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Dictionary Of Nineteenth-Century History by John Belchem
$14.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Classic History S. | Reading Level: good
This is a guide to events, themes and personalities of the 19th century. It contains over 800 entries written by experts in their field and gives global coverage of political, diplomatic, military, social and economic history, as well as an overview of the artistic and cultural history of the age.
Fatal Impact - An account of a invasion of the South Pacific by Alan Moorehead
$12.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Series: Penguin Classic History S. | Reading Level: good-very good
In this work, Alan Moorehead tells the tragic story of a great adventure which turned sour, in which good intentions led to disaster, corruption and annihilation. And ironically it was Cook, the greatest and most humane explorer of his day, who was to cause the fatal impact.
Nelson And His Captains by Ludovic Kennedy
$14.00 NZD
Category: Naval | Series: Penguin Classic Military History S.
The "band of brothers" as Nelson called his captains, was perhaps the most remarkable group of officers that the Royal Navy has ever seen. This chronological narrative has combined the individual biographies of these captains to provide a comprehensive picture of this vital decade in naval history.
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