Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal: by Ben Macintyre
$23.00 AUD
Category: European
Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War.Philby's two closest friends in the intelligence world, Nicholas Elliott of MI6 and Jam ...Show more
La Serenissima: The Story of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$30.00 AUD
Category: European
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' - 'the Most Serene Republic' - to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today. 'Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, 'is, or was, extraordinary - her aspect is like a dream, and her history is li ...Show more
Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather
$40.00 AUD
Category: European
'A fascinating story about a religion in a surprisingly precarious position' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Superb storytelling ... captivating and profound' Literary Review'A page-turner' The SpectatorIn the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming the paganism of Rome, and conve ...Show more
After the Nazis by Michael H. Kater
$51.95 AUD
Category: European
A wide-ranging, insightful history of culture in West Germany--from literature, film, and music to theater and the visual arts After World War II a mood of despair and impotence pervaded the arts in West Germany. The culture and institutions of the Third Reich were abruptly dismissed, yet there was ...Show more
Casanova's Life and Times - Living in the Eighteenth Century by David John Thompson
$75.00 AUD
Category: European
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born the son of a moderately poor acting family at a time when the stage carried enormous social stigma. Yet in his own lifetime he achieved celebrity across Europe, rubbing shoulders with numerous of the eighteenth century's greatest men and women, from Frederick the Gr ...Show more
Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis by Volker Ullrich
$57.95 AUD
Category: European
The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: "I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions." He was referring to Germany in 1923, a "year of lunacy," defined by hyperinflation, violence, a ...Show more
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100–1300 by Catherine Hanley
$24.95 AUD
Category: European
An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the ...Show more
The Life of Louis XVI by John Hardman
$27.00 AUD
Category: European
A thought-provoking, authoritative biography of one of history's most maligned rulers: France's Louis XVI "The definitive contribution to our understanding of Louis XVI as a man and a monarch."--P. M. Jones, English Historical Review "Monumental. . . . Scholars probing the mysteries of the late Old Regi ...Show more
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor
$27.00 AUD
Category: European
'The book is a masterpiece' The Spectator'A gripping narrative history of one of the most complex episodes in modern Russian history' Sunday Times'Antony Beevor's Russia is a masterpiece of history' Daily TelegraphBetween 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse o ...Show more
Empires of the Steppes: The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation by Kenneth W. Harl
$36.99 AUD
Category: European
The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world’s greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. And, as Kenneth W. Harl ill ...Show more
Venice: City of Pictures by Martin Gayford
$60.00 AUD
Category: Art
Enchanting, captivating, precious--Venice is one of the most cherished cities in the world. For centuries it was the heart of a global maritime power and a crossroads for diverse cultures. Today the city attracts millions of visitors each year, enticed by its irresistible beauty. Art lovers are drawn h ...Show more
Earthly Delights: A History of the Renaissance by Jonathan Jones
$60.00 AUD
Category: European
This imaginative reframing of the Renaissance presents its history asthat of connections across Europe, where artists from the north andsouth were products of the brilliantly fertile mix of classical inspiration, observation, and self-consciousness that set European culture alight from the fifteenth to ...Show more