History

The Templars [9781781858912]

'A new knighthood has appeared on the earth...' The Knights Templar were the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that …

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The Northumbrians: North-East England and Its People: A New History [9781787381940]

The Northumbrians have been overlooked by British and global history, but they've made astonishing contributions to both. Dan Jackson sets out to rec…

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The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam [9781472942241]

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth-rates, mass immigrat…

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Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India [9781849048088]

In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased…

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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company [9781408864371]

In August 1765 the East India Company defeated and captured the young Mughal emperor and forced him to set up in his richest provinces a new governmen…

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Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943 [9780008280529]

A brand new history of the Dambusters raid from best-selling and critically acclaimed military historian, Max Hastings. Operation Chastise, the destr…

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The Tank Book: The Definitive Visual History of Armoured Vehicles [9780241250310]

From the birth of the tank to unmanned vehicles and the tanks of the future, The Tank Book offers a truly definitive look at over 400 different tanks,…

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind [9780099590088]

The global phenomenon. The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fr…

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A History of Modern Britain [9781509839667]

A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visi…

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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World [9781408839997]

The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller - a major reassessment of world history in light of the economic and political renaissance in the …

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Across an Angry Sea: The SAS in the Falklands War: The SAS in the Falklands War [9781787381124]

In early summer 1982--winter in the South Atlantic--Argentina's military junta invades the Falklands. Within days, a Royal Navy Task Force is assemble…

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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts [9780241003046]

'An endlessly fascinating and enjoyable book' - Neil MacGregor 'Full of delights' - Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - …

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The Colour of Time: A New History of the World, 1850-1960 [9781786692689]

The Colour of Time spans more than a hundred years of world history from the reign of Queen Victoria and the US Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis …

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Christmas: A Biography [9781509833603]

Thirty years after the first recorded Christmas, in the fourth century, the Pope was already warning that too many people were spending the day not in…

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The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places [9780593079799]

The British Isles, this archipelago of islands off the north-west coast of Europe is, to Neil Oliver, the best place in the world. From north to south…

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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy: 1945-1975 [9780008132989]

From the best-selling author of All Hell Let Loose comes a masterful chronicle of one of the most devastating international conflicts of the 20th cent…

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History of the World Map by Map [9780241226148]

Much more than a history atlas, this book drops you right in the heart of the action, as 130 detailed maps tell the story of pivotal episodes in world…

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The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World [9781526607423]

'All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they lead to Beijing.' When 'The Silk Roads' was published in 2015, it became an instant classic. A major reas…

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Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race [9780008201326]

THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE FILM FROM TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at…

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A Century of Hull [9780750948944]

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Hull during the 20th century. The book …

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