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Endless Flight: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth
The acclaimed first English-language biography of the great European novelist and journalist, Joseph Roth, author of The Radetzky March, a writer who captured life in Europe between the wars like...
A Brief History of Fighting Ships
This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line -...
Revolution: The History of England from the Battle of the Boyne to the
The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England, beginning in 1688 with a revolution and ending in 1815 with a famous victory. In Revolution, Peter Ackroyd takes readers...
City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Epoque
Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and political progress. The period between the revolutionary 1870s and the outbreak of war in 1914...
Arras Campaign
This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force's actions during the spring of 1917. It begins with the Allied plans for the New Year and shows how they were...
Endless Flight: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth
The acclaimed first English-language biography of the great European novelist and journalist, Joseph Roth, author of The Radetzky March, a writer who captured life in Europe between the wars like...
The Real Crown Jewels of England: 100 Places That Make Us Great
'Written with both charm and elegance, The Real Crown Jewels of England is a triumphant tribute to some of England's original treasures . . . lovingly captures the magic of...
The Long Road to Lavender Cottage
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Marcel Caux: A Life Unravelled
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Letters from Lavender Cottage: Hastings in WWII and Austerity - A Biography
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A Concise History of Scotland
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Irish History
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Koba The Dread
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Somme Mud
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The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
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The Flame of Resistance: American Beauty. French Hero. British Spy.
'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it turns out I didn't know the half of it. Lewis' story-telling blew my mind....
The Little Princesses: The extraordinary story of the Queen's
In little more than fifty years the regard with which the Royal Family are held has changed out of all recognition. Their private lives are now the stuff of soap...
Where Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War
Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writingThe natural history of the Western Front during the First World War'If it weren't for the birds, what a...
The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present
'A triumph' INDEPENDENT'A thought-provoking and indispensable book' DAILY MAIL'An instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight' EVENING STANDARDRoy Strong has written an exemplary introduction...
On the Edge: Ireland's off-shore islands: a modern history
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONSIDE NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018The islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of fascination. Seen as repositories of an ancient Irish...
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick-Maker: The story of Britain
At the beginning of each decade for 200 years the national census has presented a self-portrait of the British Isles.The census has surveyed Britain from the Napoleonic wars to the...
The Last Secrets of Anne Frank: The Heartbreaking Story of Her Silent
'DEVASTATING' Daily Mail'FASCINATING' Daily Telegraph'POIGNANT' TLSThe extraordinary story of Bep Voskuijl, Anne Frank's closest friend during the 761 days she spent in the Secret Annex. Bep Voskuijl was just twenty-three...
Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World...
The Tudors: The Crown, the Dynasty, the Golden Age
Beginning on the bloody battlefield of Bosworth, when Henry Tudor seized the crown of England and ended the Wars of the Roses, The Tudors contains stories and characters that have...
Our Stories: 75 Years of the NHS from the People Who Built It, Lived
FOREWORD BY ADAM KAY, AUTHOR OF THIS IS GOING TO HURTPortion of proceeds go to NHS Charities Together.A beautiful and heart-warming collection of stories, this landmark publication tells, for the...
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick-Maker: The story of Britain
At the beginning of each decade for 200 years the national census has presented a self-portrait of the British Isles.The census has surveyed Britain from the Napoleonic wars to the...
Architecture at the End of the Earth: Photographing the Russian North
Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely...
Ghosts of Passion: Martyrdom, Gender, and the Origins of the Spanish
The question of what caused the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) is the central focus of modern Spanish historiography. In Ghosts of Passion, Brian D. Bunk argues that propaganda related to...
Three Napoleonic Battles
This narrative account of three Napoleonic battles adheres rather closely to the Aristotelian configuration of evolving tragedy. The historian succeeds in presenting herein events and character not only in historical...
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
Dazzled by the sight of the vast treasures being unloaded at Seville's docks in 1537, Pedro de Cieza de Leun decided to join the Spanish effort in the New World,...
Understand Roman Civilization: Teach Yourself
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Scottish History: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself
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Naples: A Traveller's Reader
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Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown
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Out Of The Night: The Memoir of Richard Julias Herman Krebs Alias Jan Valtin
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The Celestial Hunter
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Odette
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Gubbins and SOE
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Cultural Atlas of Spain & Portugal
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Author: Mary Vincent and R. A. StradlingBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Book, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive atlas provides an in-depth exploration of the cultural heritage of Spain...
Atlas of Medieval Europe
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Author: Matthew, D.Binding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1986, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive atlas provides a detailed visual representation of medieval Europe, showcasing maps that illustrate historical events,...
Europe In The Sixteenth Century 1494-1598; Period IV
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Author: JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rivingtons, 1923, Sixth Edition, Eighth Impression Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth analysis of European history during the...
History of European Morals (Volume II)
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Author: W.E.H. LeckyBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, 1920, New Impression Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis volume continues the exploration of the development of moral ideas in...
No Green Pastures
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Author: Roi OttleyBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1952, First G.B. EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerNo Green Pastures is a compelling narrative that explores themes of struggle and...
The Gulag Archipelago, Volume Two: 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation III-IV
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Author: Aleksandr I. SolzhenitsynBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Gulag Archipelago is a monumental work that explores the Soviet forced...
Savonarola and Florence
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Author: Donald WeinsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the life and influence of Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who played...
A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe
An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present....
Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker...
Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess
A Spectator Best Book of the YearTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great...