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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Gull Force by Joan Beaumont - 9781761170027
$39.99
Gull Force
Joan Beaumont
The members of the Australian battalion of Gull Force endured some of the harshest prisoner-of-war...
The Residence by Kate Andersen Brower - 9780062305206
$27.99
The Residence
Kate Andersen Brower
#1 New York Times Bestseller "A revealing look at life inside the White House. ....
Margot at War by Anne de Courcy - 9781474625159
$24.99
Margot at War
Anne de Courcy
Discover the history at the heart of Robert Harris's number one bestseller PRECIPICE 'A plot...
The Weimar Years by Frank McDonough - 9781803284798
$24.99
The Weimar Years
Frank McDonough
A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY...
The Soviet Century by Karl Schloegel - 9780691237299
$49.99
The Soviet Century
Karl Schloegel
The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least in the material...
Captain de Havilland's Moth by Alexander Norman - 9780349146454
$34.99
Captain de Havilland's Moth
Alexander Norman
A nostalgic celebration of the golden age of aviation The world's most iconic light aircraft,...
The Power and the Glory by Adrian Tinniswood - 9781787334168
$55.00
The Power and the Glory
Adrian Tinniswood
Adrian Tinniswood opens the doors on the excess, intrigue and absurdities of life in the...
Sparks by Ian Johnson - 9780141997957
$28.99
Sparks
Ian Johnson
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present...
The Game of Hearts by Felicity Day - 9781785120886
$24.99
The Game of Hearts
Felicity Day
'Endlessly captivating' - Tracy Borman 'Tantalising' - Gill Hornby 'More scandal than Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown'...
Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre - 9781526682574
$24.99
Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre
One April morning in 1943, a sardine fisherman spotted the corpse of a British soldier...
Love in a Time of Hate by Florian Illies - 9781800811164
$24.99
Love in a Time of Hate
Florian Illies
'Strikingly original, utterly absorbing' Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third ReichA Financial Times...
Double Cross by Ben Macintyre - 9781526682659
$24.99
Double Cross
Ben Macintyre
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory...
Hitler's Panzer Generals by David Stahel (University of New South Wales, Canberra) - 9781009282819
$48.95
Hitler's Panzer Generals
David Stahel (University of New South Wales, Canberra)
Germany's success in the Second World War was built upon its tank forces; however, many...
Reagan by Max Boot - 9780871409447
$74.95
Reagan
Max Boot
In this "monumental and impressive" biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold...
Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo - 9781804184851
$24.99
Master Slave Husband Wife
Ilyon Woo
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY...
Kitty's Salon by Nigel Jones - 9781789466157
$10.00
Kitty's Salon
Nigel Jones
There is no book in English about the wartime Berlin 'salon' run by Kitty Schmidt...
The House by the Lake by Thomas Harding - 9780099592044
$26.99
The House by the Lake
Thomas Harding
A personal and panoramic new history of Germany in the twentieth century by the Sunday...
Kosciuszko by Anthony Sharwood - 9780733650970
$34.99
Kosciuszko
Anthony Sharwood
Heroes are hard to come by - but there's one man whose legend has stood...
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre - 9780241972137
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The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre
A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest...
The Strategists by Phillips Payson O'Brien - 9780241696330
$36.99
The Strategists
Phillips Payson O'Brien
A compelling revisionist history which explores the impact of WW1 on the mindsets and strategic...
Blood on the Snow by Robert Service - 9781529065824
$65.00
Blood on the Snow
Robert Service
'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today'...
The Penguin History of Modern Spain by Nigel Townson - 9780141984216
$34.99
The Penguin History of Modern Spain
Nigel Townson
A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first, drawing...
Beyond the Wall by Katja Hoyer - 9780141999340
$26.99
Beyond the Wall
Katja Hoyer
The definitive new history of East Germany by a highly acclaimed historian In 1990, a...
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (Y) - 9781783786138
$24.99
Kairos
Jenny Erpenbeck (Y)
Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young...
Agent Zo by Clare Mulley - 9781399601078
$32.99
Agent Zo
Clare Mulley
'Deeply researched and written with verve... thoughtful as well as action packed' The Times 'Gripping,...
Operation Biting
$37.99
Operation Biting
Max Hastings
THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Times Best History Book of the Year; A Waterstones...
Saving Lieutenant Kennedy by Brett Mason - 9781742237879
$34.99
Saving Lieutenant Kennedy
Brett Mason
The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future...
The Second World War by James Holland - 9780241601327
$59.99
The Second World War
James Holland
The Second World War is brought to life with captivating colour and detail, in this...