By Sea & Stars: The story of the First Fleet, from the bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and LOLA IN THE MIRROR by Trent Dalton
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Dazzling, poetic and vivid storytelling from one of Australia's greatest writers, which tells the bloody, brutal and enthralling story of the epic journey of the First Fleet. Originally published as a multi-part serial in The Australian, By Sea and Stars tells the story of the epic voyage which led to t ...Show more
How to Win an Information War The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler by Peter Pomerantsev
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today.
The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse: From the Australian Bush to the Battle of Beersheba - An Epic Story of Courage, Resilience and Derring-Do by Peter FitzSimons
$44.99 AUD
$49.99 (10% off)
Category: History
On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the seemingly unassailable town of Beersheba. What happened ...Show more
Settling Amongst the Red Gums in the Shadow of Mount Sturgeon by James Affleck
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Settling Amongst the Red Gums in the Shadow of Mount Sturgeon is a compilation of stories of the soldier settler families in the area of Dunkeld, Victoria who sent their children to Dunkeld State School from 1949 onward. It includes individual listings and stories on each of the three settlement areas. ...Show more
Dancing with Bacchus - South West Victorian Hotels From 1839 by Pamela M. Marriott (Annotations by, Cover Design by, Introduction by, Intro and Notes by, Editor, Arranged by, Illustrator, Compiled by, Editorial Coordinator, Research by, By (photographer), (various roles), Foreword by, Index by)
$50.00 AUD
Category: History
Dancing With Bacchus delves into South West Victoria to discover more than 350 hotels operating in the Hamilton, Portland, Warrnambool and Camperdown districts, along with their satellite communities. Starting with one fellow getting his throat cut and ending with a public house on fire, there are many ...Show more
Soldiering On - Caramut and the Soldier Settlement Movement: Incorporating Plenty of Possums by James Affleck (Editor)
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Soldiering On: Caramut and the Soldier Settlement Movement is a compilation of stories of the soldier settler families in the area who sent their children to Caramut State School from 1949 onwards. The first estate was Boortkoi in December 1948, followed by other estates over the next ten years or so, N ...Show more
Port Fairy Ghost Stories by Tracie Griffith (Editor)
$38.00 AUD
Category: History
A collection of the town's most beloved tales of hauntings and ghostly encounters.
The Clanceys of Ladysmith Terang - JD & Kit Clancey's Family by Maureen Glazebrook
$20.00 AUD
Category: History
This book tells the story of JD & Kit Clancey's five children. Born between 1902 and 1910 they lived through both World Wars, the Great Depression and more and their stories reveal the importance of family, faith and community in troubled times; the changing role of women in the first half of the tw ...Show more
Yalla-Y-Poora on the Fiery Creek When the Cannon's Roar Was Stilled by James Affleck (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Stories of soldier settler families who settled on the Yalla-y-Poora Estate after World War II and the community they created.The sixth book in James Affleck's series on post World War II settlement in the Western District of Victoria.
Mythos: The stunningly iIllustrated story by Stephen Fry
$80.00 AUD
Category: History
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld ...Show more
Line of Blood: The Truth of Alfred Howitt by Craig Horne
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
'In reading the book, parts of Howitt's character made my skin crawl, but the uncovering of his life was revelatory ... I believe the publication of Line of Blood will be at a very pertinent time' -Bruce PascoeLine of Blood- The Truth of Alfred Howitt tells the full story of Australia's so-called 'ables ...Show more