20th Century History

A celebration of the world's most cherished cinemas, from vintage movie houses to quirky start-ups. Grab your popcorn and settle in to the world of Silver Screens , where the...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of...

We can't choose who we love. We can choose who we fight for. 'A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage' Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads...

The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey . Alice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as...

An absolutely essential book for every modern football fan, about the development of Premier League tactics, published to coincide with 25 years of the competition. Back in 1992, English football...

The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Lovely, lovely, lovely... Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe' MARIAN KEYES 'Powerful and profound' Guardian 'Another sure-fire hit' Daily Mail 'Funny, melancholy, acutely observant'...

The book titled De Gaulle Vol II: The Ruler, 1945-1970. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is the extraordinary true story of 11 young Australian men from one extended family and their experiences in the great adventure that would change their lives - the Great...

Step back in time with the 90s Playing Cards, a throwback deck featuring some of the most iconic people, objects, and moments from the 1990s. Illustrated by Niki Fisher, these...

In the tragic recent history of Cambodia - a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer...

The Iranian cleric Ayatollah Montazeri (1922-2009) played an integral role in the founding of the Islamic Republic in the wake of the Iranian Revolution of 1978/9. Yet at the time...

Known for her evocative portraits, Diane Arbus is a pivotal figure in American postwar photography. Undeniably striking, Arbus's black-and-white photographs capture a unique gaze. Criticized as well as lauded for...

From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on the secret genius of irrational behavior. Have you ever been pissed because you're not...

The international bestselling record of a German Jew in Nazi Germany. 'Deserves to stand beside the diary of Anne Frank as a day-to-day description of the sufferings of the victims...

Pierre Boulez is acknowledged as one of the most important composers in contemporary musical life. This collection explores his works, influence, reception and legacy, shedding new light on Boulez's music...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today's most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique...

The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons for a day off. 'The nation is grateful. This is an indispensable book....

Pol Pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history. But in the process, Cambodia...

This book investigates the reportage of the 2004 Beslan hostage-taking published by three very different Russian-language websites: RIA-Novosti, Kavkazcenter, and Caucasian Knot, tracking the ways in which these three sites...

For years people have tried to persuade the leader of the Cuban Revolution to tell his own life story. Here, finally, Ignacio Ramonet, well-known activist and editor of "Le Monde...

A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre...

Jack is both the first comprehensive one-volume biography of JFK and the first account of his life based on the extensive documentary record that has finally become available, including personal...

The book titled There Shall be Wings: RAF from 1918 to the Present by the author To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the RAF, the author has interviewed over 150...

The increasing globalization of economic, social, political and cultural life is a key feature of the contemporary world. Jan Aart Scholte's provides a concise but broad ranging introduction to its...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only US president elected for four terms. Conrad Black, the Canadian born proprietor of the Daily Telegraph in Britain (and the Hollinger Group in Canada...

Although nearly every country in the world today holds multiparty elections, these contests are often blatantly unfair. For governments, electoral misconduct is a tempting but also a risky practice, because...

The story of the strange mixture of romanticism, militarism and technology that has made planes so important to England The history of England and the aeroplane is one tangled with...

'Captivating...[a] sparkling gem of a story' DAISY WOOD *** A hidden jewel. A buried past. A secret waiting to break free. India, 1947 : Celia Fforbes-Whyte remembers little about her...

The brand-new heart-wrenching World War 2 historical novel from the bestselling author of The German Messenger Charlotte Weber is against the Nazi regime and what it stands for, but as...

The plucky heroines at the Quality Street factory must be ready for anything as war looms. Rumours about a war with Germany have been whispered around the Quality Street factory...

Reporting new and never-before-published information about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this investigation dives straight into the deep end, and seeks to prove the CIA's involvement in one of...

In the search for the deeper causes of the 'War to end all wars' the reading public has been presented with countless titles by military, diplomatic and intellectual historians. Some...

In the wake of 9/11 the threat of biological terrorism and sabotage has been thrust to the forefront of public consciousness. However, this is far from being a new phenomenon....

This giant collection includes a huge range of 20th-century first-hand accounts of hauntings, such as the American troops who repeatedly saw the ghosts of a dead platoon of men while...

Richard Belzer and David Wayne are back to set the record straight after Dead Wrong ; this time they're going to uncover the truth about the many witness deaths tied...

Investigative reporter Patrick J. Sloyan, a former member of the White House Press Corps, revisits the last years of John F. Kennedy's presidency, his fateful involvement with Diem's assassination, the...

Oil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff D. Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history-from the acclaimed author of The Devil in...

With the CIA at the core of the war on terror, no agency is as important to preserving America's freedom. Yet the CIA is a closed and secretive world-impenetrable to...

This study offers a reassessment of the 1991 Gulf War, focusing on the role of biological and chemical weapons. The narrative reviews the events of the war, examines intelligence and...

1. The first ever biography of the extraordinarily colourful Archduke Wilhelm von Habsburg (1895-1947). Tattooed, bisexual, crossdressing, multilingual, he was a major - & symbolic - figure in 20th-century European...

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Pencil in Hand, 20th-Century Drawings presents a considered selection of more than 100 drawings, providing a wide-ranging view of art from the past century, both from Spain and abroad. All...

One name in the history of the 20th century art stands out over all others: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). As painter, graphic artist and sculptor, he displayed an inventive enterprise and...

Covering over four decades of work, John Hall: Travelling Light is an exquisitely illustrated retrospective on one of Canada's most established contemporary artists. Hall's hyperreal paintings can be seen a...

Following World War II, Italian industrial designers began to earn worldwide acclaim for their lamp and lighting designs; since then the country has produced landmark models that have become classics...