Collection: Adult Non Fiction - History

The story of 144 Brigade's defence of Wormhoudt and Bambecque must rank in importance alongside the defence of Cassel and Hazebrouck by 145 Brigade. Brigadier Norman's composite brigade was the final piece in the jigsaw of defence on the western flank of the Dunkerque Corridor; it held the line s...

In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as a symbol of the folly of war. However, bestselling historian Nick Lloyd reveals that the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, of generals being unthinking "donkeys". Drawing upon the latest scholarship, wrongly overlooked ...

The Western Front: An Australian Perspective takes a then-and-now approach to the 1914--1918 battlefields, offering a finely balanced mix of words and photographs that will help readers, and visitors to the area, understand and appreciate the Western Front as it once was and as it is today. It is...

Australia's official First World War correspondent, Charles Bean, saw more of the Australian Imperial Force's actions and battles on the Western Front than anyone. Bean's extensive private wartime diaries, held by the Australian War Memorial, form a unique and personal record of his experiences a...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - until now. Whether you're a Vegas regular or have only heard the city's tales through whispers, this book will surprise and astound you . . . It's not just the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's the electrifying chemistry of ...

A book critic of The Washington Post digs into the books of the Trump era and asserts that our response to this presidency often reflects the same polarization, contradictions, and resentments that made it possible. As a book critic for The Washington Post, Carlos Lozada has read some 150 volumes...

To mark The Australia Institute's 30 years of big ideas, we have asked some of our good friends and leading thinkers from Australia and around the world to share a big idea for a better Australia. The Australia Institute has spent the last 30 years producing research that matters, and this anthol...