European History

The work of internationally renowned photographer Anthony Osmond-Evans has featured in publications throughout the world. With this book, he presents a pictorial tour of the diverse peoples and landscapes of...

Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs. An...

The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII's bloody revolution in the English government, which reveals at last Cromwell's role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn "This a...

"Last Witness in the Bunker" is an account of Hitler's last days in the bunker in the basement of the Reich Chancellory with Eva Braun and his household staff. Galante...

This book is intended for students of military history and of Commonwealth history.

As with his previous book, "Round Ireland With a Fridge", this book is the result of an strange bet with comedian Arthur Smith. This time, Hawks bets he can find...

The book titled Frontline Gallipoli: C.E.W. Bean Diaries from the Trenches by the author C.E.W. Bean. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This impeccably researched and "adventure-packed" ( The Washington Post ) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus's son to create the greatest library in the world is "the stuff...

This classic book about the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson is now re-issued in paperback alongside its sister volume, Waterloo: A Near Run Thing

In 1941, the British people had their backs to the wall in their lone fight against the might of Hitler's Germany. America was neutral, at least until the bombing of...

BESTSELLING FOOTBALL SUPERSTARS SERIES. FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH CARTOON ARTWORK , this action-packed Football Superstars story is perfect for young readers aged five and up. Is FC Barcelona your ultimate football...

The greatest story of military conquest in history from a 'master storyteller' (Guardian) Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from...

Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her books and TV presenting....

'His courage, determination, skill and his undoubtedly outstanding ability as a leader are an inspiration to his wing and worthy of the highest praise.' Extract from Distinguished Service Order citation...

Pocket manual detailing the training and operations of the British pilots, ground crew and anti-aircraft gunners. In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young...

A gloriously reimagined life of Oscar Wilde from the bestselling author of The Heart's Invisible Furies 'John Boyne is one of our best authors writing today. The Weight of Angels...

*Shortlisted for Cycling Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2024* From award-winning author Matt Rendell, an examination of the phenomenal success of Alejandro Valverde and the moral...

Of the many hard-fought battles on the Western Front, Ypres stands out as an example of almost inhuman endeavour. For four long years it was the focal point of desperate...

'A compelling biography of one of the greatest men of the modern age. Stanford is particularly brilliant on the tensions inside Luther's private and spiritual life. This is a very...

'An empowering read . . . it is refreshing to see somebody celebrate the role that black Britons have played in this island's long and complicated history' DAVID LAMMY, author...

'The latest book from the inestimable and seemingly irrepressible Simon Warren.' thewashingmachinepost From the Gavia Pass to Mount Etna, from The Stelvio to The Zoncalan, these climbs are legends in...

Small acts of bravery can have extraordinary consequences. . . The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Pax delivers an unforgettable WWII novel about an orphan who discovers unexpected...

The book titled Alla Moda: Italian Ceramics of the 1950s-70s by the author Mark Hill. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Honor by Fire: Japanese Americans at War in Europe and the Pacific by the author Lyn Crost. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

An original history of the most enduring colonial creation, the city, explored through ten portraits of powerful urban centers the British Empire left in its wake At its peak, the...

The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII's bloody revolution in the English government, which reveals at last Cromwell's role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn "This a...

Lake Como, 1919. The garden of Villa Marchese was once a sight to behold. Now, overgrown and unloved, the flowers that once bloomed are nothing but a reminder of the...

'Brilliant, hilarious... My book of the year' INDIA KNIGHT 'A wonderful book' CRAIG BROWN, Mail on Sunday 'Funny, bloodcurdling and moving' Daily Mail The cruel teachers. The pashes on other...

Written by the author of "The Holocaust", this is a history of the events of 8 May 1945 and its repercussions, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary celebrations of...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Light chipping of edges of jacket spine.Behind the shuttered windows and cobblestoned alleys of wartime and post-war Paris, the ordinary...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew novels in the history of world literature possess the moral grandeur and psychological ferocity of The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor centuries, the Renaissance has stood as one of humanity's greatest cultural eruptions — a period...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRising from the wheat plains of the Beauce region of northern France, Chartres Cathedral stands as one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingIn the poverty-stricken villages of southern Italy's Basilicata region, something quietly devastating was happening — a mass exodus of an entire way...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingVenice, eternal and labyrinthine, becomes the living backdrop for P.M. Pasinetti's richly crafted novel From the Academy Bridge,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the windswept shores of medieval Iceland emerges one of the greatest works of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of medieval European literature stands The Song of Roland, an epic poem that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew rulers have inspired biography with the immediacy and authority found in Two Lives of Charlemagne,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe final chapter of one of the twentieth century's most luminous wartime sagas, Friends and Heroes brings Olivia...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the sun-drenched yet shadow-filled landscape of Nazi-occupied southern France, one man dared to stand against the full might of the Third Reich —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew books have so dramatically redrawn the map of Western history as The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew novels have mapped the human condition with the spatial and mythological ambition of James Joyce's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAlexandria, that most mythologized of Mediterranean cities — a place where antiquity and modernity collide in perpetual, restless conversation —...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodPart of the prestigious Bloomsbury Guides to English Literature series, The Renaissance: From 1500 to 1660 presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of one...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt once a portrait of holy rebellion and a chronicle of one of history's most captivating spiritual journeys, Anthony Mockler's Francis of...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; prominent crease on the front cover. What does war look like from the losing side? The Other...