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The 15:17 To Paris

he 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the

Tear Gas

The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets More than a hundred years ago, French troops fired the first

Losing Our Democracy

Argues that in a perpetual quest for more money and power, big businesses, the far and religious right, and Bush & Co. are assaulting the

Dead Men Risen

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. This is the gripping story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in

They Take Our Jobs!

Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. Aviva...

Doorway to Hell: Disaster in Somalia

Spring, 1993: Most of Somalia outside of Mogadishu was secured. Then something went wrong... It started as a mission of mercy-to feed the hungry, cure

MAFIA BROTHERHOODS

MAFIA BROTHERHOODS (previously published as BLOOD BROTHERHOODS) is the enthralling new history of Italian organised crime by the author of the international bestseller C...

On This Day

Delve into a wealth of famous events, significant sites and momentous births and deaths. Choose a day of the year and discover the fascinating array

Viking London

In this short history, bestselling historian Thomas Williams recounts the profound impact Viking raiders from the North had on London. Delving into London's darkest age,...

The Holy Place

Continues the investigation, reported in 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail,' into accursed treasure, the Knights Templar, Jesus, and the existence of a megalithic masterpiece.

An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians?

On 24th April 2015 people around the world commemorated the centenary of the death of over one million Armenians. In their eyes, and in those

Codename Xavier: The Story of Richard Heslop

Colonel Richard Heslop, alias Xavier, was one of Britain's Greatest Special Operations agents in France. Ingeniously orchestrating resistance groups and ruthless...

We Shall Fight On the Beaches

'...we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall

For the Record

What was it like to lead the Conservative Party back to power and form a coalition government? How does a Prime Minister turn around an

The Death of Truth

How did truth become an endangered species? This decline began decades ago, and in The Death of Truth, former New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani

Hot Dogs And Cocktails

Peter Conradi recreates the rich tapestry that provides the backdrop to the royals' visit to America, analysing the political background and the media's reaction, and

Johnny: The Legend and Tragedy of General Sir Ian Hamilton

Campania de la Gallipoli a fost lansată în aprilie 1915, în încercarea de a scoate Turcia din război, însă forțele desfășurate au fost prea mici

Young Lothar

Lothar Orbach, fiul cel mai mic al unei familii de evrei germani, avea doar 14 ani când naziștii au început să adună evreii din Berlin.

Weapons of Desperation

As the Third Reich headed for destruction, German ingenuity in the naval field turned to unconventional weapons midget submarines, radio-controlled explosive boats, and v...

SAS: The Elite Special Forces in their Own Words

A stunning anthology of over 100 eyewitness accounts from the men of the SAS to tie in with the 70th anniversary of the founding of

This Child Will Be Great

“The first thing to be said about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s This Child Will Be Great is that it is exceptionally well written, a true story

TALES FROM THE SPECIAL FORCES CLUB

A unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes. There are just a handful of men and women alive today who served and

The Terrorist Hunters: The Definitive Inside Story of Britain's Fight Against Terror by Andy Hayman

The first definitive inside account of the key terrorist events of our generation. This is the first definitive inside account of the key terrorist events

The Foreigner

Richard Sennett has spent an intellectual lifetime exploring how humans live in cities. In this pair of essays he visits two of the world's greatest

How to resist

This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it for people who are frustrated

Dresden - A City Reborn

On 13 February 1945 Dresden, one of the most beautiful and historic cities of Europe, was destroyed by British and American air raids. This book

Life After the Third Reich: The Struggle to Rise from the Nazi Ruins

This is the story of what happened to Germany between the years 1945 and 1950, a time when a new state arose from the rubble

The Emperor's River

A look China's recent cultural reinterpretation of the oldest canal in the world, dug when Confucius was alive, along which has traveled not only cargo

For the Love of Radio 4

Who were the original Goons? When did I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue first invite us to enjoy 'the antidote to panel games?' Why do

Selling Hitler: Story of the Hitler Diaries

It's spring 1983. It seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most

A Brief History of Florence Nightingale: and Her Real Legacy, a Revolution in Public Health

Praise for Small's earlier work on Nightingale: 'Hugh Small, in a masterly piece of historical detective work, convincingly demonstrates what all previous historians and...

