20th Century History

A wonderfully constructed account of bravery and resolve in the face of brutal injustice. In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces...

'Enormously enjoyable' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesExcellent ... illuminates a fascinating and still under-explored period in British youth culture and social history' Jon Savage, New StatesmanWith their draped suits, suede creepers...

On the 6th of February 1958, an aircraft took off from a snowy Munich airport carrying Busby's Babes, one of the most successful teams Manchester United have ever had. Moments...

Kathleen Lonsdale was a groundbreaking chemist who was instrumental in developing the science of crystallography. She was also a midlife convert to Quakerism who campaigned for peace and prison reform....

The first complete collection of A.A. Milne's short stories, including several never published before. A.A. Milne's real passion lay beyond Winnie-the-Pooh , as this new prose collection reveals. Collected in...

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B-29 crewman becomes POW in Japan during World War II

The long-awaited new book by the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE, the feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen in Edwardian England,...

The crises--and failures--of modernization in Japan, as seen up close by a resident expert Japan is a nation in crisis, and the crisis goes far beyond its well-known economic plight....

Filled with reminiscences about Australia since World War Two plus William s own anecdotes and observations, THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA touches on the celebrations, sorrows and spirit of the...

The Cold War is a vast and complex topic in recent international history. The author of this title has delineated the role of the United States from the global conflict,...

A groundbreaking A-Z appraisal of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa In recent years Africa s booming art scene has gained substantial...

"A leaking can of paint in hand, the artist strolls out of the gallery and drifts aimlessly through the city, leaving a trail of colour as he goes. So what...

A groundbreaking book that reveals the truth about population levels, and where they will take us in the future. Wherever we look, population is the driver of the most toxic...

This is a PB of the acclaimed "House of Bush House of Saud". Expanded with new material and a new Afterword by Craig Unger, this book reveals new evidence of...

On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally found what they sought - the snow-covered tent of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Inside,...

From the author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven , this piercing, genre-bending debut follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war in a stunning...

The book takes an in-depth look at the East Coast Main Line-King's Cross to Edinburgh-between 1939 and 1959. This is carried out in a series of chapters. In the first...

Based on meticulous research in FBI files, Chasing Spies uncovers the FBIAIs role in the most important espionage cases of the cold war years. The book shows how secrecy immunized...

Dominating Ukraine has been the cornerstone of Russian policy for centuries - now, we are witnessing a genocide. The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought large-scale warfare to Europe, reshaped relations...

A collection of articles, which assess the policies of the Gough Whitlam government, and evaluate how they might be relevant to the ALP.

This volume, a comprehensive study of how the myth and mystique of the Camelot years coincided with the rise of pop art, reveals the pervasive influence that the Kennedy presidency...

Aiping Mu was born to parents prominent in the Communist hierarchy - her father was Political Commissar for the Beijing region and her mother ran one of the city's universities...

The book describes, interprets, and analyzes the key features of European society and American society and major social trends in the United States and in the European Union in the...

Drawing on vast archival research, Rendezvous with Destiny is narrative history at its most delightful, stirring and important. 'From 1939 to 1941, with Europe at war and the United States...

A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE WEEK "Catnip for Ferrante fans." - Boston Globe "Readers will find [ The Lack of Light ] irresistible." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A...

Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl , delivers an enchantingly reimagined fictional portrait of Wallis Simpson through the lens of her cousin who is engaged to...

A must-read collection for all music fans. Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times . From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the...

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original and classic stories available now in all-new luxurious livery. Whether it's a lion loose in the...

The brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller. Where can a daughter turn when her father's love is stolen away? When heart-broken Sarah Quinn is left to...

The 30's and 40's mark the beginning of the age of the motor car. This richly illustrated volume chronicles the exciting era with a look at the international moor industry,...

Rosemary Woodruff Leary has been known only as the wife of Timothy Leary, the Harvard professor-turned-psychedelic high priest, whose jailbreak captivated the counterculture and whose life on the run with...

From the author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven , this piercing, genre-bending debut follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war in a stunning...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION, AND FT BUSINESS BOOK...

One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by...

The book titled Collins Atlas of World War II by the author Sir John Keegan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Based on select writings from an exceptional Amsterdam archive containing more than two thousand Dutch diaries from World War II, The War Diaries illuminates a part of history we haven't...

Brilliantly reconstructed from contemporary narratives, The Last Outlaws is both a gripping work of historical true crime and a richly revealing examination of our nation at its birth. The Chant...

How did a shy Polish immigrant kid - Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki - evolve into the fabulously eccentric Dr Karl? Shortlist ABIA Biography of the Year 2025...

Republished with a new introduction - one of the key books on modern India 'A rich analysis of contemporary India ... spirited, combative and insight-filled' Amartya Sen, TLS The Idea...

US President Donald Trump has long complained that the nation's $3 trillion trade in goods deficit - when a country's imports exceed its exports - are evidence of global partners...

27th November 1918, London. Just 16 days after the end of the Great War, with the nation on its knees, Billie Carleton takes to the stage for the last time....

Australia's partners are turning away from the values that underpin the partnership. What should Canberra do? The next issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the consequences for Australia as some...

This new resource assembles 134 Black artists and their magnificent works, highlighting their important contributions to art worldwide. Beginning with the Brooklyn-based artists active during the Works ProgressAdministration years and...

An account of Morris Child's career as Agent 58, a communist spy who was actually an FBI agent, trusted as a friend and confidante by communist leaders including Khrushchev, Brezhnev,...

Spanning twenty-five years, this historic collection of writings shows Vaclav Havel's evolution from a modestly known playwright who had the courage to advise and criticize Czechoslovakia's leaders to a newly...

The Horn of Africa is the most alarming and least known of all the fronts in the seemingly endless war on terror. And in Somalia, where James Fergusson fearlessly dares...

Since the success of "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" in 1964, Brian Friel has written over twenty plays, successively confirming his reputation as a major dramatist of the twentieth century. But...