European history

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

'The definitive biography' - Simon Sebag Montefiore, bestselling author of The RomanovsGet lost in the labyrinthine life of Grigori Rasputin, an enigmatic figure that continues to puzzle historians to this day.

The dilemma of the young Italian kingdom and the experience of her army in the Great War were unique among the combatant nations.

A key part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were undoubtedly the Mamelukes the bodyguard of Turkish cavalry which remained with his Mounted Chasseurs regiment throughout the First Empire.

Male Icons and Identity in 1960s Britain: Revolt into Style explores the profound social and cultural transformations of the 1960s through the lens of masculinity.

First published in 1979, The Tidal Thames discusses the history of Thames and the changes brought about by the expansion of London.

Race Relations in Sociological Theory (1983) presents a clear definition of the field of race relations, and indicates how it should be systematically developed.

This study of Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of King Henry VIII, offers readers a more nuanced retelling of her queenship, which has often been dismissed as unimportant due to its brevity.

'History as it should be written: as page-turning and compelling as the best thriller.

A focused look at the first dreadnought classes for the German Imperial Navy and their deployment in World War I, including the great clash of dreadnoughts at the Battle of Jutland.

This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster.

France Today was first published in 1971 and quickly established itself as a valuable and important volume of essays providing a stimulating, clearly written introduction to contemporary France.

The Story of Wales is a vibrant portrait of 30,000 years of power, identity and politics.

This is London advice the way a friend would give it to you: fiercely opinionated, funny, and brimming not only with suggestions about what to see and do, but also whats not worth your time.

From global icons like the British Museum and the Ashmolean to the many hundreds of small collections to be found across the country, museums are at the very centre of our heritage.

The M8 light armored car was the only significant wheeled combat vehicle used by the US Army in World War II.

When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare.

This volume examines the intertwined meanings of reason, crisis, and Europe against the backdrop of acute political, ethical, and geopolitical instability.

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

The task of Germany's new Gro e Kreuzer at the beginning of the 20th century was to form an independent reconnaissance division that was able to perform special tasks.

In the darkest days of World War II, the British planned a daring airborne operation to capture the secret of the new German radar.

A history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs.

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft.

This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.

While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 that is often overlooked.

The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword.

A one'volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth'century Britain's pre'eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth'century Britain’s preeminent man of letters, and his influence endures to this day.

The fourteen essays in this volume share new and evolving knowledge, theories, and observations about the city of Athens or the region of Attica.

The political situation in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century was characterised by crisis and change.

The fourteen essays in this volume share new and evolving knowledge, theories, and observations about the city of Athens or the region of Attica.

Stage Mothers explores the connections between motherhood and the theater both on and off stage throughout the long eighteenth century.

Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture.

A vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war, by a brilliant military historian'A striking success' The Times'Fresh, original and brilliantly vivid' Telegraph'The best all-round book on the subject yet' SpectatorAt about 1.

An Essential Guide for Faith-Forward LeadersEarly in his business career, Jeff Banning realized that leadership is not a position but a daily decision.

This book presents Herman Hugo's The Siege of Breda (1626) in a modern-spelling edition of Henry Gage's 1627 English translation, introduced and contextualised by Paul Arblaster.

A comprehensive overview of twentieth-century Russian history that treats the years from 1917 to 2000 as a single period and analyses the peculiar mixture of political, economic and social ingredients that made up the Soviet compound.

The story of contemporary Ireland is inseparable from the story of the official republican movement, a story told here for the first time - from the clash between Catholic nationalist and socialist republicanism in the 1960s and '70s through the Workers' Party's eventual rejection of irredentism.

The German A-4 ballistic missile, better known by its propaganda name of V-2, was the world's first successful ballistic missile, breaking through the atmosphere to reach its target quicker.

As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the early years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the high seas the submarine.

Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII, was queen of England for only seventeen months, something which has accounted for the little interest shown in her by historians.

Through wide-ranging thematic chapters, this book offers students a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of monarchy across Europe in the Middle Ages.

By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right.

The political situation in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century was characterised by crisis and change.

The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II.

When the Romans withdrew from Britain, the north of the country was ruled by the mysterious ancient British race, the Picts.

By 1920 the Red Army of Russia fielded an overwhelming array of armored cars, armored trains and tank detachments.

Now in a third edition, this seminal text has been updated to provide an insightful and original portrait of one of England's most unforgettable monarchs and the many paradoxes of his character and reign.

Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin.

Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture.