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God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: [...]
In 2010, a parcel bomb was sent from Yemen by an al-Qaeda operative with the intention of blowing up a plane over America. The device was intercepted before the plan...
I Must Belong Somewhere: Three men. Two migrations. One endless [...]
'An extraordinary family tale of survival' Sunday TimesHuman and curious . . . an admirable family memoir of migration' GuardianJonathan Dean's great-grandfather, David Schapira, lived a life of epic achievement...
The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?Western exceptionalism-the...
Europe's Dragonflies: A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies
The go-to photographic guide to all the damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Europe, including the Macaronesian Islands and western TurkeyEurope's Dragonflies is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed photographic...
Crisis Among the Great Powers: The Concert of Europe and the [...]
In 1840, conflict within the Ottoman Empire gave rise to a serious all-European crisis which led to a diplomatic rupture between France and other Great Powers. The crisis was given...
1918: The Last Act
By 1918, after three years of war, Europe was weary of the stalemate and the terrible slaughter on the Western Front. The Russian Front had collapsed but the United States...
Armies of the Vikings, AD 793 1066: History, Organization and [...]
Viking warriors were feared by their contemporaries and their ferocious reputation has survived down to the present day. This book covers the military history of the Vikings from their early...
Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938
In Fracture, critically acclaimed historian Philipp Blom argues that in the aftermath of the First World War, citizens of the West directed their energies inwards, launching into hedonistic, aesthetic and...
Fascism and Theatre: Comparative Studies on the Aesthetics and Politics of Performance in Europe, 1925-1945
Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars...
Wellington and the Siege of San Sebastian, 1813
Bruce Collins's in-depth reassessment of the Duke of Wellington's siege of San Sebastian during the Peninsular War is a fascinating reconstruction of one of the most challenging siege operations Wellington's...
Fascism and Theatre: Comparative Studies on the Aesthetics and Politics of Performance in Europe, 1925-1945
Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars...
Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch
This book focuses on the Ashburnham Pentateuch, an early medieval illuminated manuscript of the Old Testament whose pictures are among the earliest surviving and most extensive biblical illustrations. Dorothy Verkerk...
The Hunt for Moore's Gold: Investigating the Loss of the British Amy's Military Chest During the Retreat to Corunna
History abounds with unresolved puzzles and unanswered questions, none more so than that of the loss of the British Army's military chest during the retreat to Corunna in 1809. Sir...
Waterloo Archive, Volume 1: British Sources
In the first ground breaking volume of a new series, acclaimed Napoleonic scholar Gareth Glover, brings together previously unpublished material relating to the Battle of Waterloo. The hitherto unseen material...
Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch
This book focuses on the Ashburnham Pentateuch, an early medieval illuminated manuscript of the Old Testament whose pictures are among the earliest surviving and most extensive biblical illustrations. Dorothy Verkerk...
The Role of the Scroll: An Illustrated Introduction to Scrolls in the Middle Ages
A beautifully illustrated, full color history of scrolls and their uses in medieval life. Why make a scroll when you can make a book? This is the key question that...
Michael Graves: Images of a Grand Tour
In 1960, before his skyscrapers and teapots made him a household name, Michael Graves set out on a journey once considered obligatory for a young architect: a grand tour of...
Ship Decoration 1630-1780
This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work - figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design - carried by the ships of the major maritime states of...
Rose Cocktails: A Collection of Classic and Modern Ros? Cocktails
With an elegant pink rose-foil hardcover, Rose Cocktails is an evocative collection of 60+ rose cocktail recipes perfect for any occasion all year round!It's always rose season! And this pleasantly...
With Napoleon's Guns: The Military Memoirs of an Officer of the First Empire
In 1795 the year Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French army in Italy the seventeen-year-old Jean-Nicolas-Auguste Noel entered the Artillery School at Chalons. A year later, with Napoleon...
Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome: Giulio Mancini and the Efficacy of Art
In Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome, Frances Gage undertakes an in-depth study of the writings of the physician and art critic Giulio Mancini. Using Mancini's unpublished treatises as...
Liberating Europe: D-Day to Victory in Europe 1944-1945
Despatches in this volume include the Despatch on air operations by the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in North West Europe between November 1943 and September 1944, the despatch on the...
Hit and Run: Daring Air Attacks in World War Ii
Author: Robert JacksonFormat: Hardback, 208 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2004The book describes some of the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding...
The Arab Rediscovery of Europe: A Study in Cultural Encounters
Author: Ibrahim Abu LughodFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 210mm, 212g, 199 pagesPublished: Saqi Books, United Kingdom, 2011Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 suddenly exposed the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire...
Naval Flank of the Western Front
Format: Paperback, 156mm x 234mm, 288 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Belgium was once described as the 'dagger held at the throat of England', a collection of...
