Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 books

The fascinating royal and social history that inspired the second and third seasons of The Crown, from the show's...  Read More >>

Victims of Nazi Persecution from the Channel Islands explores the fight and claims for recognition and legitimacy...  Read More >>

The first anthology of US radicalisms that reveals the depth, diversity, and staying power of social movements after...  Read More >>

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"In ""Turn and Burn"" the author takes the readers with him in the cockpit as he shares the fulfillment of his boyhood...  Read More >>

"In ""Turn and Burn"" the author takes the readers with him in the cockpit as he shares the fulfillment of his boyhood...  Read More >>

What role did the queen play in the governor-general Sir John Kerr's plans to dismiss prime minister Gough Whitlam...  Read More >>

The gripping (and often humorous) narrative follows the youngest Raider, Terry Buckler, through Special Forces training...  Read More >>

This book attempts to demonstrate that only a genuine democratic dispensation can ensure its survival as a viable...  Read More >>

Republican Character examines the role of temperament, personality, character, and leadership ability in political...  Read More >>

Adam Ballinger had a good degree, a fiancée, and a well-paid job. So what made him risk it all for the gruelling,...  Read More >>

This is the story of a young man's tour of duty as a medivac pilot in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. The...  Read More >>

This book studies the peasantry during the Algerian War of Independence to uncover the long-term ability of this...  Read More >>

"In November 1968, 20-year-old Norman W. VanCor, a Recon Marine, would step off a Continental Airlines plane onto...  Read More >>

A entertaining insight into how retired American Police Officers helped rebuild the Iraqi National Police.  Read More >>

During World War Two, people arrived in Britain from all over the world as troops, war-workers, nurses, refugees,...  Read More >>

"Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of journalist Scott Neithammer, the troops nicknamed...  Read More >>

Text in German. Obtaining and processing information is a central task of every secret service. The Stasi, however,...  Read More >>

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Everyone’s favourite cars of the 1990s in this lavishly illustrated little book  Read More >>

The Sixties were a time of dramatic change and conflict: a historical moment in which new questions were asked,...  Read More >>

Why have so many diplomats been writers? Why have so many writers served as diplomats? This book provides some fascinating...  Read More >>

‘A gripping and compelling account…. The peaceful ending of the Cold War between West and East remains one of the...  Read More >>

In the modern Netherlands, the children of Dutch women and African American soldiers stationed in Europe in the...  Read More >>

The Sixties were a time of dramatic change and conflict: a historical moment in which new questions were asked,...  Read More >>