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China and Russia
Philip Snow
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century...
$37.99
Silk Silver Opium
Michael Pembroke, Hon Justice
Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver...
$28.99
House of Lilies
Justine Firnhaber-Baker
A universally praised, richly enjoyable new history of medieval France One of the great epics...
$36.99
Britain's Gulag
Caroline Elkins
The twentieth anniversary edition of Caroline Elkins's Pulitzer Prize-winning expose, now with a new introduction...
$59.99
Leonardo da Vinci
Stephen J. Campbell
How our image of the Renaissance's most famous artist is a modern myth. Leonardo da...
$39.99
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
Amin Maalouf
European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth...
$55.00
Rain of Ruin
Richard Overy
A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published...
$34.99
The Hiroshima Men
Iain MacGregor
At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck...
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10 Mistakes That Changed History
Paul Coulter
A comic tour of history's greatest mistakes and how they have shaped our world, packed...
$39.99
The Nile
Terje Tvedt (University of Bergen, Norway)
"[A] vivid travelogue." New Statesman "Has much to offer." The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC...
$26.99
Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell
Orwell's memoir of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War. This is Orwell's memoir of...
$22.95
A Little History of Art
Charlotte Mullins
A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to...
$52.99
Goethe
A. N. Wilson
** A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR ** 'Wild, brilliant and has all the intelligence...
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Threads of Empire
Dorothy Armstrong
A spellbinding look at the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpets...
$36.99
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
Henry Gee
A marvellously engaging writer' - The Times From the winner of the 2022 Royal Society...
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Bombard the Headquarters!
Linda Jaivin
A riveting account of a turbulent period in Chinese history. In 1966, with the words...
$27.99
The Picnic
Matthew Longo
Winner of the Orwell Prize 2024- the exhilarating story of the greatest border breach in...
$54.95
The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition
Michael Dylan Foster
Significantly expanded and updated-a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global...
$49.95
Adventures in the Louvre
Elaine Sciolino
The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every...
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The Spirit of Shinto
Hector Garcia
An immersive look at Japan's indigenous religion and how it can impact our daily lives....
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The Invention of Amsterdam
Ben Coates
An essential guide to one of the world's most remarkable, and often misunderstood, cities by...
$21.99
Paris
Jeremy Black
A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the...
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The Rebel Romanov
Helen Rappaport
'What a wonderful book! The storytelling, the research, the deep love of her subject --...
$26.99
The Eastern Front
Nick Lloyd
The definitive history of the Eastern Front in WWI, from the bestselling author of The...
$34.99
Apocalypse
Lizzie Wade
A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future...
$23.00
The Armies of Rommel
George Forty
Erwin Rommel, the "Desert Fox", employed German "blitzkrieg" techniques to great effect during the rush...
Second Hand
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El Alamein 1942
Richard Doherty
The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second...
$22.95
A Little History of Music
Robert Philip
A superbly engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present Music...