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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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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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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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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All That She Carried by Tiya Miles - 9781800818200
$20.00
All That She Carried
Tiya Miles
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY...
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...
The Plots to Kill Hitler by Richard Dargie - 9781789505818
$19.99
The Plots to Kill Hitler
Richard Dargie
From 1919 onwards, there were many people who wanted to kill Hitler. But when he...
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Suffering, Redemption and Triumph by Peter Brune - 9781922896476
$32.99
Suffering, Redemption and Triumph
Peter Brune
Between 1946 and 1966 large numbers of displaced persons (DPs) came to Australia to escape...
Creators of Modern China by Jessica Harrison-Hall - 9780500480809
$60.00
Creators of Modern China
Jessica Harrison-Hall
Discover the stories of 100 women and men whose activities in the 19th century laid...
A World on Edge by Daniel Schoenpflug - 9781509818495
$19.99
A World on Edge
Daniel Schoenpflug
Journey into the heart of Europe, 1918 - a world left ravaged by World War...
Resistance by Halik Kochanski - 9780141979014
$39.99
Resistance
Halik Kochanski
A sweeping, original history of occupation and resistance in war-torn Europe Across the whole of...
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World War II The Definitive Visual Guide by DK - 9780241525685
$55.00
World War II The Definitive Visual Guide
DK
This defining period in world history is explored and explained as never before World War...
The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland - 9781529369069
$24.99
The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
THE NEW BOOK THE TRAITORS CIRCLE OUT NOW FROM JONATHAN FREEDLAND SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE...
Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder - 9780099551799
$26.99
Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
A magisterial history of the lands that lie between Stalin's Russia and Hitler's Germany -...
Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh - 9780141985060
$26.99
Black Spartacus
Sudhir Hazareesingh
The definitive modern biography of the great slave leader, military genius and revolutionary hero The...
We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole - 9781784978341
$26.99
We Don't Know Ourselves
Fintan O'Toole
The #1 Irish Times bestseller WINNER of the An Post Irish Book Awards 'A clear-eyed,...
Collapse by Vladislav M. Zubok - 9780300268171
$30.95
Collapse
Vladislav M. Zubok
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union-showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led...