History & current affairs

The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bog, hardback)

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Tonight We Die As Men (Bog, hardback)

The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-day

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Desert Flower (Bog, paperback)

Inspirational, dramatic and extraordinary - the autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American model and is now at the young age of 30, the UN spoke...
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Mao (Bog, paperback)

The Unknown Story

Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is ...
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Homage to Catalonia (Bog, paperback)

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Even Silence Has an End (Bog, paperback)

My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle

* Ingrid Betancourt's astonishing, powerful and deeply moving account of her six-year ordeal in the Colombian jungle as a hostage of the terrorist organisation FARC b/w photos...
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Band of Brothers (Bog, paperback)

E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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Game Change (Bog, paperback)

Obama and the Clintons, Mccain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

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Three Cups of Tea (Bog, paperback)

One Man's Mission to Promote Peace -- One School at a Time

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Stride Toward Freedom (Bog, paperback)

The Montgomery Story

8pp b&w photographs...
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The Audacity of Hope (Bog, hardback)

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

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A History of the Ho Chi Minh Trail (Bog, hardback)

The Road to Freedom

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a decisive factor in the defeat of American forces in the Vietnam War. Interviewing villagers along the Trail, as well as key military and political figures on both sides of ...
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A Little History of the World (Bog, paperback)

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in...
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America Alone (Bog, paperback)

The End of the World As We Know It

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Sun Tzu's The Art of War (Bog, paperback)

black & white illustrations...
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Who Killed Sir Walter Ralegh? (Bog, hardback)

For 400 years, the true story behind Sir Walter Raleigh's downfall, his conviction for high treason and his eventual beheading has been shrouded in mystery. Illustrations...
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Bog, paperback)

Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of Henry VIII's six wives - a subject of enduring fascination. 48...
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The Sisters Who Would be Queen (Bog, paperback)

The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey

The dramatic untold story of the Grey sisters, heirs to the Tudor throne. (16pp col pics)...
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Not Without My Daughter (Bog, paperback)

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A Rumor of War (Bog, paperback)

With a Twentieth Anniversary Postscript by the Author

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Civilization (Bog, paperback)

A New History of the Western World

Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what do we mean by civilization? This book shows that we can only truly unde...
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Richard III (Bog, paperback)

"Richard III" has been written off in history as one of England's evil kings. This biography strips away the propaganda of the centuries to rescue Richard from his critics and supporters alike, provid...
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Hitler's War on Russia (Bog, paperback)

Examines the German campaign on the Eastern Front, from their defeat at the gates of Moscow in 1941 to the defeat at Stalingrad and the Russian capture of Berlin marking the end of the war in Europe. ...
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Messerschmitts over Sicily (Bog, paperback)

Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander

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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. (Bog, paperback)

Timeless, inspiring and universal words of wisdom, this collection features the milestone speeches, including 'I have a dream....', of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest orators of the 2...
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Plague (Bog, paperback)

Black Death and Pestilence in Europe

This title is a history of the Black Death, the greatest catastrophe in human history which wiped out 50 per cent of Europe's population. 80 x black &white illustrations...
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This Is Why You're Fat (Bog, paperback)

Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks

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Lone Survivor (Bog, paperback)

The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

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Always Faithful (Bog, paperback)

A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of Wwii

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Our Babies, Ourselves (Bog, paperback)

How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent

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Hell's Highway (Bog, paperback)

A Chronicle of the 101st Airborne in the Holland Campaign, September - November 1944

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The Gallic War (Bog, paperback)

Seven Commentaries on the Gallic War With an Eighth Commentary by Aulus Hirtius

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The Lakota Way (Bog, paperback)

Stories and Lessons for Living, Native American Wisdom on Ethics and Character

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The Battered Bastards of Bastogne (Bog, paperback)

The 101st Airborne in the Battle of the Bulge, December 19,1944-January 17,1945

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P-51 Mustang Vs Fw 190 (Bog, paperback)

Europe 1943-45

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What It Takes (Bog, paperback)

The Way to the White House

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P-47 Thunderbolt Vs Bf 109G/K (Bog, paperback)

Europe 1943-45

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The Pirate Wars (Bog, paperback)

Pirates vs. the Legitimate Navies of the World

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Richard III and the Murder in the Tower (Bog, paperback)

Richard III is accused of murdering his nephews (the 'Princes in the Tower') in order to usurp the throne of England. Since Tudor times he has been painted as the 'black legend', the murderous uncle. ...
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The Gunpowder Plot (Bog, paperback)

Terror and Faith in 1605

A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong. 24 Colour Photo\Illu(s)...
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Cnut: England's Viking King 1016-35 (Bog, paperback)

The must-have biography of one of the most important kings of England...
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Fra Vendsyssel (Bog, paperback)

Reiseindtryk Og Optegnelser (1866)

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After Elizabeth (Bog, paperback)

The Rise of James of Scotland And the Struggle for the Throne of England

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Alfred the Great (Bog, paperback)

Asser's "Life of King Alfred" and Other Contemporary Sources

illustrations, maps, bibliography, index...
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Europe (Bog, hardback)

The Shattering of Illusions

Czech President Vaclav Klaus examines the uneasy Europe of today....
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General Smuts (Bog, hardback)

South Africa

Jan Smuts was one of the key figures behind the creation of the League of Nations; Wilson was inspired by his ideas, including the mandates scheme. He pleaded for a magnanimous peace, warning that the...
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Clara's Grand Tour (Bog, paperback)

Travels with a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Rhinoceroses were once considered extraordinary curiosities, the "true unicorns" of the world. In 1741, Clara, a young rhino captured in Assam, was transported by ship to Holland where she would begin...
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Rubicon (Bog, paperback)

The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

'Rubicon' is a narrative history which provides bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, oratory and amazing feats of conquest and cruelty. Section: 24, b/w and colPRIZES:Winner of Hes...
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