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
The Communist Manifesto: Popular Penguins by Karl Marx
13.99 NZD
Category: Politics | Series: Popular Penguins
The Communist Manifesto changed the face of the twentieth century beyond recognition, inspiring millions to revolution, forming the basis of political systems that still dominate countless lives and continuing to ignite violent debate about class and capitalism today.
Free - Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi
38.00 NZD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: very good
An unforgettable coming of age story exploring the meaning of freedom - personal, collective, political - from an extraordinary new voice. Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost ...Show more
Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James Holland
40.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Through compelling eye-witness testimony and renowned historian James Holland's expert analysis Brothers In Arms brings to vivid life the final bloody scramble across Europe from the powerful perspective of one of the greatest tank regiments- the Sherwood Rangers. From the bestselling author of Normandy ...Show more
SAS Bravo Three Zero: The Gripping True Story by Damien Lewis, Des Powell
34.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Iraq. January 1991. The opening hours of The Gulf War. Bravo Two Zero: we all know the story thanks to Andy McNab. Deploying on foot, they were fatally compromised, five getting captured, three being killed and only one making a daring getaway.But there was Bravo Three Zero: they deployed with vehicles ...Show more
The Last Survivor - The miraculous true story of the holocaust prisoner who survived three concentration camps by Frank Krake
37.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: near fine
'This is an extraordinary biography. A gripping narrative that opens as derring-do wartime escape drama rapidly turns into a horror story about man's inhumanity to man...Important and unforgettable' Jonathan Dimbleby, bestselling authorPerfect for readers of Last Stop Auschwitz, The Volunteer and The Ta ...Show more
Spitfire Women Of World War II by Giles Whittell
24.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The story of the unsung heroines who flew the newest, fastest, aeroplanes in World War II – mostly in southern England where the RAF was desperately short of pilots. Why would the well-bred daughter of a New England factory-owner brave the U-boat blockades of the North Atlantic in the bitter winter of 1 ...Show more