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British Butchers and Bunglers of World War I by John Laffin
$10.00 NZD
Category: World War I | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
British Butchers and Bunglers of World War I
Champagne and Shambles: The Arkwrights and the Downfall of the Landed Aristocracy by Catherine Beale
$16.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
"Land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. It gives one position, and prevents one from keeping it up." - Oscar Wilde, 1895. "I am in an awful state of depression which nothing but champagne can remove." - Johnny Arkwright, 1870. Six months after his mother's death, the heir to Hampton Court ...Show more
Conquest - The Roman Invasion of Britain by John Peddie
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The story of the Claudian Conquest of Britain was only partly recorded by ancient historians. Tacitus' Annals breaks off at the death of Tiberius, while the narrative of Cassius Dio survives only as a collection of selected pieces. Much of this missing knowledge has been recaptured by archaeological res ...Show more
Nero - The Man Behind the Myth by Richard Holland
$12.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Stories of Nero's tyrannical reign began before his body was cold: the monster who fiddled while Rome burned; the tyrant who murdered his wife and his mother and who threw Christians to the Lions. But is this the whole truth? This book rescues the man from the myth, to show that he was more of a liberat ...Show more
Pepys's Later Diaries by Samuel Pepys; C.S. Knighton (editor)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Samuel Pepys never resumed the personal diary which he abandoned in 1669 when he feared that he was going blind. He was one of the greatest accidental historians, never intending to record for posterity, only his own amusement. This is a collection of short diaries and journals at various key moments in ...Show more
RAF - An Illustrated History From 1918 by Roy Conyers Nesbit
$18.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In the first ninety years of its existence as an independent air arm, the Royal Air Force has carved for itself a reputation second to none. Its achievements both in war and peace are legendary and read like a roll call of aviation milestones of the twentieth century. To mark the ninetieth anniversary o ...Show more
Royal Air Force Handbook 1939-1945 by David Wragg
$20.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Formed on 1 April 1918 from the merger of the Royal Naval Air Service with the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Air Force was the first fully autonomous military air arm in the world. This book is a comprehensive, single source reference on the RAF and the vital part it played in the Second World War. It o ...Show more
Stronghold Britain - Four Thousand Years of British Fortification by Geoffrey Williams
$25.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
From prehistoric hill forts to grand medieval castles and from gentlemen's fortified country homes and Victorian follies to the defensive installations of World War II, the whole range of fortifications built in Britain is examined through the remains that can be found in every corner of the island.
The Battle for Europe by Roy Conyers Nesbit
$25.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Roy Conyers Nesbit has assembled a selection of some 400 photographs and illustrations to tell the story of the great battle for Europe following the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
The Battle of Britain by Roy Conyers Nesbit
$16.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The greatest air battle in history was fought in the skies over southern England between the RAF and the Luftwaffe in the high summer of 1940. Its sixtieth anniversary will be celebrated on 15 September 2000 - Battle of Britain Day. Riding high on the success of their Blitzkrieg campaign that had steamr ...Show more
The Black Hole of Calcutta - A reconstruction by Noel Barber
$12.00 NZD
Category: Asia | Series: Sutton History Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
From 1600 the English East India Company traded with the Indian sub-continent, tried to avoid becoming involved in internal politics, and made fortunes for its principal employees. But one event was crucial in converting English influential opinion to an interventionist policy - the infamous Black Hole ...Show more
The Mysterious Mistress - The Life and Legend of Jane Shore by Margaret Crosland
$14.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Sutton Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Drawing on literary & historical sources, this book explores Jane Shore's life before & after Edward IV's demise. Captured for the stage by Shakespeare in 'Richard III' & fictionalised by Jean Plaidy, this book explores why despite having been mistress to such a powerful man, she ended her y ...Show more