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The Hundred Years War  by David Green

The Hundred Years War

David Green

"The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history....

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The war came to us  by Christopher (Journalist) Miller

The war came to us

Christopher (Journalist) Miller

"When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just before dawn on 24 February 2022, it marked his latest and most overt attempt to brutally conquer the country, and reshaped the world order. Christopher Miller,...

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Hero city  by Prit Buttar

Hero city

Prit Buttar

"At the height of World War II the people of Leningrad endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against bombing, shelling, and starvation. Prit Buttar tells the story of how the siege was finally broken. The Red Army had suffered multiple setbacks in the...

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Echoes  by Mark Pacey

Echoes

Mark Pacey

"The Wairarapa Archive has an extensive collection of photographs of early Masterton and these have been drawn on to showcase sites around the town and how much they have changed or not changed in the years since. The Archive also holds photographs taken...

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All she lost  by Dalal Mawad

All she lost

Dalal Mawad

"Lebanon and the wider Middle East is in crisis. For this extraordinary book, journalist Dalal Mawad conducted a series of searing interviews with women in Lebanon - weaving an extraordinary story of survival, corruption and impunity. She begins with a huge...

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Joachim Peiper and the Nazi atrocities of 1944  by Stephen Wynn

Joachim Peiper and the Nazi atrocities of 1944

Stephen Wynn

"Joachim Peiper held the rank of Obersturmbannfuhrer in Nazi Germany's fanatical Schutzstaffel, more commonly referred to as the SS. He spent the first two years of the war as an adjutant to the Reichsfuhrer of the Schutzstaffel, and leading member of the Nazi...

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Hubris  by Jonathan Haslam

Hubris

Jonathan Haslam

"A leading expert on US-Russian relations reveals how the United States and its European allies set the course for the war in Ukraine--and offers a sobering indictment of American foreign policy since the fall of the Soviet Union. Russia's full-scale invasion...

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Disputing disaster  by Perry Anderson

Disputing disaster

Perry Anderson

"In Disputing Disaster, Perry Anderson picks out from the highly charged historiography on the First World War one leading historian from each of the major powers that survived the conflagration: Fritz Fischer, famous historian of German war guilt; Pierre...

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The essential writings  by Mahatma Gandhi

The essential writings

Mahatma Gandhi

"Mahatma Gandhi was a profound and original thinker as well as one of the most influential figures in the history of the twentieth century. A religious and social reformer, he became a notable leader in the Indian nationalist movement, made famous for his...

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Pride and fall  by Sergio Miller

Pride and fall

Sergio Miller

"A detailed new account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, based on the experiences of those who served. On 11 September 2001 19 al-Qaeda-inspired jihadists hijacked four aircraft and mounted the deadliest terrorist attack in...

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Corsairs and captives  by Adam Nichols

Corsairs and captives

Adam Nichols

"From the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries, Barbary corsairs from North Africa swarmed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, seizing enormous amounts of booty and tens of thousands of captives, hauling them back to the slave markets in their home...

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The history lessons  by Shalina Patel

The history lessons

Shalina Patel

"Taking the reader on a tour through history, from the Romans to the Second World War via Tudor courts, medieval castles and more, this hugely entertaining debut from an award-winning history teacher explores a variety of historical topics in a thoughtful and...

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The British takeover of Assam  by Caroline Keen

The British takeover of Assam

Caroline Keen

"The British Takeover of Assam follows the huge British expansion into the Indian territory of Assam during the nineteenth century and the impact of colonial policymaking upon the population of both the hill areas and the Brahmaputra plain. British industrial...

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New answers to old questions  by Aaron Connelly

New answers to old questions

Aaron Connelly

"Outside Myanmar, the 2021 coup d'tat has often been portrayed as the end of a hopeful period for the country. In this Adelphi book, however, Aaron Connelly and Shona Loong argue that the Aung San Suu Kyi government that preceded it was a false dawn, unlikely...

