Military History

In 1938 the British Government's Code and Cypher School moved to Bletchley Park and began to lay the foundations of an organization which was to have a profound impact on...

Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage. For a decade...

"Springtime and early summer are always beautiful in Anatolia. Hardy winter crocuses, blooming in their thousands, are followed by blue muscari which adorn the meadows like glorious sapphires on a...

The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards...

A landmark autobiography and the definite account from a member of America s most heralded family. As a young man, Edward M. Kennedy played a key role in the presidential...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF TIME 'S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The "extraordinary" ( The New York Times ) autobiography of the legendary...

* Mary Boleyn has gone down in history as a great and infamous whore . * She was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII...

How much of a surprise was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour? History has tended to blame the two commanders of Hawaii's military installations, Admiral Kimmel and General Short, for...

One of the great works of modern history - the definitive biography of one of the world's most powerful and frightening rulers Stalin's life is one of the most extraordinary...

New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw is writing the first full biography of one of the most remarkable men to have outwitted Hitler Raoul Wallenberg, the young Swedish diplomat...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I cannot express how many lives have been touched by Johnny, and how many of us owe him our lives." -Chris Kyle, author of American...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 * An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 * Longlisted for the Andrew...

At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to...

Memories of Maggie brings together personal reminiscenes and anecdotes from those who experienced close encounters with the Iron Lady, including Norman Tebbit, Cecil Parkinson, Kenneth Baker, George Bush, Helmut Kohl,...

Fifty tales from the annals of the 'Killing Times' when Bonnie Dundee carried out King Charles II's edict by hunting down and persecuting the Covenanters throughout Southern and Central Scotland....

Nigel Tranter's gift for bringing Scottish history to life is demonstrated in this lively book which details 45 of the nation's castles with associated tales and traditions. With a broad...

Sensational new evidence in one of the most sensational stories of the century -the fate of the Romanovs.

-- First-hand account of SAS operations in France 1944 -- Written immediately after the events took place -- First trade paperback edition (hardback first published 1994) In this exciting first-hand...

It was known as the Comet Line. It was the greatest escape route in the Resistance Movement and in its three years of life it saved over 800 airmen and...

The Special Operations Executive was one of the most secretive organizations of the Second World War, its activities cloaked in mystery and intrigue. The fate, therefore, of many of its...

Michael (MRD) Foot enjoys the rare distinction of being the only person referred to by his real name in John Le Carre novel. A highly significant tribute to the man...

Tony Brooks was unique. He was barely out of school when recruited in 1941 by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), the wartime secret service established by Churchill to 'set Europe...

This is a true story of a force of 'licensed to kill' secret agents, commanded by a real war time secret service chief code names M, with whom Ian Fleming...

A comprehensive illustrated history of this remarkable place, from its prewar heyday as a country estate under the Liberal MP Sir Herbert Leon, through its wartime requisition with the addition...

Imagine sitting behind a desk, in a classroom, miles from anywhere in the English countryside, alongside dozens of fellow students, dreaming of being parachuted into Occupied France to undertake daring...

p>This beautiful book showcases stunning photography and an accurate history of vehicles and artillery used during the Vietnam War./p>p>In association with the Australian War Memorial, Mud amp; Dust showcases photographs...

Starting its life as an attack transport in World War II-and one of the last five left afloat by war's end-the USS Queens saw action at Iwo Jima and other...

Glen Williford lends new insight to the reasons for America's relatively quick comeback from the attack on Pearl Harbour. For the first time, he tells the complete story of American...

The attack on Pearl Harbor is a topic of perennial interest to the American public, and a long line of popular books and movies have focused on the attack or...

The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and...

A "fresh, fast-paced, and bracing" ( Wall Street Journal ) new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing how his relationships with the other great figures of his age shaped his own...

The first comprehensive history of the failed Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War, a decisive turning point in the relationship between Russia and the West Named a Best Book...

How Germany's fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923--and how pro-democracy forces fought back In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland,...

Above, a city thriving with life. Beneath, a city filled with the dead. London. A vast, labyrinthine, ever-moving place that shimmers as the jewel of Britain. But what about beneath...

On a mild winter's evening in 1850, Isabella Robinson set out for a party. Her carriage bumped across the wide cobbled streets of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town and drew up...

In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. 'The Maybrick Mystery'...

The number of aircrew of Bomber Command who lost their lives during the Second World War was 55,573, yet no campaign medal was awarded and their bravery and sacrifice went...

Originally published in 1957, this intimate view of the Coast Guard's dramatic World War II record has long been considered a classic. Out of print for years, it is once...

In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I. The rebellion sought not only to undo hated anglicising policies in the Church, but to reverse the wholesale transfer of...

Like her previous books, this book is the product of the author's passionate interest in the realities of everyday life - and the conditions in which most people lived -...