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Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit

As David Cameron's director of Politics and communications, Craig Oliver was in the room at every key moment during the EU referendum - the biggest

Hannibal

Ordinary Heroes

In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Task Force defeated

Action Likely in Pacific

A story of espionage that could have changed the course of history and saved thousands of American and British lives - and millions of Asian

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...

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

Modern Women

Modern Women este o celebrare a unora dintre femeile influente și impresionante care au schimbat lumea prin viața, prin munca și prin acțiunile lor. De

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

How To Think Like Obama

Be inspired by Barack Obama and learn how to think big with this unique insight into the mind of one of the world's great influencers.

Nehru: The Debates That Defined India

A history of Nehru that dives deep into the debates of his era to understand his ideology - and that of his contemporaries and opponents,

Women of Westminster

In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton, becoming the first woman MP to take her seat in the

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

Mi9

Many of the most famous escapes in history took place during the Second World War. These daring flights from Nazi-occupied Europe would never have been

A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021

From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to

Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump

After serving the highest office of American government, five men - Jimmy Carter, the late George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and

LENIN: A BIOGRAPHY

The critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of Trotsky, Stalin and Comrades. Lenin is a

Environmental Debt : The Hidden Costs of a Changing Global Economy

Timp de zeci de ani, politicienii și liderii de afaceri au spus publicului american că provocarea de astăzi este creșterea economică și că protecția mediului

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

The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick-Maker

Hutchinson explores the controversial creation of the British census. He follows its development from a head-count of the population conducted by clerks with quill pe...

The War We Never Fought

Again and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that 'The War on Drugs has failed'. They then say that this is an argument for

Real Britannia

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Sisters in Arms

'Sisters in Arms charts the evolution of women in combat, from the Scythian warriors who inspired the Amazonian myth, to the passing soldiers and sailors

Being Arab

In the years before his assassination in 2005, Samir Kassir became one of Lebanon's foremost public intellectuals, a fearless critic of tyranny and an inspiring

Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City

Beginning with an atmospheric account of Tyburn, we are set up for a grisly excursion through London as a city of ne'er do wells, taking

His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill

Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifity years after his death he is one of the most iconic figures in British history: as a young man

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

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

The Munich Art Hoard

In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to the elderly recluse, Cornelius Gurlitt, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,200

Enemies of The State

On 1 May 1820, outside Newgate Prison, in front of a dense crowd, five of the Cato Street conspirators - Arthur Thistlewood, William Davidson, James

The King Who Had To Go

The relationship between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson created a constitutional crisis that has fascinated the public for decades. Unwilling to accept the idea of

No More Soldiering

The stories of those who refused to fight in the First World War

Secret Techniques of the Elite Forces

'Offers key insights into the commando's mind.' Warfare magazineIt is easy to visualise special-operations troops as men in camouflage with painted faces, lurking in the...

Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident

'The 31st of October 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther pinning his 95 'Theses' - or reform proposals - to the door of

A Child of Christian Blood

A Jewish factory worker is falsely accused of ritually murdering a Christian boy in Russia in 1911, and his trial becomes an international cause célèbre.

Stalin: A Biography

Drawing on a wealth of unexplored material - available for the first time since the collapse of the former Soviet Union - Robert Service's biography

Crucible of Hell : Okinawa

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

Sex, lies & the ballot box

In the run-up to the most unpredictable election in a generation, this extraordinary book seeks to explain some of the more surprising facts about Britain's

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

Hell and Good Company

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...

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 Debs of Bletchley Park and Other Stories

For Winston Churchill the men and women at Bletchley Park were ' the geese the laid the golden eggs' , providing important intelligence that led

Classic Stories of World War I

Published to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War, Classic Stories of World War I is a compilation of fiction and

EMPIRES OF THE INDUS: THE STORY OF A RIVER

The Indus rises in Tibet, flows west across India, and south through Pakistan. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god and used as

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

The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt

An acclaimed historian provides a thrilling account of the British Navy's unlikely defeat of the world's most feared battleship!

The Blind Strategist

From the author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes The Blind Strategist: John Boyd and the American Art of War. Colonel John

Forgotten Songs and Stories of the Sea

Povești emoționante despre eroismul pe mare au fost înrădăcinate în analele istoriei maritime din timpuri imemoriale. Descoperirea Lumii Noi de către Cristofor Columb, î...

Tommy at War, 1914-1918

In 2014 we mark the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War, arguably the definitive conflict in the history of Europe. Future generations will

The Illuminati

Throughout history governments, dictators and religious leaders have fought to cling to power by either force or manipulation. To counter these forces there have always

Gunpowder Plot

Early Modern Britain's most dramatic story, the Gunpowder Plot, brought to life with unique original sources.

Politically Incorrect : Words of Mass Deception - Exposed

Are you tired of the hype, the tripe and the spin that comes from all sides - be it from the military, the media, the

Honorary Jew

The Honorary Jew sheds new light on significant events, influences and people hitherto unexplored in the career of Margaret Thatcher.

Early Victorian Railway Excursion Crowds: The Million Go Forth

There is a widely held belief that Thomas Cook invented the railway excursion. In fact the railway excursion is almost as old as the railway

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

Britain Yesterday & Today

Through illuminating text, along with 250 fascinating black-and-white and color photographs, this stunning volume provides a unique window on Britain's past and present....

The Tudor Kings and Queens

Tudor Kings and Queens is the ideal, handy guide to what is a perennially popular era in British history. Beginning with the accession to the

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

Discover the hidden history of Britain through the stories of its 'lost' or abandoned places and buildings.Portillo's Secret History of Britain presents a compelling and