD
Category: World History
Dinosaur bones had been found centuries before scientists understood what they were and what creatures they came from; ancient Chinese writings spoke of "dragon" bones, and large fossils discovered in the UK were thought to belong to human giants. It was only with the exploration and meticulous research ...Show more
Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War: 1938-1941 by Alan Allport
27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War? A Times Book of the Year 'Britain's wartime story has been told many times, but never as cleverly as this.' - Dominic Sandbrook In the bleak first half of the Second World War, Britain stood alone against the Axis force ...Show more
The Great Imperial Hangover: How Empires Have Shaped the World by Samir Puri
24.99 NZD
Category: World History
'An exceptional account.' Prospect'Enlightening.' SpectatorFor the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn't mean we don't feel their presence rumbling through history. The Great Imperial Hangover examines how the world's imperial legacies are still shaping the thorniest i ...Show more
Defiant - The Untold Story of the Battle of Britain by Robert Verkaik
27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
''Robert Verkaik makes a revisionist case for an unsung aircraft, the Boulton Paul Defiant. This two-seat gun-turret fighter is, argues Verkaik, the forgotten fighter of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain; the effectiveness as well as the courage of its crews is overlooked in standard accounts. To advanc ...Show more
Voices of World War II - New Zealanders Share Their Stories by Renee Hollis (Editor)
69.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Voices of World War II is a visually captivating compendium of photographs and written accounts, providing a snapshot of life during World War II from the point of view of those who lived through us. Fascinating and genuine, it shows the human side of war through dozens of first-hand accounts, memories ...Show more
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow
75.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: near fine
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history. For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrifi ...Show more