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Black Londoners

A tribute to the Black community of London

I Know I Am Rude

At the age of twenty-one, the future Prince Philip wrote to a relative: 'I know you will never think much of me. I am rude

Despre Clovni: Dictatorul si Artistul

Despre Clovni: Dictatorul si Artistul

Date with the Hangman

It is a sobering thought that until the closing years of the twentieth century, Britain's courts were technically able to impose the death penalty for

Globe

Globetakes its readers on a tour of London through Shakespeare's life and work, as, in fascinating detail, Catharine Arnold tells how acting came of age.

The Enemy of the People

At Mr. Trump's most hated network, CNN, Acosta offers a never-before-reported account of what it's like to be the President's most hated correspondent. Acosta goes

A Part of History

As the last survivors die out, the First World War passes into the realm of history. This book is a consideration of various aspects of

Winged Crusaders

Formed in 1915 and still operational today, 14 Squadron is one of the RAF's longest serving and most senior Squadrons. Spending the first thirty years

Brief History: Poisons

Poisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favourite whiskey, medicine, well water. They have

English Civil War

Have you ever found yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really like in the Civil War? Did the

Sabres on the Steppes: Danger, Diplomacy and Adventure in the Great Game

Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head over control of

Forgotten Quarter

'Helps re-centre how we look at the world and opens up new perspectives on how we can look at regions, peoples and places that have

Gibraltar

A rip-roaring account of the dramatic four-year siege of Britain’s Mediterranean garrison by Spain and France—an overlooked key to the British loss in the American

Liar's Circus

In this work of daring and immersive contemporary anthropology, Carl Hoffman, who has written about the most dangerous and remote corners of the world, journeys

Ten Cities That Led the World

'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times *** Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal.

Elite

The best of the best , these elite units have frequently been immortalised on the big screen, and in computer games, for their daring deeds

The Taste of Ashes

In the tradition of Timothy Garton Ash's The File, Yale historian and prize-winning author Marci Shore draws upon intimate understanding to illuminate the afterlife of

Field of Fire

Alăturându-se veteranului Diviziei 51 (Highland) în ianuarie 1943, tânărul ofițer de artilerie Jack Swaab a ținut o serie de jurnale în care a consemnat combinația

Givenchy in the Great War

Satul Givenchy-les-la-Bassee se află pe o mică ridicătură în departamentul Pas de Calais din nordul Franței. În urmă cu o sută de ani, a fost

Pharaoh's Treasure

In The Pharaoh's Treasure, John Gaudet looks at this pivotal transition to paper, which would become the most commonly used information medium in the world

Armistice

11th November 1918 saw the signing of the armistice that ended fighting between the Allies and Germany. This book will take the reader through the

A History of the Southern Railway

The story of one of the most iconic railway companies of the great age of steam.

From the Flying Squad to Investigating War Crimes

For over ten years he was first on the scene when a murder was committed in south London. In the confusion and horror of the

Convicted

Great Britain has led the world in crime-detection methods and the forensic sciences this volume examines real criminal cases that have tested the legality and

Crusoe's Island

From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson

A Rainbow of Blood

“Do you know what military glory is? It is ‘that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood—that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy.'” —Abraham

King's Men

Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate.

A British Lion in Zululand

In just one year he captured the two most powerful and dangerous potentates on the continent: Cetshwayo, whose Zulus had humbled the British in many

D-Day

Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings

Eyewitness on the Somme 1916

What was the soldier's experience of the Battle of the Somme? How did the men who were there record their part in the fighting or

Ce gandeste Dumnezeu? Putina teologie

Ce gandeste Dumnezeu? Putina teologie

Siege

A stunningly fresh narrative that begins just as Trump's second year as president is getting underway and ends with the delivery of the Mueller report,

Upstairs and Downstairs

This beautifully illustrated book takes readers on a guided tour of a single day in an upper-crust English home of the Edwardian era. Starting with

Robin Hood

Readers will be introduced to some of the candidates who are thought to have been the real Robin Hood, before journeying into the fifteenth century

Crossing the Line

There is much more to policing than tackling crime. Every one of us will need the help of an officer at some point in our

Testarea standardizata

Testarea standardizata

War Diaries: A Chaplain at Gallipoli

Kenneth Best was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 for his services as a chaplain during the First World War. Posted to the Dardanelles, he

Parerga si paralipomena II

Parerga si paralipomena II

Operation Neptune

David Wragg explores the earlier Allied and Axis experiences with amphibious operations and the planning for Neptune and Overlord. He reveals the naval support needed...

AMBUSH

There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to

Haiti's New Dictatorship

Haiti's New Dictatorship charts the country's recent history, from the 2004 coup against President Aristide to the devastating 2010 earthquake, revealing a shocking s...

Two Fronts One War

War is the story of individuals painted into a broader tapestry of overpowering events. While examining the wider historical perspective to lay the foundation, this

Women in the War

Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation'. Whether flying

The Most Illustrious Order

The history of the Order of St Patrick, est. 1783, with lists of grand masters, knights and officers.

