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The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost...

How Africa's most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic Idi...

Scotland's Clans & Their Tartans offers an authoritative exploration of the origins and evolution of...

**Winner, Pulitzer Prize 2025** **Winner, Pushkin House Russian Book Prize 2025** A 'riveting history' (Wall...

'Certain to become the definitive work' DOUGLAS SMITH 'Elegantly written and magisterially researched' ROBERT SERVICE...

From one of today's leading historians of the early medieval period, an enthralling chronicle of...

Written by a Holocaust survivor whose family collected art, Plunder and Survival tells the stories...

In The Kremlin's Noose Amy Knight tells the riveting story of Vladimir Putin and the...

50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - now a Virago Modern Classic with a new introduction by Alexandra...

A sparkling exploration of the four cardinal directions, by the acclaimed author of A History...

Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian...

An indispensable guide to Greenland why it matters, who covets it and why this wilderness...

A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became...

A major new political history of the French Revolution In 1786, France's ancien regime was...

A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of...

A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies-from...

The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised Selected by Foreign...

Flush with hundreds of illustrations, this book revisits the histories of chemistry, medicine, ideas, and...

'If you had assumed you knew everything about these two men of destiny, Richard Vinen's...

From an 'indispensable voice on China' (Evan Osnos) comes a riveting, first-hand account of China's...

A brief and thrilling introduction to Japan from one of the country's leading British historians...

THE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS HISTORY BOOK OF...

The 'true' history of humanity's greatest moments, as told by comedian and TikTok sensation, Adrian...

The fascinating inside story of the British aristocracy since the Second World War. There are...

A major reassessment of one of Britain's most important monarchs James VI & I, who...

Our shared destructive past holds the blueprints for avoiding the loss of our shared peaceful...

Discover the ancient ways of the Samurai and experience the stunning myth of Old Japan....

A remarkable micro-history from the author of The Sleepwalkers and Revolutionary Spring Now part of...