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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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,...
Thomas Jefferson by Thomas S. Kidd - 9780300271058
$34.95
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas S. Kidd
A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life "Kidd's...
The Battle of Midway by Craig L. Symonds (Professor of History, Professor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, United States) - 9780199315987
$39.95
The Battle of Midway
Craig L. Symonds (Professor of History, Professor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, United States)
There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so...
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'...
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
$26.99
Double Cross
Ben Macintyre
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory...
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...
A Concise History of Germany by Mary Fulbrook (University College London) - 9781108407083
$39.95
A Concise History of Germany
Mary Fulbrook (University College London)
This third edition of Mary Fulbrook's much-admired and popular introduction to German history provides a...
Sanananda: a Bastard of a Place by David W. Cameron - 9781923144750
$36.99
Sanananda: a Bastard of a Place
David W. Cameron
With the Australian troops crossing of the Kumusi River in mid-November 1942, after pushing the...
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...
Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57 by Chips Channon - 9781529158885
$36.99
Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
Chips Channon
The third and final volume of the remarkable Sunday Times bestselling diaries of Sir Henry...
C. Y. O'Connor by Anthony Evans - 9781876268770
$29.95
C. Y. O'Connor
Anthony Evans
Charles Yelverton O'Connor is a legendary figure in early colonial civil engineering. But the fame...
I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borger - 9781399803311
$24.99
I Seek a Kind Person
Julian Borger
'A powerful, eloquent and deeply affecting book. I loved it' EDMUND DE WAAL 'Tender, evocative...
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...
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - 9781398540651
$24.99
Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL...
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...
Land by Simon Winchester - 9780008359157
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Land
Simon Winchester
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who...
Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark - 9780141988313
$42.99
Revolutionary Spring
Christopher Clark
An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history There can...
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'...
Krithia by Mat McLachlan - 9780733649103
$34.99
Krithia
Mat McLachlan
The Second Battle of Krithia has existed largely in the shadows of the bigger Gallipoli...
Second Hand
Buckham's Bombers by Mark Baker - 9781761471186
$36.99
Buckham's Bombers
Mark Baker
Bruce Buckham was captain of one of the finest Lancaster crews in World War II....
Second Hand
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...
The West by Naoise Mac Sweeney - 9780753559734
$35.00
The West
Naoise Mac Sweeney
A prize-winning historian presents a radical, new account of how the idea of the West...
Against Erasure by Teresa Aranguren - 9781642599800
$69.99
Against Erasure
Teresa Aranguren
A unique, stunning collection of images of Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th...
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...
The D-Day Atlas by Charles Messenger - 9780500297643
$54.99
The D-Day Atlas
Charles Messenger
A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative...
Australia's Lost Heroes by Damien Wright - 9781923144064
$32.99
Australia's Lost Heroes
Damien Wright
This extraordinary book is both an engaging military history and an enthralling mystery. Australia's Lost...
A Very Secret Trade by Cassandra Pybus - 9781761066344
$36.99
A Very Secret Trade
Cassandra Pybus
Shortlisted for the 2025 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Longlisted for the 2025 Tasmanian Literary Awards...