General and world history

'The great book on 1966 that needed writing.

If we were to judge humanitys greatest accomplishments, science is almost certainly at the top of the list.

Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche.

Behind-enemy-lines stories of elite Marines in VietnamForce Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam.

'A book of such hugely ambitious scope'Financial Times';Gingeras's riveting book delves into the murky origins, effects and legacies of the most terrifying figures in the history of crime'The i';Gingeras writes well and joins the historical dots'TelegraphFew forces have shaped our world as powerfully or as secretly as mafias.

History is rarely told through the food people ate.

"e;The class the stars fell on"e; is an expression used to describe the West Point Class of 1915.

What if the history of the occult is not a collection of fairy tales but a trail of real power, real fear, and real consequences?

Deep beneath the waves, history hides its most profound secrets.

'This is the history we so badly needed' ANTONY BEEVOR'Essential reading for understanding Asia's present' RICHARD OVERYA momentous new history of World War II in Asia.

Zwischen Liebe, Macht und DiplomatieSamra Kljajic schafft in ihrem Sachbuch eine neue Perspektive auf die Femme fatale jenseits von Skandal und Verführung.

First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history.

The M16 rifle is one of the world's most famous firearms, iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam Warand, indeed, as the U.

First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history.

I don t like killing, but I m good at it.

The M16 rifle is one of the world's most famous firearms, iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam Warand, indeed, as the U.

The definitive biography on Meriwether Lewis by Thomas C.

The definitive biography on Meriwether Lewis by Thomas C.

The first part of this illustrated volume offers a survey of Jewish history and literature.

'This bracing tour d'horizon of the once and future world order, although aimed at the informed layman, is well worth reading .

Forgotten Wars: Covert Military Conflicts and Unacknowledged OperationsNot all conflicts appear in official histories.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERDiscover the incredible true story of WW2's most extraordinary spy - from the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor.

The definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong.

From Cleopatra to Grace Kelly, an epic new history of royal women that shatters the myths we have built around them.

Zu diesem Buch: Die vorliegende Lektüre ist eine Zusammenfassung der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Luftfahrt in chronologischer Abfolge mit über 100 Abbildungen.

This edition does not include illustrations.

From the author of 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World', the ebook edition of the TV tie-in charting the shocking but true story behind the space race - and the ruthless, brilliant scientists who fuelled it.

El Chilam Balam es uno de los testimonios mas enigmaticos y profundos de la tradicion maya.

A SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLERA Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025'Educational, smart and funny' Richard Osman'This book is superb' Charlie Brooker'Brilliant.

Was medieval England full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress?

'Incredibly well sourced .

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard DawkinsIs modernity really failing?

Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity.

All my life I have dreamed of retreat.

A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of modern research.

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**[Nichol] has a marvellous eye for detail .

'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century .

A radical retelling of human history through collapse from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twenty-first century and beyond.

Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, kept a diary all her life.

*Winner of the 2022 Cherasco International Prize*'Thoroughly engrossing' Michael Pollan, The Atlantic'Wonderful, energising' Kathryn Hughes, The GuardianCoffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drug.

Fresh, exciting and vividly readable, this is popular history at its very best.

An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present.

The poetry of Sonia Sanchez is full of power and yet always clean and uncluttered.

'Engrossing, richly informative .

The chariot changed the face of ancient warfare.

"e;If we in Great Britain are resolute and wise there will emerge from this catastrophe something which may well give hope to the world"e; First published in 1939 as a Penguin Special, this is the original best-selling account of why Britain went to war with Germany.

'Odd Arne Westad's daring ambition, supra-nationalist intellect, polyglot sources, masterly scholarship and trenchant analysis make The Cold War a book ofresounding importance for appraising our global future as well as understanding our past' Richard Davenport-Hines, TLS, Books of the YearAs Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict.

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No other soldier has provoked as much anger or as much fervour as Napoleon Bonaparte.

** A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025**A sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest criticsAt a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence.