Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

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

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

The Price of Freedom

By hiding the fugitives in the trunk of a diplomat's car, Volker G. Heinz helps more than sixty East German citizens flee to the West.

1915 The First World War in Photographs: Setbacks & Failures

The Western Front was in stalemate, with the troops entrenched and little in the way of advance or retreat to counter the thousands of lives

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...

The Communist Manifesto

A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of communism. So opens the political pamphlet The Communist Manifesto by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich

Arena of Ambition

Older than fourteen colleges and the Boat Race, the Cambridge Union has been an important part of university life at Cambridge since its foundation in

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

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

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

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

Islamism

A political, social, and cultural battle is boiling over in the Middle East at the moment. On one side are the Islamists, those who believe

The Rise of Islamic State : ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution

Out of the failures of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring and Syria, a new threat emerges. While Al Qaeda is weakened, new jihadi movements,

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

Peace and War: Britain In 1914

1914 dawned with Britain at peace, albeit troubled by faultlines within and threats without: Ireland trembled on the brink of civil war
suffragette agitation was

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

Mythology of The Americans Nations

This is a reference guide to the mythology of the native North American, Maya, Aztec, Inca and earlier civilizations and cultures of the Americas. It

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

Operation Epsom

Before EPSOM in late June 1944 there remained the chance that a German counterstroke might seriously threaten the bridgehead. After EPSOM, the Allies retained the

Lincoln

This interactive biography of one of America's greatest presidents covers the entire life of Abraham Lincoln and includes a host of family photographs, official portrait...

Aircraft and Aviation Stamps

In his quest he has covered many unusual places that have only become more accessible with the advent of cheap air travel but has still

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

The Age of Reason

Acest al patrulea volum din seria „Aventura descoperirii și a invențiilor” acoperă anii 1600-1750, Epoca Rațiunii. Revoluția intelectuală a Renașterii i-a inspirat pe gâ...

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...

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

Jesus, King Arthur, and the Journey of the Grail

Reveals how the super-science of the sun and the higher orders of spirituality are concealed and contained in the Holy Grail • Connects the discovery

The Great Pyramid Operations Manual

This Manual will look at the construction, meaning and conservation of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The focus is on an engineering perspective, analysing how

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

Spend Spend Spend

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

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

No Marketing Blurb

Look with Your Eyes and Tell the World

'North Korea faded to black in the early 1990s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, her creakily inefficient economy collapsed. Power stations rusted into

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

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...

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

The D-Day Experience

The 60th anniversary of D-Day will take place on 6 June 2004. Endorsed by the Imperial War Museum, and officially tied in with their D-Day

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

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...

Rory Steward - Occupational Hazards

By September 2003, six months after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the anarchy had begun. Rory Stewart, a young Biritish diplomat, was appointed as the

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

How to Steal a Country

Timely and insightful analysis of political corruption in South Africa by a former UK ambassador to the country.

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

The Woman Who Censored Churchill

During World War II, the only way Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt could communicate was via a top-secret transatlantic telephone link—all other Atlantic tele...

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

Empires of the Indus

The Indus rises in Tibet to flow west across India before turning south through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. For millennia it has been worshipped

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

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

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

Haven't You Heard?

Looks at the role gossip, whispers and tittle-tattle play in all areas of politics - for the MPs and their advisers, the press who cover

France: A History From Gaul To De Gaulle

'This book is written in the belief that the average English-speaking man or woman has remarkably little knowledge of French history,' begins John Julius Norwich.

Pharaoh : king of ancient Egypt

'Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt introduces readers to three thousand years of Egypt's ancient history by unveiling its famous leaders--the pharaohs--using some of the fi...

The War for Legitimacy in Politics and Culture, 1938-1948

The War for Legitimacy in Politics and Culture 1936-1946 presents the first investigation of how the phenomenon of political legitimacy operated within Europe's political...

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