Australasian & Pacific history books

Excerpt from The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 1899, Vol. 8 We know so little of Tongan history that nothing...  Read More >>

The first collection of interdisciplinary and comparative studies focusing on diverse interactions among African,...  Read More >>

Why did the so-called ""Cannibal Isles"" of the Western Pacific fascinate Europeans for so long? Spanning three...  Read More >>

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For three years from 1940 the Second New Zealand Division, led by Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg, fought...  Read More >>

Why did the so-called ""Cannibal Isles"" of the Western Pacific fascinate Europeans for so long? Spanning three...  Read More >>

The original journals of the field notes, from which the present narrative is compiled, were published, as each...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

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William Buckley was a six-foot-seven British convict who escaped from the first British penal colony established...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Two Years in New South Wales, Vol. 1 of 2: A Series of Letters, Comprising Sketches of the Actual State...  Read More >>

Confronting the might of the Luftwaffe! New Zealand soldiers arrived in Crete during early May 1941, short of equipment...  Read More >>

The Compact of Free Association (COFA), a 1986 treaty between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Cries From Fiji and Sighings From the South Seas: Crush Out the British Slave Trade, Being a Review...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Story of River Gold and Its Recovery: The Demand for Gold; Origin of River Gold; British Columbia's...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony The arrival in New Zealand waters of...  Read More >>

The War diaries, letters and photographs of Lieutenant Ben Champion 1st AIF, 1915-1920  Read More >>

Prologue This is not so much a life story as a story of life, not only mine but the lives of other people or...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 1894, Vol. 3: Containing the Transactions and Proceedings of...  Read More >>

Excerpt from South Australia and Its Mines: With an Historical Sketch of the Colony, Under Its Several Administrations,...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from History of the Hawaiian Islands It was designed to interweave with the civil and political account...  Read More >>

A history of chess in Geelong, Australia.  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Christianity in Polynesia: A Study and a Defence Wish to obtain reliable data respecting the Protestant...  Read More >>