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1939: Countdown to war by Richard Overy
$28.00 NZD
Category: World History
24 August 1939: The fate of the world is hanging in the balance. Hitler has ambitions to invade Poland and hopes Stalin will now help him. The West must try to stop him. If they don't, world war will result. In this dramatic account Richard Overy re-creates hour-by-hour the last days of peace in 1939, a ...Show more
20th Century: A Visual Guide to Events that Shaped the World by Richard Overy
$50.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
History as you've never seen it before - an amazing visual guide to the 20th century. From global wars to the digital revolution, explore the world-changing events of the 20th century decade-by-decade with 20th Century. This is history as you've never seen it before - the events, the people and ...Show more
A History of War in 100 Battles by Richard Overy
$50.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
A history of warfare distilled into 100 momentous battles - epic moments that have shaped our world. From the earliest recorded skirmishes of the ancient world to the computerized conflicts of today, renowned military historian Richard Overy dramatically brings to life the sights and sounds of the most ...Show more
Blood and Ruins - The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945 by Richard Overy
$90.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
A bold new approach to the Second World War from one of Britain's foremost military historiansRichard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the 'great imperial war', a violent end to almost a centu ...Show more
Goering - The Iron Man by Richard Overy
$44.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy takes the reader on a chilling journey into the heart of Hitler's inner circle.Hermann Goering was Hitler's most loyal supporter, his designated successor ...Show more
History: The definitive visual guide by Richard Overy
$57.00 NZD
Category: World History
This is the definitive, 4.4 million year-old story of human history. From the origins of mankind to the 21st century, spanning the globe and based on the latest research, this is the complete story of the people, events, themes, ideas and forces that have shaped human existence. Find out about our histo ...Show more
The Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945 by Richard Overy
$65.00 NZD
Category: World History
This is the ultimate history of the Blitz and bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian and author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies speci ...Show more
The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia by Richard Overy
$40.00 NZD
Category: World History
Half a century after their deaths, the dictatorships of Stalin and Hitler still cast a long and terrible shadow over the modern world. They were the most destructive and lethal regimes in history, murdering millions. They fought the largest and costliest war in all history. Yet millions of Germans and R ...Show more
The Dictators : Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia by Richard Overy
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Half a century after their deaths, the dictatorships of Stalin and Hitler still cast a long and terrible shadow over the modern world. They were the most destructive and lethal regimes in history, murdering millions. They fought the largest and costliest war in all history. Yet millions of Germans and R ...Show more
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