(Hardback)

A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead

With comprehensive captions and text this superb book tells the story of the production of the Panzer IV to the key battles in Poland, France, North Africa, Italy, Russia and North West Europe. The Panzer IV proved to be so diverse and effective that it earned a unique tactical role on the battlefield.

(Paperback)

The date is the 6 June 1944. The paratroopers on board the aircraft are crammed together, joking and singing over the drone of the engines, none of them dwelling on the gnawing fear in their guts. They reach the French coastline, and everyone goes quiet when loud explosions and flashes erupt around the aircraft.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that people love parks
Wherever we are in the world, urban parks are places where we can find calm amid the chaos.
With fondness and humour, travel writer Tom Chesshyre recalls 50 of his favourite urban parks from across the world, in a love letter to the green escapes that bring us joy in our cities.

(Hardback)

A carefully selected collection of World War I images, showcasing a range of striking, rare and personal images of the conflict.

(Hardback)

This study explores the making of peace in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries based on the experiences of the kings of England and the kings of Denmark. It offers a vision of how relationships between rulers were regulated and maintained in a period before nation states and international law. -- .

(, Anniversary edition)

Daring SAS raid of the Falklands War.

Focusses on the McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom's role as an air defence fighter.

(Paperback)

The powerful image that the kings of Egypt presented to their subjects was so awe-inspiring and captivating that people today are still impressed by the compelling stories and imposing statuary of the Pharaoh. But the reality of Egyptian kingship was often much more complex, as Pharaoh: King of Egypt seeks to reveal.

This book examines Prince Philip's family background and his relatively little known Greek family as well as his early life as a Greek prince, much of the time in exile.

"Piano forte ... draws on memoirs, diaries, letters, concert programmes, company records, fiction and visual images. The stories end in 1930 when the increasing popularity of the phonograph, the radio and the introduction of the talkie movies were beginning to have a profound impact on people's leisure activities"-- Back cover.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

An eye-opening anthology from the bestselling editor of Histories of Nations, exploring how people around the globe have suffered and survived during plague and pandemic, from the ancient world to the present.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Reveals the author's truly amazing medical career that spanned more than forty years, detailing how the author used his expertise to treat victims of wars and other disasters around the world, ranging from horrendous fires to earthquakes

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Highlights the human cost of being posted abroad in wartime: exile and its impact; the censorship of correspondence; the difference between 'good' and 'bad' wars; separation and communication.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

A magnificent profile charting New Zealand's geography, ecology, social and cultural history, economy and politics enriched throughout by historical artworks, maps and archive photography.

(Paperback, Second edition)

The definitive introduction to the understanding and practice of archaeology, now in its second edition.

First-hand accounts written shortly after the event.

(Paperback, MMP)

In the time that it takes you to read the first chapter,over 2,000 people will have escaped from poverty