A Dictionary of World Mythology by Arthur Cotterell
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Category: History | Series: Oxford Quick Reference
The powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents all reflect very different civilizations, yet they also demonstrate the unity of mankind in its fundamental need for explanations of the ...Show more
The Rise of Rome: Bks. 1-5 by Livy
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Category: History | Series: Oxford World's Classics
'the fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world's mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods' Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many more a ...Show more
The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics) by Arrian
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Classics
Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt, revised by J. R. Hamilton. 'His passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable'Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have. Arrian's o ...Show more
The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Classics
Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns. Caesar's narrative offers insights into his military strategy & paints a fascinating picture of his encounters with the inhabitant of ...Show more
A History of the Crusades: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem: I by Steven Runciman
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel' An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman's A History of the Crusades over ...Show more
Henry VII: (Penguin Monarchs) by Sean Cunningham
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format Henry VII was one of England's unlikeliest monarchs. An exile and outsider with barely a claim to the throne, his victory over Richard III at Bosworth Field seemed to many in 1485 like only the ...Show more
Edward VII : The Cosmopolitan King by Richard Davenport-Hines
$35.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
The First Dismissal by Luke Slattery
$9.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Specials
While violent revolution and social upheaval rocked Europe, far away in New South Wales, Governor Lachlan Macquarie was sowing the seeds for the Australian idea of the 'fair go'. Macquarie was a reformer and an emancipator. He believed that a person's worth - be they gentry, infantry or convict - lay in ...Show more
Leaders : People Who Shaped the Last Century by S. K. Cooper
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Category: History | Series: People Who Shaped the Last Century
The leaders that are remembered by history both define the world they live in and change that world forever. Whether their leadership is inspirational, innovative, decisive or ultimately destructive, we have a lot to learn from the lives and achievements of the eclectic group of people featured in this ...Show more
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything about the World by Tim Marshall (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
$32.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Politics of Place Ser.
In this New York Times bestseller, updated for 2016, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled (Fort Worth Star-Telegram). Maps have a mysterious hold ove ...Show more
What is History?: Popular Penguins by E. H. Carr
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Category: History | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
Since its first publication in 1961 E.H. Carr's What is History? has established itself as the classic introduction to the subject. Ranging across topics such as historical objectivity, society and the individual, the nature of causation, and the possibility of progress, Carr delivered an incisive text ...Show more
Enchantment of the Long-Haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia by Tim Bonyhady
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Category: History | Series: Rodent History of Australia
The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat tells the story of a small Australian rodent known for its fast and prodigious spread after big rains: plagues for the European colonists who feared and loathed all rats; an abundance of food for the indigenous peoples who feasted with delight in these times of ple ...Show more