European History

Long established, The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto is the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings. With stunning photography to inspire you, in-depth...

Author: Dr Caroline West Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'I found it fascinating - it's an integral part of the history of Dublin that has been lost to time...

Author: Daniel Huhn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 'Extraordinary ... one of the most moving and uplifting stories of the war' Keith Lowe 'A remarkable book' - The Telegraph...

Author: Renay Richardson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 The transatlantic slave trade is often seen as separate part of British history: a module in a history course, a chapter...

FOR FANS OF THE BBC SERIES SAS ROGUE HEROES , THIS IS THE REAL STORY OF BLAIR 'PADDY' MAYNE Summer 1944: the SAS were charged with the most crucial D-Day...

'I entered instantly into the piercing clarity of these pages, utterly absorbed' JHUMPA LAHIRI 'Hypnotic . . . filled with unforgettable characters' SANDRO VERONESI 'An intense, moving book' DOMENICO STARNONE...

'A first-class work of reporting [and] a work of compassion for Indigenous peoples everywhere' BENJAMIN MOSER, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of SONTAG 'A non-fiction novel of modern conquest, capitalism and murder...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 'A masterly account' THE TIMES 'A brilliant book' OBSERVER 'Excellent . . . a timely, wise and fair-minded...

'Follow Iain Sinclair into the cloud jungles of Peru and emerge questioning all that seemed so solid and immutable.' Barry Miles 'The Gold Machine is a trip, a psychoactive expedition...

By tracing the history of modern Russia from Mikhail Gorbachev to the rise of ex KGB agent Vladimir Putin, Arkady Ostrovsky reveals how the Soviet Union came to its end...

During the Second World War over 1.5 million of women found themselves thrust into a male working world, having to learn new skills within a matter of weeks. Their contribution...

For centuries scholars have been baffled by Inca accounts that spoke of legendary white gods that walked the lands of South America performing miracles. Stranger still were the carvings left...

'The year has, indeed, begun in gloom. The King ill, and Kipling dead . . .' so wrote the diarist Chips Channon in 1936 as George V lay on his...

Ireland, World War One. Dashing Harry Heegan leads his football team to victory, arriving home in swaggering celebration before he grabs his kit and heads for the trenches. A nightmare...

A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France's sense...

Experience at first hand the spectacular, brutal life and savage death of the most iconic figure of ancient Rome.This manual will take the reader from the first faltering steps over...

In 2020, after three and a half years of bitter negotiations, Britain left the European Union. For some it was a day of freedom, for others a tragedy which would...

A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France. As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew many...

Gerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu, now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time 'Another tiger-golden day lay ahead of us. It was as though England...

Gerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu, now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time 'Living in Corfu was rather like living in one of the more...

Be inspired and plan your next unforgettable trip with DK travel guides Make your trip to Italy extraordinary Exploring world-famous ancient ruins. Marvelling at Renaissance art and architecture. Enjoying a...

A riveting selection of short stories in Spanish alongside their English translations This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories celebrates some...

A new selection of poetry from the generation-defining author of The Copenhagen Trilogy, translated for the first time into English While Tove Ditlevsen is now famous around the world as...

A spellbinding selection of short stories in the original Italian alongside their English translations This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories...

One of the most beloved translations of all time returns to Penguin Classics- Scott Moncrieff's masterful version of Proust Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Dmitry Andreich Olenin, in the hope...

A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desire Rene Girard eludes easy categories, bridging the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, sociology,...

A new translation of Simone Weil's best-known work- a political, philosophical and spiritual treatise on what human life could be An icon of twentieth-century French philosophy, Simone Weil was described...

A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous...

A richly varied anthology of Spanish short stories, curated by celebrated translator Margaret Jull Costa This exciting new collection celebrates the Spanish short story, from its modern origins in the...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

Vladimir Lenin created this hugely significant Marxist text to explain fully the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism- that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism. He...

The book titled Europe Since 1870 by the author James Joll. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Book Three in stunning Scandinavia-inspired fantasy trilogy The Ashen Torment. The sky is filled with dragons: the people are ready to burn the regime to the ground. The seas churn...

' An atmospheric and gripping standalone thriller' - THE TIMES The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times and one million copy bestselling author of The English Fuhrer. In...

It is the year 1893. Thirty-eight-year-old Zofia Turbotynska has assured her husband's rise through the ranks to university professor and is now looking for something to fill her long days...

I Should Know That: Great Britain covers a range of key topics on our fair land, including essential British history (Magna Carta, the Great Reform Act etc.), the current political...

Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein , introduced readers around the world to the concept of raising the dead through scientific procedures. Those who read the book were thrilled by this...

'With equal parts of birch wood and passion, we keep the flames alive. We cook all our ingredients over an open fire. Charcoal and smoke are our most powerful tools....

'A vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine . . . Richly underpinned by research in contemporary sources and firmly rooted in historical scholarship.' Fintan O'Toole 'A vivid,...

The penultimate instalment in the Chivalry series from a master of historical fiction. The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince,...

From the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe-Elisabeth, empress of Austria,...

The book titled The Sixties in "Queen" by the author S QUINN. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a...

The autumn must read: Something Wicked this way comes... Accused. Condemned. Redefined. On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill....

Spend 24 hours immersed in the rich and fascinating everyday lives of the Vikings. Between the infamous Lindisfarne raid in 793 CE and the Norman conquest of 1066, the peoples...