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!No Pasaran!: Writings from the Spanish Civil War
Author: Pete Ayrton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 Hope, resignation, despair, sadness, humour, confusion, ruthlessness, compassion, kindness, generosity and love inhabit Pete Ayrton's anthology of writings from the Spanish...
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle
Author: Iain MacGregor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative'...
The Mercenary: A Story of Brotherhood and Terror in the Afghanistan War
Author: Jeffrey Stern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 In the early days of the Afghanistan war, Jeff Stern was scouring the streets of Kabul for a big story. He...
Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962-97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON)
Author: Mr Richard King Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change. In...
Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia
Author: Jeevan Vasagar Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state. In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita...
Pax Britannica
Author: Jan Morris Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 Jan Morris recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as...
The Berlin Airlift: The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War
Author: Barry Turner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode. Berlin, 1948 a divided city in a...
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
Author: Kate Summerscale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 When the married Isabella Robinson was introduced to the dashing Edward Lane at a party in 1850, she was utterly enchanted....
Bloodbath Nation: 'One of the most anticipated books of 2023.' TIME magazine
Author: Paul Auster Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 BLOODBATH NATION is about the Epidemic that is tearing apart the fabricof American society.An Epidemic caused - not by Covid -...
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain
Author: David Miles Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change - the Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age'...
Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia
Author: Jeevan Vasagar Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state. In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita...
The Borgias
Author: Christopher Hibbert Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo...
Blood and Steel 3
Author: Donald E. Graves Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Blood and Steel 3, The Wehrmacht Archive: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944 to January 1945 is an extensive and colourful...
A Short History of England
Author: Simon Jenkins (Columnist) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 From the invaders of the dark ages to the aftermath of the coalition, one of Britain's most respected journalists, Simon...
The Black Book: What if Germany had won World War II - A Chilling Glimpse into the Nazi Plans for Great Britain: What if Germany had won World War II - A Chilling Glimpse into the Nazi Plans for Great Britain
Author: Mei Trow Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 In July 1940, Walter Schellenberg of the German Secret Service drew up a list of 2,694 people believed to be living...
The Invitation-Only Zone: The Extraordinary Story of North Korea's Abduction Project
Author: Robert S. Boynton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 During the 1970s and early 80s, dozens - perhaps hundreds - of Japanese civilians were kidnapped by North Korean commandos...
The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914
Author: Douglas Newton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national...
War and War
Author: Laszlo Krasznahorkai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 War & War begins at a point of danger: on a dark train platform Korim is on the verge of being...
Dominion: The History of England Volume V
Author: Peter Ackroyd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle...
Five Love Affairs and a Friendship: The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age
Author: Anne de Courcy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Dazzlingly beautiful, highly intelligent and an extraordinary force of energy, Nancy Cunard was an icon of the Jazz Age, said...
Chanel's Riviera: Life, Love and the Struggle for Survival on the Cote d'Azur, 1930-1944
Author: Anne de Courcy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera...
The Traitors: A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit
Author: Josh Ireland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut' Damien Lewis Playboy. Fascist. Strongman....
London: Immigrant City
Author: Nazneen Khan-Ostrem Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 TRANSLATED BY ALISON McCULLOUGH 'One of the best books on the many diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the...
100 Plants That Won't Die in Your Garden
Author: Geoff Tibballs Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Stocking a garden with plants can be an expensive business, so there are few things more frustrating than when the prized...
Nicholas II, The Last Tsar
Author: Michael Paterson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The character of the last Tsar, Nicholas II (1868-1918) is crucial to understanding the overthrow of tsarist Russia, the most significant...
Murder at Wrotham Hill
Author: Diana Souhami Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Murder at Wrotham Hill takes the killing in October 1946 of Dagmar Petrzywalski as the catalyst for a compelling and unique...
From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
Author: Bernard Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 Bernard Lewis has charted the great centuries of Islamic power and civilisation but also, in his recent books WHAT WENT WRONG?...
People of the Book
Author: Zachary Karabell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 We live in a world polarized by the ongoing conflict between Muslims, Christians and Jews, but - in an extraordinary narrative...
Gardening Techniques, Practical Encyclopedia of
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Author: Jonathan Edwards Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 All the essential gardening tasks are shown step by step, with over 950 photographs and illustrations; everything from planning a design...
Vulcan Test Pilot
Author: Tony Blackman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 In 2007, a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2 - XH558 - took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary...
World of the Ancient Incas
Author: David Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 The lives of the ancient native peoples of Peru and the Andes are shrouded in mystery and mythology. This volume uncovers...
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
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Author: Michael Portillo Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Discover the hidden history of Britain through the stories of its 'lost' or abandoned places and buildings. Portillo's Secret History of...
We Are The Legion: The Royal British Legion at 100
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Author: Julie Summers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Formed in 1921 to provide welfare to soldiers returning from the First World War, the Royal British Legion is today the...
A Short History of England
Author: Simon Jenkins (Columnist) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 From the invaders of the dark ages to the aftermath of the coalition, one of Britain's most respected journalists, Simon...
Pride: The Inspiring True Story Behind the Hit Film
Author: Tim Tate Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Pride tells the inspiring true story of how two very different communities found common cause against overwhelming odds.In 1984, a small...
RHS Can I Grow Potatoes in Pots: A Gardener's Collection of Handy Hints to Grow Your Own Food
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Author: Sally Nex Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 *** This easy Q&A format book is suited to both beginner and more experienced growers, and encompasses a wide range of...
The Mercenary: A Story of Brotherhood and Terror in the Afghanistan War
Author: Jeffrey Stern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 In the early days of the Afghanistan war, Jeff Stern was scouring the streets of Kabul for a big story. He...
White Debt: The Demerara Uprising and Britain's Legacy of Slavery
Author: Thomas Harding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 When Thomas Harding discovered that his family had profited from slavery, he set out to interrogate the choices of his ancestors...
The Well-Chosen Garden
Author: Christopher Lloyd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The perfect book on how to make your garden the best it can be. 'Essential reading' Country Life 'Funny, encouraging, informative'...
How to Do Things: A Timeless Guide to a Simpler Life
Author: William Campbell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 For anyone who finds satisfaction in doing things with their own two hands, How To Do Things delivers advice on accomplishing...
The Perfect Summer
Author: Juliet Nicolson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 One summer of nearly a hundred years ago saw one of the high sunlit meadows of English history. A new king...
Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voices from History
Author: Peter Furtado Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Humanity has always been struck by pestilence and pandemics, from the plagues of ancient Egypt to the pox that ravaged Europe...
Fey's War: The True Story of a Mother, her Missing Sons and the Plot to Kill Hitler
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Author: Catherine Bailey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 **Formerly published as The Lost Boys** 'Remarkable. A powerful, engrossing story of a journey into the heart of darkness and final...
Footsloggers: An Infantry Battalion at War, 1939-45
Author: Peter Hart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 The only way to truly understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to listen to...
No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston's Black Workers in the Civil War Era
Author: Jacqueline Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 From a Bancroft Prize winner, a harrowing portrait of Black workers and white hypocrisy in nineteenth-century Boston Impassioned antislavery rhetoric made...
Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong
Author: Vaudine England Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A timely, well-researched, and vibrant new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have...
Chanel's Riviera: Life, Love and the Struggle for Survival on the Cote d'Azur, 1930-1944
Author: Anne de Courcy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera...
Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
Author: Herb Frazier Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Joseph McGill Jr., a historic preservationist and Civil War reenactor, founded the Slave Dwelling Project in 2010 based on an idea...