Military History

Author: Paul GallicoBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPaul Gallico's "The Hurricane Story" is a gripping work of historical fiction that chronicles the harrowing experiences...

Author: F.C. RoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Stained endpapers. This academic text, "Modern France" by F.C. Roe, offers a comprehensive historical...

Author: Emile ZolaBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Elek Books, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerEmile Zola's "Germinal" is a powerful work of naturalistic fiction that chronicles the harsh...

Author: Ian V. HoggBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hamlyn Group Limited, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference work, "Encyclopedia Of Modern Small Arms" by Ian V. Hogg, is an...

Author: Vladimir PeniakoffBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name penned on front pastedown, copyright page and...

Author: Chester WilmotBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Front hinges cracked, otherwise clean...

Author: John Julius NorwichBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJohn Julius Norwich's "A History of Venice" is a comprehensive work of non-fiction, presenting a detailed...

Author: Grace Dalrymple ElliottBinding: HardbackPublished: The Rodale Press, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical memoir, "Journal Of My Life During...

Author: Victor-L. TapiéBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Page edges slightly yellowed and sun damaged...

Author: Eric A. BlackallBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cornell University Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stains in end-pages.This academic text offers a comprehensive analysis of the German Romantic...

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West. In wartime such information was...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of...

Champion swimmer, trailblazer and film idol - the adventurous life of our first Hollywood superstar, by the bestselling author of Sister Viv , Mrs Kelly , Hudson Fysh , Banks...

Walker's story of intrigue and betrayal will fascinate and enthrall. 'Jon Walker's Pistols deserves to be called our first true work of 'punk history'. Through the dank Venetian alleyways we...

Scullard's clear and comprehensive narrative covers the period from 133 BC to 69 AD, exploring the decline and fall of the Republic, and the establishment of the Pax Romana under...

On June 6, 1944, American and British troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history to begin Operation Overlord, the battle to liberate Europe from the scourge of the Third...

A new work of 'comics journalism' by the acclaimed author of Palestine. In The Fixer Joe Sacco returns to Bosnia, the setting for his first masterpiece, Safe Area Gorazde. In...

Bonnie Prince Charlie is one of historys most romantic figures, but to what extent has myth obscured reality? Possessed of the cunning and seductive charm of Charles II and the...

Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the...

One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at...

Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes and covers Kuki's life over the last ten to 12 years. She refers glancingly to the deaths...

Follow-up to the bestselling The Victorians in which A. N. Wilson tells the story of the 'Decline and Fall' of Britain. When this book begins, in the reign of Edward...

A New York Times bestseller. From bestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown , an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the...

Bonny Prince Charlie has always been a figure swathed in romantic mystery. This biography makes use of letters and documents from among the Stuart Papers. It deals with his relationship...

This is an analysis of the causes and consequences of the coup detat that began in the USSR on 18 August 1991. It examines such issues as why and how...

Why was the Place de la Nation formerly called la Place du Trone? Has the Pantheon always been the resting place of great men? Who exactly decided where the Hotel...

There is a risk in telling another's story especially when passed down through the family and there are many layers to a life that each person may only glimpse part...

Who was Isabella Mary Kelly? Media sensationalism and colourful folklore labelled her a "wanton with a whip" and a "bitter sadistic hell-cat of a woman". Legends of her infamous adventures...

In 1940, the defence of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchill's 'few'. Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were...

June 30, 1999. Tim Fischer, Deputy PM and Leader of the National Party, rises in the House of Representatives to announce his resignation. Here was a politician at the height...

In September, 1944, Montgomery predicted that his armies would easily 'bounce the Rhine' to strike a final blow at the heart of Hitler's Reich. However, his confidence was misplaced; nearly...

An account of the battle for the Siegfried Line in the final year of World War II, which raged for six, long, bloody months along a front of 350 miles...

An historical account of the massacre, in February 1692, of the small Clan MacDonald of Glencoe by Campbell of Glenlyon's troops under orders from the English Government. It marked the...

Augustus Hervey was born into the wildly eccentric family of the Earls of Bristol, a lineage so different from ordinary folk that it was said there were three sexes: men,...

In the Words of the Emperor is a startling insight into the life and deeds of Napoleon. Derived from Napoleon's extensive correspondence and his other writings and recorded speech, this...

Translated with Notes by George Rawlinson. With an Introduction by Tom Griffith. Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his 'Histories' are the first piece of Western historical writing....

Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville was the consultant for Burke's Royal Families of the World, and his major work was the Chronology of World History. This specially commissioned Book of the Kings...

An engaging history of the life of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy--the Mercy congregation now numbers more than 10,000 members globally. McAuIey's life reveals much about the...

The detailed memoirs and letters of a gifted and prolific chronicler provide an insider's view of life for the top echelons of society in the 16th century Sophia, Electress of...

A compelling new biography of the legendary mistress of King Louis XV of France with dramatic insights into the life of one of the most enchanting, powerful and feared women...

In early 1997 Peter Penfold, arrived in Sierra Leone as the British High Commissioner. This fascinating book describes not just his eventful three year tour but the background and subsequent...

This unique and atmospheric volume presents the dramatic story of Napoleon's escape from Elba and his march on Paris in the words of eyewitnesses and participants. Drawing on hundreds of...

In this wide-ranging study of the Napoleonic regime, Digby Smith tracks Napoleon's rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804 15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes,...

'Loose Ends and Extras' is the last in a trilogy of books Lord Briggs has completed since his 90th birthday in May 2011. Following on from 'Special Relationships: People and...

A chronological and brief outline of Welsh history from prehistoric times (11,000 BC) to the present day. The book is intended for non-specialists who want an easily accessible and understandable...