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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

Soldiers

'A fascinating collection of military stories ... The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals ... [but] once tasted, is hard to

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

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

Nuclear Terror

These are frightening times for us all: Sarin nerve gas being sprayed on innocent civilians in Syria, threats that biological warfare agents might be spread

Operation Pedestal

The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings'

The Fateful Year

Here, among a crowded cast of unforgettable characters, are suffragettes, armed with axes, destroying works of art, schoolchildren going on strike in support of their

World War II: An Illustrated History

A readable history of the war, this text features expert commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points

Glory and Honour

The Renaissance was the pre-eminent cultural and intellectual movement of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe. It began in Italy and spread elsewhere along trade rou...

World Aflame

Like The Colour of Time , this is a collaboration between the gifted Brazilian artist Marina Amaral, and the leading British historian Dan Jones. A

Douglas Haig: From the Somme to Victory

Douglas Haig este cel mai controversat general din istoria Marii Britanii. În 1918, după ce armatele sale au jucat un rol major în Primul Război

The Tudors

Continuing his exploration of the pathways of British history, Timothy Venning examines the turning points of the Tudor period, though he also strays over into

The Battle of Iwo Jima

The enemy garrison had heavily fortified Iwo Jima with a network of bunkers, caves and dugouts, hidden artillery positions and more than ten miles of

N-4 Down

The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia,

Invisible Emperor

Few historical figures are as well-known as Napoleon Bonaparte, and yet the Emperor's ten-month exile on the small island of Elba is virtually unexplored. Now,

The Death of a Hero

When David Wilkinson bought a picturesque cottage alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal in Berkshire, he was astonished to learn that the writer Richard Aldington,

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.

A Very Private Celebrity

For ten years, Hugh Purcell has been tracking John Freeman, trying to get face to face with this enigma. Now that he has died, the

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.

Pebble Island

This is the story of the SAS raid on Pebble Island during the Falklands War. In atrocious weather, 48 men of 22 SAS Regiment were

Blood Ransom

For the first time in history, the navies of every superpower on the planet have united against a common enemy-a couple thousand ragtag underfed men

Monitors of the Royal Navy

Monitor warships mounted the biggest guns ever deployed by the Royal Navy, and played an undeniably important part in Allied efforts during World War I

Into the Dark

In July 2005 Reg embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to discover the fate of his aircraft. Undeterred by the skepticism of family, friends and

Building Stalinism

Today the 80-mile-long Moscow Canal is a source of leisure for Muscovites, a conduit for tourists and provides the city with more than 60% of

The BEF in 1917

This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Passchendaele. The book is comprised of rare

Holocaust Landscapes

Holocaust Landscapes is a book of genuine originality and imagination. The theme is the places of the Holocaust, the Holocaust as place-making event for both

The Prisoner King

Much has been written about Charles I's reign, about the brutal civil war into which his pursuit of unfettered power plunged the realm, and about

Tudors and EuropeThe Tudors and Europe

A hugely topical re-appraisal of Tudor England's place in Europe and Europeans' place in Tudor England

The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World

When the ship of dreams sank, so did the Edwardian era. In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell considers the real story of

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

The six

Six glamorous women: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. Born into privilege, the Mitford sisters were the 'bright young things' of high society London

Against the grain

This title presents a journey through the political career of Norman Baker, the independent-minded, and colourful, former Liberal Democrat MP, and a minister for state

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,

Against the Tommies: History of 26 Reserve Division 1914 - 1918

This unique collection of images details the travels of a German infantry division along the entire Western Front, where it fought from the start until

Confessions of a Political Maverick

Austin Mitchell is a politicalmaverick. For thirty-eight years he was a fly in the parliamentary ointment, arecurring itch on the body politic. A maverick may

Zealots

A page-turning account of often misunderstood events set in train by religious zealotry that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Britain. This is an

School of Aces

This is the fascinating true story of RAF Sutton Bridge. Between 1926 and 1946, the base saw the development and implementation of a training system

The Face Of Britain

Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait

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...

Wandering in Strange Lands

'One of the smartest young writers of her generation.'--Book Riot From the acclaimed cultural critic and New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be

Hitler's British Isles

The answer lies closer to home than we think, in the experiences of the Channel Islanders – the only British people to bear the full

The Secret Life of Special Advisers

Shadowy geniuses whispering, Rasputinlike, into the ears of our elected politicians under a cloak of secrecy, or a crucial but undervalued cog in the machinery

The End Is Always Near

BESTSELLERUL NEW YORK TIMES Oare vremurile grele creează oameni mai duri? Poate omenirea să facă față puterii armelor sale fără să se autodistrugă? Tehnologia umană

100 Great Black Britons

Patrick Vernon's landmark 100 Great Black Britons campaign of 2003 was one of the most successful movements to focus on the role of people of

The Invitation-Only Zone

Throughout the late 1970s and early '80s, dozens of Japanese citizens were abducted from coastal Japanese towns by North Korean commandos. In what proved to

BRASSEY'S BOOK OF BODY ARMOR

An illustrated History of the evolution of Body Armor, from Ancient Egypt to the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century.

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

The Soldier

De la infanteriștii experimentați din anii 1700 la războinicii hi-tech de astăzi, 'The Soldier' ne duce într-o călătorie interesantă prin 300 de ani de serviciu

1918- HOW THE FIRST WORLD WAR WAS WON

When the Germans launched their offensive in March, 1918, World War One changed character radically—and nowhere more so than on the Western Front. This gripping

Jaguar Boys

Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone ...

Treasures of British History : The Nation's Story Told Through Its 50 Most Important Documents

From the Magna Carta to Hitler’s letter to Chamberlain agreeing never to go to war, these 50 documents capture some of the most significant moments

War on Peace

US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America’s place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after de...

Long Shot

'A book to marvel at, learn from, and return to again and again' John le Carré The incredible inside story of a Kurdish sniper in

Mayday

Maritime supremacy was key to America's rise to superpower status. Over the past two decades, however, while Washington has been preoccupied with Middle East land

Per Ardua

The path from 'Civvy Street' to operational on a fighter squadron was arduous and beset with obstacles. The prize was to fly the iconic Phantom

MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman

The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands

Crucible of Hell

For the ferocity of the fighting, the loss of life on both sides, and the pivotal, war-ending potential of its outcome, the assault on Okinawa

The Great Great Wall

During his campaign for the presidency, one of Donald Trump’s signature promises was that he would build a “great great wall” on the border between

The World's War

The extraordinary story of how Europe's Great War became the World's War - a multi-racial, multi-national struggle fought in Africa and Asia as well as

From Battle of Britain Airman to PoW Escapee

This is the Second World War story of a champion cyclist turned airman who lived to tell the tale against almost impossible odds. A New