What part will Germany – a land where over a long history of people have adopted layered identities – play in this new Europe? Whatever the answer, the implications for Britain and the future of the wider European project will be profound.
The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud.
A knowledgeable, loving and poetic account of a journey across his country by one of Sweden's most renowned and revered writers. Gustafsson paints an evocative portrait of his homeland.
It's a pitch black, rainy night in a small Iranian town. Inside his house the Colonel is immersed in thought. Memories are storming in. There is a knock on the door. Two young policemen have... Læs mere
This biography spans Japan’s sudden, violent leap out of its self-imposed isolation and into the 20th century. Delving beyond Togo’s finest hour at the Battle of Tsushima,... Læs mere
Asks Wat is the Gulf Stream? Where does it begin and end? And Will global warming stop its flow?
Portugal's poor military performance in the First World War, notably in Africa, restricted Afonso Costa's (1871-1937) ability to secure his diplomatic aims which, in any case, were... Læs mere
A travelogue and a personal reassessment of the a formative chapter in Lord Byron's short life.
Biography of the last British Prime Minister of the 20th Century.
Prime Minister known for announcing 'that Britain favoured a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine'.
Asquith's administration laid the foundation of Britain's welfare state, but he was plunged into a major power struggle with the House of Lords. Asquith was Prime Minister on the outbreak of World War I, but his government fell in 1916 as a result of the 'Shells Scandal'.
Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who disclaimed his peerage to become Prime Minister in 1963.