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A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps, described by Richard Osman as 'an absolutely incredible present for anyone who's interested in the world at all, which is sort of all of us' (The Rest Is Entertainment podcast)
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to its demise
Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s collapse, this book reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics between the Cold War and COVID
Futurism was Russia's first avant-garde movement. Gatecrashing the Russian public sphere in the early twentieth century, the... Læs mere
Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, this is the bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the conflict, written by the commander of the British Task Force.
A harrowing tale of courage and sacrifice at the limits of human endurance
For a thousand years, an extraordinary empire made possible Europe's transition to the modern world: Byzantium. This book provides various short... Læs mere
Dr Irving Finkel, curator at the British Museum, explores why the belief in ghosts is what makes us human.
A travel literature classic. Introduced by Geoff Dyer: 'As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating'
The Frontline collects essays in a companion volume to Plokhy’s The Gates of Europe and Chernobyl. The essays present further analysis of key events in... Læs mere
A full and intimate portrait of the most mysterious continent on earth and how it holds the key to all our futures