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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II - New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 - August 1944 by Samuel Eliot Morison
$15.00 NZD
Category: World Military History | Series: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Ser.
Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender of Japan.
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
$35.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Allen Lane History Ser.
"A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear." --New York Review of Books In this Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational--and why are we so often irrational? How do we s ...Show more
Imperial Tragedy: From Constantine's Empire to the Destruction of Roman Italy AD 363-568 by Michael Kulikowski
$69.99 NZD
Category: World History | Series: The\Profile History of the Ancient World Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
For centuries, Rome was one of the world's largest imperial powers, its influence spread across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle-East, its military force successfully fighting off attacks by the Parthians, Germans, Persians and Goths. Then came the definitive split, the Vandal sack of Rome, and the ...Show more
Resistance and Conformity in the Third Reich by Martyn Housden
$17.50 NZD
Category: World History | Series: Sources in History Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This is a thematically arranged text illustrating popular resisitance to Nazism in Germany from 1930-1945, and the affect of Nazism on everyday life. The book combines a lucid, synthesized analysis together with a wide selection of integrated source material taken from pamphlets, diaries, recent oral te ...Show more
Rimutaka Railway by W. N. Cameron
$37.50 NZD
Category: NZ Railways | Series: New Zealand Railway History Ser.
Steam Locomotives of New Zealand Vol 1 and Vol 2 by Thomas Andrew McGavin
$45.00 NZD
Category: Railways | Series: New Zealand Railway History Ser.
The Art of War by Martin Van Creveld
$25.00 NZD
Category: World Military History | Series: Cassell History of Warfare Ser.
The art of making war is among humankind's earliest professions, stretching far back before the written word, when heroic deeds in battles were carved on stone or recited through poem or song.In this sweeping, lucid history, Martin van Creveld explores military thought and strategy, from the earliest Ch ...Show more
The Contamination of the Earth - A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age by François Jarrige; Thomas Le Roux; Janice Egan (Translator); Michael Egan (Translator)
$75.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: History for a Sustainable Future Ser.
The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century. Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has been accompanied by the spread of industrial pollution. As our capacities for production ...Show more
The Founders of Canterbury by Edward Gibbon Wakefield; John Robert Godley; Edward Jerningham Wakefield
$42.50 NZD
Category: Canterbury | Series: Colonial History Ser.
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial mem ...Show more
The Gifts of the Jews - How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels by Thomas Cahill
$24.50 NZD
Category: World History | Series: The\Hinges of History Ser.
In this insightful book, Thomas Cahill, internationally-acclaimed historian and author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization, reveals the changes in thinking that made Western civilization possible. A New York Times best-seller, The Gifts of the Jews is his accessible portrait of an ...Show more
The History Of Policing In New Zealand Volume One - Policing The Colonial Frontier The Theory And Practice Of Coercive Social And Racial Control In New Zealand 1767-1867, Part One by Richard S Hill
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Law, Crime & Policing | Series: The History of Policing in New Zealand Ser. | Reading Level: near fine