**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**March 2028: Russian troops capture the small Estonian town of Narva and the island of Hiiumaa in the Baltic Sea. After victory in Ukraine, Putin's long-mooted encroachment into the Baltic states has begun. Europe's slow... Zobraziť viac
All We Say is the story of the United States through fifteen speeches – some iconic, others long forgotten, all pivotal – from its founding to the intense divisions of our times, from one of President Obama's former speechwriters... Zobraziť viac
A highly acclaimed exploration of the way in which the landscape has both influenced and been represented in British Romantic literature. Margaret Drabble on the Romantics presents an image of Britain as seen through the eyes of some of its most... Zobraziť viac
From the Italian Alps to northern Germany, to London, New York, Washington and Tokyo, Victory ’45 tells the story of the extraordinary summer when the greatest conflagration the world had ever known finally came to an end after eight surrenders that... Zobraziť viac
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE WAY? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? Counting is an innovative, erudite, world-wrapping journey through... Zobraziť viac
Conspiracy, mutiny and liberation on America’s waterfront by the award-winning author of The Slave Ship. Freedom Ship is a gripping history of stowaway slaves and the vessels that carried them to liberty. Up to 100,000 fugitives successfully fled... Zobraziť viac
Around 1900, nature-oriented way of life, spiritism and theosophy inspired artists from Arnold Schönberg to Egon Schiele. This comprehensive overview is the first to explore the occult aspects of the “Lebensreform” movement in Vienna.In the late 19th... Zobraziť viac
The Story of Supercars is an exceptionally packaged collection of four bestselling books, each one a tribute to automotive excellence. Collecting four entries of the Story of Cars series, this stunningly designed box set brings together a quartet of... Zobraziť viac
An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year ‘A rigorous, myth-busting look at the city’s chaotic recovery in the wake of war and fascism’ Financial Times This is the first major history of wartime Naples to... Zobraziť viac
A lifetime's study brings revealing expertise to an oft-misunderstood topic in human history―the origin and language of the Indo-Europeans. Today the number of native speakers of Indo-European languages across the world is approximated to be over... Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement. Zobraziť viac
A collection of intimate and revelatory first-hand accounts of pandemics through the ages. Humanity has always been struck by pestilence and pandemics, from the plagues of ancient Egypt to the pox that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, to Covid-19.... Zobraziť viac
Discover a dazzling deep-dive into the history of the world through a totally new lens, as told by the V&A’s Senior Jewellery Curator. Includes 16 pages of colour photography showcasing some of the world's most spectacular jewellery. 'A... Zobraziť viac
In the twenty-first century, a wave of political, cultural and technological change has capsized our old certainties and assumptions, creating both opportunity and danger. As people lose their faith in old institutions and elites, radical voices at... Zobraziť viac
A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait - were bound together under a... Zobraziť viac
An extraordinarily atmospheric and powerful history of the world's largest state and its decline and fallWith Stalin's death, the Soviet Union remained a repressive, harsh and belligerent place, but one which became more predictable for its citizens... Zobraziť viac
The word ‘samurai’ stands for ideals of courage, honour, self-sacrifice and loyalty. Yet much of the common understanding is imaginative fiction. This book explores the concept from medieval reality, through early modern changes, to today’s hugely... Zobraziť viac
Meet the women throughout history who, quite literally, came before us.From the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets.There is a common misconception that before modern day feminism, women throughout history simply lay back and... Zobraziť viac
Sparkling . . .a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition' Guardian'Enjoyable vitality' The Times'Highly stimulating . . .wonderfully readable . . .her analysis of democracy's key strengths and weaknesses is forensic' Literary... Zobraziť viac
'James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians' Sebastian Faulks'Reinforces Holland's reputation as the busiest and most popular military history of the Second World War' Spectator___________There are no such thing... Zobraziť viac
