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Hollywood: The Oral History covers the history of Hollywood from the Silent era up to the 21st century. What makes this book unique from any other survey of Hollywood's history...

They died in their millions, shattered by German shells and tanks, freezing behind the wire of prison camps, driven forward in suicidal charges by the secret police. Yet in all...

A blend of military history and memories, this text represents the fruits of 20 years of research. It is a chronicle of World War I, told from the viewpoint of...

This is volume eight of The History of The Times , a project begun in 1935 telling the story of the paper from its beginnings (as the Daily Universal Register...

In these murky tales of grisly ingenuity and quick-witted opportunism, The Wreckers opens a beguiling vista of life at the rough edges of our land and legality.

The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking...

The Great War had a profound impact on Britain. Not only did families risk their sons in active combat; every member of society was required to make a contribution to...

This volume tells of the difficult birth of a whole new weapon. From the schemes and plans of the mid-19th century to the introduction of the first tanks into service...

Taking six of the most popular historical periods, this book shows how re-enactors and other historical enthusiasts can recreate the uniforms equipment and lifestyle of past warriors and their comrades....

"Chariots of Fire" brings to life the experiences of tank crews both past and present, and the many unusual and dramatic photographs of men and machines convey a vivid impression...

We still need tanks any time it's necessary to invade an enemy, not just punish him. The major fighting vehicles of the world are on display in this photographic parade...

According to Shinto belief, the human body in Japan is part of nature and must be in harmony with the wider world. This is a cultural history of the human...

This title is designed to be the standard reference on Allied soldiers in World War II. It covers troops from the United States, Great Britain, Russia, and more; and includes...

Pepys's diary has made him a literary celebrity. In his own time he was known as the chief naval official under Charles II and James II and this aspect of...

The book titled Sandakan - the Last March: The Last March by the author Don Wall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For twenty-three years, Clive Cussler's NUMA (R)-the National Underwater & Marine Agency-has scoured the rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated...

From the cooking methods of Ulysses to Victorian nursery fare, from Biblical food facts to modern food fads, Alice Thomas Ellis takes delight in all things gastronomical, and generously seasons...

What difference do individuals make to history? Are we all swept up in the great forces like industrialisation or globalisation, or is the world we inhabit shaped just as much...

Settlements of the Doomed is part of the Pocket History series - a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of twelve books that each open a window onto...

The book titled Chambers Dictionary of World History by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Allegedly a curse to those that own it, the Hope Diamond - a flawless blue diamond of over forty-five carats - has inspired centuries of legends and lies, fabulous superstition...

Using the example of great modern leaders - Lincoln, Clemenceau, Churchill and Ben Gurion - all of whom were without military experience, Supreme Command argues that, in fact, civilian statesman...

Banned takes us on an unexpurgated journey through the ebb and flow of Australian obscenity. throughout the last century and a half, society in general reacted against what it deemed...

One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed...

The book titled The Fighting First: Combat Operations in Vietnam 1968-69, the First by the author Lex McAulay. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

During World War II Australia was under threat of invasion. Could Australia be invaded by the Japanese? Even with the heavy censorship by the government many certainly thought so. Stunned...

A freshly updated and revelatory investigation into Britain's secret collaboration with radical Islam.The updated edition of Secret Affairs covers the momentous events of the past year in the Middle East....

A vivid, seminal portrait of early 1980s Britain- a period that changed Britain forever The early 1980s in Britain were a time of hope, and of dread- of Cold War...

A searing indictment of racial injustice in America - inspired by the life and work of James Baldwin - to help us understand the present moment, and imagine a new...

The Story of Britain is a significant book published at a significant moment, for there can rarely have been a time when public concern about history and the teaching of...

Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. And there, Newton became drawn...

A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years...

Before his spectacular career as General of the Union forces, William Tecumseh Sherman experienced decades of failure and depression. Drifting between the Old South and new West, Sherman witnessed firsthand...

Over 20,000 copies sold so far This dazzling overview of a turbulent century explores both dramatic events and underlying trends. Despite a terrible two-stage 'European civil war' and the traumatic...

Ranging from the world wars to the traumas of decolonization and the technological triumphs of the space race A History of the 20th Century documents the events the characters the...

Portolan charts, so called from the Italian adjective portolano, meaning 'related to ports or harbours', were born during the 12th century in the maritime community. These charts, drawn on parchment...

The present volume is published in honour of the great scholar of Asia, Professor Giuseppe Tucci (18941984). Through the work of present-day scholars, both senior and emerging, it represents their...

A professional military historian analyzes the most spectacular cock-ups in military history caused by everything from incompetent generals to interfering politicians, hopeless planning and misplaced confidence. This graphic account has...

In an age of fake news and half-truths, the radical potential of democracy is more important than ever, as this nimble, illuminating history by a celebrated political theorist reveals. From...

The Mountbatten Maritime Prize-winning author of Maritime Supremacy provides a dramatic description of historical naval warfare combined with an analysis of the causes of victory, offering insight into how sea...

A NEW YORKER AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Sophisticated, rich and skilful . . . highlights the extraordinary place these women carved out for themselves against the...

It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain Language taps the roots of our Christian family...

FROM THE HEART introduces us to a new pantheon of heroes - men and women of the five hundred Indian nations that have been eradicated over the past five hundred...

At War at Sea is a fascinating account of the most important naval conflicts of the twentieth century. The book begins with a gripping account of one of the most...

The prizewinning historian and internationally bestselling author of D-Day reconstructs the devastating airborne battle of Arnhem in this gripping new account. On September 17, 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder...

Examining the Roman world from an unusual and illuminating angle, this volume explores the central period of the Roman empire from Julius Caesar to Marcus Aurelius. Martin Goodman focuses on...

This, the third volume to appear in the New Oxford History of England, covers the period from the repeal of the Corn Laws to the dramatic failure of Gladstone's first...