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Climate Change and International History: Negotiating Science, Global Change, and Environmental Justice by Ruth A. Morgan 9781350240124
$31.10Exploring how climate change has configured the international arena since the 1950s, this book reveals the ways that climate change emerged and evolved as an international problem, and how states, scientists and non-governmental organizations have... -
A Secret History of the IRA by Ed Moloney
RRP: $24.50$17.56For decades the British and Irish had 'got used to' a situation without parallel in Europe: a cold, ferocious, persistent campaign of bombing and terror of extraordinary duration and inventiveness. At the heart of that campaign lies one man: GerryAdams... -
The First World War: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Howard
RRP: $11.60$8.32By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the 'Great War', focusing on... -
The Dnepr 1943: Hitler's eastern rampart crumbles by Robert Forczyk
RRP: $21.92$15.84Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of the Kursk offensive of July 1943. The weakened force only had one possible refuge, behind the wide Dnepr River. The race to the natural... -
Arnhem: Ten Days in the Cauldron Iain Ballantyne 9781804363676
RRP: $16.76$10.55The account of the fateful bridge too far...'It was a bridge too far and perhaps the whole plan was doomed to failure from the start, but we had to try, didn't we?'17 September 1944: 30,000 airborne soldiers prepare to drop 64 miles behind enemy lines... -
Spies in the Congo: The Race for the Ore That Built the Atomic Bomb by Susan Williams
RRP: $21.92$19.75Spies in the Congo is the untold story of one of the most tightly-guarded secrets of the Second World War: America's desperate struggle to secure enough uranium to build its atomic bomb.The Shinkolobwe mine in the Belgian Congo was the most important... -
Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed
RRP: $14.18$10.02Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed's eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when... -
Pakistan: A Personal History by Imran Khan
RRP: $16.76$11.73"A must-read for anyone interested in the intrigue of politics in the most dangerous country on earth" (The Sunday Times)Read the unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a Western audience, seen through the eyes of the man set to become... -
Cocoa at Midnight: The real life story of my time as a housekeeper by Tom Quinn
RRP: $12.89$8.77Kathleen Clifford was born in 1909. Her family lived in a tiny flat near Paddington Station and her earliest memories were of the smell of horses and the shrill whistle of steam trains. For a girl from the slums there was really only one option once... -
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger
RRP: $32.25$23.25Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the... -
A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary 1939-1940 by Iris Origo
RRP: $14.18$8.71Iris Origo, one of the twentieth century's great diarists, was born in England in 1902. As a child, she moved between England, Ireland, Italy and America, never quite belonging anywhere. It was only when she married an Italian man that she came to rest... -
Mrs Griffin Sends Her Love: and other writings by Miss Read
RRP: $12.89$8.77A nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL.From organising the school summer fete...'Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset,... -
P-51B/C Mustang: Northwest Europe 1943-44 by Chris Bucholtz
RRP: $18.05$12.58This new volume straps the reader into the cockpit of the P-51B/C as the Mustang-equipped fighter groups of the 'Mighty Eighth' Air Force attempt to defend massed heavy bomber formations from deadly Luftwaffe fighters charged with defending the Third... -
The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
RRP: $14.18$10.02_____________________________________________The 20th Anniversary Edition of Tina Brown's definitive behind-the-scenes insight into the life of Diana Princess of Wales, as depicted in the hit Netflix series The Crown, with a brand new introduction by... -
Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden
RRP: $19.34$13.16By January 1968 the fighting in Vietnam seemed to be at a stalemate. Yet General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces, announced a new phase of the war in which 'the end begins to come into view.' The North Vietnamese had different ideas... -
A Little History of the United States by James West Davidson
RRP: $14.18$12.09A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages "This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like a hymn... -
The War in the West: A New History: Volume 2: The Allies Fight Back 1941-43 by James Holland
RRP: $19.34$14.64From Hitler's invasion of Russia, America's entry into the conflict and the devastating Thousand Bomber Raids over Germany, to the long grinding struggle in the deserts of North Africa and the crucial Battle of the Atlantic, the middle passage of the... -
I Flew for the Fuhrer: The Memoirs of a Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot by Heinz Knoke 9781784386023
RRP: $16.76$11.73Heinz Knocke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of World War II and this vivid first-hand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs, a best-selling counter-balance to the numerous accounts written by Allied... -
The War of Wars: The Epic Struggle Between Britain and France: 1789-1815 by Robert Harvey 9781845296353 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$2.95Robert Harvey brilliantly recreates the story of the greatest conflict that stretches from the first blaze of revolution in Paris in 1789 to final victory on the muddy fields of Waterloo.On land and at sea, throughout the four corners of the continent,... -
The War of Wars: The Epic Struggle Between Britain and France: 1789-1815 by Robert Harvey
RRP: $25.80$17.74Robert Harvey brilliantly recreates the story of the greatest conflict that stretches from the first blaze of revolution in Paris in 1789 to final victory on the muddy fields of Waterloo.On land and at sea, throughout the four corners of the continent,... -
