Jonathan Trigg reveals the human agony behind such statistics through the words of the Germans who were there: ‘You’ll regret... Læs mere
The first biography of Alfred the Great's son, the forgotten king who was crucial to uniting England.
Is it possible to overestimate the impact of the railway in history? Jeremy Black analyses that impact from the beginning to today. And of course... Læs mere
How did the man who developed a limited border offensive into a full scale campaign and advanced over 2,000 miles to defeat the Italian Army and liberate Addis Ababa, who formed and commanded the Eighth Army, end up at Camberley and then Northern Ireland?
The walls of Rome provide an ever-renewed palimpsest of the Empire's history, from the 8th century BC to the fall of the Western Empire and beyond.
The conflict that effectively laid the bloody foundations for the Hundred Years War and taught military and logistical lessons to both sides that would not be forgotten.
An important new book about a key, headline-grabbing event of the election. As allegations of anti-Semitism continue to rock the Labour Party, political journalist Ian Hernon... Læs mere
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower, Graham Taylor focuses on the ship's place in British history and its fascinating history tied to the city of London.
The recent discovery and filming of Frankin's HMS 'Terror' has brought the tragic story of the expedition into the international spotlight. The only man who knows the true narrative is Ernest Coleman.
The five hundredth anniversary of a momentous and spectacular meeting between two rival Renaissance monarchs; a failed bid for peace in Europe.
When the heir to the Maharajah of Kashmir, met a woman called Maudie in London soon after the Armistice of 1918, he would end up writing a cheque for the... Læs mere
The stories of three individual careers combine seamlessly to tell the dramatic story of the RAF from the era of biplanes and into the jet age of the Cold War.