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The great exodus from China  by Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang

The great exodus from China

Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang

"Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang examines one of the least understood migrations in modern Chinese history-the human exodus from China to Taiwan when Chiang Kaishek's regime collapsed in 1949. Peeling back layers of Cold War ideological constructs, Yang tells a very...

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Gotha terror  by Ian Castle

Gotha terror

Ian Castle

"By the autumn of 1916, advances in Britain’s air defense capability had all but ended the Zeppelin menace, which had haunted the nation for almost two years. However, an emerging complacency regarding the aerial threat was immediately shattered by the...

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Behind the Wall  by Ines Geipel

Behind the Wall

Ines Geipel

"Germany, like many countries, has witnessed the rise of extremist far-right groups and parties in recent years, and no more so than in the eastern regions. Why have those parts of Germany that used to be part of the old GDR turned out to be so supportive of...

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Crimean quagmire  by Gregory Carleton

Crimean quagmire

Gregory Carleton

"The Crimean War was the greatest international crisis of the Victorian era, and a modern war of rifles, railroads and telegraphs. As it raged, two writers embedded in the conflict the young Russian officer Lev Tolstoy, and William Howard Russell, an Irish...

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To the success of our hopeless cause  by Benjamin Nathans

To the success of our hopeless cause

Benjamin Nathans

"A gripping history of the Soviet dissident movement, which hastened the end of the USSR-and still provides a model of opposition in Putin's Russia. Beginning in the 1960s, the Soviet Union was unexpectedly confronted by a dissident movement that captured the...

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Land between the rivers  by Bartle Bull

Land between the rivers

Bartle Bull

"The epic, five millennia history of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that was the birthplace of civilization and remains today the essential crossroads between East and West. At the start of the fourth millennium BC, at the edge of...

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Undefeatable  by Julian Evans

Undefeatable

Julian Evans

"In 1994, Julian Evans discovered the city of Odesa by accident at the end of a ten-day boat journey down the Dnipro river from Kyiv to Crimea. He fell in love with the crumbling, romantic, piecrust-baroque boom town whose port had been a gateway for...

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Blood, guts and gore  by John Gordon Smith

Blood, guts and gore

John Gordon Smith

"A classic memoir of the Napoleonic Wars. John Gordon Smith wrote one of the most vivid, honest and readable personal accounts of the Battle of Waterloo and the ensuing campaign, where he served as a surgeon in the12th Light Dragoons, but his classic narrative...

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The armchair general WWI  by John (John D.) Buckley

The armchair general WWI

John (John D.) Buckley

"Assume the role of real historic decision-makers: general, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers of the Allied Forces during World War I. Explore eight key moments from the First World War, using real contemporaneous intelligence: including the July...

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The holy and the broken  by Ittay Flescher

The holy and the broken

Ittay Flescher

"For over twenty years, Ittay Flescher has worked as an educator, journalist and peacebuilder in Melbourne and Jerusalem. When he woke up on the morning of October 7, 2023 to the sounds of rocket sirens over Jerusalem and later saw the devastation of Gaza in...

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The story of England  by Dan Snow

The story of England

Dan Snow

"From battlefields, cathedrals and museums to castles and stately homes, from the Lancastrians, Yorkists and Roundhead Royalists to an abundance of kings called George (and Henry!), the history of our island nation unravels its rich tapestry beneath our very...

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9 Troop in the Falklands  by Chris Pretty

9 Troop in the Falklands

Chris Pretty

"This is an adventure story about Royal Marine Commandos going to war during the Falklands War of 1982. Myth and legend. War is an odd thing. It brings out the very best in a person and probably the converse, too. It is also the story of Argentinian Marines...

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People's China at 75

People's China at 75

"When the People's Republic of China was proclaimed on 1 October 1949, China was one of the poorest and most wretched societies on earth. Illiteracy was as high as life expectancy was low, but as Chinese leader Mao Zedong had remarked even before the formal...

