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Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the YearLonglisted for the Samuel Johnson PrizeThis thrilling biography of…

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A history of the famous Terracotta Army in Xi'an, China, exploring what we now know about it, what we still do not know and…

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A biography of the world\'s greatest guitarists, Jimi Hendrix, by international bestselling author Mick Wall.…

Paperback edition of this account of the SAS patrol during the Gulf War, which spawned the bestsellers }Bravo Two Zero{ by…

The terrible truth behind the history of our railways by Terry Deary, creater of Horrible Histories. Strictly for grown-ups!…

The inside story of the Rolling Stones according to the Rolling Stones themselves.…

The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, by the author of the bestselling Elizabeth's…

The rise and fall of Henry's notorious minister - the most corrupt Chancellor in English history…

Imagine that all the great discoveries of Ancient Egypt had happened in the last few years...and you will have some…

'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes…

The full story of the most terrible siege in history when over a million people perished, illustrated by pictures recently…

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• Rok vydání 2009

A vivid blend of history and travel and a sweeping story of collaboration and resistance, fear and heroism, pacifism and…

How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history.…

A superb introduction to the life and thought of a revolutionary spiritual thinker.…

• Rok vydání 2001

A compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele, from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience…

From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the third volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults.…

A concise account of the most famous battle of the First World War, by a leading military academic and expert on the…

From the author of Horrible Histories comes the fourth volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults.…

The key battle of the First World War from the German point of view…

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A fresh biography of the revolutionary British landscape painter John Constable, from the author of Gainsborough, a BBC…

\nAn extraordinary account - from firsthand sources - of upper class women and the active part they took in the War\n…

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• Rok vydání 2021

'A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.'…

The remarkable true story of the Queen Alexandra frontline nurses in the Second World War.…

\nA humorous and informative journey through Britain and Ireland\'s racecourses\n…

\nThe incredible true story of the greatest illusionist of modern times and the man who altered the course of the second…

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\nThe Sunday Times bestselling author of Catherine de Medici turns to Francis I, the king who transformed France into a…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nA groundbreaking collection from a diverse mix of historians, both bestselling names and emerging voices, addressing the…

A dramatic blow-by-blow account of the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English fleet - a tale of derring-do and disaster…

A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote.…

The astonishing story of the 1930s project that gave birth to Mass Observation…

The extraordinary story of British junior officers in the First World War, who led their men out of the trenches and faced a…

A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War.…

• Rok vydání 2013

A stunning new translation of the classic tale of the fall of Troy from one of the world's finest translators. If you…

The gripping and definitive account of the Day of Infamy, the attack on Pearl Harbor that led to the United States' entry…

Bestselling account of the life of a real Horatio Hornblower…

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• Rok vydání 2024

The fascinating untold story of one of Britain's greatest engineers, the man behind the bouncing bomb…

A 'gripping, succinct and lethal' (Matthew Parris, THE TIMES) reappraisal of the life of Benjamin Disraeli, the most…

Classic account of an idyllic childhood in Italy, under the shadow of approaching war.…

From the internationally bestselling author of Horrible Histories, the first volume in a new series for adults.…

If you've ever dreamed of starting over, then this bestselling novel from Erica James is just what you need...…

How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago…

Neil Oliver goes beyond their bloody reputation to search for the truth about the Vikings - from Newfoundland to Moscow,…

An absorbing, unconventional approach to the mass migration from England to the Americas in the seventeenth century.…

• Rok vydání 2001

A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong.…

The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy.…

A gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history.…

The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock star.…

William Burroughs\' life and art, situated in the context of the most radical and influential rock n roll stars of the late…