Australasian & Pacific history books

The world's most iconic commercial aircraft, the Boeing 747, and its Australian story.  Read More >>

Not all Australian bushrangers were white men, and not all were seen in a glowing light in their own time - historian...  Read More >>

Nation Within is the complex history of the events between the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1893 and its...  Read More >>

It could be said that it was as likely as not that drink brought Michael Gately to the gallows - not as a condemned...  Read More >>

The book celebrates 200 years of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, telling the fascinating story...  Read More >>

"William Westwood was only sixteen when he was transported from Essex as a convict for stealing a coat. After landing...  Read More >>

"The Hand Manuel to the Special Effects Company, including the ""Making of"" to 21 of their Films..."  Read More >>

This is the story of a remarkable Australian and his 100 years of life. Charles' story draws in many threads: the...  Read More >>

The 41st Battalion's War Unit Diaries of the 9th Reinforcements' service in France and the Australian Corps School...  Read More >>

A prequel to his ‘World’s end’: British military outposts in the ‘ring fence’ around Australia 1824–1849, this book...  Read More >>

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"A ""thrilling"" (Wall Street Journal) history of the Vikings by a pre-eminent scholar The Viking Age saw an unprecedented...  Read More >>

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A bold new book that sets the architectural record straight  Read More >>

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This collection of essays brings the stories of New Theatre branches...  Read More >>

From its rise in the 1830s to its pinnacle in the 1930s, the opium trade was a guiding force in the Chinese political...  Read More >>

From its rise in the 1830s to its pinnacle in the 1930s, the opium trade was a guiding force in the Chinese political...  Read More >>

Explores how Australia’s founding Enlightenment ideals were embodied in democratic institutions and shared values,...  Read More >>

Jean-Luc BOUSQUET naît en 1961, à Antony, dans une banlieue de Paris, mais grandit au Havre dans un décor de zone...  Read More >>

Remarkable stories of twenty-four inspirational tūpuna of Te Tai Tokerau.  Read More >>

Remarkable stories of twenty-four inspirational tupuna of Te Tai Tokerau - in te reo Maori. / He korero tuku iho,...  Read More >>

The hard-hitting narrative of the Pacific War's ""forgotten battle"" of Peleliu -- a story of intelligence failings...  Read More >>

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