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HISTORY HERALD represents the vast history book catalogue at Abbey's Bookshop, 131 York Street, Sydney.
We are Australia's specialist bookstore for history and archaeology. Australian History, World & Ancient History, Military & Maritime History, Art History, Roman, Greek, Egyptology - whatever your reading or research interests are, we have books sourced from publishers large and small, and from university presses across the globe.
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Come along to the SMSA to meet RYAN BUTTA and hear about his latest history book, THE BRAVEST SCOUT AT GALLIPOLI which tells of Harry Freame who was the first Australian to die on secret service for Australia and was the first Australian soldier to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli.
Ryan's works of historical nonfiction look to reveal and understand the hidden and forgotten stories of Australia and the Australians who came across the seas to make their home here.
Abbey's will be there too for you to meet Ryan, buy your copy and get it personally signed.
John Maynard explores of the life and times of his grandfather, Frederick Maynard, leader of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA), and the organisation's invaluable legacy.
Opposition to the British colonisation of Australia did not spring from the Mabo decision or the Native Title Act, nor was it born in the vibrant 1960s which culminated in the famous Aboriginal tent embassy in 1972. Rather, the first politically organised and united all-Aboriginal activist group was the AAPA, which began in 1924. This form of resistance and organised action has now endured for more than 100 years.
Tess Scholfield-Peters tells the story of her grandfather, Harry Peters, formerly Hermann Ludwig Pollnow – known to his family as Mutzi. Born in Berlin in 1920, as a teenager he fled Nazi Germany and landed in rural Australia. Harry's parents, Max and Edith, stayed and perished in Nazi camps. This is a story, of forced migration, assimilation, loss, resilience and determination despite the odds.
Ziggy Ramo's Human? is the story of his experience growing up under the weight of the lie that 97% of the Australian population are human, and the others simply 'Indigenous', devoid of the same basic rights.
We've had 235 years of continued destruction in the name of 'civilised progress', under an oppressive colonial system that punches down on almost everyone. We all deserve more. But to move forward we have to be honest about the past.
Grantlee Kieza tells the inspiring story of the nursing hero, Sister Viv, who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others.
Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just twenty-six when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed.
An Australian commando's story of life and death on the frontline, FORGED IN FIRE takes us inside the secretive world of the Australian commandos.
'Prepare to be riveted by this extraordinary account from one of Australia's elite warriors. His firsthand experiences vividly recounted offer an unparalleled glimpse into the courage, strategy, and sacrifice required to be the best.' - Daniel Keighran VC
'A visceral and all too vivid account of war's chaos and destruction. You will never want to be in the fire that has so painfully forged Scott Ryder.' - Jack Thompson AM
'Scott is not famous; his chest is not bedecked with the grandest tin and ribbon. His voice is from among us rather than up on high. And his account of the DNA of the commando, the lesser sung super-soldier, is all the better for it.' - from the foreword by Chris Masters, author of Flawed Hero
The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli
The many lives and tragic death...
Paperback
$34.99
Forthcoming
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Rock and Tempest
Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its...
Paperback
$34.99
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Devil Been Walkabout Tonight
The Death of Burke and Wills at...
Paperback
$29.99
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Crawl to Freedom
Australian POW Escapes of World...
Paperback
$32.99
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Beneath the Southern Cross
Looking for Australia in the 21st...
Paperback
$29.95
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Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia
A Groundbreaking Collection of Torres...
Paperback
$32.99
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Fight for Liberty and Freedom
The origins of Australian Aboriginal...
Paperback
$29.95
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Bad Cop
Peter Dutton's Strongman Politics:...
Paperback
$27.99
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Pocket sized but powerful, In the National Interest is a new series in the Monash University Publishing list that is focused on the challenges Australia confronts. The series informs, influences and inspires public discourse. Showcasing experts both from within Monash and beyond, these short, thought-provoking and accessible books will address the major issues of our times, from public policy to governance and government. Perfect for the thoughtful commuter or an intellectual lunch break.
Emperor of Rome
The Sunday Times Bestseller
Paperback
$27.99
Forthcoming
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House of Lilies
The Dynasty that Made Medieval France...
Hardback
$65
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The Fall
Last Days of the English Republic...
Hardback
$72.95
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Normandy
the Sailors' Story: A Naval History...
Hardback
$41.95
Forthcoming
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Victory at Sea
Naval Power and the Transformation...
Paperback
$39.95
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Palatine
An Alternative History of the Caesars...
Paperback
$24.99
Forthcoming
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The Eastern Front
A History of the First World War...
Hardback
$65
Forthcoming
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Strike Up the Band
New York City in the Roaring Twenties...
Hardback
$39.99
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The Penguin History of Modern Spain
1898 to the Present
Paperback
$34.99
Forthcoming
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Age of Revolutions
Progress and Backlash from 1600...
Hardback
$55
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Engineers of Human Souls
Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century...
Paperback
$34.99
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The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
From the Wonders of Imperial Baghdad...
Paperback
$36.99
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The Shortest History of Italy
A Captivating Journey from the Roman...
Paperback
$27.99
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The Stable Boy of Auschwitz
A Heartbreaking True Story of Courage...
Paperback
$22.99
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
A History of Settler Colonial Conquest...
Paperback
$24.99
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The Lost Boys
The Untold Stories of the Under-age...
Paperback
$35
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The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
From the Wonders of Imperial Baghdad...
Paperback
$36.99
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BY PERIOD
- Early History 500-1450
- Modern History 1450-1700
- Modern History 1700-1900
- Modern History 1900-2000
- Postwar History 1945-2000
- Modern History from 2000
BY REGION
- Australasian & Pacific History
- African History
- Asian history
- British & Irish History
- European History
- History of the Americas
- Middle Eastern History
- Historical Geography
EDUCATION & CULTURAL
ARCHAEOLOGY
- Archaeological Theory
- Archaeological Methodology & Techniques
- Archaeology by Period & Region
- Biblical Archaeology
- Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology
- Egyptian Archaeology & Egyptology
- Environmental Archaeology
- Industrial Archaeology
- Landscape Archaeology
- Medieval European Archaeology
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Underwater Archaeology
MILITARY HISTORY
- OSPREY Military History Books
- Naval Forces & Warfare
- Naval Ships
- Crusades
- English Civil War
- American War of Independence
- Napoleonic Wars
- American Civil War
- Crimean War
WARFARE & DEFENCE
- OSPREY Military History Books
- Warfare & Defence
- Theory of warfare & military science
- Land forces & warfare
- Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
- Naval forces & warfare
- Air forces & warfare
- Special & elite forces
- Military administration
- Defence strategy, planning & research
- Military intelligence
- Military tactics
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