Harry's Fantastic History

Travel through time with Harry’s Fantastic History — a collection of accessible, compelling reads spanning ancient civilisations, landmark events, and unforgettable lives. Whether you're after sweeping biographies or fascinating historical insights, these titles offer depth, variety, and endless stories to uncover.

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The Eitingons from Mary-Kay Wilmers (editor) - Harry Hartog gift idea
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The Eitingons
Mary-Kay Wilmers (editor)
Leonid Eitingon was a KGB killer who dedicated his life to the Soviet regime. He...
The Celts by Simon Jenkins (Columnist) - 9781788168809
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The Celts
Simon Jenkins (Columnist)
The history of the Celts is the history of a misnomer. There has never been...
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The Beauty and the Sorrow
Peter Englund
In this masterly, highly original narrative history, Peter Englund takes a revelatory new approach to...
Sicily by John Julius Norwich - 9781848548978
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Sicily
John Julius Norwich
'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic...
30-Second Ancient Rome by Matthew Nicholls - 9781782409762
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30-Second Ancient Rome
Matthew Nicholls
30-Second Ancient Rome presents a unique insight into one of the most brilliantly governed societies,...
1916: The Easter Rising from Tim Pat Coogan - Harry Hartog gift idea
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1916: The Easter Rising
Tim Pat Coogan
The Easter Rising began at 12 noon, 24 April, 1916 and lasted for six short...
The White House Plumbers by Egil "Bud" Krogh - 9781800752009
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The White House Plumbers
Egil "Bud" Krogh
The true story of the White House Plumbers, a secret unit inside Nixon's White House,...
Sweat by Bill Hayes - 9781620402306
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Sweat
Bill Hayes
A New Yorker Best Book of the year An Esquire Best Nonfiction Book of 2022...
El Alamein 1942 by Richard Doherty - 9781526700797
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El Alamein 1942
Richard Doherty
The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second...
A Brief History of the Normans by Francois Neveux - 9781845295233
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A Brief History of the Normans
Francois Neveux
The history of the Normans began a long time before 1066. Originating from the 'Norsemen'...
The Theater of War by Bryan Doerries - 9780307949721
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The Theater of War
Bryan Doerries
For years theater director Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient Greek tragedies for a wide...
The Plateau by Maggie Paxson - 9781594634758
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The Plateau
Maggie Paxson
Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award Named a Best Book of 2019...
The Ratline by Philippe Sands, QC - 9780525562535
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The Ratline
Philippe Sands, QC
A tale of Nazi lives, mass murder, love, Cold War espionage, a mysterious death in...
The Pope's Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI's Campaign to Stop Hitler by Peter Eisner - 9780062049155
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The Pope's Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI's Campaign to Stop Hitler
Peter Eisner
A conspiracy within the Vatican-to stop an outspoken pope In 1938, Pope Pius XI was...
The Myth of Ancient Egypt by Charlotte Booth - 9781445610504
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The Myth of Ancient Egypt
Charlotte Booth
Egypt is extremely popular in the West, with almost everyone having some preconceptions about the...
The Impossible State by Victor Cha (Georgetown University) - 9780061998515
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The Impossible State
Victor Cha (Georgetown University)
"A meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy." -Foreign Affairs...
The Icarus Syndrome by Peter Beinart - 9780061456473
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The Icarus Syndrome
Peter Beinart
"Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing history of the men and ideas...
The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan by Tariq Ali - 9781839768170
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The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan
Tariq Ali
The NATO occupation of Afghanistan is over, and a balance-sheet can be drawn. These essays...
Socialism Is Great! by Lijia Zhang - 9780977743377
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Socialism Is Great!
Lijia Zhang
Lijia Zhang worked as a teenager in a factory producing missiles designed to reach North...
Rocket Man by David Darling - 9781780742977
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Rocket Man
David Darling
The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history -...
One Long Night by Andrea Pitzer - 9780316303590
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One Long Night
Andrea Pitzer
For over 100 years, at least one concentration camp has existed somewhere on Earth. First...
Leninism Under Lenin by Marcel Liebman - 9781608466726
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Leninism Under Lenin
Marcel Liebman
In this comprehensive and dynamic Deutscher Prize winning work, Liebman rises about the dogmatism and...
Jesus and Gin by Barry Hankins - 9780230614192
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Jesus and Gin
Barry Hankins
Jesus and Gin is a rollicking tour of the roaring twenties and the barn- burning...
In Those Nightmarish Days by Peretz Opoczynski - 9780300112313
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In Those Nightmarish Days
Peretz Opoczynski
This volume sheds light on two brilliant but lesser known ghetto journalists: Josef Zelkowicz and...
Here Begins the Dark Sea by Meredith Francesca Small - 9781639366903
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Here Begins the Dark Sea
Meredith Francesca Small
The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece-the Venetian mappa mundi-that revolutionized how we see the...
Champions Day by James Carter (St. Joseph's University) - 9780393635942
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Champions Day
James Carter (St. Joseph's University)
November 12, 1941: war and revolution are in the air. At the Shanghai Race Club,...
America and Iran by John Ghazvinian - 9780307271815
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America and Iran
John Ghazvinian
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR * A hugely ambitious, "delightfully readable,...
The Battle of Arnhem by Antony Beevor - 9780525429821
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The Battle of Arnhem
Antony Beevor
The prizewinning historian and internationally bestselling author of D-Day reconstructs the devastating airborne battle of...