Angkor and the Khmer Civilization

RAF and the SOE

The culmination of their efforts was seen when the Allied armies landed at Normandy in June 1944, with the SOE and the Resistance causing widespread

The Real Jim Hawkins: Ships' Boys in the Georgian Navy

Generations of readers have enjoyed the adventures of Jim Hawkins, the young protagonist and narrator in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, but little is known

Showmen, Socialites and the Savoy

In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte opened The Savoy, Britain's first luxury hotel. Allowing the rich to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal

The Samurai

Legați de un cod al onoarei și mânați de un sentiment puternic al loialității, elita luptătoare a Japoniei medievale, samuraii, au fost unii dintre cei

Hannibal

LENIN THE DICTATOR

Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the twentieth

Torpedo Bombers 1900-1950

The torpedo-bomber reached its zenith in World War II, particularly from 1940�42, with notable successes at the Battle of Taranto, the sinking of the Bismarck,

A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan

Personal reminiscences of an esteemed Tibetan Buddhist master, ranging from touching memoir to humorous storytelling, from sharp cultural commentary to deeply felt...

Star shell reflections 1914-1916

As the centenary of the Great War approaches, this book offers a unique perspective told in the words and illustrations of someone who was there

1918

1918 saw the culmination of World War I, and saw the most dramatic and dynamic events on the battlefields of the Western Front since the

Illustrated History of Islam

Islam has been viewed as a militant and destructive force bent on conquest, but religious anthropologist Michael Jordan urges us to lay aside this perception.

Unmanned

Drones have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the US military abroad. Unmanned details the causes and deadly consequences of this terrifying new

The Last of the Celts

Award-winning author Tanner has journeyed throughout the Celtic world--from the wilds of Northwest Scotland to the Isle of Man, and from Boston to Cape Breton--seeking

SAS with the Maquis

On the night of 5/6 June 1944, D-Day, a Lockheed Hudson dropped a small group of parachutists into the mountainous Morvan area of central France.

AUGUSTUS - FROM REVOLUTIONARY TO EMPEROR

Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his

A Brief History of Slavery

În 'A Brief History of Slavery' istoricul Jeremy Black explorează sclavia de la originile sale și până la manifestările sale contemporane, sub forma traficului de

Alexander the Great

By the time Alexander was 30 he had conquered, or was ruler of, the whole of Asia Minor, Greece, the Middle East, Cyprus, Egypt, Persia,

Knights of the Scottish Wars of Independence

Studies the lives of the Scottish knights and men-at-arms who fought against - and alongside - the armies of Edward I, Edward II and Edward

Free World

How did elitism and an anti-totalitarian scepticism of passion and ideology give way to a new sensibility defined by experimentation and loving the Beatles? How

SBS - Silent Warriors

The fledgling unit's first mission was a daring beach reconnaissance of Rhodes in the spring of 1941. Over the next four years, the SBS and

Darling Winston

Churchill's life across this period follows a trajectory of adventure and political ambition - army service in India, escape from a Boer POW camp, swift

Home Front 1939-1945 in 100 Objects

The ordinary objects featured in this book, whether those produced in their millions to the far from ordinary or unique, all portray and exude the

Splendid and the Vile

On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just...

MAMMOTH BOOK OF MODERN BATTLES

From the start of the 20th century to the most recent major offensives, here are fifty accounts of the battles that made the modern world,

City in Terror

Shortly afterwards, the German army disarmed Italian forces and, despite military and partisan resistance, quickly overran Rome. Rome - City in Terror is a comp...

On Intelligence: The History of Espionage and the Secret World

In this ground-breaking volume, Colonel John Hughes-Wilson charts the history of intelligence- from its biblical origins to the onset of the surveillance state in the

ON THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

In this fascinating book Kenneth Baker explores how the Seven Deadly Sins Pride, Anger, Sloth, Envy, Avarice, Gluttony and Lust have shaped history from the

Discourse By Three Drunkards On Government

A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government takes the form of a debate between a spokesman for Western ideals of democracy and progress, and an

Only Plane in the Sky

It begins predawn, where we meet airport staff who unknowingly usher terrorists onto their flights. From a secret bunker beneath the White House, Dick Cheney