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Timeless colours  by Ian Hannigan

Timeless colours

Ian Hannigan

"Timeless Colours: Waterford celebrates the rich history of the Dé ise and its people through the meticulous colourisation of over 100 stunning images. From architectural gems like the Dromana Gate to the tranquil beauty of the River Suir, each iconic image...

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Patria  by Laurence Blair

Patria

Laurence Blair

"An adventurous, dazzling and original continent-sized history that brings South America's untold past and fascinating present to life. Stretching from the edge of Antarctica to the shores of the Caribbean, South America is a continent of stunning natural...

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Putin's revenge  by Lucian Kim

Putin's revenge

Lucian Kim

"Lucian Kim--an on-the-ground reporter in the region for decades--offers a gripping, definitive account of Russia's path to war, from Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Maidan uprising right up to the full-scale invasion. He examines the Kremlin's...

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1970s

1970s

"The 1970s saw unprecedented numbers of people take to the streets to campaign for civil liberties, environmental issues, gay rights, housing, Māori land and language, peace, women's rights, workers' wages and conditions - and to end apartheid, racism and war....

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Vanishing act  by Dan Hampton

Vanishing act

Dan Hampton

"From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes the gripping, untold story of a vital secret mission set during the darkest days of the Second World War. In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the...

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The war against the past  by Frank Furedi

The war against the past

Frank Furedi

"A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past toxic. It is condemned as enemy territory and has become the...

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Cádiz  by Helen Crisp

Cádiz

Helen Crisp

"This is the tale of Western Europe's oldest continuously inhabited city, a 3,000-year history of war and seafaring, culture and commerce, liberalism and resistance. Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart offer a vibrant account of Cádiz past and present, from its...

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The Vietnam War  by Geoffrey Wawro

The Vietnam War

Geoffrey Wawro

"The Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget deficits, campus protests, and an erosion of US influence around the world. Long after the last helicopter evacuated Saigon, Americans have...

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The Katyn massacre 1940  by Thomas Urban

The Katyn massacre 1940

Thomas Urban

"In the spring of 1940, Stalin's NKVD executed 22,000 Polish officers, ensigns and state officials near the Russian village of Katyn and other places. When Wehrmacht soldiers discovered some of the graves three years later, the Soviets succeeded in convincing...

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I am not afraid of looking into the rifles  by Rick Stroud

I am not afraid of looking into the rifles

Rick Stroud

"This is not a history of the First World War. It is the story of the women of the resistance in Belgium and Occupied northern France during that conflict. Stroud uses six main characters as a lens to describe the work of an extraordinarily brave group of...

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Republic  by Alice Hunt

Republic

Alice Hunt

"Events moved with giddying speed in the 1650s. After the execution of Charles I, 'dangerous' monarchy was abolished and the House of Lords was dismissed, sending shock waves across the kingdom. These revolutionary acts set in motion a decade of bewildering...

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World War II  by Evan Mawdsley

World War II

Evan Mawdsley

"Beginning in 1937 with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Evan Mawdsley shows how the origins of World War II lay in a conflict between the old international order and the new and then traces the globalisation of the conflict as it swept through Asia,...

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The Second World War. Volume three, The grand alliance  by Winston Churchill

The Second World War. Volume three, The grand alliance

Winston Churchill

Covers the German drive toward the East as the United States becomes involved in World War II.

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The Second World War. Volume 6, Triumph and tragedy  by Winston Churchill

The Second World War. Volume 6, Triumph and tragedy

Winston Churchill

Chronicles the events that took place between the Anglo-American landings in Normandy in June 1944 and the unconditional surrender of Japan in September 1945.

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Japan's Holocaust  by Bryan Mark Rigg

Japan's Holocaust

Bryan Mark Rigg

"Japan's Holocaust is a comprehensive exploration of Japan's mass murder and sexual crimes during the Pacific and Asian Wars from 1927 to 1945. Japan's Holocaust combines research conducted in over eighteen research facilities in five nations to explore...

