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A Short History of Disease by Sean Martin
$9.99 AUD
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Category: Sale | Series: Short History Ser.
In 2014, the world faces a global crisis as the Ebola epidemic threatens to spread from Western Africa across the planet. Even before recorded history began, disease has plagued human civilisations, claiming more lives than natural disasters and warfare combined. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Sea ...Show more
A Short History of Disease: Plagues, Poxes and Civilisations by Seán Martin
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Short History Ser.
This second edition contains an afterword on COVID-19, looking at the origins and nature of the virus, and how governments across the globe dealt with the most serious public health emergency in a century.A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and n ...Show more
A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State by Gordon Kerr
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Category: History | Series: Short History Ser.
Situated at the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East has confounded the ambition of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Christianity, Judaism and Islam all had their genesis in the region but with them came not just civilization and religion, but also some of the great struggles of history. A S ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Cons ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd
$27.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl.From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donati ...Show more
Anzacs: 100 Years of Service by Damien Fenton
$19.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: Casemate Short History Ser.
An informative and entertaining history of the Anzacs, including WWI, WWII and subsequent conflicts. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was initially formed as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in 1914 under the leadership of General William Birdwood, an officer of the Indian Army, an ...Show more
Counterinsurgency by Daniel Whittingham; Stuart Mitchell
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Category: No Category | Series: Casemate Short History Ser.
Counterinsurgency is defined as efforts to defeat and confine a rebellion against a consituted authority. While it has become a buzz-word in the last twenty years, it is as old as society itself. This concise history discusses the development of modern counterinsurgency over the last two hundred years, ...Show more
Military Reconnaissance by Alexander Stilwell
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Category: No Category | Series: Casemate Short History Ser.
Since the earliest recorded military history, scouting and reconnaissance have been key tools employed by military commanders to obtain a picture of the tactical situation and make informed decisions. Scouts known as sciritae were deployed by the Spartans and had a privileged position in their order of ...Show more
Paris - A Short History by Jeremy Black
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: A\Short History Ser.
Once described as "that metropolis of dress and debauchery" by the Scottish poet David Mallet, Paris has always had a reputation for a peculiar joie de vivre, from art to architecture, cookery to couture, captivating minds and imaginations across the Continent and beyond. In Paris: A Short History, his ...Show more
Special Operations in WWII: The SOE & OSS i by James Stejskal
$24.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: Casemate Short History Ser.
Winston Churchill famously instructed the head of the Special Operations Executive to "Set Europe ablaze ." Agents of both the British Special Operations Executive and the American Office of Strategic Services underwent rigorous training before making their way, undetected, into occupied Europe to do ju ...Show more
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