Military History

The creation of the European Union and the progressive integration of the European states has raised serious questions about the existence of a distinctive European identity. Do the British share...

This is a definitive account of the Austro-Hungarian Royal and Imperial Army during the First World War. Graydon A. Tunstall shows how Austria-Hungary entered the war woefully unprepared for the...

A groundbreaking work of Romantic biography; David Crane's book is an astonishingly original examination of Byron, and a radical approach to biography. Crane focuses on the lifelong feud between Augusta...

The diaries of 'Tommy' Lascelles - as featured in the Netflix hit THE CROWN 'Brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless' Spectator 'Fascinating ... as much a contribution to royal legend as...

What is it like to fall in love with a soldier? What is it like to be a soldier in love? Throughout history, those serving in the British Army have...

Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) was born at the dawn of the Age of Discovery, when the world was beginning to be discovered and carved up by navigators, geographers and cartographers. Mercator...

Philippa Langley took the world by storm when, against all the odds and a seven-year investigation, she discovered the grave of King Richard III (1452-1485) in a Leicester car park....

World War II was the first modern war in which more civilians than soldiers were killed or maimed: When it ended in August 1945, more than thirty-nine millions civilians had...

In this compelling biography, Andrew Boyd tells the story of Baroness Cox's humble beginnings as a nurse and her subsequent nine-year fight as a sociology lecturer and Labour supporter against...

THE IRISH TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER AN POST BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 'Gorgeous' Pandora Sykes 'A rare and beautiful book' Marian Keyes 'Tender, sad and side-splittingly funny' Annie MacManus 'A...

By the time of the Calvinist Reformation, the cities of Holland had established a very long tradition of social provision for the poor in the civic community. Calvinists however intended...

"One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date." - The Washington Post An illuminating and "wholly refreshing" (David Maraniss, New York Times bestselling author) biography of the...

John Dedman was widely recognised in the 1940s and '50s as one of Labor's most accomplished ministers; he helped shape not only the war economy, but the domestic landscape of...

The 'Princes' of the title are Anglo-Saxon merchant princes in Sicily who arrived at the time of Nelson when it was virtually a British colony, and who rose to heights...

Galileo's daughter led a cloistered life in a gilded age. Since there could be no hope of marriage for her, at 13 she entered a convent near Florence to spend...

Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is best known for his circumnavigation of the globe from 1766 to 1769. throughout a long and distinguished life however, he participated in many of...

A.L. Rowse's journals extend over the greater part of the 20th century. Born in 1903, the son of a poor, virtually illiterate Cornish china-clay worker, he became one of the...

A unique and beautifully illustrated survey of the arts in Britain from the Celts to the present day - the companion volume to The Story of Britain. In this comprehensive...

Ever wondered what it is like to work in a war zone? `We live more in one year than most people do in a lifetime,' is Danny Lowenstein's simple retort....

At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war "at once." Stimson is waiting for...

In 1944, German paratrooper Clemens Forell was captured by the Soviets and sentenced to twenty-five years of labor in a Siberian lead mine. In the Gulags, this was virtually a...

Lust, science, adventure -- Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with...

Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a searing denunciation of Putin's Russia, revealing how modern Russia's history of...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood's blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie. "An amazingly detailed account of fighting in...

THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER A Times Book of the Year; A Telegraph Book of the Year; A Daily Mail Book of the Year; A Waterstones...

Author: Bernard CallinanBinding: SoftbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the experiences of the Australian Army during its deployment in Portuguese Timor. It...

Author: Keith RobbinsBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hambledon Press, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book examines the intricate relationships between political figures, diplomatic strategies, and armed conflicts within the...

Author: N. O'ConnorBinding: HardbackPublished: Pergamon Press, 1961Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book compiles recent advancements and theories within the field of psychology as developed in the Soviet Union....

Author: Crowfoot, John; Smirnov, Rulsan (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Art Publishers, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive collection of artworks by the renowned Flemish...

Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Books for Pleasure, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive biography of Queen Victoria, a pivotal figure in British history. Hibbert...

Author: John HuntBinding: HardbackPublished: Archimedia Productions, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe volume presents a vivid portrayal of the Palio, Siena's renowned bareback horse race. Riders,...

Author: Vere MoonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Vere Moon, 2010Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book was written by Vere Moon and tells of her wartime experiences in WWII

Author: Stewart MechieBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic work examines the profound influence of the church on the evolution of Scottish...

Author: Robert HalsbandBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a biographical account of Lord Hervey, a prominent figure in the...

Author: Garrett MattinglyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, London, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work examines the intricate world of international relations during the Renaissance era. Garrett...

Author: Yigal LossinBinding: HardbackPublished: Jerusalem: Shikmona Publishing Co., Ltd. / Israel Broadcasting Authority, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume chronicles the pivotal moments leading to the...

Author: Rabbi Louis FinkelsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1924Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis scholarly work examines the intricate systems of self-governance developed...

Author: John F. MoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: N.S.W. BOOKSTALL CO. PTY LTD, 1943Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the experiences and operations of a naval fleet. The...

Author: Barbara W. TuchmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book chronicles the events leading up to and immediately following the outbreak of World War...

Author: Vere MoonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self-Published, 2011Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAs a child, Vere Moon dreamed of being oan artist, but with the advent of World...

Author: Margarete BieberBinding: SoftbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account of theatrical traditions in ancient Greece and Rome. It...

Author: Harold HicklingBinding: HardbackPublished: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book recounts the catastrophic naval incident involving the HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager....

Author: Sebastian BrantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents a vivid allegorical journey, where a vessel transports a diverse collection...

Author: Diego De Torres Villarroel; Translated by William C. Atkinson; Engravings by Harold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1958Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents the...

Author: International Culteral Corporation of Australia Limited.Binding: SoftbackPublished: The Beagle Press, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis publication chronicles the era of Sultan Süleyman, a pivotal figure...