Exploiting Africa

Great Train Robbery Confidential

IN 1981, Detective Inspector Satchwell was the officer in charge of the case against Train Robber Tom Wisbey and twenty others. The case involved massive

Gibraltar : The Greatest Siege in British History

Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions and social classes. Durin...

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

No God but Gain

'From 1501 to 1867 more than 12.5 million Africans were brought to the Americas in chains, and many millions died as a result of the

The 1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44

The mettle of the famous First Household Cavalry Regiment was tested to the maximum in action in the mountains of Italy in 1943-44. This book

Lessons from History

“Provocative, memorable and humorous – Deane never fails to entertain.” - Kwasi Kwarteng MP History is full to the brim with untold tales of heroics

Went the Day Well?

Drawing from the diaries, letters, reports and stories from participants and witnesses, the author describes in detail an hour-by hour account of the Battle of

Ireland and the Monarchy

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

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

Pearls Before Poppies

'In February 1918, when the First World War was still being bitterly fought, prominent society member Lady Northcliffe conceived an idea to help raise funds

Lawson Lies Still in the Thames

The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of

Death at Dawn

His ships delivered a crushing blow to the Nazi German squadron then occupying Narvik, the famous Arctic iron-ore port. Only moments later, a salvo of

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

If It Moves, Salute It!

A series of encounters help to influence his progress from raw recruit to reluctant adulthood, encompassing his journey through the hazards of training to a

To War With Wellington: From The Peninsula To Waterloo

Using first-hand accounts written by generals, cavalrymen and foot-soldiers of the Duke of Wellington's army, Peter Snow conjures up the horror of the early 19th

Codename Suzette An Extraordinary Story of Resistance and Rescue in Nazi Paris

The thrilling and previously untold true story of Suzanne Spaak, who abandoned her life of opulence to save the Jewish children of Occupied Paris during

Hero on the Western Front

The US effort in 1918, in what became known as the Hundred Days Offensive, was focused on the Argonne Forest. It was there that 1,200,000

Combat Over the Trenches

Already an experienced combat pilot, he rose quickly through the ranks of the Australian Flying Corps, becoming a squadron leader and leading his unit at

Renegade Hero

Cold war helicopter ace Terry Peet lived for flying. He was a 'go anywhere, do anything,' Royal Air Force pilot with a reputation for 'sheer

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

Sovereign of the Isles

This is the story of how the territory of the British nation was won and parts of it were lost. It was the English who

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

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

Spend Spend Spend

A History of Shopping tells the history of Britons as shoppers, from the Middle Ages to present day.

Action Stations Revisited

Military airfields in Kent, through Sussex, Hampshire up to Swindon in Wiltshire are all in this new third volume of the Action Stations Revisited series.

In a Time of Monsters

Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense

Empty Sky

One moment the sky would be full of aircraft wheeling and positioning for the best shot at the enemy a sky full of danger and

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

Prisoners and Escape WWI

A wide range of personal experiences are covered in the eleven chapters of this book. Nearly all the stories are written by the participants who

D-Day The Soldiers' Story

'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force' Damien Lewis Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the day of the grea...

Read Dirt on America's Frontier Legends

The first in a new Wild West series: Learn the real stories behind the larger-than-life characters of the West. Characters like Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket,

It All Adds Up

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. Full

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 Journey to the Mayflower

‘A rattling good read’ – The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 2020 sees the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower – the

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...

Deeds Not Words

Why is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.

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

Come Fly the World

Alongside the glamour was real danger, as they flew soldiers to and from Vietnam and staffed Operation Babylift - the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children

Dangerous Seats

Eugene L. Wolfe looks at how instances of individual strife against Members of Parliament - be it arrest or imprisonment, brawls on the floor, attacks

Inspector Minahan Makes a Stand

In Victorian London, the age of consent was just thirteen. Unwitting girls were regularly enticed, tricked and sold into prostitution. If not marked out for

Forbidden Wife

The first and definitive tale of the tumultuous and tragic life of Lady Augusta Murray, the forbidden wife of a royal prince in Georgian England

Breakdown

Then in July 1916 with the start of the Somme battle the incidence of shell shock rocketed. The high command of the British army began

Blogging from the battlefield

Blogging from the battlefield

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...

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

Beyond the Call

The incredible account - recounted by the protagonist's son - of a secret POW rescue mission at the end of WW2.

Politics of Pain

England’s recent lurch to the right appears to be but one example of the nationalist wave sweeping across the world, yet as acclaimed Irish critic

Brief History of London

As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical

Rubicon

The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up

The Great Conspiracy

Discover the underground war waged between Britain and Revolutionary France

Lotharingia

În 843 d.Hr., cei trei nepoți supraviețuitori ai marelui împărat Carol cel Mare s-au întâlnit la Verdun. După ani de certuri legate de cine va

A Year in the Life of Victorian Britain

Regina Victoria a domnit timp de 64 de ani, iar în acei ani Marea Britanie s-a schimbat vizibil. Nu numai că au existat multe progrese

James Connolly

'Very interesting on how fanaticism can develop within a community, and especially relevant today.' Bob Geldof By former member of the IRA and police informant,

Queen Bees

Queen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to

Courage, Blood and Luck

At about 11:30 on a Sunday morning in 1815, a few shots rang out as the curtain-raiser to one of Europe's most titanic military clashes.

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

Time Song

She was driven to explore the lives of the people who lived there--studying its fossil record, as well as human artifacts that have been discovered

Irish Servicewomen in the Great War

When the call went out in 1917 for volunteers willing to serve both at home and on the Western Front in a newly founded Women’s

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