Military History

High treason - the breach of allegiance which a subject owes to his or her sovereign - has always been regarded as the most serious of all criminal offences. Even...

Through his pax romana, Augustus created a united Europe and enabled ideas, and Christianity, to spread throughout its territories. In this book, Richard Holland explores the extraordinary, complex nature of...

The first popular biography of the legendary Mongol emperor and warlord. Genghis Khan - creator of the greatest empire the world has ever seen - is one of history's immortals....

A unique and heartbreaking memoir of a child's imprisonment in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. 1942: It was towards the middle of the year when my friends...

From the moment of Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, until Andrew Johnson, his replacement, formally announced postwar plans on May 29, the fate of the country hung in the...

A detailed, incisive thirty-five-year history of the top six members of an inner circle of government advisors-Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Armitage, and Condoleezza Rice-and the...

'The pampered, petulant, self-pitying Prince. A devastating book by Britain's top investigative author' Daily Mail 'Explosive new book delves inside the bizarre, ultra luxury world of Prince Charles' The Sun...

From his noble childhood in the kingdom of Borno to being kidnapped into slavery, the inspiring life-story of Nicholas Said is an epic journey that takes him from Africa and...

Nineteen months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR sent twelve "vice consuls" to Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia on a secret mission. Their objective? To prepare the groundwork for what...

Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood...

Discover a feminist pop history that looks beyond the Ton and Jane Austen to highlight the Regency women who succeeded on their own terms and were largely lost to history...

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Bancroft Prize Winner ABA Silver Gavel Award Winner A New York Times Notable Book of the Year In the closing days of 1862, just three weeks before...

'I SEEK A KIND PERSON WHO WILL EDUCATE MY INTELLIGENT BOY, AGED 11.' In 1938, Jewish families are scrambling to flee Vienna. Desperate, they take out adverts offering their children...

After a three-day romance Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women were afforded few freedoms, she was a cornerstone...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe...

Now the basis for the acclaimed film Memories of My Father , directed by Fernando Trueba. "An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America." --El...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public...

In June of 1997, over a century and a half of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. Chris Patten writes about his experiences as the last governor...

This gripping and important book brings alive over two hundred years of humanitarian interventions. Freedom's Battle illuminates the passionate debates between conscience and imperialism ignited by the first human rights...

As child, Meryl Frank was the chosen inheritor of family remembrance. Her aunt Mollie, a formidable and cultured woman, insisted that Meryl never forget who they were, where they came...

In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of...

General Edward Porter Alexander was the master gunner of the Confederacy, and undeniably one of the great American artillerists. He was involved in nearly all of the great battles of...

Author: Ilse KoehnBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir, "Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood In Nazi Germany," chronicles Ilse Koehn's extraordinary experiences growing...

Author: A.J.P. TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name whited out first pageIn this compelling work of historical analysis, A.J.P. Taylor...

Author: Robert K. MassieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine has light wear and light creasing to bottom corner front from general use...

Author: A.J.R. CormackBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ repaired with tapes. This comprehensive reference work, "The World Encyclopedia Of Modern Guns," is...

Author: Alun EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life with John Ferguson, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Surface wear on boards.This historical account chronicles the vital role of the Royal Australian Navy...

Author: Kit DentonBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life with John Ferguson, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Surface wear on boards. For Queen and Commonwealth: Australians at War by Kit Denton,...

Author: Kit DentonBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life with John Ferguson, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Surface wear on boards. Australians at War: Gallipoli – One Long Grave by Kit...

Author: Friedrich GeorgBinding: HardbackPublished: Helion & Company Ltd, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners and spine....

Author: Charles MccorquodaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Studio Editions, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive art history text presents a detailed examination of European painting during the Renaissance, spanning the pivotal...

Author: Russell BraddonBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Book Club, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped/weak spine.This compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire V.C.,...

Author: Nancy MitfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNancy Mitford's "The Sun King" is a captivating historical biography that illuminates the life and reign of...

Author: Elleston TrevorBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Book Club, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed end papers. Bumped spine.Elleston Trevor's "Squadron Airborne" is a gripping work of historical...

Author: Kendal Burt & James LeasorBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Book Club, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Age stains on end papers. Light foxing.This gripping work...

Author: Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan WittsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Strong, clean hardback. Light foxing.This gripping work of historical...

Author: Richard PapeBinding: HardbackPublished: Elek Books, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsRichard Pape's "Fortune Is My Enemy" is a gripping post-war thriller that plunges...

Author: David MountfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of non-fiction chronicles the clandestine operations and courageous struggles of the partisan movements during World...

Author: WölfflinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Phaidon Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis seminal work of art history presents a profound analysis of the Italian Renaissance, focusing on the High...

Author: Sir Irving BensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biographical account chronicles the extraordinary bravery of John Simpson Kirkpatrick,...

Author: Cyril MangoBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tight pages. Light foxing.Cyril Mango's "Byzantium: The Empire of New Rome" presents...

Author: Lady HerbertBinding: HardbackPublished: M. H. Gill And Son, 1885Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Bumping on spine...

Author: Hilary St. George SaundersBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Weak spine. No loose...

Author: Editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life Books, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the dramatic campaigns of Nazi Germany’s elite desert force under Field Marshal Erwin...