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A Brief History of Fightng Ships by David Davies
$12.00 AUD
Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Brief Histories
This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line - the deadly battleships that played such a vital role in the battles. The author describes the ships' construction and armaments, the daily life of the me ...Show more
A Brief History of Mathematical Thought: Key Concepts and Where They Come from by Luke Heaton
$19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
Mathematics is a product of human culture which has developed along with our attempts to comprehend the world around us. In A Brief History of Mathematical Thought, Luke Heaton explores how the language of mathematics has evolved over time, enabling new technologies and shaping the way people think. Fro ...Show more
A Brief History of Stonehenge by Aubrey Burl
$15.00 AUD
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Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Brief Histories
A complete new history of the world's greatest stone circle Britain's leading expert on stone circles turns his attention to the greatest example of them all - Stonehenge. Every aspect of Stonehenge is re-considered in Aubrey Burl's new analysis. He explains for the first time how the outlying Heel Ston ...Show more
A Brief History of the Celts by Peter Berresford Ellis
$20.00 AUD
Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter ...Show more
A Brief History of the Pacific: The Great Ocean by Jeremy Black
$24.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Western control or influence over the its islands and shores. There is a particular focus on the period from the 1530s to 1890 with its greater Western coastal and ...Show more
A Brief History of the Roman Empire - Rise and Fall by Stephen Kershaw
$27.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY | Series: Brief Histories | Reading Level: very good
In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula ...Show more
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