20th Century History

This book is the definitive overview of the richest, most controversial and perhaps most thoroughly confusing epoch in the whole history of the visual arts: the period from 1960 to...

Officials mingled in the lobby of the Oktyabrskaia Hotel - shaking hands, sipping champagne, signing their names - and Germany was united. In this undramatic fashion, the international community closed...

This volume is an account of the missionary organization, the Mission Aviation Fellowship. Born out of the flying skills obtained during World War II, the MAF continues to take medicines,...

The denial of the Holocaust has no more credibility than the assertion that the earth is flat. Yet it is a sad testament to our time that those who make...

In the decades following the First World War, when aviation was still a revelation, flight was perceived as a spectacle to delight the eyes and stimulate the imagination. Robert Wohl...

Isaac Bell returns for another white-knuckled mission in a new installment of the thrilling series Summer, 1914. At a private meeting on Woodrow Wilson's presidential yacht, the President addresses the...

A definitive, headline-making expose of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out the largest-scale theft of intellectual property, technology, and data in history-reshaping the global balance of power...

"A pure delight from start to finish!"--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye Acclaimed author Trisha R. Thomas delivers a masterful new tale of scandal and...

In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of "biographical fiction" that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of...

"A classic story . . . delivers real news from Cuba in a lyrical way."-NPR Available for a new generation, Wendy Guerra's intoxicating and heartrending classic-a portrait of economically depressed...

"An engaging romp." - New York Times Book Review "A haunting, quietly devastating excavation of a story we should all know but don't: how a surfing legend became the target...

The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a decade and star of the controversial Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The...

From the acclaimed film critic and New York Times bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, the definitive biography of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in the...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller 'A painfully optimistic book that does the favour of making you laugh as it breaks your heart' Kenneth Branagh 'A tender, elegant novel about the...

'A fresh, unexpected, and revealing portrait of Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM , Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag and Red Famine 'A century of Russian history told through the women who lived...

A heart-wrenching novel of love, resilience and courage in World War II, from the author of Sisters of War - perfect for readers who loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz and...

Fighters, bombers, assault aircraft and torpedo launchers from the most famous to the lesser known are described here, accompanied by photographs and technical data. The author also provides chronological and...

This book which is part of a series, chronologically lists combat aircraft and air strategy, giving an overview of key events in World War II. It includes descriptions of fighters,...

This book, which is part of a series, gives technical information on fighters, bombers, assault aircraft and torpedo launchers employed during World War II. It also provides chronological and general...

Dustin Pittman amassed an archive of 100,000 photographs chronicling the untamed corners of New York City's after-hours nightlife, from shadowy underground haunts to prestigious galleries and clubs. This "wish I...

The first book, accompanying a traveling exhibition, dedicated to Cuban mid-century design anchored by an under-acknowledged collection of graphic design, prototypes, and furniture, much of which has never been exhibited...

On the 4th of August 1914 the First World War started with the German invasion of Belgium. Four years later, on November 11th 1918, the weapons fell silent, and on...

The painter and printmaker Emma Stibbon is fascinated by environments in flux. Her work often explores the impact of natural forces: the shifting tectonic plates, volcanic activity and powerful glaciers...

"The Multitude Diaries" presents 238 of Orr's drawings from the last twenty years. Best known as a printmaker, Chris Orr RA is also a prodigious draughtsman. His drawings introduce a...

A carpenter and builder by trade, Paddy Doherty was strongly active in the Civil Rights agitation of the late 1960s and early 1970s and was on occasion a victim of...

As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War. Lawrence's...

Pink Floyd are one of the most iconic and influential rock bands in the world: their sonic ambition, lyrical dexterity and structural ability are unparalleled in rock music. Since their...

Looking back at the impact of Britain's Big Four railway companies, 100 years later. GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined...

When communism fell in Poland, the mafia stepped in to fill the power vacuum: welcome to a world of Adidas, Kalashnikovs, and organised crime. Welcome to a world of Adidas,...

The inaugural title in a collaboration between the Wiener Library and Granta Books. These two pamphlets, 'Prelude to Pogroms? Facts for the Thoughtful' and 'German Judaism in Political, Economic and...

Silver Medal winner in Military History Matters 'Book of the Year' Award "Written with great accuracy, detail, enthusiasm, and insight " Military History Matters judges' comment Striking where the enemy...

ONE OF THE OBSERVER 'S 'TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS' OF 2021 'Powerful and heartbreaking' OBSERVER 'Gripping... Razak painstakingly paints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared...

In the early hours of June 26, 1948, phones began ringing across America, waking up the airmen of World War II--pilots, navigators, and mechanics--who were finally beginning normal lives with...

The second installment in the Marion Lane mysteries series. The envelope was tied with three delicate silk ribbons: "One of the new recruits is not to be trusted..." It's 1959...

'Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there's little praise greater than that' CLASSIC ROCK ' Wall's vision of Lemmy as a Rock'n'Roll stalwart who...

ALS Colin Jones, a historian brings us a history of the Royal Australian Navy in the years following World War II (1947-1953). This was a period that saw a number...

This guide to the history of TV programming since the 1950s takes a nostalgic yet analytical approach in examining comedies, soap operas, science fiction, crime series, children's programmes and drama....

The two key components of air warfare conducted by the Royal Air Force virtually for the whole of the last century were the fighters and the bombers. By the 1960s...

A unique memoir featuring one of the most legendary Hollywood figures of all time. In late autumn 1968, callow youth Dorian Bond was charged with travelling to Yugoslavia to deliver...

"Can't Find My Way Home" is a history of illicit drug use in America in the second half of the twentieth century and a personal journey through the drug experience....

Lenin's politics continue to reverberate around the world even after the end of the USSR. His name elicits revulsion and reverence, yet Lenin the man remains largely a mystery. This...

Indian diplomacy, a veteran told Shashi Tharoor many years ago, is like the love-making of an elephant: it is conducted at a very high level, accompanied by much bellowing, and...

In the northern summer of 1977 Australians Michael Byrne and Emma Riley are holidaying in Spain. On arriving back in London they are shocked to learn that Presley is dead;...

Australia's China explores the multifaceted and dynamic Australian encounter with China from the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 through the Cold War to the Australian recognition of the...

In 1903, a renowned naturalist joined the President of the United States for a two-week camping trip to Yosemite. John Burroughs offers delightful reminiscences of Theodore Roosevelt and their shared...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The first comprehensive account of the epoch-making Six-Day War, from the author of Ally - now featuring a fiftieth-anniversary retrospective Though it lasted for only...

This book examines the life of the little-known but highly successful man whose productions dominated London theatre for over 30 years. Following 10 years of research, the author has uncovered...