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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Kitty's Salon by Nigel Jones - 9781789466157
$24.99
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...
1914: The Year the World Ended by Paul Ham - 9781864711424
$49.99
1914: The Year the World Ended
Paul Ham
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth- 1914 did. Few years...
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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...
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In Search of Fatima by Ghada Karmi - 9781804297094
$34.99
In Search of Fatima
Ghada Karmi
In Search of Fatima reflects the author's personal experiences of displacement and loss against a...
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...
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...
Band Of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose - 9781471170058
$24.99
Band Of Brothers
Stephen E. Ambrose
**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** Foreword by Tom Hanks. The book that inspired Steven Spielberg's acclaimed TV...
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...
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - 9781784878740
$59.99
The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A 50th anniversary edition of the book that brought down the Soviet Union - now...
The World War I Book by DK - 9780241635094
$45.00
The World War I Book
DK
THE \"WAR TO END ALL WARS\" - EPISODE BY EPISODE Discover the key battles, tactics,...
A Shorter History of Australia by Geoffrey Blainey - 9780857984388
$29.99
A Shorter History of Australia
Geoffrey Blainey
A broad, concise and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one our most renowned...
Sparks by Ian Johnson - 9780241524947
$55.00
Sparks
Ian Johnson
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present...
I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borger - 9781399806732
$34.99
I Seek a Kind Person
Julian Borger
'I SEEK A KIND PERSON WHO WILL EDUCATE MY INTELLIGENT BOY, AGED 11.' In 1938,...
Fake History by Jo Teeuwisse - 9780753559680
$35.00
Fake History
Jo Teeuwisse
A funny, revealing, myth-busting guide to all the history you thought happened but never actually...
Personality and Power by Ian Kershaw - 9780141998237
$29.99
Personality and Power
Ian Kershaw
The acclaimed historian explores how far individual leaders can alter the course of history The...
A Woman I Know by Mary Haverstick - 9781761380761
$45.00
A Woman I Know
Mary Haverstick
The true story of a filmmaker whose unexpected investigation of her film's subject opened a...
The Race to the Future by Kassia St Clair - 9781529386066
$34.99
The Race to the Future
Kassia St Clair
'An incredible and stirring story . . . a mix of competition, camaraderie as well...
Saving Lieutenant Kennedy by Brett Mason - 9781742237879
$14.00
Saving Lieutenant Kennedy
Brett Mason
The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future...
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