\nThe story of Thermopylae, the famous last stand of the Greco-Persian Wars: how it was fought, how it has been remembered,…

The Cold War 1945-1991 Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With step-by-step…

The Tudors: England Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With step-by-step exam…

Tsarist and Communist Russia Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With…

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A Supernatural War reveals the surprising stories of extraordinary people in a world caught up with the promise of occult…

\nThe story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each…

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Covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor…

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This fascinating account of the Salem Witch Trials explores their religious, social, and political dimensions, their…

A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st…

The Making of Modern Britain Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With…

The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the…

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This new book by Julian Jackson, a leading historian of twentieth-century France, charts the breathtakingly rapid events…

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World War Two re-assessed for a new generation, from the 1930s through to the beginnings of the Cold War. A stimulating and…

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An updated new edition of Michael Howard's classic history of war in European history, from medieval times to the 21st…

Famous throughout history for their doomed stand at Thermopylae, and immortalised by contemporary Athenian writers who…

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This authoritative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek…

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The complete history of the Roman Empire - how it was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world…

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Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity -- decadent, degenerate, superstitious, theocratic,…

The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second…

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The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter…

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Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course.…

In 1998, Chief Historian of the Foreign Office Gill Bennett was commissioned by Foreign Secretary Robin Cook to get to the…

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The story of the highly controversial First World War campaign that nearly destroyed Churchill's reputation for good and of…

\nA thought-provoking assessment and documentation of one of the most terrible periods in history - the rise and fall of the…

\nThe Oxford History of Science offers readers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well…

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This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it…

\nA unique new account of New Labour in power-drawing on a mass of previously unpublished contributions from most of the…

\nExplores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for…

From Roman times to the present day, Spain has occupied a significant role in the evolution of our Western world. In this…

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Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one,…

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This is an invaluable source of information about the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of Britain…

A new edition of Paul Fussell's literate, literary, and illuminating account of the Great War, now a classic text of…

Combining readability with authority, this book covers Europe's turbulent history from the French Revolution in the late…

The life of Harry Perry Robinson-a born adventurer, a master of reinvention, and the ultimate witness to history. From a…

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A magnificent new volume in the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States, written by the bestselling, Pulitzer…

\nThe books offer intimate views of the most important woman of her times as she shares her love of her family and of the…

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Pegg's narrative of the massacres of the crusades - a fervour of 'cleansing' the world of heresy, and a fear that…

With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park,…

Reckonings documents how Holocaust victims have sought justice over the decades and the haunting disparity between crime and…

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In this controversial new account of the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that, from the fifth century BC until the…

Illustrated throughout, this classic study traces the development of the northern peoples and kingdoms from their origins…

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A beautifully illustrated and accessible account of the medieval crusades.The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades…

China is poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been…

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The definitive story of Russia, from tenth-century Kiev and Muscovy, through empire and revolution, to the fall of Communism…

\nUnconditional not only offers a narrative of the Japanese surrender in its historical moment, but reveals how the policy…

This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic…