An exploration of the Pashtun tribes and the history-shaping divisions between them specifically in the Afghan context.
The book is divided in two to cover the men who were serving in the Gurkha Regiments at the time of their VC actions and those serving in the Indian Regiments.
This book is the first comprehensive and high-quality full length academic study on the subject of twelfth century Anglo-Norman and Angevin... Læs mere
Explores the story of one star of the Silver Screen's role in the Second World War.
A fresh examination of Frances Parthenope Verney: novelist, journalist, activist and sister of Florence Nightingale.
In Nigeria's un-Civil War: Memories of a Biafran Child, Philip Effiong reveals the many characters of war: the horror and the chaos, the surrealism and... Læs mere
Life in Post-War Britain: "Toils and Efforts Ahead" tells what it was like to live in Britain as the nation battled to recover while still facing many hardships, including food rationing that, ironically, was to become more severe than that in wartime.
Presents a re-examination of the facts behind the murder and whether or not they can be justifiably linked to the Ripper murders of 1888.
This book teases out the similarities and differences between the sweat' and its better-known, if equally feared, contemporary infectious disease, bubonic plague.
It is a picture of the universal role of cavalry in warfare from earliest times to the present - and future.
An overview of what life was like in London when Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale and Charles Dickens were young.
The first complete history of these famous Italian miniature assault boats. Superbly illustrated with many previously unpublished photos. Soundly researched from primary sources.