20th Century History

While Ukraine holds back Russia's onslaught, Moscow has been working hard at rebuilding its army for the next invasion. But for the past 30 years, Britain and Europe have been...

In The Sleepwalkers acclaimed historian and author of Iron Kingdom, Christopher Clark, examines the causes of the First World War. SUNDAY TIMES and INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2012 The...

Eighty nine original Hasidic tales which have been collected by the author from survivors of the Holocaust. These tales provide unique witness to the victim's inner experience of unspeakable suffering...

'An extraordinary family tale of survival' Sunday Times Human and curious . . . an admirable family memoir of migration' Guardian Jonathan Dean's great-grandfather, David Schapira, lived a life of...

Real wages, the result of a simple division of wages by prices, are at the centre of historical and socio-economic research. In a time of growing commercial and industrial internationalism,...

A gripping, atmospheric novel about obsession and love. Inspiring a major film, this gripping novel examines truth and lies, and lays bare our darkest impulses. I was sure I heard...

"Born to Rule" tells the fascinating stories of five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria: Alexandra, whose faith in Rasputin and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the...

The problem with the history of 20th-century Europe, asserts the author, is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars, the...

Informed by the supposed grand lesson of Munich - namely, that capitulating to the demands of aggressive dictatorships invites further aggression and makes inevitable a larger war - American presidents...

'An extraordinary family tale of survival' Sunday Times Jonathan Dean's great-grandfather, David Schapira, fled the Russian threat in Ukraine for Vienna in 1914. Blinded in the First World War, he...

In ruling against the controversial historian David Irving in his libel suit against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt, last April 2000, the High Court in London labeled him a falsifier...

On 28 June 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Balkans. Five fateful weeks later the Great Powers of Europe were at war. Much time and ink...

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The book titled War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970 by the author Brian Bond. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 2020, after three and a half years of bitter negotiations, Britain left the European Union. For some it was a day of freedom, for others a tragedy which would...

One of Brexit's leading intellectuals examines the historical context of the referendum vote in this Sunday Times bestseller Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental...

This is a magisterial new account of Europe's tragic descent into a largely inadvertent war in the summer of 1914. Thomas Otte reveals why a century-old system of Great Power...

This volume traces the waves of Egyptian influence which swept Europe and North America from the first modern use of Egyptian themes in a painting by Poussin in 1647 to...

Following the publication of Italian Ceramic Art, Skira presents a compilation devoted primarily to the modern decorative arts, that will offer a highly extensive and versatile anthology of writings, accompanied...

In March of 1933, a disused factory surrounded by barbed wire held 223 prisoners in the town of Dachau. By the end of 1945, the SS concentration camp system had...

The acclaimed historian explores how far individual leaders can alter the course of history The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure...

First published in 1981, this edition has been extensively updated and expanded. It features many new projects and includes over 140 new projects, 60 of which are complete, including: Clare...

The first account of one of history's most notorious con artists, Victor Lustig, written by acclaimed biographer Christopher Sandford. An Austro-Hungarian with a dark streak, Victor Lustig was a man...

The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother,...

The children of survivors of the Holocaust, the second generation, are in middle life, their own children already independent. This volume contains a collection of personal reflections of the child...

A sweeping, original history of occupation and resistance in war-torn Europe Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe the experience of occupation was sharply varied. Some countries - such as Denmark...

It has long been claimed that the Allies did little or nothing to rescue Europe's Jews. Did they deny refuge to those fleeing Hitler's death machine? Why did they fail...

Sometimes making history means breaking some rules... Don't miss the powerful new historical fiction novel Inspired by the incredible true story of Althea Gibson, the first Black athlete to win...

A handsome gift edition of one of the seminal pieces of literature to emerge from World War 2- Viktor Frankl's moving account of his experiences in Auschwitz. With new introduction...

In the years following the great depression, with Germany rearming and the rise of fascism across Europe being met with a policy of appeasement from the Democratic countries, Winston Churchill...

PRE-ORDER THE INSTITUTE , THE NEW HIGH-CONCEPT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER BY KATHERINE BRADLEY, OUT SPRING 2026. 'Frightening and timely, Bradley's The Sisterhood is the book everyone should read this year. If...

PRE-ORDER THE INSTITUTE , THE NEW HIGH-CONCEPT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER BY KATHERINE BRADLEY, OUT SPRING 2026. 'Frightening and timely, Bradley's The Sisterhood is the book everyone should read this year. If...

Sometimes making history means breaking some rules... Don't miss the powerful new historical fiction novel Inspired by the incredible true story of Althea Gibson, the first Black athlete to win...

Genocide Perspectives VI grapples with two core themes: the personal toll of genocide, and processes that facilitate the crime. From political choices governments and leaders make, through to denialism and...

AN AGE OF CONFLICT contains a variety of excerpts from historians writing about turmoil in twentieth-century Europe. These 53 readings demonstrate how different historians interpret the same events. The authors...

A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American...

This is a truly unique account of Nazi Germany at war and of one man's struggle against totalitarianism. A mid-level official in a provincial town, Friedrich Kellner kept a secret...

'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire ... History at its most gripping' Telegraph Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear- the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has...

The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust. Over 16 million copies sold worldwide 'Every human being should read this book' Simon Sinek One of the outstanding classics to emerge...

The graphic adaptation of one of the world's most-loved books 'June, 1942- I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to...

An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history There can be few more exciting or frightening moments in European history than the spring of 1848....