French Army in the First World War

The French army of the First World War withstood the main force of the German onslaught on the Western Front, but often it is neglected

The Secret Life of Fighter Command

From the author of the Sunday Times Bestseller The Secret Life of Bletchley Park During the dark days of 1940, when Britain faced the might

Freedom Trails

Ex-RAF officer and researcher for the RAF Escaping Society, Terry Treadwell, tells the incredible tales of some of the lesser known attempts to escape POW

Heroic Endeavour

It is 23rd December 1944 and a heroic yet dreadful action is about to take place over Cologne, involving the bravest of the brave -

Admiralty Despatches

The original dispatches that provide vivid accounts of some of the most famous naval operations of the Second World War

Bombers Fly East

Highlights include several chapters on the Mediterranean air forces, with special emphasis placed on the brave but futile attempts of the South African Air Force

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Imperial Life in the Emerald City is an unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and

A Very British Killing The Death Of Baha Mousa

On 15 September 2003 Baha Mousa, a hotel receptionist, was killed by British Army troops in Iraq. He had been arrested the previous day in

The Northwest Passage Overland

Indian wars, starvation, the gold rush, the coming of the railroad and the cementing of a nation one of the great 19th-century journeys

Raw Memory

'In August 1992 an American journalist uncovered the existence of Serb nationalist-run internment camps in and around the Bosnian town of Prijedor. Images of terrorized,

Race Across the Atlantic

The aircraft began to sink and, with a squelch, came to a sudden stop, the tail rearing up in the air. Dazed and with fuel

Borderland

The Pandemic Century

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year A medical historian narrates the last century of scientific struggle against an enduring enemy: deadly contagious disease.

To War with the Walkers

From the Blitz to the battlefields of Europe and the Far East, this is the remarkable story of four brothers and two sisters who were

Rise of the Third Reich

The narrative follows events from 3 September 1939, when Britain and France declared war on Germany, to Pearl Harbor and America's declaration of war in

To Catch a King

With 3,000 of his supporters lying dead and 10,000 taken prisoner, it seemed as if his dreams of power had been dashed. Surely it was

Nelson at Naples

In June 1799 their republican garrisons agreed to surrender when Ruffo promised to save them from his fanatical mob by offering them safe passage to

'My Dear Ones'

'Moving - at times almost unbearably so - and fascinating' Antonia Fraser A family's story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in

Double Cross in Cairo

This network of imagined informants peddled dangerously false misinformation to Levi's unwitting German handlers. His efforts would distort any enemy estimates of Allied...

Friendly Invasion

Some people worked with the Americans, provided them with accommodation, or lived near their camps. Others were affected by the presence of their war machinery

Ballkünstler

Foreword by Theo Zwanziger. Edited by Hans-Werner Schmidt, Jan Nicolaisen. Text by Andreas Holl, Klaus Theweleit, Jan Nicolaisen, Franz-Joachim Verspohl.

CAVE CANEM: ANIMALS AND ROMAN SOCIETY

In many ways, Roman attitudes to animals were similar to our own they kept animals as household pets, they farmed animals for meat and hunted

Cand obosesti sa mai fii parinte

Cand obosesti sa mai fii parinte

Scapa-ti pielea! Devino narcisist

Scapa-ti pielea! Devino narcisist

Anzac on the Western Front

This is a graphic account of one soldiers service in the First World War an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst

Blood Cries Afar

Exactly 150 years after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, history came extremely close to repeating itself when another army set sail from the

The Somme 1916

With a few notable exceptions, the French efforts on the Somme have been largely missing or minimized in British accounts of the Battle of the

American Expeditionary Forces in the Great War

The St Mihiel Offensive, which took place between the 12th and 16th September 1918, was the first full scale attack that was under the direct

Isn't All This Bloody?

As in the rest of Britain, the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 was met in Scotland with excitement and relief. In the field of literature

Educatia. Preocupari, viziuni, previziuni

Educatia. Preocupari, viziuni, previziuni

Images of War: The Battle for the Crimea 1941-1944

The selection of over 150 rare wartime photographs in this volume in Pen & Sword?s Images of War series offers a graphic visual record of

Hidden Army

Almost seventy-five years ago, MI9 dreamt up the most audacious escape and evasion plan of World War Two. Formulated by Airey Neave, one of the

Trotsky: A Biography

„Avocat” al Revoluției, teoretician, șef de facțiuni, scriitor strălucitor, „bărbat al doamnelor” (de exemplu, relația sa cu Frida Kahlo), evreu anti-evrei, filosof al v...

Sons and Soldiers

The story of young German Jews who escaped the Nazis, most often without their families, only to return a few years later to war-torn Europe

Stonehenge

This is the first book to approach Stonehenge without any theoretical position. It describes what is known and believed about the monument's construction from c.

Voyage of the Discovery

A narrative of Captain Scott's expedition to the Antarctic. This book provides a record of various aspects of the expedition which set out from Dundee

The Grand Deception

The century that has elapsed since the 1915 Dardanelles campaign has done little to quell the debate that rages over its inglorious end. The origins

Insurgency

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • How did the party of Lincoln become the party of Trump? From an acclaimed political reporter for

50 Codes That Changed the World

There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament too. Almost as soon as writing

Persian Fire

In 480 B.C.E., Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory--rapid,