Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and under Fire - The Inside Story of Europe's Last War by Tim Marshall
$22.99 AUD
Category: European
The last of the devastating series of conflicts resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, the Kosovo War saw more than 13,500 fatalities, with reports of atrocities, amid controversial intervention and bombing by NATO. Twenty years have passed since the war's end on 11 June 1999, yet ...Show more
The French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre
$24.99 AUD
Category: European | Series: Routledge Classics
Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of events in ...Show more
17 Carnations - The Windsors, the Nazis and the Cover-Up by Andrew Morton
$24.95 AUD
Category: European | Reading Level: very good
The story of the love affair between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII, and his abdication in order to marry the divorcee, has provoked fascination and discussion for decades. However, the full story of the couple's links with the German aristocracy and Hitler has until now remained untold. Meticulous ...Show more
Historic Maps and Views of Rome by George Sinclair
$35.00 AUD
Category: European | Reading Level: very good
This is a unique and fascinating collection of 24 maps and panoramic views of Rome dating from the 17th century to the present day. Included with each map is information about the original printing and a brief text that places it in historic context. The selections include some of the earliest known map ...Show more
Victoria: The Woman Who Made the Modern World by Julia Baird
$36.99 AUD
Category: European
Fifth in line to the throne at the time of her birth in 1819, Victoria was an ordinary woman thrust into an extraordinary role. Born into a world where women were often powerless, Victoria went on to rule the most powerful country on earth with a decisive hand. As a teenage queen, she eagerly grasped th ...Show more
The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Paul Strathern
$24.99 AUD
Category: European
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family--a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners--set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty--all ...Show more
A Short History of Russia by Mark Galeotti
$24.99 AUD
Category: European
An essential short history of Russia by acclaimed writer and expert Mark Galeotti, taking us from Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the Russian Revolution, the fall of the USSR and the rise of Vladimir Putin - and updated to include the road to the Ukrainian war.'Fascinating... One of the mo ...Show more
Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile by Andrew Lownie
$32.99 AUD
Category: European
The explosive new book by the bestselling author of The Mountbattens. Traitor King, by Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie, looks at the years following the abdication of Edward VIII when the former king was kept in exile, feuding with his family over status for his wife, Wallis Simpson, and ...Show more
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by Matthew Gabriele, David Perry
$32.99 AUD
Category: European
"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come....The Bright Ages is a rare thing--a nuanced historical work that almost anyone can enjoy reading."--Slate "Incandescent and ultimat ...Show more
The Golden Maze - A biography of Prague by Richard Fidler
$39.99 AUD
Category: European | Reading Level: very good
ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution br ...Show more
Poland: A History by Adam Zamoyski
$22.99 AUD
Category: European
Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation. In 1797, Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland amon ...Show more
Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and Its Treasures During World War II by Gerri Chanel
$29.99 AUD
Category: European | Reading Level: very good
In late August 1939, as war loomed over Europe, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley. Thus began the biggest evacuation of art and antiquities in history. A small army of workers swiftly emptied the ...Show more