Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second…

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From the author of the "New York Times bestseller " Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" comes an expos of international…

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Less than a month after it marched into France in summer 1870, the Prussian army had devastated its opponents, captured…

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The story of the ancient world’s most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it'A thrilling trip back to…

Vikings were more than just marine warriors. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers,…

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second…

From the raucous streets of late sixteenth-century London to the personal and political intrigues of Donne's family and…

Spain has had a long history of exiles. Since the destruction of the last Muslim territories in Granada in 1492, wave after…

In the Autumn of 1940 the Jews of Warsaw were forced into a crowded ghetto, enduring unimaginable conditions until most were…

In a rich and fascinating history John Cornwell tells the epic story of Germany's scientists from the First World War to the…

Looks at how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the 'Irish Nation'. This book supersedes all other…

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Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" is a sprawling epic covering the impact of Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia on five…

The volume collects together Orwell's writings on his experience of the Spanish Civil War - the chaos at the Front, the…

For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the…

Completed in 1136, this classic chronicle traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming…

Tells the story of Venice of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a…

Tells the story of Britain's scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost…

Offers a social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution. This title provides an impression of the currents…

Explores the whole sweep of Cuban history from the British capture of Havana in 1762 through the years of Spanish and United…

The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released "Rock Around the Clock",…

Ian Kershaw's Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris charts the rise of Adolf Hitler, from a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse, to…

Winner of the Longman's History Today Book of the Year Award and the inaugural Westminster Medal for Military Literature,…

A portrait of England in the 1830s and 40s. It presents the character of Pendennis and the world in which he lives: from…

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From Genghis Khan's domination on earth to Armstrong's first steps on the moon, discover the 100 moments that defined…

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Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, this title provides a…

A fascinating persuasive history of how sugar has shaped the world, from European colonies to our modern diets In this…

Horace (65-8 bc) was one of the poets of the Augustan age of Latin literature. This poetry is based around such diverse…

Britain, as the most powerful of the European victors of World War One, had a unique responsibility to maintain the peace in…

Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn.…

Produkt Britain's War - Todman, Daniel zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Penguin Books Ltd.…

Hitler's empire was the largest, most brutal and most ambitious reshaping of Europe in history. Inspired by imperial legacy…

Looks beyond the familiar exploits of the army and navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This book shows…

Horatio Nelson was a shrewd political operator who charmed and impressed political leaders. He was a difficult subordinate,…

The Domesday Book was described by David Hume as the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation. This text…

Through the testimony of numerous characters, both fictional and historical figures, the author builds up a composite…