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A Brief History of the First World War: Eyewitness Accounts of the War to End All Wars, 1914-18 by Jon E. Lewis
$19.00 NZD
Category: History
Even 100 years on from the First World War it haunts us still. No other conflict has revealed so dramatically the senselessness of war, and none has shaped the modern world to the same extent, from its impact on the Russian Revolution and the rise of Hitler to the final break-up of the British Empire an ...Show more
London by Jon E. Lewis
$33.99 NZD
Category: History
In "London: The Autobiography" the life of the capital is told, for the first time, by those who made it and saw it at first hand. From Roman times to the 21st century, Londoners and visitors to the city have recounted the extraordinary events, everyday life and character of this unique and influential ...Show more
On the Front Line by Jon E. Lewis
$32.99 NZD
Category: Military
In 1930, the editor of "Everyman" magazine requested entries for a new anthology of Great War accounts. The result was a revolutionary book unlike any other of the period; for as Malcolm Brown notes in his introduction 'I believe it might fairly be described as a rediscovered classic'. It was the very f ...Show more
SAS: Britain's Elite Special Forces in Their Own Words by Jon E Lewis
$0.00 NZD
Category: Military
A stunning anthology of over 100 eyewitness accounts from the men of the SAS to tie in with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the regiment. S"AS: Britain's Elite Special Forces in Their Own Words" is the story of the world's most famous special forces regiment, written by the troopers and officers ...Show more
Spitfire: The Autobiography by Jon E. Lewis
$32.99 NZD
Category: Fashion and Music
The plane and the men that saved Britain in 1940 in their own words. This is a celebration of the machine and the men who took to the skies in defence of Britain. It is also the dramatic illustration of a little understood truth: the Spitfire did more than win the Battle of Britain - it won the war. I ...Show more
The Mammoth Book of Boys Own Stuff by Jon E. Lewis
$32.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Mammoth Books
Step 1: Turn off the TV, the PC, the PS3, the Wii...Step 2: Open up The Mammoth Book of Boy's Own Stuff and get into boyhood like it's meant to be ...A guide to life, the universe and pretty much everything. "The Mammoth Book of Boy's Own Stuff" is full of fun as well as important facts on how to be top ...Show more
The Mammoth Book of Everest: From the First Attempts to Today, 40 First-Hand Accounts by Jon E. Lewis
$22.99 NZD
Category: Sport
This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and trium ...Show more
The Mammoth Book of How It Happened by Jon E. Lewis
$29.95 NZD
Category: History | Series: Mammoth Book of S.
Covers the great moments in history, war and politics, art and literature, sport and exploration including 9/11, the exploration of Mars and the Asian Tsunami, the Gunpowder Plot and the discovery of America, the eruption of Vesuvius, the death of Alexander and Sennacherib sacking Babylon.
The Mammoth Book of Pirates by Jon E. Lewis
$29.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Mammoth Book of S.
Awash with skulduggery, malice, terror and opportunism, here are 28 first-hand memoirs and contemporary reports of the most famous pirates to sail the seven seas, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, 'Calico Jack' Rackham, Alexander Exquemelin, Frances Drake, Anne Bonney, Jean Lafitte and the Joassamee P ...Show more
The Mammoth Book of Westerns by Jon E. Lewis
$15.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Mammoth Books
The Western, though a singularly American art form, is one of the great genres of world literature with a truly global readership. It is also durable despite being often unfairly maligned. Ever since James Fenimore Cooper transformed frontier yarns into a distinct literary form, the Western has followed ...Show more
The Mammoth Book of on the Edge by Jon E. Lewis
$29.99 NZD
Category: Business
No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss. Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Featuring: Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror ...Show more