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In 2005 an old canister of film was discovered in a Devon church. How it got there was a mystery and its contents were tantalizing. The grainy black and white...

The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. In 1942, before El Alamein...

Terrestrial paradise and primeval garden, Eden represents an ideal of innocence and perfection that can only be aspired to today. Yet it has remained a conceptual prototype for gardens worldwide:...

This is a brilliant reinterpretation of the negotiations between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin that divided Europe and laid the foundations for the cold war. Gardner argues that the quest for...

Filled with hundreds of gorgeous examples, this book is a comprehensive study of European and American carpets and rugs from the Middle Ages to the present day. The rich and...

Open your eyes to a world of discovery with Eyewonder Take a trip back in time and find out what life was really like in the world of castles and...

The Future of a Negation is a crucial statement on the Holocaust-and on Holocaust denial-from Alain Finkielkraut, one of the most acclaimed and influential intellectuals in contemporary Europe. The book...

The Renaissance holds an undying place in the human imagination, and its great heroes remain our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Montaigne. This period of profound evolution...

Handsomely designed and produced, this stunning book highlights sensual paintings from the Spanish royal collections of the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Many of the featured artists were court painters...

Moura Budberg: spy, adventurer, charismatic seductress and mistress of two of the century's greatest writers, the Russian aristocrat Baroness Moura Budberg was born in 1892 to indulgence, pleasure and selfishness....

Is there really a new Europe? Have the extraordinary transformations of the last half century - the rise and fall of the Eastern Bloc, Germany's reunification, ethnic warfare, even the...

The book titled Borderlands: Nation and Empire by the author Scott Malcolmson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this book.

Jay Winter's powerful study of the 'collective remembrance' of the Great War offers a major reassessment of one of the critical episodes in the cultural history of the twentieth century....

American Visions of Europe sets three learned and elegantly written portraits against the background of the dramatic events and foreign policy controversies of the twentieth century. John Lamberton Harper's careful...

In Albania, under the long dictatorship of Enver Hoxha, each Albanian citizen had a biografi - literally an account of their suitability as good socialists which was registered by the...

Following training in Australia, Canada and the UK, Fred Riley flew Spitfires with No 130 (Punjab) Squadron RAF from October 1943 until December 1944. Flying the Spitfire Mk.V, he escorted...

While great leaders may sometimes be born, there are certain traits they share. To be a highly effective leader you must inspire action, be optimistic, have integrity, support your team,...

For 12 days in May 1940 the Hurricane squadrons of the Royal Air Force faced the might of the German Air Force and carved a glorious chapter in the annals...

The book titled D-Day: The Air Battle by the author Ken Delve. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Napoleonic artillery can usually be divided into two types: field, or light artillery which was employed by the armies on campaign and in the field and siege, or heavy artillery,...

The year is 1814. The Allies have driven Napoleon's once-mighty qrmies back to PAris. Trapped, forced to abdicate after two decades of triumphant rule, the Emperor takes leave of his...

The Jewish story is an extraordinary one: of a 'chosen race' but a 'difficult people', living in all countries but until recently without one to call its own. Over the...

In his iconoclastic and controversial study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in global culture to a disturbing examination of...

China Mieville's brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: The Communist Manifesto . 'It's thrilling to accompany Mieville... as he wrestles - in critical good...

The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of...

Dan Jones narrates in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion the remarkable story of the Knights Templar. 'Exhilarating, epic, sword-swinging history' TLS 'Jones is certainly an entertainer, but also a...

The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family-a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners-set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance. The Borgia family...

An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Tremendous and shattering' - The Times 'Powerful and engaging' - Literary Review The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a...

'A fascinating history', Charles Moore, The Spectator A powerful history of the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate. From the...

'Timely, necessary and impeccably researched . . . Required reading for anyone interested in Europe. And even more so for anyone interested in Britain' DAILY TELEGRAPH China's rise and Russian...

Rule your kitchen with fire and blood! This regal collection of 60 recipes will bring Westerosi cuisine to your table, with dishes like sweet pumpkin soup, royal boar ribs, and...

The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century - a...

'THE FRENCH SUSPENSE KING' NEW YORK TIMES 'ONE OF THE GREAT THRILLER WRITERS OF OUR AGE' DAILY EXPRESS Paris, a misty night a few days before Christmas: a young woman...

' A fascinating book about four women - it tells us so much about their world, and about our own... What jumps off the page is the liveliness of the...

We often think of the modern era as the age of American power. In reality, we're living in a long, violent Eurasian century. That giant, resource-rich landmass possesses the bulk...

Thomas Izbicki presents a new examination of the relationship between the adoration of the sacrament and canon law from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. The medieval Church believed Christ's glorified...

Cervical cancer kills almost 350,000 women each year. What's more horrifying, is that millions have died of this disease that's nearly 100% preventable. It's no secret that healthcare is full...

The book titled Fight for the Sky: Stories of Wartime Fighter Pilots by the author Bruce Barrymore Halpenny. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

The latest volume in the series covering the final days of the war on the Western Front from the Allied Armies being poised to capture the Hindenburg Line to the...

The book titled Jungle Dive: Bombers at War by the author Peter C. Smith. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled People at War 1914-18 by the author Michael Moynihan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Dunkirk: The Storms of War by the author John Harris. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

"[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book, Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians' thoughts are still worth collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see...

This is a general account of the history and architecture of Crusader castles in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli and Principality of Antioch between 1099 and 1291, the...

Ten years of research and the discovery of long-forgotten letters and photos enabled Patricia Albers to bring new recognition to this talented, intelligent, and independent photographer whose life embodied the...

A leading Renaissance scholar examines what brought one of history's most fascinating eras to its end and gave rise to the modern era There is little debate that the Renaissance...