A fascinating look at the autumn of 1922, when F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda returned to New York and the seeds for The…

This Dark Business tells the riveting story of the British government\'s determination to destroy Napoleon Bonaparte by any…

* Fresh, funny and impeccably researched, UNDERGROUND LONDON is 'alternative' history at its best - an illuminating glimpse…

An insider account of the shadowy world of private military contracting.…

* The bestselling and moving collection of letters to Vera Brittain from a lost generation - four young men who lost their…

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

A portrait of high society in the twentieth century, told through the stories of the guests of Maxine Elliott and Prince Aly…

'The People's War' comes to life in this wonderful diary of life on the Home Front during World War Two.…

La Violencia exposes the bloody heart of Spain - from its origins in the ancient past to the Civil War and the current…

A raw and gripping account of the Second World War and the men and the Machines who beat Hitler…

An accessible and comprehensive introduction to Classical history, myth and the ancient world.…

An indispensable literary companion, vividly evoking the life of Venice in the voices of both residents and visitors through…

Retelling the most spectacular cock-ups in military history, this graphic account has a great deal to say about the…

A brilliant new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history: The Tudors and their Dynasty.…

* The definitive biography of one of rock's most extraordinary legends…

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The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism…

The haunting story of the destruction of a magnificent civilisation…

The diary of a young Brazilian girl at the end of the nineteenth century. Introduced and translated by Elizabeth Bishop, one…

* A story of love and survival amidst the great events of the twentieth century.…

\nA landmark book that charts humanity\'s changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the 21st…

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\nA long-overdue book honouring the remarkable achievements of key black British individuals over many centuries, in…

One of the most successful history books of recent years, Agincourt is reissued with a new introduction by Bernard Cornwell…

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Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields, for Haing Ngor his greatest performance…

\nA bumper book of puzzles celebrating every aspect of Britain and Britishness - perfect to relax, de-stress and unwind,…

A fascinating and evocative account of the Peasants' Revolt from the acclaimed author of Agincourt.…

Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) wrote that Latin America was the only region of the world outside Europe which he felt he knew…

* A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in…

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Trevor Royle does for Culloden what Juliet Barker did for Agincourt, bringing us the definitive account of the battle and…

* Classic essays on the history of radical protest.…

From the Norman Conquest to the Battle of Bosworth Field - how Britain was invaded and become a nation. The first volume in…

From one of the country's foremost experts on military history, an insider view of some of the greatest intelligence…

* Rousing, brilliant, and hugely readable study of a millennium of one nation's free-thinking* Subtitle: Visionaries, Rebels…

A thoughtful and fascinating portrait of England, told through the story of A. E. Housman and his much-loved poetry…

What sort of a place is England? And who are the English? As the United Kingdom turns away from its European neighbours, and…

Presents the British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England,…

* The thirty years of English rule in France that followed the battle of Agincourt - by the acclaimed author of AGINCOURT:…

The history of Goodwood, England\'s greatest sporting estate…

* The definitive history of the SS by an acclaimed expert -- out now in paperback…

The first global narrative military history of the Indian troops on all fronts who fought with the British in the Great War.…

* Sensational, revealing account of the death of Marilyn Monroe - one of the hitherto unresolved mysteries of the century.…

The New York Times and Sunday Times number one book that exposed the chaos of Donald Trump's White House to the world, now…

In the Battle of Britain, when the Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 met in decisive combat, they proved to be like two…

Fourteen vivid, first-hand accounts of a soldier's life in the Age of Napoleon…

The definitive account of an absorbing double mystery: the fates of the missing female SOE agents and the truth about the…

We Saw Spain Die is about the courage and the skill of the men and women who wrote about what was happening in Spain during…

\nThe idea that the British empire was built on freedom is a myth. Britain rose to global power in the eighteenth century on…

*A comprehensive and accessible account of a crucial period in recent world history*Originally published as a tie-in to the…