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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 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 Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War [9780241186657]

Shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. 'THE BEST TRUE SPY STORY I HAVE EVER READ' - JOHN LE CARRE A thrilling Cold War sto…

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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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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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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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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for the Future at the New Frontier of Power [9781781256848]

'I will make a guarantee: Assuming we survive to tell the tale, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism has a high probability of joining the likes Adam Sm…

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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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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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The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience [9780241004524]

The major bestseller The British in this book lived in India from shortly after the reign of Elizabeth I until well into the reign of Elizabeth II. T…

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SAS: Rogue Heroes - The Authorized Wartime History [9780241186626]

The first ever authorised history of the SAS, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Regiment. In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in t…

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Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 [9780670918669]

The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historianOn 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder…

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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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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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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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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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