Boeve de Haumtone and GUI de Warewic: Two Anglo-Norman Romances: Volume 332
Author: Judith WeissFormat: Hardback, 280 pagesPublished: State University of New York at Binghamton,Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, United States, 2008
Hit and Run: Daring Air Attacks in World War Ii
Author: Robert JacksonFormat: Hardback, 208 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2004The book describes some of the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding...
Liberating Europe: D-Day to Victory in Europe 1944-1945
Author: John GrehanFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 240 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014Despatches in this volume include the Despatch on air operations by the Allied Expeditionary...
Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken
Author: Nita TyndallFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 203mm, 236g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 "A heartbreaking and bittersweet novel about the need for queer joy even in the...
A-Z Europe for Bikers: 100 scenic routes around Europe
Author: Simon WeirFormat: Spiral bound, 148mm x 210mm, 390g, 240 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023Discover the best biking routes around Europe.The definitive European motorcycle touring bible, with the best...
The Forbidden Daughter
Author: Zipora Klein JakobFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 270g, 304 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan's survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong...
The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague
Author: Timothy Garton AshFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 183g, 208 pagesPublished: Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, 2019The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that capture history in the making,...
Code Name Butterfly
Author: Embassie SusberryFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 270g, 432 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is...
Pissing Figures
Format: Paperback, 105mm x 177mm, 190g, 192 pagesPublished: David Zwirner, United States, 2017Lebensztejn is one of France's best - kept secrets. A world - class art historian who has lectured...
The Forbidden Daughter
Author: Zipora Klein JakobFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 270g, 304 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan's survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong...
Join the Vikings: The Raid
Author: Peter PentzFormat: Hardback, 170mm x 230mm, 830g, 304 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 2021Join the Vikings - On Raid contains 16 fascinating accounts of Viking exploits during the early Viking...
Twentieth-Century Fabrics: European and American Designers and Manufactures
Author: Doretta Davanzo PoliFormat: Hardback, 240mm x 280mm, 2070g, 304 pagesPublished: Skira, Italy, 2007Following the publication of Italian Ceramic Art, Skira presents a compilation devoted primarily to the modern decorative...
Richard Ehrlich: The Arolsen Holocaust Archive
Author: Richard EhrlichFormat: Hardback, 210mm x 270mm, 460g, 56 pagesPublished: Steidl Publishers, Germany, 2021The Arolsen Holocaust Archive chronicles the history of the Nazi repository of voluminous prisoner records from World...
Twentieth-Century Fabrics: European and American Designers and Manufactures
Author: Doretta Davanzo PoliFormat: Hardback, 240mm x 280mm, 2070g, 304 pagesPublished: Skira, Italy, 2007Following the publication of Italian Ceramic Art, Skira presents a compilation devoted primarily to the modern decorative...
Esch2022 (Bilingual edition): Hacking Identity - Dancing Diversity
Author: Anett HolzheidFormat: Paperback, 170mm x 235mm, 580g, 176 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022Hacking Identity - Dancing Diversity opens a vivid kaleidoscope of artistic notions of identity that reflect upon...
Amitie et creativites collectives (French edition)
Author: Blandine ChavanneFormat: Hardback, 190mm x 260mm, 1040g, 304 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022A characteristic of 20th- and 21st-century artistic production is that casual acquaintances and close intimates, friends, lovers,...
Picasso - El Greco
Author: Carmen GimenezFormat: Hardback, 227mm x 290mm, 1220g, 192 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022Some 40 carefully chosen juxtapositions of masterpieces by both artists trace a dialogue that ranks among the...
Andras Szanto: Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects
Author: Andras SzantoFormat: Paperback, 120mm x 190mm, 320g, 288 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2023Following on the widely-read The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues, which explored how museums are changing...
Majalah Lumbung (Bilingual edition): A Magazine on Harvesting and Sharing
Author: ruangrupaFormat: Paperback, 200mm x 260mm, 620g, 320 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022As part of documenta fifteen, ruangrupa publishes two issues of a magazine, "majalah," in Indonesia exploring the exhibition's...
Esch2022 (Bilingual edition): Hacking Identity - Dancing Diversity
Author: Anett HolzheidFormat: Paperback, 170mm x 235mm, 580g, 176 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022Hacking Identity - Dancing Diversity opens a vivid kaleidoscope of artistic notions of identity that reflect upon...
The Celts: First Masters of Europe
Author: Christiane EluereFormat: Paperback, 125mm x 177mm, 270g, 176 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 1993Lovers of gold, wine and war, the Celts have no voice because they left...
The Print Before Photography: An introduction to European Printmaking 1550 - 1820
Author: Antony GriffithsFormat: Hardback, 245mm x 288mm, 2970g, 560 pagesPublished: British Museum Press, United Kingdom, 2016Winner of the 2017 IFPDA Book Award, honouring excellence in research, scholarship, and the discussion...
Picasso - El Greco
Author: Carmen GimenezFormat: Hardback, 227mm x 290mm, 1220g, 192 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022Some 40 carefully chosen juxtapositions of masterpieces by both artists trace a dialogue that ranks among the...