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2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry

2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry

The number "2" is the unit service number for the 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry over the time period 1939 - 1942.

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The endless country  by Sami Kent

The endless country

Sami Kent

"The Endless Country takes a journey through Turkey's past – the nation the author's father left decades ago and he returns to as a young man. It is not about Erdogan or Atatürk, the two towering Presidents who have book-ended that history, and at times have...

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Now then  by Rick Broadbent

Now then

Rick Broadbent

"We all know the tropes - Geoffrey Boycott incarnate, ferret-leggers and folk singers gambolling about Ilkley Moor without appropriate headgear - but why is Yorkshire God's Own County? Exiled Yorkshireman Rick Broadbent sets out to find out whether...

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The real story of the French Revolution  by Mike (History teacher) Wells

The real story of the French Revolution

Mike (History teacher) Wells

"The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in the eighteenth century. Everyone knows about the guillotine and the grisly processions of tumbrils, but less is generally appreciated about the much greater violence in provincial...

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Maranga! Maranga! Maranga!

Maranga! Maranga! Maranga!

Celebrating over three decades of Maori scholarship, Essays from Te Pouhere Korero, edited by Aroha Harris and Melissa Matutina Williams, draws on work published by the collective Te Pouhere Korero in the journal of the same name. Writers include Rawinia...

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D-Day 6 June 1944  by S. (Stephen) Hart

D-Day 6 June 1944

S. (Stephen) Hart

""You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you." General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Order of the Day, 6...

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A very short history of the Israel-Palestine conflict  by Ilan Pappé

A very short history of the Israel-Palestine conflict

Ilan Pappé

""The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel-Palestine conflict didn't start on 7 October. It didn't start in 1967 either, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was...

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Midnight in Moscow  by John Joseph Sullivan

Midnight in Moscow

John Joseph Sullivan

"For weeks before the invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan was warning that it would happen. When troops finally crossed the border, he was woken in the middle of the night by an employee at Embassy Moscow with a prearranged code. The...

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict  by Stewart Ross

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Stewart Ross

"This book is the essential guide to the extraordinarily complicated and developing situation in Israel/Palestine. Fully updated to reflect the tense and troubling changes in the region since 7 October 2023, this book puts the present situation into its...

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Events that shaped Australia  by Wendy Lewis

Events that shaped Australia

Wendy Lewis

"Events that Shaped Australia sets out the details, the people, the images and the after effects of the most important turning points in our nation's history. It starts with Gondwanaland, the Aborigines and the First Fleet and goes through to the Gold Rush,...

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Sapiens  by Yuval N. Harari

Sapiens

Yuval N. Harari

"Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a tiny fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. But what makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly?...

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Smell and the past  by William Tullett

Smell and the past

William Tullett

"A volume outlining the ways in which smell can be used as a research tool for historians, uncovering an olfactory experience of archives to better understand historical narratives and arguments"--Publisher's description.

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Jerusalem  by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Jerusalem

Simon Sebag Montefiore

"Thoroughly updated and revised, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY is the history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City and the Holy Land, from King David to the wars and chaos of today. The history of Jerusalem is the story of the world: Jerusalem is...

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Hiroshima  by M. G. (Mordecai G.) Sheftall

Hiroshima

M. G. (Mordecai G.) Sheftall

"The first volume in a two-book series about each of the atomic bomb drops that ended the Pacific War based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors to tell a story of devastation and resilience. The stories of hibakusha - Japanese for...

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The army that never was  by Taylor Downing

The army that never was

Taylor Downing

"On 29 May 1944 General George S. Patton gave a speech in the south-east of England to the men of his Army in which he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans. As he rose to his crescendo, he said how much he 'pitied...

