History

'An important contribution ... Delving lucidly into the most significant ideological battles of the era, this book deftly outlines the thinking and dialogue that laid the foundations of the Republic - and which remain deeply relevant and contentious today'Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021

How did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators and take over the world?

In The Wood Age, Roland Ennos shows that the key to humanity’s success has been our relationship with wood. He takes us on a sweeping ten-million-year journey from ...

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

Shakespeare: increasingly irrelevant or lone literary genius of the Western canon?

'A gripping story filled with remarkable revelations.' Tom Bower, author of Revenge

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A radical reckoning with the racial inequality of America's past and present, by one of the ...

The riveting story of the Shawnee brothers who led the last great pan-Indian confederacy against the United States, by the award-winning author of The Earth is Weeping.

D-Day is one of the most recognizable terms in World War II lore and the invasion of Europe that it signifies was commemorated in a big way in Europe in the spring of 2019. D-Day - 75th Anniversary - A Millennials Guide goes beyond dates and figures and breaks down the history and happenings of the event ...

The Spanish Civil War in the Basque Town of Barakaldo: eleven months of resistance.
Details and analysis. Translated from the original Spanish text.

From the beginning of recorded history man has gazed into space and yearned to explore. Beginning with the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the US during the Cold War, this book traces our quest to reach the moon. It also includes: hardware diagrams and instructions; astronaut's notes and drawings; and, declassified Secret Documents.

Talks about an amazing high-seas adventure, which encompasses the search for the Northwest Passage in the early 1800s. Covering 39 heroic rescue missions, this book features photographs, paintings, engravings and maps.

From an acclaimed British author, a sharply focused, riveting account - told from inside the White House - of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president.
In January 1973, Richard Nixon was inaugurated after winning re-election in a ...

The extraordinary true story of the unlikely friendship between three women - Mussolini's daughter, a German spy, and an American socialite - who conspired to assist the Allies.
In 1943, Edda Mussolini, daughter of the fascist dictator, gave her father and Hitler an extraordinary ultimatum: release her ...

Illustrated with more than 200 maps, photographs and artworks, The Viking Warrior examines these fearsome warriors through their origins, social structure, raiding culture, weapons, trading networks and settlements.

From Palestine to Iran and from Alexander the Great to Zechariah, Who's Who in the Ancient Near East presents a unique and comprehensive reference guide for all those with an interest in the ancient history of the area.

Few cities make your heart race faster just by standing on their streets, but New York exerts an influence that stretches far beyond the city's limits. As Agatha Christie once said, "It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City, New York City is itself a detective story."

The Jungle Survival Pocket Manual brings together the official manuals and information that enabled the Allies to fight in Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Indochina, Singapore and the Pacific Islands and win the war. During the Second World War, British and American soldiers were sent to new and challenging ...

Beginning with the arrival of the British in 1788 and extending to the 1960s, this volume reconstructs instances of Australian genocide, and places them in a global context. It identifies the moments of radicalization, and the escalation of British violence and ethnic engineering aimed at the indigenous populations.

A personal and insightful look at the extraordinary life and times of eyewear from the Ancient Greeks to Google Glass by the author of The Bus We Loved and A Walk in the Park.