Harrys 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 Korean Kid by Rochelle Nicholls - 9781922387042
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The Korean Kid
Rochelle Nicholls
A vicious civil conflict erupted on the Korean peninsula in 1950 and sucked 24 nations...
The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot by Blaine Harden - 9780143108023
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The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot
Blaine Harden
Blaine Harden, New York Times-bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14, tells the riveting story...
SOE in France 1941-1945 by Major Robert Bourne-Patterson - 9781473882034
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SOE in France 1941-1945
Major Robert Bourne-Patterson
In the archives of the Special Operations Executive lay a report compiled by a staff...
Rivals Unto Death by Rick Beyer - 9780316504973
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Rivals Unto Death
Rick Beyer
The day was hot and sticky. The man in the rowboat was an impetuous hothead....
Hit The Target by Bill Yenne - 9780425274170
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Hit The Target
Bill Yenne
Less than a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Army formed its...
Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans by Dr Sam Willis - 9781786497734
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Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans
Dr Sam Willis
At Histories of the Unexpected, we believe that everything has a history - even the...
His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill by Christopher Catherwood - 9781849010849
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His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill
Christopher Catherwood
'A gem. Brief, authoritative and fair in its judgements - an intensely readable introduction to...
Figuring Out The Past by Peter Turchin - 9781788161923
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Figuring Out The Past
Peter Turchin
What was history's biggest empire? Or the tallest building of the ancient world? What was...
Fallen Idols by Alex Von Tunzelmann - 9780063081673
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Fallen Idols
Alex Von Tunzelmann
An Economist Best Book of the Year In this timely and lively look at the...
Dogfight over Tokyo by John Wukovits - 9780306922039
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Dogfight over Tokyo
John Wukovits
When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from...
Devices and Desires by Kate Hubbard - 9780062302991
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Devices and Desires
Kate Hubbard
"A dynamic portrait. . . . Bess of Hardwick emerges from Devices and Desires as...
Dear Mr Murray by David McClay - 9781473662698
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Dear Mr Murray
David McClay
The publishing house of John Murray was founded in Fleet Street in 1768 and remained...
Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis - 9781681775555
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Crown of Blood
Nicola Tallis
"Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned...
Chinese Lives by Victor H. Mair - 9780500251928
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Chinese Lives
Victor H. Mair
China is the most populous country on earth, and has the longest history of any...
All Against All by Paul Jankowski - 9780062433527
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All Against All
Paul Jankowski
A narrative history, cinematic in scope, of a process that was taking shape in the...
A Brief History of the Vikings by Jonathan Clements - 9781845290764
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A Brief History of the Vikings
Jonathan Clements
'From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.' Between the eighth and eleventh...
A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt by Christopher Hibbert - 9781472136428
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A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt
Christopher Hibbert
There can be few military victories so complete, or achieved against such heavy odds, as...
30-Second Napoleon by Charles Esdaile - 9781782407553
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30-Second Napoleon
Charles Esdaile
Almost two centuries since his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains the subject of vigorous debate. On...
The Banished Immortal by Ha Jin - 9781524747411
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The Banished Immortal
Ha Jin
From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting- a narratively driven, deeply human biography of...
50 Codes that Changed the World by Sinclair McKay - 9781472297242
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50 Codes that Changed the World
Sinclair McKay
A CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED...
Four Years on the Western Front by Aubrey Smith - 9781911445180
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Four Years on the Western Front
Aubrey Smith
The Silent Day by Max Arthur - 9781444787542
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The Silent Day
Max Arthur
On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops...
Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807 by Alexander Mikaberidze - 9781848327627
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Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807
Alexander Mikaberidze
After his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any...
Red Star Over Russia by Natalia Sidlina - 9781849765237
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Red Star Over Russia
Natalia Sidlina
David King (1943-2016) amassed one of the world's largest collections of Soviet political art and...
Lonely Courage by Rick Stroud - 9781471155666
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Lonely Courage
Rick Stroud
'A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book - told with tremendous pace and excitement' William...
Blood, Oil and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941 by John Broich - 9781468313994
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Blood, Oil and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941
John Broich
Spring 1941 was a high point for the Axis war machine. Western Europe was conquered;...
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Betrayal at Little Gibraltar
William Walker
A vivid, thrilling, and impeccably researched account of America's bloodiest battle ever--World War I's Meuse-Argonne...
Roman Literary Culture by Elaine Fantham - 9781421408361
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Roman Literary Culture
Elaine Fantham
Scholars of ancient literature have often focused on the works and lives of major authors...