European History

Author: Eric Haseltine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The thrilling, true story of the race to find a leak in the United States Embassy in Moscow--before more American assets...

Author: Ollivier Pourriol Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 We've often been told that anything worthwhile can only be achieved through sustained effort, hard work or 10,000 hours of practice....

Author: Charles Esdaile Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 160 Almost two centuries since his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains the subject of vigorous debate. On one side are those...

Author: Derry Brabbs Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 An unsurpassable, visual tour of the greatest pilgrimage sites of Europe, from North to South; East to West Pilgrimage in Europe...

Author: Ernest Hemingway Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 'If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for...

Author: Maya Jasanoff Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 "Enlightening, compassionate, superb" --John Le Carre Winner of the 2018 Cundhill History Prize A New York Times Book Review Notable Book...

Author: Judith Herrin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 576 A glorious history of the jewel-like city on the Adriatic which was a melting-pot of Greek, Latin, Christian and...

Author: Adolf Hitler Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 704 Mein Kampf was first published in two volumes in 1925-6 and sold between eight and nine million copies during...

Author: Albert Camus Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 128 'The sky seemed to rip apart from end to end to pour fire down upon me' Meursault will not...

Author: Paul Kennedy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 How, when it came down to it, did the Allies win the Second World War? How did they win...

Author: Julian Jackson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 944 'Masterly ... awesome reading ... an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday Times In six weeks in 1940, France was...

Author: Andrew Roberts Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 976 The definitive modern biography of Napoleon - now in paperback Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of...

Author: Gustave Flaubert Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is one of the most influential - and scandalous - novels of the nineteenth century....

Author: Frank McLynn Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 688 The greatest story of military conquest in history from a 'master storyteller' (Guardian) Genghis Khan was by far the...

Author: Fernando Cervantes Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 A riveting new history of Spanish imperialism, and the men who laid its foundations The 'conquistadores', the early explorers...

Author: Serhii Plokhy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 A dramatic, minute-by-minute account of one of the most shattering events of the Cold War, from an award-winning historian...

Author: Laurence Rees Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 A fascinating exploration of the character of Adolf Hitler- the most powerful and destructive man in history. Accompanies the...

Author: Elie Wiesel Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 144 Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most...

Author: Brendan Simms Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 704 A powerful and searing biography of Hitler and the poisonous ideas behind his actions Adolf Hitler is one of...

Author: Julius Caesar Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 Caesar's own account of his struggle with Pompey over leadership of Republican Rome A military leader of legendary genius,...

Author: Diarmaid MacCulloch Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 A brilliant kaleidoscope on the Reformation from 'one of the best historians writing in English today' (Sunday Telegraph) The...

Author: Orlando Figes Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 768 From the award-winning author of The Whisperers, Orlando Figes Natasha's Dance- A Cultural History of Russia is a dazzling...

Author: Robert Service Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 768 The definitive history, now revised and updated with a new final chapter covering Russia's role in the world in...

Author: Emily Wilson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a...

Author: Seb Falk Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 A spellbinding journey through the life of an English monk, an age of discovery and the mysteries of the...

Author: Susan Neiman Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 As the western world struggles with legacies of racism and colonialism, Susan Neiman asks what we can learn from...

Author: Orlando Figes Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 576 The acclaimed historical portrait of the love triangle between an opera star, a writer and an impresario - and...

Author: Christopher Tyerman Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 A lively and compelling account of how the crusades really worked, and a revolutionary attempt to rethink the Middle...

Author: John Julius Norwich Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 736 Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Venice A...

Author: Mark B. Smith Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 We can all treat history with more respect. If we do, we might find that the cure for...

Author: Owen Hatherley Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 448 A searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its cities Over the...