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Travels in Egypt & Nubia (Stanfords Travel Classics)
Travels in Egypt and Nubia is the travel journal of Giovanni Belzoni, and tells the story of three journeys made between 1815 and 1819, describing magical monuments, such as the temple at Abu Simbel, the pyramid at Khafre and the tomb of Seti I.
ISBN-13: 9781912081301 (Paperback)
Publisher: JOHN BEAUFOY PUBLISH
Imprint: JOHN BEAUFOY PUBLISH
Giovanni Belzoni
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AUD $39.99
Stock: 65 in stock
Local release date: 18/08/2023
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Categories: Classic travel writing [WTLC]Egypt [1HBE]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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The Lion and the Dragon
Britain's Opium Wars with China 1839-1860
During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India.
ISBN-13: 9781781557174 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Mark Simner
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AUD $74.99
Stock: 7 in stock
Local release date: 11/10/2019
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Categories: True war & combat stories [BTM]Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL]Colonialism & imperialism [HBTQ]Military history [HBW]Battles & campaigns [JWLF]United Kingdom, Great Britain [1DBK]China [1FPC]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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The The Westphalian Army in the Napoleonic Wars 1807-1813
Tthe focus of the book is on providing a comprehensive depiction of the colorful uniforms of the individual units, as well as their military actions. Along with that, it addresses in detail the branches that are usually overlooked, like administration, medical service, national guard, gendarmerie, etc.
ISBN-13: 9783963600227 (Hardback)
Publisher: ZEUGHAUS VERLAG
Imprint: ZEUGHAUS VERLAG
Peter Bunde
Price:
AUD $238.00
Stock: 6 in stock
Local release date: 15/01/2020
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Categories: Napoleonic Wars [HBWH]Battles & campaigns [JWLF]Uniforms & insignia [JWTU]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Queen Victoria and the European Empires
This is an account of Queen Victoria's relationships with the Emperors, Empresses of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Victoria had close connections with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became the German Emperor in 1871 and with the exiled former Emperor of the French after the fall of the French Empire in 1870.
ISBN-13: 9781781558331 (Paperback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
John Van der Kiste
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AUD $53.99
Stock: 3 in stock
Local release date: 29/04/2021
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Categories: Biography: royalty [BGR]Europe [1D]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Geronimo and Sitting Bull
Leaders of the Legendary West
Which Native American leader left the most lasting legacy, Geronimo or Sitting Bull? Author Bill Markley offers a thoughtful and entertaining examination of these legendary lives in this new joint biography of these two great leaders.
ISBN-13: 9781493048441 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: TWODOT
Bill Markley
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AUD $40.99
Stock: 1 in stock
Local release date: 01/05/2021
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Categories: Biography: general [BG]History of the Americas [HBJK]Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies [JFSL1]Indigenous peoples [JFSL9]Local history [WQH]USA [1KBB]Western & Pacific Coast states [1KBBW]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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The Never-Ending Lives of Liver-Eating Johnson
When it came to western mountain men, no one on earth ever matched the physical prowess or will to survive of John "Liver-Eating" Johnson. This new biography captures the legend.
ISBN-13: 9781493074426 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: TWODOT
D. J. Herda
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AUD $47.99
Stock: 0 in stock
Local release date: 09/10/2023
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Categories: Biography: general [BG]True crime [BTC]History of the Americas [HBJK]Local history [WQH]USA [1KBB]Western & Pacific Coast states [1KBBW]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Rorke's Drift
A New Perspective
A compelling, fresh account of the battle of Rorke's Drift, featuring an array of previously unpublished material including defender accounts and artwork. The author questions what is widely believed to be historical fact and instead offers up his own interpretation of one of the most established actions of the hospital fight.
ISBN-13: 9781781555538 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Neil Thornton
Price:
AUD $53.99
Stock: 0 in stock
Local release date: 08/12/2016
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Categories: African history [HBJH]Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL]Military history [HBW]War & defence operations [JWL]United Kingdom, Great Britain [1DBK]Republic of South Africa [1HFMS]British Empire [1QDB]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Fort Dundas
The British in North Australia 1824-29
Fort Dundas was the first outpost of Europeans in Australia's north. It was a British fortification manned by soldiers, marines and convicts, and built by them on remote Melville Island in 1824.
ISBN-13: 9780992355869 (Paperback)
Publisher: DEREK PUGH
Imprint: DEREK PUGH
Derek Pugh
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AUD $29.99
Stock: 13 in stock
Local release date: 03/03/2017
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Categories: Australasian & Pacific history [HBJM]Social & cultural history [HBTB]Colonialism & imperialism [HBTQ]United Kingdom, Great Britain [1DBK]Northern Territory [1MBFX]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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The Greatest Escape
A True American Civil War Adventure
The story of the largest prison break in US history, when more than 100 Yankee officers attempted a mass break-out from Libby, a special Civil War prison in the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia, that was considered escape-proof.
ISBN-13: 9781493071852 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LYONS PRESS
Douglas Miller
Price:
AUD $40.99
Stock: 11 in stock
Local release date: 24/07/2023
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]USA [1KBB]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]