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What can we learn from ten wars that have changed world history? A ridiculously funny new popular history from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of Britain in Ten Enemies (150k+ sold). War: what is it good for? Absolutely something, or presumably we wouldn't keep doing it. In A History of the World in Ten Wars, we...

As Hun hordes and Germanic tribes maraud through Imperial lands, two legendary men – Attila the Hun and the Last of the Romans, General Flavius Aetius, find their fortunes entangled with the chaos. Flavius Aetius, a noble Roman son, is an outsider in a savage land. He has been banished, given as a hostage to the barbaric Huns, and sent...

Thousands of years ago, in a part of the world we now call ancient Mesopotamia, people began writing things down for the very first time. In Between Two Rivers, historian Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid reveals the breathtakingly intimate, raw and relatable moments they left behind, like a dog's paw prints as it accidentally stepped into fresh clay, or the adorable, messy...

A fascinating and nostalgic collection of over 40 wholesome recipes from the Second World War. At a time of shortages and rationing, British householders were faced with the daily challenge of providing nutritious meals for the family. This evocative compendium of recipes, illustrated with wartime propaganda notices, photographs and advertisements to give a real flavour of the time, can all...

A prescient, thoughtful and chilling examination of the current state of the world If there are lessons from history, now is the time when we need to heed them, so that we do not end up in another Great Power war because of the fatal combinations of jingoism, fear, fatalism, and sheer stupidity that set off the first major war...

George Orwell Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays by George Orwell presents a collection of essays reflecting Orwell's experiences and insights on imperialism, social justice, and human nature. Through vivid narratives and sharp critiques, Orwell examines the complexities of power, the conflicts of conscience, and the moral dilemmas that reveal the deep contradictions within political and personal convictions. This set...

Robert Verkaik, bestselling author of The Traitor of Colditz, explores the enigmatic relationship between the internationally lauded novelist Graham Greene and Kim Philby, Britain's most hated traitor. The friendship between Graham Greene and Kim Philby is one of the most enigmatic of the twentieth century. Greene, the internationally lauded novelist who wrestled with the themes of faith and betrayal in his work....

THE PULSE-POUNDING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY 'Breathtaking . . . This is lucid, kaleidoscopic history' - RORY CARROLL 'As good as any thriller' - HELEN RAPPAPORT 'Hugely compelling' - ROGER MOORHOUSE In August 1940, a man walked into Leon Trotsky's study in Mexico City and drove an ice pick into his skull. The...

Arctic explorer and American visionary Walter Wellman pioneered both polar and trans-Atlantic airship aviation, making history's first attempts at each. Wellman has been cast as a self-promoting egomaniac known mostly for his catastrophic failures. Instead he was a courageous innovator who pushed the boundaries of polar exploration and paved the way for the ultimate conquest of the North Pole-which would...

From renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dikötter – ‘the historian of China’ (Spectator) – a commanding new history of China’s path to Communism, brought to the people at the barrel of a gun. The history of modern China has long been portrayed as a tale of Communists fighting in the hills for freedom, gradually gaining popular support by taking land from...

Hawaii, 7th December 1941, shortly before 8 in the morning: Japanese torpedo bombers launch a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack claims the lives of over 2,400 American soldiers, sinks or damages 18 ships, and destroys nearly 350 aircraft. The US Congress declares war on Japan the following day. In this vivid...

Startling new insights into the JFK assassination In Killing Kennedy: Exposing the Plot, the Cover-Up, and the Consequences, author Jack Roth interviews researchers, scholars, eyewitnesses, and family members of those who were part of the tangled web of US intelligence operations associated with the Cold War and the circumstances surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The author asks important...

100+ Interesting facts about the Titanic for ages 8 to 12 100+ Interesting facts about the Titanic for ages 8 to 12 Invite kids to step back in time with this big book of facts about the Titanic. Unlike other Titanic books for kids, Titanic Q&A reveals tons of little-known details about the maiden voyage of this doomed ship that...

The journey of young orphan Xin’s rise to glory as a great general in the Qin Kingdom’s quest to do what has never been done before—unify China. Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming a great general, and when his best friend’s life is cut short by...

