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The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations
"The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations" contains over 10,000 quotations from 1914 to the present. It is the most up-to-date, inclusive and international collection obtainable. As well as featuring...
Eminent Churchillians
Author: Andrew Roberts Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 This highly praised book by the Wolfson History Prize-winning author of SALISBURY tackles six aspects of Churchilliana and uncovers a plethora...
Napoleon the Great
The definitive modern biography of Napoleon - now in paperback Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives, transforming France and Europe in the space of...
Leadership in War: Lessons from Those Who Made History
Author: Andrew Roberts Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the some of greatest wars the world has ever...
Napoleon: A Life
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The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War --winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography and...
Mugabe: Teacher, Revolutionary, Tyrant
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Eminent Churchillians
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Elegy: The First Day on the Somme
On 1 July 1916, after a five-day bombardment, 11 British and 5 French divisions launched their long-awaited 'Big Push' on German positions on high ground above the Rivers Ancre and...
The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron
'Superb...his pages fizz with character and colour' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Scholarly and very readable' Andrew Lycett, Spectator 'Energetic and hugely entertaining' A.N.Wilson, TLS The definitive biography of Alfred Harmsworth,...
The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron
'Superb...his pages fizz with character and colour' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Scholarly and very readable' Andrew Lycett, Spectator 'Energetic and hugely entertaining' A.N.Wilson, TLS The definitive biography of Alfred Harmsworth,...
Anthony Eden
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Edition: First US editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA definitive political biography, Anthony Eden presents a sweeping and meticulously researched account of one of Britain's...
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900
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Napoleon and Wellington
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Andrew Jackson And The Course Of American Empire 1767-1821
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Author: Robert V. ReminiBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative historical biography chronicles the formative years of a pivotal American figure,...
Can't You Hear Me Talking To You?: Eight Short Plays About Lovers And Others
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Author: Robert AndersonBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Binding cracked. All pages intact. This...
A Pay-Off In Switzerland
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA fast-paced spy thriller, A Pay-Off In Switzerland follows the tense world of international intrigue and covert...
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership
Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill were two totally opposite leaders- both in what they stood for and in the way in which they seemed to lead. Award-winning historian Andrew Roberts...
A Master Builder on the Congo
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Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades' THE TIMES 'A hugely important book ... elegantly written and persuasively...
Without Prejudice
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The Menzies Legacy: Ideals, Change, Procession, 1960s and Beyond
Was Robert Menzies out of step with the swinging 1960s, or did he shape the profound changes that it wrought? Menzies led Australia for over half the decade, finally retiring...
The Unknown Prime Minister: The Life And Times Of Andrew Bonar Law 1858-1923
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Author: Robert BlakeBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and political career of...
What I Believe: Humanist ideas and philosophies to live by
Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Alice...
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
The incredible eyewitness account of wartime resistance, now in paperback 'Insistently asks the question- What would you do? Would you fight, or acquiesce, or collaborate? ... Karski was deeply patriotic...
The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry
An enchanting collection of the very best of Russian poetry, edited by acclaimed translator Robert Chandler In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, poetry's pre-eminence in Russia was unchallenged,...
Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades' THE TIMES 'A hugely important book ... elegantly written and persuasively...
Designing the Future of the South Bank
Architects and urbanists have been invited to submit ideas for the redevelopment of the South Bank Centre. This book discusses these ideas. The ten pre-finalist's projects include: Michael Hopkins and...
Memoir And Remains Of The Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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Author: Rev. Andrew A. Bonar, D.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier, Edinburgh, 1886Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: Previous ownerThis profound biographical...
The Enemy of God
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Who Loses, Who Wins: The Journals of Kenneth Rose: Volume Two 1979-2014
Author: Kenneth Rose Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 Kenneth Rose was one of the most astute observers of the post-war Establishment. The wry and amusing journals of the royal...
Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult
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Bump and Run: At the feet of the Masters
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The Great Commanders of the Early Modern World 1567-1865
What qualities made the Duke of Wellington a strategic genius? How did Oliver Cromwell, a gentleman farmer create an army that overthrew a king and changed the course of British...
Gimson's Heroes
'A witty, unforgettable celebration of the courage, genius and defiance that changed the course of history' Jacob Rees-Mogg 'Gimson makes excellent cases for all his choices. His "cardinal point" about...
What I Believe: Humanist ideas and philosophies to live by
Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Alice...
The Great Commanders of the Ancient World 1479BC - 453AD
Which was the most brilliant of Hannibal's three crushing defeats of Roman armies? What tactics did Julius Caesar employ to defeat Pompey at Pharsalus? How was Alexander the Great able...
Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals
What would the world now look like if the historical events we are all so familiar with had turned out completely differently? What if Britain had stayed out of the...
Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades' THE TIMES 'A hugely important book ... elegantly written and persuasively...
The Swan Thieves: A Novel
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Sons of Fortune
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Rose Boys: a Memoir of Life with Robert
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