History & Archaeology

The ultimate visual guide to Samurai history and culture! The Samurai are continuously celebrated as the greatest warriors the world has ever see...

In A History of Britain in 100 Maps Jeremy Black takes readers deep into the unparalleled collections of the British Library Map Room to tell a new...

Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realise. A B...

Part of a new series created for the modern reader, introducing the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of the world, this is the epic story of J...

A new title in the series created for the modern reader, introducing the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of the world. The tale of the legend...

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a timeless work that has defined much of our present understanding of Japan. "How and why does Japanese culture ...

A captivating and comprehensive guide to Japan's elite class of warriors. The Samurai played a leading role in Japanese society for centuries, and...

Across the motu there are places that remind those who stop there of the bloody battles between Māori iwi and the Crown known as the New Zealand ...

A comprehensive guide to understanding Vietnam's long and tumultuous history A Brief History of Vietnam explores the turbulent history of a land t...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known book on military strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is ancient, its principles and advice are t...

In the history of armoured fighting vehicles few have been so successful or extensively employed as the French-built Panhard AML armoured car, whic...

This exceptional analysis of the English text of the Treaty of Waitangi represents a major reassessment in our understanding of this foundational d...

This major publication about Maori participation in the First World War is written by NZ's leading Maori military historian Dr Monty Soutar, author...

Almost 100 significant speeches help tell the story of New Zealand's history in this neatly-packaged three-volume collector's set. The set contains...

He Tohu Box Set Author: Orange, Brookes, O''Malley ISBN: 9781991033154 Book Type: Hardback

Lindsay Merritt Inglis was a young man who found a talent for soldiering with the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force, commanding a Machine Gun c...

In 1840, over 500 Maori leaders put their names to a significant new document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi. Through their signat...

In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world with universal suffrage: all New Zealand women now had the right to vote. This achievemen...

The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a central document in New Zealand history. This lively account tells the story of the Treaty from it...

Operation Overlord, the codename given to the Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe in 1944, was arguably the most challenging, complic...

A fascinating examination of every aspect of the Roman soldier, at the height of Rome's imperial might, this highly illustrated manual gets to grip...

As the world's second most popular beverage after water, tea has fascinated, awakened, motivated, and calmed us for well over two thousand years. A...

This classic interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's famous Book of Five Rings is explicitly intended for the martial artist-as Miyamoto Musashi origi...