Few forces have shaped our world as powerfully – or as secretly – as mafias. Groups such as La Cosa Nostra, the Medellín Cartel, New York’s Five Families, the Japanese yakuza and Russian vory are notorious, endlessly covered in news stories and popular media. Yet when official histories are written, their role in shaping nations, economies and societies is rarely...

A museum in a book, this collection of treasures from the past brings history to life, from Stone-Age tools to smartphones. From ancient history to modern times, journey through the past with this picture-packed encyclopaedia of curiosities. Explore galleries of intriguing objects from ancient civilisations, bygone eras, and breakthrough moments, to understand how the modern world has been influenced by...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The Secret History of the World offers a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. Jonathan Black examines the end of the world and the coming of the Antichrist - or is he already here? How will he make himself...

WINNER OF THE FRANCO-BRITISH SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE 2016 June, 1940. German troops enter Paris and hoist the swastika over the Arc de Triomphe. The dark days of Occupation begin. How would you have survived? By collaborating with the Nazis, or risking the lives of you and your loved ones to resist? The women of Paris faced this dilemma every day...

1666 was a watershed year for England. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions. Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based on original archival research and...

In the Shadow of the Empress is the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, the only woman to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg empire in her own name, and three of her remarkable daughters: lovely, talented Maria Christina, governor general of the Austrian Netherlands; spirited Maria Carolina, the resolute queen of Naples; and the youngest, Marie Antoinette, the...

Shortlisted for the Society of Women Writers NSW Book Awards Esther only just escaped the hangman in London. Aged 16, she stood trial at the Old Bailey for stealing 24 yards of black silk lace. Her sentence was transportation to the other side of the world. She embarked on the perilous journey on the First Fleet as a convict, with...

In the middle of the night, in the middle of the winter, in the middle of a war, a puppy was born. This fictional story was inspired by the story of Freda, a Harlequin Great Dane and mascot of the NZ Rifle Brigade during World War 1. The ANZAC Puppy is a simple story about the reality of war, hardship,...

BY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2018 WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE RUSSIAN BOOK PRIZE 2015 On Christmas Day 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. By the next day, the USSR was officially no more, and the USA had emerged as the world’s sole superpower. Award-winning historian...

Who built the Great Wall of China? Why did Egyptians make mummies? When did pirates roam the seas? Inquisitive young children can discover the answers to these questions and more in this beautifully illustrated information book. With over 60 flaps to lift, Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Long Ago provides links to specially selected websites with video clips, activities, and...

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, this is a highly topical reprint of Bulgakov's classic novel. Set in his native Kyiv in 1918, it vividly dramatizes a critical and contested period in the history of both countries, in which nationalists and Bolsheviks—amongst others—struggle for ascendancy. Kiev—Kyiv—is in chaos. Russia has withdrawn from World War I, but the Germans have set...

The instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, updated with exclusive new material. 'Scoops aplenty are here . . . An irresistible insider account of momentous royal events' - Melanie Reid, The Times 'Fascinating . . . the book everyone is talking about' - Daily Mail By the acclaimed royal biographer and commentator Robert Hardman, Charles III is an intimate portrait...

Dancing with Strangers is Inga Clendinnen's seminal account of the moment in January 1788 when the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Harbour, and a thousand British men and women, some of them convicts and some free, encountered the Australians living there. "These people mixed with ours," wrote a British observer after landfall, "and all hands danced together." What followed would...

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, this is a witty, whistlestop tour through the history of Britain (for grown-ups) — a ST bestseller with over 30,000 hardbacks TCM since October. The surprisingly sadistic Boudica would be forgotten if it weren't for the Ninth Legion, Elizabeth I a minor royal without the Spanish Armada, and Churchill an opposition...

November 22, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of a tragedy that has haunted America ever since. And now, by revealing information never published before, The Hidden History of JFK's Assassination pierces the enduring veil of secrecy to fully document the small, tightly held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered and how it was...

A rollicking, revelatory look at the tumult of the early 1990s and the rise of a new, more berserk America that birthed the Donald Trump Era. The New York Times Bestseller. A Barack Obama Summer Pick. When the Clock Broke is leagues more insightful on the subject of Trump's ascent than most writing that purports to address the issue directly....

An outstanding novel Observer A writer of blistering intellect Los Angeles Times Unexpected and richly imaginative London Review of Books A first novel of intricate merit ... A rich imagination glitters throughout Mail on Sunday In the spring of 1914, German photographer August Sander captures a haunting image: three young men on their way to a country dance, themselves unknowingly...

