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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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...
Aircraft of World War 2 by The Imperial War Museum - 9780008704179
$69.99
Aircraft of World War 2
The Imperial War Museum
The definitive visual history of key World War Two aircraftA visually stunning, accessible, and fascinating...
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...
Leyte 1944 by Clayton K. S. Chun - 9781472806901
$32.99
Leyte 1944
Clayton K. S. Chun
A detailed account of the first step in General MacArthur's 1944-45 campaign to retake the...
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...
Luzon 1945 by Clayton K. S. Chun - 9781472816283
$34.99
Luzon 1945
Clayton K. S. Chun
A highly illustrated account of the bitter struggle for the Philippine island of Luzon between...
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,...
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars - 9781805330028
$49.99
The Sound of Utopia
Michel Krielaars
When Stalin came to power, making music in Russia became dangerous. Composers now had to...
38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands, QC - 9781474620758
$34.99
38 Londres Street
Philippe Sands, QC
In 38 Londres Street, Philippe Sands blends personal memoir, historical detective work and gripping courtroom...
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...
The Weimar Years by Frank McDonough - 9781803284798
$26.99
The Weimar Years
Frank McDonough
REVISED EDITION 'Magisterial, terrifyingly relevant and yet also a celebration of Weimar's delicious decadence' -...
The Sydney Wars by Stephen Gapps - 9781742232140
$34.99
The Sydney Wars
Stephen Gapps
*Winner of theLes Carlyon Literary Prize* *Longlisted for the 2019 CHASS Australia Book Prize* The...
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...
Culture and Imperialism by Edward W Said - 9781529942125
$29.99
Culture and Imperialism
Edward W Said
From the author of Orientalism, a searching examination of western culture and the roots of...