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By: Henry Hemming
ISBN: 9781848540569
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2011
Publisher: John Murray Press
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From druids to flash-mobbers, historical re-enactors to super-fans, Henry Hemming uncovers the extraordinary groups powering modern Britain
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By: Eliza Pakenham
ISBN: 9781474614849
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The remarkable story of an extraordinary dynasty.
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By: Liliana Corobca
ISBN: 9781644214176
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2024
Publisher: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
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(Paperback)
By: Allan Mallinson
ISBN: 9780553818666
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2017
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about the First World War is why did winning take so long and exact so appalling a human cost The author argues that from day one of the war Britain was wrong-footed by absurdly faulty French military doctrine and paid, as a result, an unnecessarily high price in casualties.
(Paperback)
By: Michael Jones
ISBN: 9781848542310
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2012
UK Publication Date: 16th February 2012
Publisher: John Murray Press
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The powerful story of the Red Army's battle of liberation against the Nazi invader - from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin.
(Paperback)
By: Helmut Peters
ISBN: 9781098357481
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Dominic Lieven
ISBN: 9780141399744
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
UK Publication Date: 31st March 2016
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Based on a study in Russian and many other foreign archives, this title explains why this suicidal decision was made and explores the world of the men who made it, thereby consigning their entire class to death or exile and making their country the victim of a uniquely terrible political experiment under Lenin and Stalin.
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By: Nigel Jones
ISBN: 9780099537656
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2012
UK Publication Date: 7th June 2012
Publisher: Cornerstone
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No building has been more intimately involved in the story of Britain than the Tower of London - a mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital. This title presents the story of the Tower of London as an ancient structure and as a living symbol of the nation.
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By: Wojciech Jagielski
ISBN: 9781583229002
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2011
Publisher: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
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The tragedy of Chechnya brought into focus by Poland's formost journalist.
(Hardback)
By: Patrick Boucheron
ISBN: 9781635420067
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
UK Publication Date: 20th January 2022
Publisher: Other Press LLC
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"Originally published in French as La trace et l'aura: vies posthumes d'Ambroise de Milan (IVe-XVIe siecle) in 2019 by Editions du Seuil, Paris."
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By: Patrick Wolfe
ISBN: 9781781689172
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2015
Publisher: Verso Books
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How race rose and spread across the globe
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By: Dr Helen Frisby
ISBN: 9781784423773
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An illustrated introduction to rites and traditions relating to death, funerary rites and commemoration, from Medieval times to the present day.
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By: Roy Adkins
ISBN: 9780349116327
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2005
UK Publication Date: 5th May 2005
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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* A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national hero in Nelson.
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By: Phil Craig
ISBN: 9780340830284
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2005
UK Publication Date: 4th July 2005
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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The bestselling account of the Battle of Trafalgar, by the authors of FINEST HOUR - 'A landmark book' - Observer
(Paperback, Main)
By: Nicholas Rankin
ISBN: 9780571307760
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2025
UK Publication Date: 7th November 2024
Publisher: Faber & Faber
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A child comes of age against the violent background of Kenya's struggle for independence.
(Hardback, Main)
By: Nicholas Rankin
ISBN: 9780571307746
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2024
UK Publication Date: 16th November 2023
Publisher: Faber & Faber
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A child comes of age against the violent background of Kenya's struggle for independence.
(Hardback)
By: Lubaaba Al-Azami
ISBN: 9781529371321
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 18th July 2024
Publisher: John Murray Press
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The dramatic century of England's first forays into India, and the modern world this relationship created.
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By: Christina Riggs
ISBN: 9781838950514
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2022
UK Publication Date: 4th November 2021
Publisher: Atlantic Books
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A surprising new history of Tutankhamun published to coincide with the centenary of his tomb's discovery.
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By: Gareth Williams
ISBN: 9780714128252
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2012
UK Publication Date: 7th November 2011
Publisher: British Museum Press
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This beautifully designed introduction to the treasure details the most significant pieces contained within it and explores the circumstances of its burial, discovery and excavation, as well as its lasting legacy and fame.
(Spiral bound)
By: Smithsonian Institiute
ISBN: 9781588346469
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2019
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
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(Hardback)
By: Dan Snow
ISBN: 9780233005621
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
UK Publication Date: 9th August 2018
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Peter & Dan Snow's Treasures of British History contains 50 of the most fascinating documents in Britain's history.
(Hardback)
By: National Geographic
ISBN: 9781426222634
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
UK Publication Date: 21st March 2023
Publisher: National Geographic Society
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Drawn from National Geographic's unparalleled image collection, the photographs in this breathtaking volume celebrate the vibrant beauty and rich cultural heritage of Egypt on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tuts tomb.
(Hardback)
By: Jaromir Malek
ISBN: 9780233003481
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2012
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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On 26 November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. This book puts Tutankhamun's short life into context by describing and explaining the complexities of life in Ancient Egypt and details the actual discovery and original expedition, drawing on the personal archives of Howard Carter himself.
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By: Chil Rajchman
ISBN: 9781849163996
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2012
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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A devastating account of Treblinka by one of the camp's few survivors.
