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  • The Tribe That Washed its Spears: The Zulus at War

    Wordsworth Books
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    This authoritative, yet hugely readable, book traces the history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa they were not indigenous as were t...

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  • The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq

    Emma Sky
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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015Emma Sky was working for the British Council during the invasion ...

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  • The Vietnam War: An Intimate History

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    **The New York Times Bestseller****The book of the landmark documentary, The Vietnam War, by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick**The definitive work on the ...

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  • The World's Greatest Submarines: An Illustrated History

    David Ross
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    In 1776, American Patriots attempted to destroy the British flagship Eagle using a man-operated semi-submersible, the Turtle, in New York harbour. ...

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  • THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS

    PERLROTH, NICOLE
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    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'An intricately detailed, deeply sourced and reported history of the origins and growth of the cyberweapons ...

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  • THOSE WHO FORGET PB

    SCHWARZ, GÉRALDINE
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    During the war, Geraldine Schwarz's grandparents were neither heroes nor villains - they just followed the current. Afterwards they wanted to forge...

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  • TORNADO TPB

    NICHOL, JOHN
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    Former Tornado Navigator John Nichol tells the incredible story of the RAF Tornado force during the First Gulf War in 1991; the excitement and the ...

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  • 9780679721109

    Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (Paperback)

    Michel Foucault
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    Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered pa...

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  • A Little History of the World (Trade Paperback)

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    The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages The world has existed for over 4 billion years,...

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  • Days That Changed the World: The 50 Defining Events of World History

    Hywel Williams
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    The currents of History run deep and often unseen beneath the everyday ripple of events. But now and again the current rises to the surface, and th...

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  • History of the World in 47 Borders (Paperback)

    Jonn Elledge
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    People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely a...

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  • Buildings that Changed History

    DK
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    Explore the world's most fascinating historical and contemporary buildings, from ancient pyramids to hi-tech skyscrapers, in this essential guide t...

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  • The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy, And Why It Failed (Paperback)

    Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
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    THE INSTANT NYT BESTSELLER'Fascinating' - The GuardianA gripping account of the little-known plot that could have put an end to JFK's historic pres...

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  • 9781399811750

    Once and Future World Order (Trade Paperback)

    Amitav Acharya
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    The epic story of the past, present, and future of world order, revealing how the decline of the West may be a good thing for the world. Since t...

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  • Moederland (Paperback)

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    ''Exploring the past, bringing it to vivid life with wonderful prose . . . Pedder writes with perspicacity and sensitivity . . . We need more books...

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  • The Scramble for Africa (Reissue)

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  • The Poisoners: On South Africa's Toxic Past (Paperback)

    Imraan Coovadia
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    The Poisoners is a history of four devastating chapters in the making of the region, seen through the disturbing use of toxins and accusations of p...

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  • Mountains of Spirit: The Story of the Royal Bakwena Ba Mogopa of the North West, South Africa (Paperback)

    Freddy Khunou
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    A detailed account of the rich history and resilience of the Bakwena ba Mogopa, one of the most important traditional communities in South Africa. ...

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  • In Search Of Nongqawuse (Trade Paperback)

    Treive Nicholas
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    In 1856, a teenage girl led 40000 to their deaths in the Eastern Cape. When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by the...

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  • Slavery Heritage Guide of The Cape (Paperback)

    Nancy Jouwe, Carine Zaayman
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    The formal colonial presence of the Netherlands, which lasted 150 years, had a huge impact on South Africa. Anyone walking around Cape Town and con...

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  • Alexandra: A Back Story

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  • The Bams of Grasslands Farm: A Family History

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  • Shaka Jacana Pocket Biography

    Dan Wylie
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    We all picture Shaka as a lean, mean, assegai-wielding warrior-king, the military genius who founded the Zulu nation. In fact, we don't actually kn...

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  • Patrons of the Brass Bell

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