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On the second floor of the famous F. G. Goode department store, in Ladies' Cocktail Frocks, the women in black are girding…

The remarkable story of Winston Churchill and Jan Smuts, two hugely influential figures, who, though they met each other…

\nFrom the author of the beloved Terms & Conditions, British Summer Time Begins is a delightful, nostalgic and joyous…

In Terms & Conditions Ysenda speaks to members of a lost tribe - the Boarding-school Women, grandmothers now and the…

\nA gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew up in its…

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The medieval sleuth and physician Matthew Bartholomew foils another dastardly plot…

\nAn alternative-history scenario of Nazi leader Hitler secretly surviving World War Two to establish a dynasty that would,…

South of Rome on the Gulf of Puteoli stands the splendid villa of Marcus Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen. When the estate…

Published to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, these are powerful wartime stories written by…

Kiefer Sutherland has not always led the pampered life of a son of celebrity parents. He has carved his own path, as well as…

'A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have…

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The riveting story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower…

• Rok vydání 2018

A "fascinating, beautifully readable, compulsively readable book" (Douglas Preston) that tells the real-life story of the…

A concise and very readable history of what we know today as Italy, from prehistory right up to the present day. Kniha…

• Rok vydání 2006

The true story of covert operations during the War on Terror, written by the founder of one of the most respected private…

A concise and very readable history that explores not just the history of Spain itself, but of Spain in the world, from…

With the recent success of "Rome" on BBC2, no one will look at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same…

• Rok vydání 2010

Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years. A leading specialist in the history of this legendary…

• Rok vydání 2003

For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne.…

Primo Levi's devastating and classic account of what it meant to have survived the Holocaust.…

• Rok vydání 2020
• Čeština

This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction…

• Rok vydání 2020

In a dramatic account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial…

Passionate, affectionate and indefatigably curious, In Search of England makes a journey around the English countryside and…

• Rok vydání 2010

Insight into the history of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. Kniha 9781845299477 Brief History of the Samurai |…

* A wonderful piece of swashbuckling historical biography which recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial…

* An accessible, involving and moving account of the Balkan war criminals…

\nAn insightful and enlightening collection of Eric Hobsbawm\'s writing on the subject of nationalism.\n…

Using character portraits, events and key moments, Paterson brings to life the real Victorian Britain, dispelling the myths,…

• Rok vydání 2021
• Čeština

The history of Japan's unprecedented takeover of the global imaginary, as told through the eight packaged fantasies that…

• Rok vydání 2025

Commando is the first authoritative book on these formidable fighting forces of WWII for a general readership - out now in…

Children of Beowulf, Warriors of God, Pioneers in Europe…

*A great historian tells the inside story of how history is recorded.…

* A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj.…

• Rok vydání 2003

Lively and readable introduction to a vast area of world history. B/w illus and maps. Kniha 9781841197913 Brief History of…

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• Rok vydání 2009

The fully authorised biography of the Godfathers of indie rock…

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* Timeless, inspiring and universal words of wisdom, this collection features the milestone speeches, including 'I have a…

Accessible and exciting narrative history of the final 100 years of the Roman Republic. Over 17,000 copies of the hardback…

\nOn Every Tide is an immensely impressive, authoritative history of the Irish diaspora.\n…

• Rok vydání 2011

In the international bestseller "Roma", Steven Saylor told the story of the first thousand years of Rome by following the…

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• Rok vydání 2010

Revelatory account of the man and the legend…

* Classic essays on revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara that could be key to a deeper understanding of today's…

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• Rok vydání 2005

The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the Vikings…

* The real story of Britain's war in Iraq has never been told - until now . . .…

From tea's first discovery in China to the present day, the story of a great world obsession…

Islam and Christianity and their ancient struggle for world supremacy…

A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical…