Modern History

Explore the events, people, and movements that shaped the modern world with our Modern History collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From World Wars and revolutions to political biographies and global conflict, these engaging titles offer insight, depth, and perspective. Shop online or in-store for history books that bring the past to life.

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Victoria's Secret by Fern Riddell - 9781529199321
$36.99
Victoria's Secret
Fern Riddell
A stunning new story of Queen Victoria's secret love for her servant John Brown, by...
The Revolutionary Temper by Robert Darnton - 9780141009964
$37.99
The Revolutionary Temper
Robert Darnton
A brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of...
Voices of Victory by Geraint Jones - 9781035070060
$39.99
Voices of Victory
Geraint Jones
From the bestselling author of D-Day: The Unheard Tapes comes a revealing new history of...
Endgame 1944 by Jonathan Dimbleby - 9780241993712
$26.99
Endgame 1944
Jonathan Dimbleby
A gripping and authoritative account of the year that sealed the fate of the Nazis,...
Survival in Singapore by Tom Trumble - 9780143778059
$36.99
Survival in Singapore
Tom Trumble
SURVIVAL IN SINGAPORE is a gripping account of an untold story of Japanese-occupied Singapore, and...
Back From The Dead: The astonishing true story of the Blythe Star, based on the award-winning ABC podcast Expanse by Piia Wirsu - 9780733343803
$36.99
Back From The Dead: The astonishing true story of the Blythe Star, based on the award-winning ABC podcast Expanse
Piia Wirsu
1973: The incredible true story of the Blythe Star disaster, which left ten men, shipwrecked...
The Second World War by Antony Beevor - 9781399629713
$29.99
The Second World War
Antony Beevor
'Simply the ultimate Second World War history'- SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE, DAILY TELEGRAPH A CONFLICT LIKE...
Vertigo by Harald Jahner - 9780753559987
$24.99
Vertigo
Harald Jahner
Baillie Gifford-shortlisted author Harald J hner (Aftermath- Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich)...
The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian by Jane Austen - 9780241747308
$14.99
The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
Jane Austen
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was...
From Thomas Bewick to Botany Bay by Nigel Tattersfield - 9781923267381
$90.00
From Thomas Bewick to Botany Bay
Nigel Tattersfield
This is the extraordinary story of a copper engraver turned felon who was transported to...
Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J. Bass - 9781509812769
$26.99
Judgement at Tokyo
Gary J. Bass
'Every so often, a new work emerges of such immense scholarship and weight that it...
The Strategists by Phillips Payson O'Brien - 9781405966597
$26.99
The Strategists
Phillips Payson O'Brien
A bold revisionist history exploring the impact of WW1 on the mindsets and strategic decisions...
Britain's Gulag by Caroline Elkins - 9781529946185
$36.99
Britain's Gulag
Caroline Elkins
The twentieth anniversary edition of Caroline Elkins's Pulitzer Prize-winning expose, now with a new introduction...
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir - 9780300281071
$26.95
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen
Rory Muir
What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the...
Darwin on the Beagle by Harrison Christian - 9781761154027
$36.99
Darwin on the Beagle
Harrison Christian
The story of the voyage that changed human understanding forever. In 1831, Charles Darwin set...
Victory '45 by James Holland - 9780857508355
$36.99
Victory '45
James Holland
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day, bestselling historians James Holland and Al Murray tell...
The Nazi Mind by Laurence Rees - 9780241740811
$55.00
The Nazi Mind
Laurence Rees
A propulsive narrative history of the motivation and mentality behind the Nazis and their supporters....
The Rebel Romanov by Helen Rappaport - 9781398525962
$55.00
The Rebel Romanov
Helen Rappaport
'What a wonderful book! The storytelling, the research, the deep love of her subject --...
The Eastern Front by Nick Lloyd - 9780241992098
$26.99
The Eastern Front
Nick Lloyd
The definitive history of the Eastern Front in WWI, from the bestselling author of The...
Edith's Story by Edith Velmans - 9780349019161
$24.99
Edith's Story
Edith Velmans
THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE YOUNG GIRL ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST 'It holds you...
Under the same Moon by Peter Mitchell - 9781923300200
$34.99
Under the same Moon
Peter Mitchell
"A moving and intimate portrait of two brothers at war." Michael McKernan Under the same...
America, America by Greg Grandin - 9781911709916
$39.99
America, America
Greg Grandin
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes the first definitive history of the Western hemisphere, a...
1945: The Reckoning by Phil Craig - 9781399714501
$34.99
1945: The Reckoning
Phil Craig
'This book is a triumph.' Jane Caro 'An ambitious project impressively navigated with great storytelling,...
Blood on the Snow by Robert Service - 9781529065855
$26.99
Blood on the Snow
Robert Service
'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today'...
Trails to Freedom by Simon Tancred - 9781761451751
$34.99
Trails to Freedom
Simon Tancred
Trails to Freedom is the story of a solo hike across the Alps that brings...
Gaza Faces History by Enzo Traverso - 9781804441787
$22.99
Gaza Faces History
Enzo Traverso
Is the destruction of Gaza only a consequence of the October 7, 2023 attack, or...
The Tinpot Navy by Anthony Delano - 9781761472176
$34.99
The Tinpot Navy
Anthony Delano
Just months before the start of World War I, Winston Churchill withdrew the Royal Navy's...
Uprising by Stephen Gapps - 9781742238029
$36.99
Uprising
Stephen Gapps
The award-winning author of The Sydney Wars reveals the breadth of frontier resistance warfare. The...