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A "fresh, fast-paced, and bracing" ( Wall Street Journal ) new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing how his relationships with the other great figures of his age shaped his own...

The number of aircrew of Bomber Command who lost their lives during the Second World War was 55,573, yet no campaign medal was awarded and their bravery and sacrifice went...

"After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the "enthralling" ( Booklist , starred review) and "ingenious" ( Boston Globe )...

Founded by Jack Cohen 70 years ago, Tesco has developed from street market to corner, shop, self-sevice to supermarket and Green Shield stamps, superstore to hypermarket. Superficially a story of...

The field of human sexuality has been neglected in social research. In the 1950s, the Kinsey Institute pioneered the first surveys of American sexuality, but nothing comparable has since been...

The pursuit of ancestors is a hobby that has grown in recent years and this book aims to help those with British connections who want to find out about their...

Creating works with a fascinating range of tone and expression, Sean Scully's oeuvre is a continuous exploration of his core motif of lines and swaths of color. Captivating the observer...

Richard Hamilton was the most influential British artist of his generation. Often described as 'the father of Pop art', he produced experimental and multilayered work in a range of media...

Begining with the artillery transport barges operated by Henry VIII's Board of Ordnance in the 16th century, for the past 500 years the British Army has been responsible for a...

This comprehensive pocket guide includes full and up-to-date details of all British military organisations and structures. This edition includes detail regarding all of the UK MoD's latest future force proposals....

Ubiquitous in ever supermarket and corner shop, it is hard to imagine a world without bananas. But it was once so! Britain's love affair with the humble banana is as...

Set up in August 1905, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary unofficial motto: Ready for Anything was originally a logistic support organisation, Admiralty-owned but run on civilian lines, comprising a miscellaneous and...

Set up in August 1905, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary was originally a logistic support organization, part of the Navy proper but run on civilian lines, comprising a miscellaneous and very...

The importance of marine salvage during armed conflict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. Between 1915 and 1918 the Admiralty Salvage...

From 2014 to the year 2119, in a world submerged by rising seas, What We Can Know spans the past, present and future to ask profound questions about who we...

A powerful and inspiring life story of survival and endurance from hugely popular star of TV and Instagram. This edition is updated with a new chapter, updating on Louise's life...

A journey across Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, revealing key moments throughout our history Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales....

A moving, brutally funny and true portrait of Britain told through four generations of one family In Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old...

A chilling alternative history of the Second World War, in which the Nazis have conquered Britain It is 1941 and Germany has won the war. Britain is occupied, Churchill executed...

The author recounts his experiences as an enlisted man on British minesweepers in World War II.

By the author of the acclaimed Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution , a gripping narrative that tells the story of the second and final war of independence...

'Chinese' or 'Any other Asian'. The boxes that people of vastly varied East and South East Asian heritage have to tick when declaring their ethnicity on many forms in the...

This book covers all the vital aspects of th e organisations and equipment of the UK Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. There are also chapters on the role...

This is a cook book to celebrate British farming in all its hardship and glory. For many families, working the land and raising livestock is a true labour of love,...

THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art , the speech that went...

Peter's mum and dad are worried. Over the last twelve months, they've noticed ferocious changes taking place in their son. It's not just the mumbling and the cloud of melancholy...

Two hundred years of modern science and culture, told through one family history In his early twenties, poor, depressed, stranded in the Coral Sea on the HMS Rattlesnake, hopelessly in...

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to stop a ruthless satanic group...

'Important, comprehensive, and superbly researched. All the more urgent at the present time' BART VAN ES 'A terrific, clear-eyed and balanced history that cuts through today's toxic debates' DAILY TELEGRAPH...

This edition of The Sign of Four is perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel, plus an introduction providing context, and a glossary explaining key terms.

' Cecelia Ahern at her quirky, magical best ' Daily Mail Now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ A story for every woman. A story for every moment. Whether...

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, this is a witty, whistlestop tour through the history of Britain (for grown ups) - a ST bestseller with 30k+ hardbacks...

A masterclass on how to achieve real change 'Everything a manifesto should be- heartfelt, hectoring, impassioned, rousing.' The i __________________________________________________ Your country needs you. Your planet needs you. Your time...

From Jon Sopel, bestselling author and presenter of The News Agents podcast, comes his most ambitious book to date- an incisive examination of Britain's New Normal, and what it means...

A fascinating, frightening and sometimes funny window into an all-too recent world - everyday life in Britain in the shadow of the mushroom cloud The first book to tell the...

The definitive account of the Brink's-Mat Robbery to publish alongside a prime-time BBC 1 series. The real story that inspired the BBC drama, The Gold On Saturday, 26 November 1983,...

Britain's best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen...

The untold story of why our country looks like it does, from the bestselling champion of national heritage, Simon Jenkins The story of Britain is revealed through its buildings, and...

From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When...

The first of two new interconnected novels from bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author Ali Smith O brave new world, that has such people in't. Once upon a time not very far...

As featured on Obama's Summer 2022 Reading list and the instant No. 2 New York Times bestseller; which spans sixty years in the life of one Caribbean/American family Eleanor Bennett...