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The truth about empire

The truth about empire

"The Truth About Empire comes from expert historians who believe that the truth, as far as we can pinpoint it, matters; that our decades of painstaking research make us worth listening to; and that our authority as leading professionals should count for...

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Turning the tide  by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Turning the tide

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

"Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II"--Publisher's description.

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The horror of Himmler's death squads  by Norman (Writer on the Battle of Britain) Ridley

The horror of Himmler's death squads

Norman (Writer on the Battle of Britain)...

"During the Second World War, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were occupied on three separate occasions – twice by the Soviet Union and once by Nazi Germany. The signing of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact of 1939 allowed the Soviets to dominate the Baltic states...

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A short history of Europe  by Simon Jenkins

A short history of Europe

Simon Jenkins

"Europe has for two millennia been a remarkably successful continent. In this dazzling new history, Simon Jenkins tells the story of its evolution from a battlefield of warring tribes to peace, wealth and freedom - a story that twists and turns from Greece and...

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A short history of the world in 50 failures  by Ben Gazur

A short history of the world in 50 failures

Ben Gazur

"Explore the failures, mistakes and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series. From the botched attempt to create a life-extending elixir that produced gunpowder, to the unsuccessful stint in medical school which led...

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The last transport  by Anthony McElligott

The last transport

Anthony McElligott

"The deportation of 1,755 Jews from the islands of Rhodes and Cos in July 1944, shortly after the last deportation from Hungary, was the last transport to leave Greece for Auschwitz and brought to a close the last significant phase of the genocide of Europe's...

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When we sold God's eye  by Alex Cuadros

When we sold God's eye

Alex Cuadros

"The unbelievable true story of the Cinta Larga, a tribe first contacted by Westerners in the 1960s, who came to run an illegal diamond mine in the depths of the Amazon. Growing up in a remote corner of the world's largest rainforest, Pio, Maria, and Oita...

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Naples 1944  by Keith Lowe

Naples 1944

Keith Lowe

"The Second World War destroyed countless cities in Europe and Asia. Naples 1944 is the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies. The book describes not only what happened to Naples when the scourge of war lashed down upon it, but...

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On heroism  by Jeffrey Goldberg

On heroism

Jeffrey Goldberg

"In this piercing study of Donald Trump's trenchant disdain for military personnel, Jeffrey Goldberg draws upon decades of his own reporting, including key interviews with figures such as John McCain, former Defense Secretary James Mattis, and former chairman...

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The Brutish empire  by Des Ekin

The Brutish empire

Des Ekin

"For centuries, a small island nation cast a shadow across the world. The British Empire's methods of expansion were often brutal, usually devastating. From Amritsar to Zululand, from the Opium Wars in China to the deliberate infection of Native Americans with...

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Displaced  by Valeriĭ Pani︠u︡shkin

Displaced

Valeriĭ Pani︠u︡shkin

"In Displaced, Russian journalist Valery Panyushkin chronicles the devastating impact of his country's invasion of Ukraine. By uncovering the stories of ordinary Ukrainians thrust into the chaos of war, and transformed overnight from citizens into victims and...

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Medieval horizons  by Ian Mortimer

Medieval horizons

Ian Mortimer

"We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By contrast we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created...

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The secret history of the Blitz  by Joshua Levine

The secret history of the Blitz

Joshua Levine

"The Blitz was one of the most iconic periods in modern British history and one of the most misunderstood. This affecting biography goes behind the often-used phrase 'Blitz spirit' to reveal the human truth ; people were pulling together and helping strangers,...

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Defend the West

Defend the West

"The Culture of Freedom addresses the threats facing Western civilization from authoritarian regimes and internal neo-Marxist activists. These forces challenge our military strength and cultural values, attacking monuments, holidays, and dissenters. Despite...

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40 maps that will change how you see the world  by Alastair Bonnett

40 maps that will change how you see the world

Alastair Bonnett

"This meticulously curated selection of 40 maps spans the ages, from ancient parchment scrolls to cutting-edge digital creations. Each map is a window into a different facet of our world, shedding light on the complex interplay of geography, geopolitics, art,...

