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Geoffrey Ashe


Kings and Queens Of Early Britain
A fully revised new paperback edition of the standard work on the real and mythical figures who shaped Britain's history and culture

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413745804 | £12.99 | 13 Apr 2000 | Find out more

Mythology of the British Isles
A fully revised new paperback edition of Geoffrey Ashe's classic account of the legendary history and national mythology of Britain

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413771995 | £9.99 | 25 Apr 2002 | Find out more

The Offbeat Radicals: The British Tradition of Alternative Dissent
A fascinating history of British dissent since the French Revolution, by one of our foremost historians

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413774613 | £9.99 | 01 Mar 2008 | Find out more

Douglas Botting


In the Ruins of the Reich
'One of the great war books' - Observer

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413775115 | £8.99 | 05 May 2005 | Find out more

Dr Brian Brivati


The End of Decline: Blair and Brown in Power
A book celebrating Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's impact on Britain's economic growth and improved standing with the rest of the world. A 'gem' Independent on Sunday.

This edition: Hardback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842751718 | £20.00 | 10 Sep 2007 | Find out more

Con Coughlin


American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror
'The most complete British account of what led Blair to the greatest and most momentous decision of his career' The Scotsman

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751602 | £18.99 | 01 Apr 2006 | Find out more

Nicholas Courtney


The Queen's Stamps: The Official History of the Royal Philatelic Collection
The first popular history of the world's finest stamp collection

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413772282 | £25.00 | 27 May 2004 | Find out more

A.G. Dickens


Erasmus the Reformer
This is the definitive study of an extraordinary individual, exploring the personality of the man and revealing the impact and influence of his achievements and ideas on contemporary thought

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413753304 | £14.99 | 22 Nov 2000 | Find out more

Colin Dobinson


AA Command: Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Second World War
The first full-length history of Britain's anti-aircraft defences during the Second World War, and of their surviving remains

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234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413765406 | £25.00 | 27 Sep 2001 | Find out more

Building Radar: Forging Britain's Early-Warning Chain, 1935-45
The first detailed study of the development of radar and its crucial role in World War II

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413772299 | £25.00 | 30 Jul 2008 | Find out more

Fields of Deception: Britain's Bombing Decoys of World War II
An exploration of one of the most secret and least-known aspects of Britain's Second World War defences, and of their surviving remains

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234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413745705 | £25.00 | 07 Sep 2000 | Find out more

Tyler Drumheller


On The Brink: A former CIA chief exposes how intelligence was distorted in the build-up to the war in Iraq
An insider's account of how the White House compromised American intelligence - a fascinating critique of the CIA, of its failures and of how it is still in crisis

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842752074 | £12.99 | 30 Jul 2007 | Find out more

Peter Earle


The Last Fight Of The Revenge
Republication of a classic of naval history by the author of the best-selling Pirate Wars

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413774842 | £7.99 | 19 Jan 2005 | Find out more

The Pirate Wars
A paperback edition of the bestselling account of the golden age of piracy by one of the world's leading naval historians

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413759009 | £8.99 | 01 Apr 2004 | Find out more

Treasure Hunt
Astonishing new history of a little-known and unusual subject by the acclaimed author of The Pirate Wars

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Hardback | ISBN: 9780413776389 | £18.99 | 21 Nov 2007 | Find out more

Greg Hurst


Charles Kennedy: A Tragic Flaw
'Does it trouble you that every single politician to whom we've spoken in preparing for this interview said the same thing – you're interviewing Charles Kennedy? I hope he's sober.' Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751763 | £18.99 | 11 Sep 2006 | Find out more

Terry Jones


Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery
A ground-breaking historical whodunnit about the mysterious death of England's greatest medieval writer

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234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413759207 | £12.99 | 14 Oct 2004 | Find out more

Vincent Kearney


Drumcree: The Orange Order's Last Stand
A hard-hitting investigation of the history, politics and personalities behind the annual Drumcree stand-off, by Northern Ireland's foremost political journalists

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234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413762603 | £12.99 | 21 Jun 2001 | Find out more

Drumcree: The Orange Order's Last Stand
A hard-hitting investigation of the history, politics and personalities behind the annual Drumcree stand-off, by Northern Ireland's foremost political journalists

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413768308 | £9.99 | 06 Jun 2002 | Find out more

Brian Kennaway


The Orange Order: A Tradition Betrayed
Controversial insider account of Northern Ireland's secretive Protestant society

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413776402 | £12.99 | 14 Jun 2007 | Find out more

Nigel Knight


Governing Britain Since 1945
'A useful and provocative account of the governance of the United Kingdom since 1945 - how little of it was intentional, and how much of it was accidental, and how we live to this day with the consequence.' Martin Bell OBE

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751787 | £17.99 | 14 Aug 2006 | Find out more

Sean Magee


Ascot: The History
The official history of the world's most famous racecourse

This edition: Hardback
248x187mm | ISBN: 9780413772039 | £25.00 | 13 Jun 2002 | Find out more

Frederic Morton


Thunder At Twilight
"Astonishing literary energy and historical insight" - (Publishers' Weekly, Books of the Year)

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413764706 | £12.99 | 12 Jul 2001 | Find out more

Adam Nossiter


The Algeria Hotel: France, Memory and the Second World War
An investigation into the legacy of France's years of occupation

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413759504 | £16.99 | 23 Aug 2001 | Find out more

France and the Nazis: Memories, Lies and the Second World War
An investigation into the legacy of France's years of occupation

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413759702 | £8.99 | 26 Nov 2003 | Find out more

David Owen


The Hubris Syndrome

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842752197 | £8.99 | 21 Jul 2007 | Find out more

In Sickness and In Power: Illness in Heads of Government During the Last 100 Years
Political leaders' ill-conceived decisions are often connected to their own illness, claims David Owen in this revealing new book.

This edition: Hardback
Hardback | ISBN: 9780413776624 | £25.00 | 10 Apr 2008 | Find out more

Alan Palmer


Who's Who In Shakespeare's England
Over 700 concise biographies of Shakespeare's contemporaries

This edition: Paperback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413747105 | £12.99 | 13 Apr 2000 | Find out more

Chris Ryder


The Fateful Split: Catholics and the Royal Ulster Constabulary
This major historical study of the RUC by one of Northern Ireland's foremost commentators traces the fundamental flaws that haunted its entire service

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Paperback | ISBN: 9780413772237 | £9.99 | 23 Sep 2004 | Find out more

Inside the Maze: The Untold Story of the Northern Ireland Prison Service
Paperback reissue of this book that looks deep inside the labyrinthine politics of The Maze prison in Northern Ireland

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413752505 | £8.99 | 05 Jul 2001 | Find out more

A Special Kind of Courage: 321 EOD Squadron - Battling the Bombers
Filled with extraordinary heroism and drama, this is the official story of the British Army's most decorated unit - its Northern Ireland bomb disposal squadron.

This edition: Paperback

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413775672 | £8.99 | 25 May 2006 | Find out more

Geoff Simons


Iraq Endgame?: Surge, Suffering and the Politics of Denial
'Ought to be read by all' Tam Dalyell

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752210 | £14.99 | 10 Mar 2008 | Find out more





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