Saving Mona Lisa

Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic

There was a time when to read accounts of the Plague in Wittenburg by Martin Luther or the Great Plague of 1665 by Samuel Pepys

Pearl Harbor and the War in Pacific, 1941 - 1945

This book and DVD set provides a fascinating account of the epic conflict on land, sea and air, from the darkest days of the war

Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

Essential work by a noted naval historian discusses all of the conflict's major sea battles, including those between England and America's French allies. Richly enhanced

A Path in the Mighty Waters

'This book tells the story of how people experienced the eighteenth-century crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the transformative journey undertaken by the thousa...

Prince Albert, A.N. Wilson

In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with

Solving Stonehenge: The New Key to an Ancient Enigma

Stonehenge is seeing a massive surge of interest at present, something which this major reassessment of the monument by geophysics expert Anthony Johnson can only

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

Waterloo: The Defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard

This is the most detailed account of the 2nd Division at Waterloo ever published. It is based on the papers of its commander Sir Henry

The British Are Coming

'To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing ... A powerful new voice has been added to the dialogue

Britain and Victory in the Great War

How can we begin to make sense of the Great War now that over 100 years have passed since it ended with the defeat of

The Life of Henrietta Anne: Daughter of Charles I

Henrietta Anne Stuart, youngest child of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, was born in June 1644 in the besieged city of Exeter at the very

SAS Great Escapes

SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most

Fighting the Great War at Sea

While the overriding image of World War I is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out

Defiant: The Battle of Britain’s Forgotten Fighter

The families of the R. A. F. servicemen killed flying Defiants believed that their husbands, brothers and sons had died in vain, but the truth

Ancient Egypt 39,000 BCE

'A view into the sophisticated and highly advanced civilization that preceded the world of the pharaohs'

Attack on the Scheldt: The Struggle for Antwerp 1944

During the Allied advance across northwest Europe in 1944, the opening up of the key port of Antwerp was a pivotal event, yet it has

Battlegrounds

There has been a shift in power since the end of the Cold War. In Battlegrounds , bestselling author, commander, scholar and National Security Advisor

Story of Israel

Charting the history of Israel, this work goes from Herzl's launcing of the Zionist movement to the Balfour declaration and the founding of the State

Holocaust Heroes : Resistance to Hitler's Final Solution - NU

This inspiring book examines the often incredible and nearly always tragic examples of Jewish resistance in ghettos and concentration camps during the Nazis 'Final Solut...

A People Betrayed

Clementine Churchill

Foreword by Harriet Walter. Clementine Churchill: A Life in Pictures is a fully illustrated and abridged edition of Sonia Purnell’s acclaimed biography, First Lady, inclu...

Wallis in Love

Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most controversial royal scandal. Andrew Morton's impeccable research and unerring skill for ri...

The Cold War

As present-day political and military hostilities between Russia and the West threaten to escalate, The Cold War looks back at a global drama that positioned

WWII Codebreakers and Spies

The Bletchley Park codebreakers who solved the German Enigma cipher cut the length of the war by an estimated two years, while the Double Cross

1918

1918: The Fight for Victory. The Decisive Year in Soldiers' Own Words and Photographs is the next volume in the remarkable series of books from

Palaces of Revolution

Rebels Against the Raj

An extraordinary history of resistance and the fight for Indian independence from Ramachandra Guha.

The First World War on the Home Front

'Your country Needs YOU!' was the poster slogan that shouted out to many during World War I. And indeed, it did. As men of all

Make Good the Promises

The companion volume to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit, opening in September 2021 With a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-win...

SAS Band of Brothers

The new SAS epic from bestselling military historian Damien Lewis. We share the triumphs and tragedies of a group of elite soldier trailblazers as they

Air Raids & Ration Books

Contrary to the Hollywood-style romanticism of popular novels and films, the Second World War was more than courage on the battlefield, plucky defiance and doomed

Apprentice

It has been called the political crime of the century: This book from Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Greg Miller uncovers for the first time

All the President's Women

Pe baza unor rapoarte originale inovatoare, o nouă privire amplă asupra relațiilor lui Donald Trump cu femeile, care dezvăluie noi acuzații de comportament sexual necore...

Blood and Steel 3

Blood and Steel 3, The Wehrmacht Archive: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944 to January 1945 is an extensive and colourful collection of translated German military

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.

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

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

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