A new perspective on the D-Day landings with the heroic stories of a number of agents sent into Nazi Occupied Europe.
Explore Leith's secret hidden history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
No style has divided opinion more than brutalism. But now, fifty years since the heyday of the style, Brutalist buildings are more popular than they have ever been. This is the perfect introduction to Britain’s Brutalist monuments.
A time when butchers and executioners knew more about anatomy than university-trained physicians – travel back to a time of such unlikely remedies as leeches, roasted cat and red bed curtains
Looking Back at Class 24 & 25 Locomotives takes a closer look at these plucky and versatile Type 2 locos in a full-colour photographic album.
The story of Churchill's personal weapons development department, staffed by ingenious boffins, who developed numerous innovative weapons that helped win the war.
Explore the Dorset town of Poole in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.
A celebration of Warrington’s rich heritage and identity – its people, significant events and achievements across the centuries.
New B-format paperback - A fresh look at Anne of Cleves’ life as a German noblewoman, and the Continental politics that affected her marriage. Did the doomed union really cause the fall and execution of Thomas Cromwell?
The latest entry in the popular 50 Finds series, this volume focuses on a variety of coins recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
'India Today' magazine recently conducted a poll to find the 'greatest Indian'. Gandhi, Nehru? No it was the atheist Marxist revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
Explores the rich and fascinating history of Halifax through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.