European History

Edited by Paul Auster, this four-volume set of Beckett's canon has been designed by award winner Laura Lindgren. Available individually, as well as in a boxed set, the four hardcover...

On March 13th, 1711, an article appeared in "The Spectator about Thomas Inkle, a young and aspiring English trader cast ashore in the Americas, who is saved from violenct death...

Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender of Japan.

The chilling new novel from Norwegian superstar J rn Lier Horst. This is Nordic Noir at its spine-tingling best Thomas Kerr has finally agreed to lead the police to his...

Andrea Bocelli is currently the world's most successful male singer. He has sold an astonishing 60 million albums worldwide and has sung for the Pope and Bill Clinton. His concerts...

First published in 1953, this book remains a classic piece of literature on the work and life of Michelangelo (1475-1564). It continues to be the only volume to contain illustrations...

A groundbreaking, inclusive history of the Russian Revolution for "those who want to discover what really happened to Russia" ( The New York Times Book Review ) A "monumental study"...

In 1999 Tobias Jones emigrated to Italy, expecting to discover the pastoral bliss described by centuries of foreign visitors. Instead, he discovered a very different country, besieged by unfathomable terrorism...

This is a vivid and highly readable account of the most complex and disturbing series of events in French history since the Revolution, which makes use of literature and films...

Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story, mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that spanned...

"The StyleCity" series was the first to bring lifestyle to city guides. Along with HIP Hotels, it launched a revolution in what has become known as the 'lifestyle travel' market....

As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in historyBoswell called him the greatest man...

It has long been claimed that the Allies did little or nothing to rescue Europe's Jews. Did they deny refuge to those fleeing Hitler's death machine? Why did they fail...

Originally published as "Dreyfus to de Gaulle", this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title.Two substantial additional chapters have been incorporated...

These fascinating, never-before-published early diaries of Count Harry Kessler--patron, museum director, publisher, cultural critic, soldier, secret agent, and diplomat--present a sweeping panorama of the arts and politics of Belle epoque...

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a clear-eyed exploration of the career of Leon Trotsky, the tragic hero who "dreamed of justice and then wreaked havoc," by a leading expert...

Pope John Paul II declared the year 2000 a Jubilee year. This book looks at the first holy year in 1300, and the route of a prospective pilgrim, guiding the...

This volume, part of The Short Oxford History of the Modern World, is a survey of European history from the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in France to the assassination...

The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert's latest history brings the family and the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life....

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...

Recounts the assassination of the feared Reichsprotektor of Czechoslovakia by two Czech resistance fighters aided by British Secret Service and others, examining the ruthlessness and brutality for which Heydrich was...

'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...

From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles , The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge. There...

Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the...

In August 1942, the Allies launched a raid against the German-held port of Dieppe on the French channel coast. It was largely a disaster, with the Canadian forces bearing the...

Author: Heinz LubaszBinding: PaperbackPublished: John Wiley & Sons, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor wear on cover and spine. . Fascism:...

Author: Gerald M. StrakaBinding: PaperbackPublished: D. C. HEATH AND COMPANY, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic volume chronicles the...

Author: The Hon. John F. FinertyBinding: HardbackPublished: J. S. Hyland & Co., 1898Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks:...

Author: James A. MichenerBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis sweeping historical saga, Poland, chronicles the tumultuous history of a nation through the...

Author: Lewis SpenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Bracken Books., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, some yellowing and minor bumps to DJ.Germany: Myths...

Author: Townsend MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tearTownsend Miller's Henry IV of Castile chronicles the...

Author: BerensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive analysis of the artistic achievements during the Italian Renaissance....

Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped, has some light wear to edgesBoswell In Holland 1763-1764 chronicles...

Author: Fr. Francis X. HezelBinding: PaperbackPublished: Division of Historic Preservation, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, sticker remnants on back coverThis scholarly...

Author: Metropolitan Museum of ArtBinding: HardbackPublished: The Metropolitan Museum of Moden Art, New York, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe monumental The Vatican Collections: The Papacy And Art...

Author: Peter UstinovBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPeter Ustinov's My Russia presents a captivating and often humorous account of his personal connection to Russia, tracing...

Author: Louis AuchinclossBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has sticker remains on front (see photo) and some very small wear and...

Author: John TeahanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine.This scholarly catalogue in the decorative arts...

Author: Alastair SmartBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic work chronicles the evolution and impact of two pivotal art movements, the Renaissance...