Virginia Woolf by Hermione Lee
RRP: $21.92$16.36Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times. Her book moves freely between a richly detailed life-story and new attempts to understand crucial questions - the impact of her childhood, the cause... -
Secret SAS Missions in Africa: C Squadron's Counter-Terrorist Operations 1968-1980 by Michael Graham 9781526748447
RRP: $16.76$11.73This fascinating book is the first to cover the little known C Squadron of the Special Air Service. Operating in East Africa, the Squadron was involved in almost continuous counter communist terrorist operations over the period 1968 to 1980. In the... -
Christopher and His Kind by Christopher Isherwood
RRP: $12.89$9.17In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin's... -
The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966-1995 and the Search for Peace by Tim Pat Coogan
RRP: $21.92$15.84This history of Ireland, written by one of Ireland's most controversial journalists, studies the period from 1968 to the present day. Tim Coogan is also the author of The IRA and two biographies - Michael Collins and De Valera.About the AuthorTim Pat... -
The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World by Avi Shlaim
RRP: $25.80$18.95Avi Shlaim's The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World is the outstanding book on Israeli foreign policy, now thoroughly updated with a new preface and chapters on Israel's most recent leadersIn the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the... -
MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service by Gordon Corera 9780753828335
RRP: $16.76$11.09Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob by T. J. English
RRP: $15.47$10.87Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs - James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone - the gang dominated the decaying slice of New York City's West Side known as Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s and '80s... -
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville
RRP: $14.18$10.02China Mieville's brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: The Communist Manifesto. 'It's thrilling to accompany Mieville... as he wrestles - in critical good faith and incandescent commitment - with a... -
The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 by Christopher Andrew
RRP: $24.50$18.07'Sensationally good ... A riveting story, the real-life spooks and spies far more compelling than anything you will see on the screen ... history doesn't come more fascinating than this' Evening Standard For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have... -
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 Frank Dikoetter 9781408856529
RRP: $19.34$14.13Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of 'The People's Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine. 'The seminal English language work on the subject' Sunday Times 'A major... -
A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson
RRP: $24.50$18.07Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for History, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the American Library in Paris Award, the Franco-British Society Literary Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique du TouquetA SUNDAY TIMES, THE... -
Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia by Paul L. Williams 9781633884786
RRP: $18.05$14.50This disturbing expose describes a secret alliance forged at the close of World War II by the CIA, the Sicilian and US mafias, and the Vatican to thwart the possibility of a Communist invasion of Europe. Journalist Paul L. Williams presents evidence... -
Terrible Beauty: A Cultural History of the Twentieth Century: The People and Ideas that Shaped the Modern Mind: A History Peter Watson 9781842124444
RRP: $24.50$17.74'Breathtakingly entertaining, endlessly instructive, irresistibly enjoyable' THE TIMES'A tour de force ... breathtaking' SPECTATOR'A magnificent achievement' LITERARY REVIEWTERRIBLE BEAUTY presents a unique narrative of the twentieth century. Unlike more... -
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-56 by Anne Applebaum
RRP: $21.92$15.84Chosen 16 times as a 'Book of the Year' - the top non-fiction pick of 2012'The best work of modern history I have ever read' A. N. Wilson, Financial TimesAt the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge... -
Prelude to the First World War: The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 by E. R. Hooton 9781781551806
RRP: $25.80$19.92The fuse to the First World War was lit in the Balkans where simmering hatreds exploded into violence. Like a string of firecrackers, these hatreds had been fuelled by attacks on the Turkish Ottoman Empire in the previous few years. From 1911-1912, Italy... -
The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan by Yasmin Khan
RRP: $18.05$15.80A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition and how it ignited long-standing animosities between India and Pakistan"Eloquently discusses the making of India and Pakistan after British rule on the subcontinent was dismantled in 1947. . . . A new look at... -
A Very British Conspiracy: The Shrewsbury 24 and their Campaign For Justice by Eileen Turnbull
RRP: $21.92$15.58In 1973 a group of North Wales building workers were arrested for picketing-related offences during the first and only national building workers strike in Britain the year before. It was a turning point for halting the growth of trade unionism in the... -
The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War by Giles Tremlett
RRP: $19.34$12.81** Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award ** 'Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal Keane The first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in... -
Connecting History: Higher Russia, 1881-1921 Euan M. Duncan 9781398345362
$28.29Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together lesser-told... -
The New Rulers of the World by John Pilger
$26.08John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. In this classic book, with an updated introduction, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how...