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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,

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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,

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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.

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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

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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.

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Pebble Island

This is the story of the SAS raid on Pebble Island during the Falklands War. In atrocious weather, 48 men of 22 SAS Regiment were

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tudors and EuropeThe Tudors and Europe

A hugely topical re-appraisal of Tudor England's place in Europe and Europeans' place in Tudor England

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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

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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

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The six

Six glamorous women: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. Born into privilege, the Mitford sisters were the 'bright young things' of high society London

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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BRASSEY'S BOOK OF BODY ARMOR

An illustrated History of the evolution of Body Armor, from Ancient Egypt to the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century.

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Germany in the Great War - The Opening Year

Germany in the Great War - The Opening Year: Mobilisation, the Advance and Naval Warfare is the first volume of a projected six-part series that

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The Soldier

De la infanteriștii experimentați din anii 1700 la războinicii hi-tech de astăzi, 'The Soldier' ne duce într-o călătorie interesantă prin 300 de ani de serviciu

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1918- HOW THE FIRST WORLD WAR WAS WON

When the Germans launched their offensive in March, 1918, World War One changed character radically—and nowhere more so than on the Western Front. This gripping

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Jaguar Boys

Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone ...

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Treasures of British History : The Nation's Story Told Through Its 50 Most Important Documents

From the Magna Carta to Hitler’s letter to Chamberlain agreeing never to go to war, these 50 documents capture some of the most significant moments

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War on Peace

US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America’s place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after de...

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Long Shot

'A book to marvel at, learn from, and return to again and again' John le Carré The incredible inside story of a Kurdish sniper in

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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

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Per Ardua

The path from 'Civvy Street' to operational on a fighter squadron was arduous and beset with obstacles. The prize was to fly the iconic Phantom

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MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman

The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands

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Crucible of Hell

For the ferocity of the fighting, the loss of life on both sides, and the pivotal, war-ending potential of its outcome, the assault on Okinawa

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The Great Great Wall

During his campaign for the presidency, one of Donald Trump’s signature promises was that he would build a “great great wall” on the border between

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The World's War

The extraordinary story of how Europe's Great War became the World's War - a multi-racial, multi-national struggle fought in Africa and Asia as well as

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From Battle of Britain Airman to PoW Escapee

This is the Second World War story of a champion cyclist turned airman who lived to tell the tale against almost impossible odds. A New

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From Journey's End to The Dam Busters

Kingston playwright R.C. Sherriff came to fame with his First World War drama Journeys End, which was based on his own experiences as a young

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Times Great Events

As one of Britain's leading newspapers for more than 200 years The Times has covered every major world events as they happened. This book profiles

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Somme: 141 Days, 141 Lives

The Battle of the Somme was not only the costliest battle of World War I, but one of the bloodiest in human history, with more

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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

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Monty’s Highlanders: 51st Highland Division in the Second World War

The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in

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French Exile Journalism and European Politics, 1792-1814

Between 1792 and 1814 London was home to a flourishing French émigré newspaper and periodical press that served both an exile audience and a Europe-wide

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The Battle of the Somme

Published to coincide with the commemoration of the centenary of the battle of the Somme, this new study comprises twelve separate articles written by some

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Victoria Crosses that Saved an Empire

The Indian Mutiny struck at the very heart of the British Empire. If India was lost the whole edifice of British domination across its colonies

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Time the Great Places of History

This title lets you join 'TIME' for a grand tour of civilization's most important landmarks. Here is a 'bucket list' for the intellectually curious, a

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Land

De la cel mai bine vândut autor Simon Winchester, o istorie umană a pământului din întreaga lume: cine l-a cartografiat, l-a deținut, l-a furat, l-a

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Roosevelt and Churchill: A Friendship That Saved the World

Thrown together during World War II, their relationship was rarely straightforward. They disagreed politically, but maintained the greatest affection and respect for eac...

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La Reine Blanche

Mary Tudor's childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life: her father, Henry VII, and her brothers Arthur, heir to the Tudor throne, and

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The Complete Illustrated History of the Aztec & Maya

Această lucrare de referință oferă o perspectivă captivantă asupra artei și asupra arhitecturii, asupra miturilor și asupra vieții de zi cu zi a oamenilor din

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Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and the Narratives of the Enlightenment

The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later political and

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The Century Girls

First-hand accounts of a century of radical change are recalled here as six women born before 1918 speak candidly about topics including work, family, sex

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