‘Grimly fascinating … engrossing’ Daily Mail NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most foul. Trials were gossipy events packed to the rafters with noisome spectators. Executions were public proceedings which promised not only gore, but desperate confessions and the grandest, most righteous human drama. Bookshops saw grisly stories of crime and death sell...

From Rhodes Scholar to union leader to political powerhouse: how Bobbie became Bob, the iconic PM. The new biography from award-winning historian David Day sheds fresh light on the formative years of Australia's most charismatic leader, who became a political legend. David Day's biography of the young Bob Hawke takes readers on a journey, from his humble beginnings as the...

The untold story of Robert Cecil, the ultimate Tudor spy-master. Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, lived through an astonishingly threatening period in English history. Queen Elizabeth had no clear successor, and enemies both external and internal threatened to destroy England as a Protestant state, most spectacularly with the Spanish Armada and the Gunpowder Plot. Cecil stood at the heart of...

A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing, translated into English by Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone. In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission, he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs,...

‘DEVASTATING’ Daily Mail ‘FASCINATING’ Daily Telegraph ‘POIGNANT’ TLS The extraordinary story of Bep Voskuijl, Anne Frank’s closest friend during the 761 days she spent in the Secret Annex. Bep Voskuijl was just twenty-three when the Franks went into hiding and she risked her life to protect them, sourcing food and medicine under the noses of German soldiers and Dutch spies....

A collection of political speeches from the greatest orator of Rome Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and became...

Fantastic new B format package for the entire Hornblower series. The final Horatio Hornblower story tells of Napoleon's plans to invade England... Set in 1805, Hornblower and the Crisis finds Horatio Hornblower in possession of confidential dispatches from Bonaparte after a vicious hand-to-hand encounter with a French brig. The admiralty rewards Hornblower by sending him on a dangerous espionage mission...

Discover this award-winning masterpiece before the release of George Takei's deeply personal follow-up, It Rhymes With Takei (June 2025). The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe hardcover edition with bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon—and America itself—in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. Now with...

Civilization: How the West's six 'killer apps' transformed the history of the world Winner of the Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2013 If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe and compare the dazzling civilizations of the Orient with Europe and North America, the idea that the West would dominate the Rest for most...

A new translation of Stendhal's masterpiece chronicling the fortunes of Febrice del Dongo at an Italian court in post-Napoleonic France. Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm...

War looms in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, and when Napoleon invades Russia in 1812, it forever changes those whose lives it engulfs. Although told on a panoramic scale, Tolstoy's epic novel focuses on the chaos of battle, the horror of death and bloodshed, and the expression of the noble virtues of love and valour through their impact on the...

The sixth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. It is spring 45 AD and Centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are trapped in Rome, waiting for their involvement in the death of a fellow officer to be investigated. It is then that the imperial secretary, the devious Narcissus, makes them an offer they can't...

The discovered diary of Yoko, a 13-year-old Japanese girl who lived near Hiroshima during the war. 1945 was a hard time to be a child in Japan. Many had seen their cities destroyed by US bombers. Food, fuel, and materials were in short supply. Yet spirits remained high. In April 1945, Yoko Moriwaki started high school in Hiroshima, excited to...

Lonely Planet's Middle East is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Wonder at the enchanting Petra, visit Ancient Egyptian sites and explore the ruins of Persepolis – all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Middle East Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks –...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Jordan. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from seeing the magnificent Rose City of Petra, to learning about Jordan's past through the ancient art of mosaic making, and bathing in the mineral rich waters of the Ma'in hot springs....

From actor, comedian, writer, and host of the hit history podcast SNAFU, Ed Helms brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history's greatest screwups, complete with lively illustrations. History contains a plethora of insane screwups—otherwise known as SNAFUs. Coined during World War I, SNAFU is an acronym that stands for Situation Normal: All F*cked Up. In other words, "things are...

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Equal Rights tells the remarkable story of Dr King's leadership of non-violent efforts to overcome appalling institutionalised racism and prejudice. Presented in a graphic, magazine-style format, the book follows King's life from his childhood in Atlanta to the March on Washington in 1963 and his assassination in 1968. The...

