History books

This book shows how hybrid warfare strategy actually works in practice, how patrons manage clients, and why seemingly...  Read More >>

In a world where victories tend to overshadow defeats, this exploration of the Dunkirk evacuation unveils why its...  Read More >>

This book dives into the logistics, power politics, and hidden forces driving global shipping through narrow routes....  Read More >>

This book lingers in that gap, where streets stayed almost normal while Europe waited for disaster. It shows how...  Read More >>

Reveals the deep, historical roots of public distrust in former mining areas in the US, shedding new light on the...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and the Senses explores how audiences of Shakespeare’s time would have understood the sensual world...  Read More >>

In Citizen of a Wider Commonwealth, Edwina S. Campbell chronicles Ulysses S. Grant's two-year world tour--the first...  Read More >>

An innovative historical analysis that draws upon performance and theatre studies to stage the ruination and demise...  Read More >>

A study of the life and work of Gordon Zahn (1918-2007), one of the most significant and formative figures in the...  Read More >>

Nature editor and Science Book Prize winner Henry Gee explores the future of our species and our probable extinction,...  Read More >>

The thrilling true story behind the Allies’ mission to take back Venice from the Germans – and save its artistic...  Read More >>

Join Alistair Moffat in this concise and colourful account of Edinburgh, one of the UK's top tourist destinations...  Read More >>

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A landmark exploration of women-led communities worldwide and what they can teach us about new ways to live, think...  Read More >>

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The ""engaging"" (New Yorker), New York Times best-selling story of how coyotes took over North America-and are...  Read More >>

This book presents the first history of the death penalty under British colonial rule in the late twentieth century....  Read More >>

A leading group of scholars debate the 'big picture' approach in an engagement with renowned scholar Barry Buzan....  Read More >>

A panoramic, non-Eurocentric view of theatre history that emphasizes the variety of connections among the world's...  Read More >>

Debates about homosexuality are historically shaped by national specificities. In comparative and empirically rich...  Read More >>

A comprehensive introduction to the key political, economic, and cultural developments shaping China's position...  Read More >>