BOOK 9 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDFeaturing stunning illustrations from Keith Burns, bringing the story to life in vivid detailWhy did the Allies attack on D-Day?
Addressing the complex social fabric of Indian society, this book explores its history, marked by enduring conflicts between Brahmanic and Un-Brahmanic forces that have shaped its ideological and philosophical traditions.
This history of Britain since 1945 confronts two themes that have dominated British consciousness during the post-war era: the myth of decline and the pervasiveness of American influence.
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.
On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain and France in the west and Russia in the east.
Philip Marsden returns to the remote, fiercely beautiful landscape that has exercised a powerful mythic appeal over him since his first encounter with it over twenty years ago.
A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer.
A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of 'Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'.
As Brexit reaches its final stretch, find a way to laugh through the pain and or celebrate the end with Ladybird's hilarious and essential guide, The Story of Brexit.
From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.
Set during the brutal wars between the Mapuche people and the Spanish conquest of South America in the 16th century, Blades of the South is a historical novel inspired by the legendary figure of Galvarino—the warrior who, after suffering one of the most devastating punishments imaginable, refuses to disappear.
Step into Genesis and discover more than beginnings—you will see the gracious hand of God moving through creation, failure, judgment, mercy, promise, and providence.
Wie Väter die Welt prägten – eine Geschichte von Macht, Männlichkeit und MythosAugustine Sedgewick begibt sich auf eine faszinierende Spurensuche durch die Geschichte der Vaterschaft – von den Anfängen menschlicher Gesellschaften über religiöse und politische Ordnungen bis hin zur Gegenwart.
Zwischen Glanz und Krise – mit Siegfried Kracauer durch die Weimarer RepublikTanzpaläste, Kaufhausfenster, Bestsellerlisten – der vielleicht schärfste Chronist der Goldenen Zwanziger Siegfried Kracauer sah in den Oberflächen der Weimarer Republik die Tiefe der Gesellschaft.
Königin, Ketzerin, KultfigurSie war Königstochter, Philosophin, Theatergründerin, Exilantin – und eine der eigenwilligsten Persönlichkeiten ihrer Epoche.
James Corcoran and the Six-Year War for the Irish Republic In the summer of 1798, the Irish rebellion that had promised to make the island a republic died on Vinegar Hill.
The Ghost Station:"e;A dark night, the distant clatter of a train, and a mysterious old man's warning… your journey begins here, where history and ghostly tales intertwine.
The Bundibugyo Strain is a comprehensive, narrative-driven exploration of one of the most complex and dangerous infectious disease scenarios in modern history: Ebola virus disease and its evolving threat landscape.
La apertura de los archivos a partir de la desaparición de la URSS (1991) animó a los autores de esta obra a abordar una investigación sobre la influencia de la Comintern en el Partido Comunista de España, y cómo el poder soviético actuó en nuestro país.
Mención de honor en el PremioKatherine Singer Kovacs de la MLA, 2022«Patricios en contienda es una visión original del patriciado posindenpendentista, que ha sido eternizado en bustos, galerías de hombres ilustres y panteones.
« Ten Myths about the First World War » is a book that meets an essential need: moving beyond clichés and simplifications that blur our understanding of the Great War.
The 51st State dives straight into Puerto Rico's tug-of-war over becoming America's next State, framing the talk around freedom, fairness, and the rights of everyday people.
A new translation by David Bellos of the last great novel by France s greatest novelist In the turmoil of the French Revolution, the year 1793 represented the peak of bloody revolutionary violence.