Theatre and War 1933-1945

On an April evening in 1934, on the River Arno in Florence, an air squadron, an infantry, a cavalry brigade, fifty trucks, four field and

My War Criminal

An investigation into the nature of violence, terror, and trauma through the lens of conversations with a notorious war criminal Between October 2014 and November

Uniforms of World War II: Over 250 Uniforms of Armies, Navies and Air Forces of the World

Grouped together by country, each entry is illustrated with a large, full color artwork which shows the uniform to maximum effect. Each artwork is accompanied

The Victorian Master Criminal

On August 2, 1876, a young policeman named Constable Cock was shot dead while walking 'the beat' in Manchester. A few months later, Arthur Dyson,

American Reckoning: The Vietnam War

How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In American Reckoning, Christian G. Appy—author of

A Brief History of the Tudor Age

From the arrival of Henry Tudor and his army, at Milford in 1485, to the death of the great Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, this

Samurai Warriors

A fascinating description of the fearless samurai warriors - a unique class of Japanese fighting men who for centuries followed a strict code of etiquette

Hell and Other Destinations

In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America’s first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. “I

Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs: How to read the secret language of the Pharaohs

Read and interpret hieroglyphs as you learn about the intriguing world of the Ancient Egyptians. Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs interweaves a clear guide to deciphering t...

S.A.S Men in the Making

Peter Davis was the youngest officer in the SAS during World War II. In his autobiographical account, he reveals the nave enthusiasm he felt when

Kremlin Winter

Putin's rule, whether as president or prime minister, has been marked by a steady increase in domestic repression and international assertiveness. Despite this, there h...

Pocket Museum: Ancient Egypt

If all the portable artefacts of Ancient Egypt were in a single location, the lives of students, historians and connoisseurs would be immeasurably simpler but

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker

Hazel Forsyth delvesin to never-before-studied primary sources to shed light on thedramatic aftermath of the disaster and reveal the very personalstories of the people wh...

Barbarossa

Drawing on remarkable and never-before-seen material, the extraordinary story of one of the most horrific and devastating encounters of the Second World War. On June

The Islamic Utopia The Illusion Of Reform In Saudi Arabia

Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? Despite being surrounded by states experiencing uprisings and revolutions, Saudi Arabia appears to be

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield

From the award-winning war reporter and co-author of 'I Am Malala', this searing, angry book looks behind the bombs and the guns to offer a

Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary and the Crisis

Over sixteen extraordinary days in October and November 1956, the twin crises of Suez and Hungary pushed the world to the brink of a nuclear

The Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848

Eric Hobsbawm urmărește cu o claritate analitică strălucitoare transformarea adusă în fiecare sferă a vieții europene de revoluția duală - Revoluția franceză din 1789 și...

Germany in the Great War - The Opening Year

Germany in the Great War - The Opening Year: Mobilisation, the Advance and Naval Warfare is the first volume of a projected six-part series that

Kiss of Death

Obsessional sexual desire is the common thread through the stories in this book, tragic examples of how death can come at the hands of a

Horses in the British Army 1750 to 1950

These days horses are mainly used for leisure activities the non-rider knows little about them in a modern context, let alone a historical one. For

Kissinger: Volume 1

No American statesman has been as revered or as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Once hailed as “Super K”—the “indispensable man” whose advice has been sought

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - 1917 to Third Ypres

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front – 1917 to Third Ypres is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough

All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class (Brexit Trilogy 1)

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A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons

Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons

Speak Up!

Speak Up! is a joyful celebration of 45 speeches by children and teenagers who have stood up for causes they passionately believe in and challenged

Assassins

7 December 2006 was a lousy day. Only hours before the event a secret message was delivered to a narrow circle of people who were

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages

In Talking With Psychopaths and Savages, bestselling author and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee takes readers deep inside the dark minds of some of the most pitiless...

Eastern Front Air War 1941 - 1945

This selection of over 150 photographs provides a visual guide to the desperate air war fought over the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945. Most

The Art of Dining: The History of Cooking and Eating (National Trust Food)

' ...a brilliant marriage of historical picture research, well-chosen recipes, and historical narrative...' Taste ' ...the best single treatment of British food history ...

Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2

What would you wear to war? How would you dress for a winter mission in the open cockpit of a Russian bomber plane? At a