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The Oxford Handbook of Maximus the Confessor
Maximus the Confessor (c.580-662) has become one of the most discussed figures in contemporary patristic studies. This is partly due to the relatively recent discovery and critical edition of his...
Progress: A History of Humanity's Worst Idea
' A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better' The Guardian 'A new understanding of our past' Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% ________________________________...
Into Unknown Skies: An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First
"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...
The Songs That Saved Us: My Dad, Dementia and Me
An unforgettable tribute to the unbreakable bond between a father and son When Simon McDermott first noticed his dad Ted's sudden flares of temper and fits of forgetfulness, he couldn't...
Wicked: The Faces & Places of Oz
Revisit favorite characters and magical locations from the epic movie musical in Wicked: The Faces & Places of Oz . Go on a journey through the most exciting locations in...
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times , New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year 'Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages there is' Sunday Times 'A...
Crusaders
From the bestselling author of The Templars . 'Voyages, battles, sieges and slaughter: Dan Jones's tumultuous and thrilling history of the crusades is one of the best' SUNDAY TIMES ....
Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia
Why aren't ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin's invasion of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin's own historical propaganda narratives, Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense. From its World War II...
Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World
'Churchill and Eberholst put the world back into First World War.' Dan Snow A remarkable, eyewitness-based view of the outbreak of the First World War. As war broke out in...
A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but the familiarity with later 19th-century stories and history tends to give us a distorted view. Using character...
Life with Birds
A luminous account of largely unrecognised experiences in the aftermath of war. This is not a war story about heroism or healing trauma, but an attempt to fill the gaps...
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it...
Conclave 1559: Ippolito d'Este and the Papal Election of 1559
Intrigue, double-dealing and conspiracy in the Eternal City. 'A fascinating narrative of the intermingling of secular and religious power' New Statesman 'A highly enjoyable and thrilling read... Hollingsworth has peeled...
How to Build a Spitfire
In April 2018 David Price, dedicated aviation museum volunteer and author of THE CREW and MOSQUITO MEN, decided to build a Spitfire replica in his back garden. In How to...
Hello, Stranger: Stories of Connection in a Divided World
What if meeting new people were a gift, not a burden? How might we transform our lives if we set aside our fear of outsiders? When Will Buckingham's partner died,...
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Foundations to Modern
'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times *** Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate...
Caudine Forks 321 BC: Rome's Humiliation in the Second Samnite War
A highly illustrated account of one of Ancient Rome's most humiliating defeats, the battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, and how the embarrassment spurred the Roman Army on...
British Paratrooper 1940-45
Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmjager in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940. From these beginnings The...
The Honoured Society: The Sicilian Mafia Observed
Describes how the US army returned the Mafia to power in 1944, after Mussolini came close to destroying them. It looks at the Mafia in their homeland - how in...
Three Came Home
When the Japanese take Borneo in 1942, Agnes Keith is captured and imprisoned with her two-year-old son. Fed on minimal rations, forced to work through recurrent bouts of malaria and...
A Pocket Essential Short History of the Anglo-Saxons
From popular fiction such as The Hobbit and Game of Thrones to the universality of the English language, the continuing influence of the Anglo-Saxons can be found throughout the world....
Revolutions: How they changed history and what they mean today
Revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. This may be because their rhetoric, such as 'liberty, fraternity, equality', articulates aspirations with which we identify; or because we are...
Women In Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World
Illustrated profiles of 50 pioneering female artists--from the 11th century to today--from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A collection of charmingly illustrated and inspiring...
From Armageddon to the Fall of Rome: How the Myth Makers Changed the
In the Mediterranean, this most fought-over region in the world, the figures of potentates and conquerors appear god-like: Thutmosis, Leonidas, Xerxes, Pyrrhus, Hannibal, Caesar and Vercingetorix. Ancient history, from Pharaonic...
The King's Pardon for Homicide Before A.D. 1307
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This study seeks to explain why the man who committed homicide by misadventure or in self-defence needed a pardon. It examines the working of the system of pardoning in England...
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the
An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today's world - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and New York Times bestselling author of The Death of Truth...
ROSE MADE ME DO IT: 60 perfectly pink punches and cocktails
See the world through rose-coloured glasses with this this, the latest cocktail recipe book in the phenomenally successful MADE ME DO IT series. Rose has become the drink of choice...
Facing Armageddon: The First World War Experienced
'Facing Armageddon' is a major collection of scholarly work on the 1914-18 war that explores, on a worldwide basis, the real nature of the participants' experience. The book is a...
Bayonets for Hire: Mercenaries at War, 1550-1789
From the Greek professional armies of Alexander, through the Hundred Years War, to today, mercenaries have been ever-present, their role constantly evolving. In this compelling new history William Urban takes...
Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II
The story begins in October 1939, when Germany and the Soviet Union began diplomatic maneuvering. The action accelerates with Winston Churchill's decision in 1941 to provide supplies to Soviet forces...
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Waterstones and TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR A SPECTATOR and History Today BOOK OF THE YEAR A revolutionary new history of the diffusion...
An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE PRIZE 'The most formidable spy in history' IAN FLEMING 'His work was impeccable' KIM PHILBY 'The spy to end spies' JOHN LE CARRE Born of...
Born: The Untold History of Humanity
'Shaped by meticulous research, Inglis writes with clarity, pace and a sharp eye for surprising details.' - Alice Loxton, author of Eighteen and Uproar 'Deeply researched, smart, poignant, and witty.'...
The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern
Long established as the leading textbook on migration and used by students and scholars alike all over the world, this fully revised and updated sixth edition continues to offer an...
The Historical Encyclopaedia of World War II
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The book titled The Historical Encyclopaedia of World War II by the author M. Baudot. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Steeds of Steel: A History of American Mechanized Cavalry in World War
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In World War II the U.S. Armys mechanized cavalry force served in an astounding variety of ways. Mechanized cavalrymen scouted and fought in tanks, armored cars, and jeeps; battled on...
Monty's Iron Sides: From the Normandy Beaches to Bremen with the 3rd
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The book titled Monty's Iron Sides: From the Normandy Beaches to Bremen with the 3rd by the author Patrick Delaforce. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...
The Cambridge History of the First World War
Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the First World War offers a history of the war from a predominantly political angle and concerns itself with the story of the...
Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940
This is a history of the crushing German victory over the Western allies in May and June 1940 in the early days of World War II, one of the most...
Tank Tracks: 9th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment at War, 1940-45
Originally published in 1995 and now available in paperback, an examination of what life was like for members of the 9th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment from D-Day 1944 through to...
History'S Greatest Headlines: Events That Shook the World
History's Greatest Headlines takes readers on a fascinating journey through forty of the most significant events in recorded history. From the suicide of Cleopatra ending 4000 years of Egyptian pharaoh...
The Edge of the Sword
The book titled The Edge of the Sword by the author Anthony Farrar-Hockley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Universe: A Biography
The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang right up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative. We...
The Vertigo Years: Europe 1900-1914
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Europe, 1900-1914: a world adrift, a pulsating era of creativity and contradictions. The major topics of the day: terrorism, globalization, immigration, consumerism, the collapse of moral values, and the rivalry...
History of the World Map by Map
A uniquely illustrated guide to the history of our world Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and...
The Fatal Impact: Account of the Invasion of the South Pacific,
The book titled The Fatal Impact: Account of the Invasion of the South Pacific, by the author Alan Moorehead. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...
Vanquished: Battles of Annihilation from Ancient Rome to the 21st
Throughout time, violent battles and bloody clashes have changed the course of history and shaped nations or empires. Battles of annihilation are rare, but ever since antiquity a stunning victory...