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Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF...
The Making of Modern Australia
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 US and the Cold War, 1945-63
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,...
House of Bush House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the
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...
A First Rate Tragedy: A Brief History of Captain Scott's Antarctic
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,...
Archive of Unknown Universes: a literary debut about family, history
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 East Coast Main Line 1939-1959
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...
Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
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...
Transatlantic Divide: Comparing American and European Society
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...
Rendezvous with Destiny
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...
The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the
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...
Mary Poppins in the Park
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...
Daddy's Girl
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...
Archive of Unknown Universes: a literary debut about family, history
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...
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
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...
Collins Atlas of World War II
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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.
The Last Outlaws: The crimes of Jimmy & Joe Governor and the birth of
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...
The Idea of India
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...
The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for
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...
Dope Girls: The Birth Of The British Drug Underground
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....
The Bad Guys: How to Deal with our Illiberal Friends: Australian
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...
Open Letters: Selected Writings, 1965-1990
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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...
Brian Friel: Essays, Diaries, Interviews: 1964-1999: Essays and
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...
The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost every page contains an eye-opening detail. . . . The Great Transformation evokes the multiple...
Churchill's Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm
A major new history of Churchill in the 1930s, showing how his meetings at Chartwell, his country home, strengthened his fight against the Nazis In the 1930s, amidst an impending...
Spycraft: Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to
A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies-from ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination Early modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage,...
NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine, a History of the World's Most Powerful
A wide-ranging new history of NATO, from its origins to the present day-published for the alliance's seventy-fifth anniversary For seven decades, NATO's stated aim has been the achievement of world...
Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair
An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents "An admirable introduction not only to its...
Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country
An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond "Comprehensive and engaging."-Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long...
The Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World
A reminder that war is not always, or even generally, good for long-term growth Many believe that despite its destructive character, war ultimately boosts long-term economic growth. For the United...
Five Days in London, May 1940
"A masterpiece. . . . Nobody has done more than John Lukacs to turn the short history book into an art form."-Anthony Beevor "As gripping as any novel."-Robert Harris "A...
The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War
The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this development "Valuable . . . offers many lessons for Western policy...
Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union-showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise "A deeply informed account of how the Soviet Union fell apart."-Rodric Braithwaite,...
Spymaster: The Man Who Saved MI6
The dramatic story of a man who stood at the center of British intelligence operations, the ultimate spymaster of World War II: Thomas Kendrick "A remarkable piece of historical detective...
The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities
A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemony-the policy America has pursued since the Cold War ended-is doomed to fail Named a Financial Times Best Book of 2018 "Idealists as well...
Liberty or Death: The French Revolution
A strikingly new account of the impact of the French Revolution in Paris, across the French countryside, and around the globe The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for...
Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life
An intimate new portrait of one of history's most controversial figures: heroic revolutionary or the first terrorist? For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr...
Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers
"A true-crime masterpiece." - Don Winslow A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist (Best Fact Crime) From the FBI's former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side...
The Ultimate Spin Doctor: Life and Fast Times of Tim Bell
A biography of the top spin doctor to the Conservative Party, Sir Tim Bell. His career has scaled the heightshe groomed Margaret Thatcher for her election triumph in 1979and the...
Let Us March On: A Novel
Devoted wife, White House maid, reluctant activist... A stirring novel inspired by the life of an unsung heroine, and real-life crusader, Lizzie McDuffie, who as a maid in FDR's White...
Outsider in the White House
Bernie Sanders's campaign for the presidency of the United States has galvanized people all over the country, putting economic, racial, and social justice into the spotlight, and raising hopes that...
Careers in International Affairs: Eighth Edition
"Careers in International Affairs", now in its eighth edition, is the ultimate job hunting guide for anyone hoping to work in the U.S. government, international organizations, business, or nonprofits. This...
Memory Construction and the Politics of Time in Neoliberal South Korea
In Memory Construction and the Politics of Time in Neoliberal South Korea Namhee Lee explores memory construction and history writing in post-1987 South Korea. The massive neoliberal reconstruction of all...
Another Woman's Husband: From the #1 bestselling author of The Secret
ANOTHER WOMAN'S HUSBAND is the latest gripping novel from Gill Paul. 'A triumph' Dinah Jefferies on the USA Today bestselling The Secret Wife. Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided...
Freedom: Memoirs 1954 - 2021
'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history' - Barack Obama For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the...
When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American
Winner of the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award "Deeply researched and forcefully written . . . deftly explains the confused politics and diplomacy that bedeviled the war against...
Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations
"The relationship between China and Korea is one of the most important, and least understood, in Asia. With the wisdom and clarity we have come to expect from Westad, this...