Contesting Transformation: Popular Resistance in Twenty-First Century South Africa

Contesting Transformation is a sober and critical reflection of the wave of social movement struggles which have taken place in post-Apartheid South Africa.Much of the

Compact Knowledge: The Middle Ages

Cine a fost Carol ce Mare și ce era atât de grozav la el? Ce teritorii au cucerit vikingii? Ce este sistemul feudal? Tinerii cititori

The Spirit of London

A reissue of a truly classic title on the Batsford backlist. First published in 1935, it is a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the

Devastating Society

An up-to-date analysis of the problems faced by Iran's Kurdish population

Gestapo: The Story Behind The Nazis Machine Of Terror

The names Klaus Barbie, Adolf Eichmann, Hermann Goering, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler and Ernst Kaltenbrunner struck terror into law-abiding citizens let alone th...

Task Force Helmand

Doug Beattie MC returns to Helmand Province for one final tour before retiring - and it's the most bloody and brutal conflict yet. In 2006

The Left In History

'Essential and rather chastening reading for anyone who believes left values need to have some effective public resonance and political impact and wants to learn

Syria's Secret Library

Daraya se află la marginea Damascului, la sud-vest de capitala siriană. Cu toate acestea, trăiește într-o altă lume. Asediată de forțele guvernamentale siriene din 2011,...

The Plots to Kill Hitler

Not One Step Back

The dramatic stories of history's gret sieges: Tyre, Jerusalem, Acre, Chateau-Gaillard, Constantinople, Tenochtitlan, Malta, Chittor Garh, Nagashino, Londonderry, Yorktow...

Revolution!

After the Berlin Wall

La 7 mai 1945, Marele Amiral Donitz, numit în testamentul lui Hitler ca șef de stat, a autorizat capitularea necondiționată a tuturor forțelor germane în

We Were Berliners

Accompanied by touching personal photographs and images to aid the story, 'We Were Berliners' combines the personal reminiscences of Helmut and Charlotte Jacobitz with a

Freedom

In this timely and very readable new work, Walvin focuses not on abolitionism or the brutality and suffering of slavery, but on resistance, the resistance

Enemies Within

In a book that is as intellectually thrilling as it is entertaining and illuminating, Richard Davenport-Hines traces the bonds between individuals, networks and organisa...

Change in Putin's Russia

Simon Pirani investigates the interaction of power, money and people in Russia during the presidencies of Vladimir Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev. Profiling the

Operation Big

The Cambridgeshire country house at the centre of a secret mission to stop Hitler's A-Bomb. Casa de țară din Cambridgeshire în centrul unei misiuni secrete

DRUG WARS - CIMINO

This is a cutting-edge, true crime history detailing the inexorable rise of the ruthless Mexican drug cartels that have taken violence to new levels and

City of London Timeline

The City of London is the heart of the capital. The oldest part of London, its ancient relics include a Roman temple and the London

The Alastair Campbell Diaries

As Alastair Campbell said in the introduction to The Blair Years, it was always his intention to publish the full version, covering his time as

I Used to Know That: History

Această carte distractivă, dar informativă, călătorește înapoi în timp pentru a completa acele lacune jenante din cunoștințele tale, de la invaziile din Marea Britanie, ...

The Sweethearts

Both before and during the Second World War, the Rowntrees factory was a place of refuge for the women that worked there. It was on

Stonehouse

This is the definitive biography of John Stonehouse, Labour cabinet minister and Privy counsellor, spy for the Czech State Security (StB), and convicted fraudster. Stoneh...

More Noble Than War

By turns tragic and hopeful, the history of Israel and Palestine through the lens of the world's most popular sport. Football has never been shy

From Eton Manor to the Olympics : More Lea Valley Secrets Revealed

With a wealth of information regarding the Lea Valley's history, this guide provides a special emphasis on the regions past, and forthcoming 2012, Olympic connecti...

How To Win a Roman Chariot Race

Profesorul de limbi clasice de la Oxford, Jane Hood, propune o incursiune în istoria, cultura, literatura, mitologia și filozofia Greciei antice, Romei și Egiptului. Hoo...

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

A Brief History of The British Army

The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken

A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt

Few victories have been so complete, or achieved against such heavy odds, as that won by Henry V against Charles VI's army at Agincourt on