20th Century History

Greek-born Jannis Kounellis was one of the key artists in the Arte Povera movement, and this book puts his career into context as never before. Following his breakthrough in the...

Impressionism took its name from the title of a painting that Claude Monet (1840-1926) exhibited in 1874. More than any other artist, Monet was the creator of the Impressionist vision,...

Featuring illustrations throughout, this concise volume explores the development of the fortress of Verdun and the climactic battle that took place around it. The ring of fortifications protecting the city...

The first book in English about Japan's modern master of fear and horror, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it follows him from his humble beginning in the pink film industry through his evolution...

From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for highly...

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter...

In early 1942, while most of the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single squadron advanced to the far...

Mega-lead for Summer reading Not Quite the Diplomat describes what has been happening in Britain, Europe and the world since 1997 from the perspective of one at the heart of...

An anthology of writings and photographs celebrating the outstanding contribution of one of the country's most distinguished and enduring travel writers, and the century's greatest living explorer. At the age...

'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller. Above Suspicion blew me away - it grabs you and doesn't let go until the last page' KARIN SLAUGHTER The first book in...

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...

The attacks of September 11, 2001, were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Crossing the Rubicon discovers and identifies key suspects-finding some of them in the highest...

A compact guide to 40 of iconic tanks which have shaped the face of modern warfare. Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front...

Celebrates the centenary of Arcadia, the South African Jewish Orphanage from 1906 to 2006. It includes the stories and recollections of over 120 of the children of Arcadia and the...

Economic globalisation and universal human rights both have the aspiration and power to improve and enrich individuals and communities. However, their respective institutions, methods, practices and goals differ, leading to...

Captivating, immersive portrait of the acclaimed British novelist and high society wit - from one of our generation's foremost biographers Peerless literary biographer Hilary Spurling turns her attention to Anthony...

The conflicts in Kosovo and East Timor, looked at side-by-side by Noam Chomsky, starkly illuminate the strategies of the Western powers in the new century. Chomsky convincingly argues that humanitarianism...

In this collection of essays from 1969 to 2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky examines the nature of state power, from the ideologies driving the...

The Cold War certainties that had seemed so fixed in the 20th Century were overturned by the war in Iraq. Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards were the battlefield victims of a...

Four starred reviews! "Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life...[the] heart-wrenching decisions and considerations that Japanese Americans had to face...[and] their endurance, sacrifices, and resilience." -Susan H. Kamei, author of...

The son of Greek migrant parents, Jackomos was born in Collingwood and grew up in the Great Depression, mixing with people from a range of backgrounds. He was at different...

As one of the first investigative journalists to publicly question Berlusconi's fitness for government, Economist writer David Lane sparked an uproar in Italy. Now, after years of research and using...

A heartwarming story split between 1966 and the Second World War where past and present collide, unlocking memories and reuniting old friends, showing that people can become family, despite the...

This epic book, spanning two continents, recounts the story of three generations of two families whose lives unexpectedly intersect in their adopted country. Beautifully capturing the loss faced when war...

From Bob Woodward, legendary investigative reporter, Veil is the story of the covert wars that were waged by the CIA across Central America, Iran and Libya in a secretive atmosphere...

It is impossible to examine any part of the war on terrorism in the twenty-first century without seeing the hand of Dick Cheney, Colin Powell or one of their loyalists....

The first book, entitled Revolution Day will be Rageh Omaar's story of the recent Iraq war. During that conflict millions of people turned to Omaar for the quality of his...

Gabriel Dax returns in this elegant, twisting mystery of espionage and obsession and takes the reader deep into one of history's most infamous assassinations. Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental...

This study is an inside look at many of the icons of the swinging 1960s, through memories and photographs. Thematically arranged, Morley remembers key figures he photographed in London's theatre,...

From an acclaimed British author, a sharply focused, riveting account - told from inside the White House - of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed,...

Everyone knows three things about the Women's Institute: that they spent the war making jam; the sensational Calendar Girls were WI; and, more recently, that slow-handclapping of Tony Blair. But...

A fascinating illustrated account of a crucial but less well-known aspect of the Third Reich. The story of the weapons that could have won the war: Nazi flying saucers, the...

An exquisite journey through the fashion of decades, this book explores the key designers, silhouettes and shapes, prints and fabrics, and other details and characteristics that define influential vintage garments...

In this thoughtful and timely consideration of the nature of American power and empire, Anthony Bogues argues that America's self-presentation as the bastion of liberty is an attempt to force...

WINNER OF A 2024 PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *SELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023* Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's...

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...

'You will not find a more devoted, thorough, loving and surprising book on the life of Leonard Bernstein - the most extraordinary man of extraordinary talents. Read it.' Lauren Bacall...

Born in Berlin in 1931 to Jewish parents, the eight-year-old Auerbach was sent to England in 1939 to escape the Nazi regime. His parents stayed behind and died in a...

A wistful fictional love letter to old Hollywood and the films of Billy Wilder, moving from sunny Greece to a modern-day Britain, from one of our greatest British authors. A...

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The most celebrated history book of autumn 2006 comes with a massive publicity campaign. Having It So Good evokes Britain emerging from the shadow of war and the privations of...

A major event in reference publishing - Penguin Dictionaries are getting a brand new look. The Penguin Dictionary of International Relations provides an authoritative overview of this complex and constantly...

'This is a gem. Kate Atkinson fans will love it' Irish Independent In a world of lonely hearts, are there enough happy endings to go around? Marriage matchmaker seeks assistant;...

'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...

The first to indicate that Du Maurier had bi sexual tendencies, this book depicts a woman far removed fro m the ''Queen of Romance'' described in the tabloid obituaries ....

One of the great tragedies of Africa is not only the fact that a million people-mostly civilians and a large proportion of them children-died in one of Africa's first post-independence...