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Deservedly one of the most popular of all military books, these recollections paint a colourful picture of life as an ordinary soldier during the Peninsular War'A most vivid record of the war in Spain and Portugal against Napoleon' MAIL ON SUNDAY

In 1943, Andrew Z. Adkins, Jr. joined the 80th Infantry Division, then undergoing its final training cycle in the California-Arizona desert. Upon reaching the division, 2nd Lieutenant Adkins was assigned as an 81 mm mortar section leader in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment.

The remarkable story of the Kuczynskis, a family of Soviet spies under cover in Britain

The numbers that tell the story of humanity

The inspiring account of the march towards American Civil Rights, as told by Martin Luther King, Jr.

A magnificent contribution to our understanding of England's history and current state through an exploration of its churches

From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller A Higher Call comes the overwhelming true story of the most incredible rescue mission you will ever read.

Concise historical introduction to Thomas More and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it.

An accessible introduction to an enigmatic country, covering all the key topics from the times of the legendary samurai to Japan's position as an industrialized post-war nation

A Spectator Book of the Year 2020

A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020

A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2020

'Inspired ... Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' ...

A wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we've changed as a nation.

Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race

A lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full-color artwork.

Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

The bestselling historian finds a new way to look at the most famous English royal dynasty

A major historical biography: the dramatic, harrowing and contested story of Sir Walter Ralegh

"We've got some difficult days ahead," civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. "But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. ...

The forgotten history of women slaves and their struggle for liberation.Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. In this riveting work of historical reclamation, Stella Dadzie recovers the lives of women who played a vital role in developing a culture of ...

The astonishing true story of how Catherine the Great joined forces with a Quaker doctor from Essex to spearhead a groundbreaking public health campaign