European History

"Each First World War battle deserves a historian; not every battle finds one...A moving, dramatic, and intensely human account. One of the most powerful war books that I have read'...

Read the international sensation already translated into 10 languages! Unearthing the network that hid the 'Angel of Death', the infamous Nazi doctor who escaped justice for more than three decades....

PRAISE FOR LOLA AKINMADE 'Lola Akinmade crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'The queen of messy characters!'...

PRAISE FOR LOLA AKINMADE 'Lola Akinmade crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'The queen of messy characters!'...

Generally conceded to be doomed from the outset by the most recent historiography, the Gallipoli campaign still arouses heated controversy. In a new compendium of original research by an impressive...

The heroic, poetic, powerful tales of Serbian folklore reflect the nature of ancient South Slavic peoples. Stories of the Serbian people are both poetic and strident, reflecting their proud heritage...

The Templars' entire story, covering the Crusades and the Holy Grail, right up to the bestsellers and blockbusters. Formed in the twelfth century to guard pilgrims on the road in...

From the author of the blockbuster Horrible Histories series, now a TV show and movie, who has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Named 'outstanding children's non-fiction author of...

This book charts the rise of and interplay between the first Mediterranean civilizations, with particular reference to the Minoan, Cycladic, Mycenaean, and Trojan, and on the causes of their decline,...

A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the golden age of...

A Financial Times Economics Book of the Year A brilliant narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer...

In early 1945, the Red Army marched into East Prussia. Having advanced across Poland, relentlessly pushing back German forces, the Red Army built up forces along the Oder River, preparing...

Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper. SOLVE THE MURDER TO SAVE WHAT'S LEFT OF THE WORLD THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A...

'A splendid book by authors who long ago detected Germany's fragility - and aimed at readers who take no pleasure in the sight of its precipitous decline' Yanis Varoufakis 'The...

**The international bestseller** An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms 'I adored it ... It finds courage and...

**The international bestseller** An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms 'I adored it ... It finds courage and...

The Times top ten bestseller 'As tightly tuned as a thriller' Telegraph 'A marvel' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Compelling, vividly described magic' Observer 'Historical fiction as it should be written' Mail...

'Exactly what I needed right now - a delightful, heartwarming, hilarious historical romp, overflowing with queer panic and terrible jokes. I loved it' - ALICE OSEMAN, bestselling author of HEARTSTOPPER...

Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA. 17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth:...

'Absolutely unforgettable' READER REVIEW 'Unlike anything I've ever read before' READER REVIEW THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER On a mysterious island where crime does not exist, a seemingly impossible...

With a few notable exceptions, the French efforts on the Somme have been largely missing or minimised in British accounts of the Battle of the Somme. And yet they held...

A beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for the simple joys of sailing a small boat, filled with useful advice and techniques. Sailing a dinghy is your gateway to adventure. It...

***Pre-order ESCAPE TO THE TURQUOISE SEAS, the hilarious new rivals-to-lovers rom-com from Carrie Walker, now!*** ' Hygge, humour and heartfelt romance - an irresistible escape!' - Sandy Barker Packed with...

' One of the amazing feats of worldbuilding which I've encountered this year, or really in the last few years.' Lev Grossman Navola is a city built on trade. Its...

Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories... 'There is magic in these pages.' Daisy Dunn, author of The Missing Thread In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus...

An insightful and fascinating portrait of Queen Victoria, from her childhood through her adult life, detailing her personal life and relationships with friends, family, and the public. A "vivid" (...

The unique and adventurous sounds that German bands like Can, Neu! or Kraftwerk produced in post-war 60s Germany, now known as Krautrock, are considered a blueprint for modern rock music....

Spain is one of the absolutes. Nothing is more compelling than the drama, at once dark and dazzling, of that theatre over the hills - the vast splendour of the...

Of all the great movements of population to and from the United States, the least heralded is the migration, in the depths of the Depression of the nineteen-thirties, of thousands...

From August 1950 until 1966, Harold Macmillan kept one of the fullest and most entertaining political diaries of the 20th century. This first volume starts in the last full year...

The compelling story of the only German-Jewish translator to work with the psychiatrists in Nuremberg prison The Nuremberg Trials laid bare the atrocities of the Nazi regime to the world....

The most enjoyable, glamorous and gripping of all 19th century autobiographies - a tumultuous account of France hit by wave after wave of revolutions Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb is...

USA Today Bestseller "This is a truly original novel that has earned its place among my favorite works of historical fiction."--Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of The Gown An...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAmong the most elite and unconventional fighting forces of the Second World War, the Luftwaffe's airborne...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. October 21, 1914 - December 23, 1914. Good for age - tears; spine splitting, a few rusted...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Good for age, vol 85 missing - tears; spine splitting, a few rusted staples. February 23, 1916...

"Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe's readable yet detailed history supplemented with illustrations and bibliography." Booklist, Starred Review Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III,...

Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA. 17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth:...

An illustrated account of the clashes between RAF Fighter Command's Hurricane and Spitfire and the Luftwaffe's Ju 87 Stuka in the skies over France, the Channel and southern England. The...

The first part of a detailed study of one of the longest, and most brutal, tactical operations of World War II. In September 1944, the Allied High Command continued to...

An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffe's Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II. In the summer of 1944, US...

Barbarossa was the biggest German invasion of World War II. Comprehensively illustrated, this study explores the air campaign that spearheaded it, and how it evolved during the rest of 1941....

The story of Germany's disastrous last cross-Channel Blitz in early 1944, which left the Luftwaffe devastated and barely able to oppose the D-Day landings. Operation Steinbock , or as it...

When Robert Francis Prevost OSA appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's on 8th May 2025, he surprised the world. The first North American pope is a quiet man few...

A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR Who said that dictatorship was dead? The world today is full of Strong Men and their imitators. Caesarism is alive and well. Yet in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat begins as a celebration of love quickly curdles into something far more unsettling in Alberto...