Revealing new insight into Paddy Leigh Fermor's many Romanian journeys.
This reprint of Thomas Seccombe’s highly successful 1880 book will resonate with all who have an interest in observing life – military and otherwise. The amusingly... Læs mere
The United Kingdom is a treasure-trove of military acquisitions - ranging from the bizarre to the priceless. In 'The Spoils of War' historian Christopher Joll unveils the remarkable, and often strange, stories of how and where many of them were procured.
The public perception of the Guards is of soldiers used for just ceremonial duties. The Drum Horse in the Fountain... Læs mere
For an unintentional politician, David Freud has had more impact on the United Kingdom than most. This is the riveting dialogue-driven inside story of his... Læs mere
Saigon, 1963. With the tensions of war starting to swirl, rookie photographer Ned Rivers lands in South Vietnam, hungry for the iconic shot that will make his name. He finds it sooner than expected, and the consequences are as unexpected as they are nerve-racking.
Living a respectable life in Cheltenham, former terrorist Tariq Al Hashmi thinks his previous life is behind him. Wrong. His former masters have long... Læs mere
When Dreams Collide is Nicholas Allan's intimate pilgrimage across the former states of Yugoslavia as he explores the splintered co-evolution of these lands over the last ten centuries, guided by the inimitable Rebecca West's masterpiece, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.
To give political legitimacy to his Empire, Emperor Napoléon I created an enduring image of Napoléonic France as the contemporary equivalent of Imperial Rome. The tangible remains of this grand, imperial ‘theatre’ has excited collectors ever since.
During a football match no one pays the referee or the referee's assistants any attention - until they... Læs mere
Few businessmen can have had as interesting career as Martin Broughton. From a modest start his acute accountant's brain has taken him... Læs mere