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In the footsteps of our ancestors

In the footsteps of our ancestors

"In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors details, through archaeological analysis, the dispersal of our species, Homo sapiens, out of Africa and into Asia and Oceania. This book provides a comprehensive picture of early human migration and provides crucial...

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Life & times NZ J Force. Book 2  by Judy Cardno

Life & times NZ J Force. Book 2

Judy Cardno

Collaboration of stories, letters, and photos of the NZ men and woman who served in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces 1946-1948. Upon their return to New Zealand, J Force personnel experienced a distinct disparity in treatment...

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Life & times NZ J Force. Book one  by Judy Cardno

Life & times NZ J Force. Book one

Judy Cardno

Collaboration of stories, letters, and photos of the NZ men and woman who served in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces 1946-1948. This book is their stories.

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A New Zealand diary  by Alex Hallatt

A New Zealand diary

Alex Hallatt

"Lyttelton isn't your typical Kiwi town. "A New Zealand Diary - Living in Lyttelton" peels back the layers of a place that's so much more than just a gateway to Christchurch - it's a vibrant community with a character all its own. A Town of Contrasts in...

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1944  by Tristan Freitas Hegglun

1944

Tristan Freitas Hegglun

"A young man moved to Wellington from Blenheim in the late 1930s to work and further his sporting career. As he nears his goal, war breaks out in Europe and in mid-1940 he enlists. These are the complete set of letters home over the first year of his overseas...

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The awakening  by Charles Freeman

The awakening

Charles Freeman

"A popular telling of the story of the revival of European intellectual life after the collapse of civilisation that followed the fall of the Roman empire in the West. A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought, from the fall of Rome in the...

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Venice  by Dennis Romano

Venice

Dennis Romano

"A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice--from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present day--that traces its evolution as a city, city-state, regional power, and overseas empire. No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the...

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Say nothing  by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe

"One night in December 1972, Jean McConville, a mother of ten, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. Her disappearance would haunt her orphaned children, the perpetrators of this terrible crime and a whole society in Northern...

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Preparing a nation?  by Brad Underhill

Preparing a nation?

Brad Underhill

Preparing a Nation?, based on extensive archival research, addresses perennial questions of Australian colonialism in Papua New Guinea. To what extent did Australia prepare Papua New Guinea for independence? And what were the policies and the ideologies behind...

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The Mamluks  by John (Historian) Brunton

The Mamluks

John (Historian) Brunton

"The colorful story of the Mamluk dynasty – marked with treachery, carnage and destructive behavior – is a significant chapter in the history of the Near East. From humble beginnings as slaves in Egypt, the Mamluks trained as soldiers and rose in status to...

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The revelation of Ireland  by Diarmaid Ferriter

The revelation of Ireland

Diarmaid Ferriter

"A masterful history of a country transformed over 25 years, from Ireland's most distinguished historian. Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic...

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Embers of the hands  by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

Embers of the hands

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

"A new and original history of the Viking Age, told through the objects that defined the lives of its people - from powerful leaders to naughty teenagers. Imagine a Viking, and a certain image springs to mind: a nameless, faceless warrior, leaping ashore from...

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My Palestine  by Mohammad A. Tarbush

My Palestine

Mohammad A. Tarbush

"A memoir that combines political and economic commentary with personal and national history. Mohammad Tarbush was born in British Mandate Palestine. As an infant, he and his family were forced to evacuate their village together with its entire population,...

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I will show you how it was  by Illia Ponomarenko

I will show you how it was

Illia Ponomarenko

"I Will Show You How It Was is Illia Ponomarenko's heart-wrenching memoir of the war on his homeland, offering a fiery diatribe against Russian hypocrisy and a moving look at what is being lost. But it's also a story of pride and even elation as Ukrainian...

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