History of the Wars of the French Revolution Vol II. by Edward Baines
$250.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
Eden to Armageddon: World War I the Middle East by Roger Ford
$40.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
Secondhand. The Great War in the Middle East began with the invasion of the Garden of Eden, and ended with a momentous victory on the site of the biblical Armageddon. Almost incredibly, the whole story of this epic war has never been told in a single volume until now. In this important new history Roge ...Show more
Revolt at Taos - The New Mexican and Indian Insurrection of 1847 by James A. Crutchfield
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. An Uprising by New Mexicans and Native Americans Against American Rule that Continues to Resonate TodayOn the morning of January 19, 1847, Charles Bent, the newly appointed governor of the American-claimed territory of New Mexico, was savagely killed at his home in Don Fernando de Taos, ...Show more
Bright Eyes of Danger - An Account of the Anglo-Sikh Wars 1845-1849 by Bill Whitburn
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. The Bright Eyes of Danger is rich in detail about the British advancement in India during the latter part of the eighteenth century, thus becoming the paramount power over all India except for the Sikh Kingdom in the Punjab. It gives a vivid account of the seven battles and one siege of the ...Show more
Six Frigates - The Epic History of the Founding of the Us Navy by Ian W. Toll
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. "A fluent, intelligent history...give[s] the reader a feel for the human quirks and harsh demands of life at sea."--New York Times Book ReviewBefore the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. ...Show more
The Great Wall: China Against the World 1000 BC - 2000 AD by Julia Lovell
$21.50 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: good
Secondhand. This book looks behind the modern mythology of the Great Wall to uncover a 3000-year history far more fragmented and far less straightforwardly illustrious than its crowds of visitors imagine.The story of the Wall winds through that of the Chinese state and of the frontier policy that defin ...Show more
The Swamp Fox - Lessons in Leadership from the Partisan Campaigns of Francis Marion by Scott D. Aiken
$22.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. As one of the Patriot leaders in the Carolinas, the partisan campaign conducted by Brigadier General Francis Marion and his irregular force during the American Revolution prevented South Carolina from completely succumbing to British control during the period between the capture of Charlest ...Show more
The March to Kandahar: Roberts in Afghanistan by Rodney Atwood
$25.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. First published in 2008, this is the reprint 2012. The book describes the role of Frederick Roberts in the 2nd Afghan War, culminating in his famous march in 1880 with 10,000 picked British and Indian soldiers, 300 miles in twenty-three days, from Kabul to Kandahar, to defeat the Afghan arm ...Show more
Blood and Thunder - The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides
$25.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. A magnificent history of the American conquest of the West; "a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mex ...Show more
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society. It examines the evolu ...Show more
Rebels The Irish Rising of 1916 by Peter De Rosa
$18.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. "A WORK OF GREAT DRAMATIC POWER climaxing in the final hundred pages where he writes a full, searing narrative of the patriot leaders' last days . . . It's powerful stuff."--The Sunday Press (Ireland)On Easter Monday of 1916, a thousand Irish men and women, armed with pikes and rifles, took ...Show more
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West by Jeff Guinn
$25.00 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. On the afternoon of October 26, 1881, in a vacant lot in Tombstone, Arizona, a confrontation between eight armed men erupted in a deadly shootout. The gunfight at the O.K. Corral shaped how future generations came to view the old West. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the Clantons became the s ...Show more