History

In time for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we now havethanks to Swedish historian Bergströmperhaps the most thorough, expert examin...

The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942 illuminating the white flags of surrender against the nighttime sky. Woefully outnumber...

The story of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is an epic, consisting both of dramatic battles such as the River Plate and Matapan, and drawn-...

When Napoleon's Grand Armee went to war against the might of the Habsburg empire in 1809, its forces included more than 100,000 allied German troop...

How much can you really find out about the Leaders and Commanders of the First World War in five minutes? This handy little history book will surpa...

While Baptists through the years have been certain that war is hell , they have not always been able to agree on how to respond to it. This book t...

The routing of the British and French Armies in May and June 1940 by the Wehrmacht's armoured divisions caused a major rethink by the US Army's sen...

The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife stands symbolic for daring secret operations that Britain ran during World War II. This book provides an insight...

The Frantic operations were conceived in late 1943 as Soviet advances made Soviet airfields accessible to Allied long-range aircraft. American airc...

Seventy years after it took place, the Holocaust committed against the Jews of Europe during World War II continues to cast a giant shadow over hum...

How freely can salvation be offered to people? How do Law and Grace find balance? What influence does federal theology have on the overall theologi...

The Polish Air Force, which was created in Britain in the summer of 1940 from flying and ground personnel evacuated from Poland and then from Franc...

Today, diversity of gender and sexuality is beginning to be recognized and celebrated, even while many religious denominations still resist these c...

Originally a town that was built of wood by the Anglo-Saxons, it was later burned down and then rebuilt as England s second city, after London, by ...

In the third volume of his epic exploration of the use of the Evil Eye motif in ancient texts, John H. Elliott turns his attention to biblical writ...

'Rich and funny' Julian Barnes, Guardian 'Poirier's hugely enjoyable, quick-witted and richly anecdotal book is magnifique' The Times A captivati...

An accompaniment to the best-selling guide to the area, now sold separately.