The Versailles Peace Treaty, the pact that ended World War I between the German Empire and the Allies, has not enjoyed a high reputation among politicians, historians, and opinion-makers since its signing in June 1919. Conventional wisdom suggests that, guided by motives of punishment and revenge, and based on the untenable claim that Germany had caused the war, the treaty's...

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST (2012) Part of the Jewish Encounter series The capture of SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann by Israeli agents in Argentina in May of 1960 and his subsequent trial in Jerusalem by an Israeli court electrified the world. The public debate it sparked on where, how, and by whom Nazi war criminals should be brought to...

"Wills knew that he was fading fastest. On 26 June, he decided the only honourable thing to do was to sacrifice himself to save his companions. 'Without some change,' he wrote, 'I see little chance for any of us'. In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert O'Hara Burke led a cavalcade of camels, wagons and men out of...

The defeat of the Aztecs by Hernan Cortes and his small band of adventurers is one of the most startling military feats in history. Fifty years after the event, Bernal Diaz (c. 1498-1580), who served under Cortes, wrote this account of the march from the coast, Montezuma's death, the massacre of the Spaniards, and the eventual capture of the capital...

An international bestseller, covering 2 million years of human history in 250 pages, which proves that migration has always been essential to our survival. Humanity has often found itself on the precipice. We've survived and thrived because we've never stopped moving... In this eye-opening book, Johannes Krause, Chair of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Humanity, offers a...

New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about. 'How great, then, must be the incomprehensible space all the way to the furthest fixed stars? How wide and immense must be the depth of that fantastical sphere?' In the late fifteenth century, it was believed that...

Following his bestselling short histories of England and Europe comes the final in the trilogy - London. London - a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This unremarkable place - not even included in the Domesday Book - became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to...

A uniquely illustrated guide to the history of our world. Witness our incredible human story unfold—from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond—exquisitely charted map by map. Come on a journey through global history, told in more than 130 specially made maps that each offer a window on a key event. Step into the...

A remarkable new translation of Russia's most lauded lost classics, now in paperback. Discover one of Twentieth-Century Russia's most lauded lost classics, now in a remarkable new translation. Outstanding... A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement Telegraph One of the great Russian autobiographies, as fresh now as the day it was written - and the day it was lived Julian Barnes...

The Making of the English Working Class is the revolutionary account of working-class culture and ideals, reissued as a Penguin Modern Classic to mark the 50th anniversary of its publication. This brilliant account of working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832, revolutionised our understanding of English social history. E. P. Thompson shows how the working class took part...

An epic novel of love, war, and revolution from Mikhail Sholokhov, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. One of the most important Russian masterpieces of the 20th century, And Quiet Flows the Don is an epic novel depicting the lives and struggles of Don Cossacks during the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the Civil War. The story...

A gorgeous, sweeping epic – ANN NAPOLITANO A master of prose – WASHINGTON POST One of my favourite writers – ROXANE GAY Spectacular – JOANNE SEFTON I didn’t want it to end – SARA SHERIDAN A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its...

Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year Award Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn is an illuminating voyage into the heart of one of the world's most intriguing countries. Authored by Daniel Gordis, a prominent intellectual and insightful analyst of Israeli society as noted by The Forward, this remarkable narrative takes readers on an enthralling journey from...

Edmund Morris's Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy Bundle offers an enthralling journey into the life and legacy of one of America’s most vibrant and influential Presidents, Theodore Roosevelt. This comprehensive trilogy unveils the multifaceted personality of Roosevelt, capturing his boundless energy and tenacity that propelled him from a sickly child to the youngest President of the United States. Through the lens of...

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West is an extraordinary blend of travel memoir and historical analysis, undertaken during a six-week journey through Yugoslavia in 1937. Spanning over 1,000 pages, this epic work offers a detailed exploration of the landscapes, cultures, and political tensions of a region on the precipice of war. West meticulously documents her travels while engaging...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day comes Undaunted Courage, the definitive account of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, widely regarded as the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. Set in the early 19th century, Undaunted Courage chronicles the epic journey...

‘Majestic, ambitious’ Literary Review We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity, sophistication, and self-assurance, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and what really sets it apart? Journalist and historian Peter Watson sets out to answer these questions in...

