Military History

Bad boys, bright lights and sorry ends: the story of our most infamous gangster. Joseph Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor was many things to many people: a kind and caring husband, father...

A riveting account of courageous resistance from the bestselling author of Balcony Over Jerusalem Longlisted for the 2025 Walkley Award On 24 February 2022, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine, woke to...

A major new history of the eight days in February 1945 when FDR, Churchill, and Stalin decided the fate of the world Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party...

Few relationships fire our imagination like that of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley?the love affair immortalized in Philippa Gregory's "The Virgin's Lover"?but nearly fifty years have...

William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the nineteenth century. Their intense mutual hatred was both ideologically driven and deeply personal. Their vitriolic duels, carried out...

Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments -his success in seizing India's imagination...

The acclaimed historian explores how far individual leaders can alter the course of history The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of...

Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2012 SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF...

"The wealth of facts and erudition bring magic to Dirk Velghe's Paris. A place where even tragedy seems less sombre. Anyone who does not already love Paris will fall for...

In March 1952 Tom Stevens sailed from Southampton aboard the troopship Dilwara, one of the last generations of British soldiers to serve in the West Indies. 'How did I get...

Familia, which was first published in 1985, aims to provide informed writing on sources and case studies relating to that area where Irish history and genealogy overlap with mutual benefit....

This book contains a collection of stories of captivity and escape from World Wars I and II, all involving Australian soldiers. The stories tell of capture, imprisonment and escape -...

Author: Hugh Ross WilliamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography Lorenzo The Magnificent chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the Renaissance's...

The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...

This book encapsulates, through the business and social connections of Charles Roe of Macclesfield and his son, William, the hitherto somewhat elusive period called Georgian. It highlights important families in...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books Limited, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-

Author: Denis J. FodorBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markings-

Author: Richard CollierBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe historical account The War In The Desert chronicles the brutal North African campaigns of World War II, presenting...

Author: Franklin M. Davis Jr. And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the pivotal Allied offensive to breach...

Author: Ronald H. BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPrisoners Of War by Ronald H. Bailey chronicles the harrowing experiences of soldiers captured during various conflicts, presenting...

Author: John R. EltingBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJohn R. Elting's Battles For Scandinavia chronicles the pivotal military conflicts that shaped the history of the Nordic...

Author: Robert Edwin Herzstein Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the pivotal military engagements that shaped the destiny of the Scandinavian nations....

Author: Gerald SimonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the final, decisive campaigns that brought an end to World War II on the...

Author: Barrie PittBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Battle Of The Atlantic, chronicles the longest continuous military campaign of World War II,...

Author: Keith WheelerBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the arduous Allied campaign across the Pacific during World War II. It meticulously details...

Author: Simon Rigge Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, War In The Outposts, chronicles the often-overlooked conflicts that shaped distant frontiers and remote...

Author: Douglas BottingBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDouglas Botting's The Aftermath: Europe chronicles the tumultuous period following World War II, meticulously detailing the continent's struggle for...

Author: Russell Miller And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the daring exploits of elite military units during...

Author: Francis Russell And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, The Secret War, chronicles the clandestine operations and intelligence gathering...

Author: A.D. HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: THE HAMBLEDON PRESS, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the profound relationship between human conflict...

Author: John GuntherBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of non-fiction presents a panoramic view...

Author: George Macaulay Trevelyan, O.M.Binding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1930Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. This...

Author: Eugene R. FairweatherBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press Ltd, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Author: Johannes JørgensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans Green and Co, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography chronicles the profound spiritual journey of...

In Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu's "compelling" ( The Economist) and "fascinating" ( The Wall Street Journal ) New York Times bestselling autobiography, the prime minister of Israel tells the story of...

Author: Valerie G. SpearBinding: HardbackPublished: The Boydell Press, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis scholarly work Leadership In Medieval English...

Author: Sir Lewis NamierBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCrossroads Of Power: Essays On England In The 18Th Century...

Author: Dacre SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: Dacre Smyth, Toorak, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work chronicles a poignant journey through the historic battlefields of Gallipoli, offering a deeply personal...

Author: Jon ClearyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping wartime narrative chronicles the perilous journey of a lone operative entangled in a clandestine struggle behind...

Author: Eric A. WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge at the University Press, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical work, Colonies, meticulously chronicles the...

Author: Maurice DruonBinding: HardbackPublished: RUPERT HART-DAVIS, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical novel chronicles the tumultuous life of Isabella, daughter of Philip...

Author: Compagnia Generale Ripreseserve; Tecnic Consulting EngineersBinding: HardbackPublished: Marsilio, 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: ITALIAN TEXT ONLY. Slipcase: good. Atlante Di Napoli presents a comprehensive...

Author: Charles MessengerBinding: HardbackPublished: William Kimber London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the formation and daring operations of Britain's elite Commando units during the...

Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Boswell In Holland 1763-1764, chronicles a pivotal year in the life of...

Author: Nicole BelmontBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Chicago Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNicole Belmont's Arnold Van Gennep: The Creator Of French Ethnography presents a compelling intellectual biography...

This is in German   This is a historical book about the House of Hohenzollern, a German royal family. It covers the history of the family, from its origins in...

This is a personal and perceptive confrontation of racial intolerance in Scotland and notions of Englishness and Scottishness.