History

How the Prohibition law of 1920 made alcohol, savored in secret, all the more delectable when the cocktail shaker was forced to go underground Roar...

Despite the flood of self-help guides and our current therapeutic culture, feelings of alienation and spiritual longing continue to grip modern soc...

More than fifty years after her death, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as a formidable first lady and tireless social activist. Ofte...

In February of 1897 a family of six--four generations, including twin infant sons and their aged great-grandmother--was brutally murdered in rur...

Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along one of the world's greatest landmarks: the Great Wall of China.Spanning 2,700 years and ov...

'Compelling' Sunday Times'A triumph' Daily Mirror'Gripping' Jonathan Dimbleby1941. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Thousands of supply sh...

By the Costa Award-winning author of Pure, a profound and tender tale of guilt, a search for atonement and the hard, uncertain work of loving.'The ...

Think you can tell a killer from a king, a pirate from a pope? Theres only one way to find out! This amazing little quiz contains sixty different o...

'A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history . . . a timely reminder that the country's modern cuisine is the delici...

As the Civil War's toll mounted, an antiquated medical system faced a deluge of sick and wounded soldiers. In response, the United States create...

From 9/11 to the Arab Spring and beyond - encompassing the economic crisis, the rise of China, and conflicts in the Middle East - The Revenge of Hi...

Decades of Pakistani resentment over India's stance on Kashmir, and its subsequent attempt to force a military solution on the issue, led to the 19...

This book re-examines the history of democracy, broadening the traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This substantial reference wor...

SOE and The Resistance describes the extraordinary contribution to the allied war effort made by the Special Operations Executive, from its formati...

This encyclopedia contains individual histories of each of the nearly 100 World's Fairs and expositions held in more than 20 countries since 1851. ...

During the Second World War, black volunteers from across the British Empire enthusiastically joined the armed forces and played their part in figh...

Let them eat cake! What birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or children's party would be complete without it? It is the ultimate food of celebration in ...

Portrait Of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America's most eminent historians. The collection maintains a loose biographical f...

This book considers the significance of tartan in Scottish history and culture, and the rise of tartanry in the representation of Scottishness. Thi...

Robert Service completes his masterful trilogy on the founding figures of the Soviet Union in an eagerly anticipated, authoritative biography of Le...

'On 15 November it came suddenly out of nowhere inches above the hangars with a crackling thunderclap of twin Merlins. As we watched, bewitched, it...

This is the narrative of a harpooner in the whale-ship Charles W Morgan, whose four-year voyage in 1849-1853 took him from New Bedford, Massachuset...

During the 17th and 18th century musicians' mobilities and migrations are essential for the European music history and the cultural exchange of mus...