In After the Prophet, Lesley Hazleton presents a riveting narrative history that delves into one of the most significant, yet often misunderstood, events in the history of Islam: the Shia-Sunni split. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, Hazleton chronicles the tumultuous events following the death of Prophet Muhammad, shedding light on the origins of a conflict that continues to influence...

A compelling and masterly account of the D-Day landings from the No. 1 bestselling historian Max Hastings, author of Vietnam and Operation Pedestal. 'Max Hastings stands in the first rank of writers on modern war' - Financial Times On 6 June 1944 - D-Day - British, Canadian and American troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history. It was the...

A work of singular importance . . . balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting - Philippe Sands, author of East-West Street. From the prizewinning author of the acclaimed The Blood Telegram, comes a landmark, magisterial history of the postwar trial of Japan's leaders as war criminals—and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world. In the weeks...

'A stunning book, a powerful investigation, utterly compelling,' James Holland, The Daily Telegraph, Five stars Ponar, Lithuania. 1944. The Nazis have enslaved Jewish men to exhume and incinerate the bodies of more than 70,000 Jews previously shot to death in the forest. Trapped in almost unimaginable horror, a group develop an audacious escape plan. Despite being guarded day and night,...

A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A superb book' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'An empowering story of human ingenuity' Economist 'Full of curious facts' The Times Causes of death have changed irrevocably across time. In the course of a few centuries, we have gone from a world where disease or violence was likely to strike anyone at any...

Superbly entertaining. - Financial Times Jaw-dropping. - Sunday Times Fascinating. - Guardian Gripping. - The Times Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale. - Sunday Times In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne....

Heaven's Command by Jan Morris offers a sweeping narrative that charts the remarkable saga of the British Empire, from the early days of Queen Victoria's reign in 1837 to the zenith of her power at her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. This first volume of the critically acclaimed "Pax Britannica" trilogy expertly captures the essence of Britain's imperial ambitions and the...

Conquerors by Roger Crowley transports readers back to the Age of Discovery, chronicling the audacious and adventurous journey of Portuguese explorers during the 15th and 16th centuries. The book delves into the ambitious maritime expeditions that saw Portugal emerge as a formidable seafaring nation, pushing the boundaries of the known world. It presents an intricate narrative of how these explorers...

The Deluge by Adam Tooze provides a sweeping, meticulously researched history that brings to life the transformative period following the First World War. Spanning from the brutal battles of the Western Front in 1916 to the devastating economic collapse of the Great Depression in the 1930s, Tooze's narrative masterfully navigates the seismic shifts in power and society that reshaped the...

The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky is an engrossing tapestry woven from the threads of history, culture, and personal narratives, offering an in-depth exploration of the Basque people. Kurlansky starts with an engaging journey into the origins of the Basques, whose roots trace back to Europe’s prehistory. The book delves into the mysteries surrounding their unique language,...

Krakatoa by Simon Winchester offers a meticulously detailed account of one of the most violent volcanic events in modern history—the cataclysmic eruption of the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This riveting chronicle delves into the rich tapestry of science, history, and human drama, bringing to life a story of unparalleled destruction and its far-reaching consequences. Winchester skillfully interweaves narratives...

Iron Curtain by Anne Applebaum offers an in-depth exploration of one of the most harrowing periods in modern history - the establishment of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe after the Second World War. Meticulously researched and vividly written, this book provides a comprehensive account of how the Soviet Union enforced its ideology on a region traumatised by years of war...

History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky stands as an epic, captivating, and monumental account of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Spanning a wide array of historical, political, and social contexts, Trotsky's narrative delves into the intricate details and dramatic moments that led to the overthrow of the Russian Provisional Government and the establishment of Bolshevik power. Through his...

First to Fight by Roger Moorhouse provides a compelling and definitive account of the German invasion of Poland that set off the chain of events leading to the Second World War. Moorhouse, a historian at the apex of his career, meticulously details this often-overlooked chapter of history, blending rigorous research with captivating prose. The book brings to light the harrowing...

The paradigm-shifting classic that connected the dots between transatlantic slavery, capitalism and racism. “If one criterion of a classic is its ability to reorient our most basic way of viewing an object or a concept, Eric Williams's study supremely passes that test” – Seymour Drescher Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric Williams's...