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Richardson, Edmund
Bloomsbury Publishing
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A stunningly written new biography of Alexander the Great, based on a series of important new discoveries and the author's own translations of source material from twelve ancient languages
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Jones, Brian Jay
Penguin Publishing Group
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An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories and surprising facts; a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans and how it has ...
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Watts, Edward J.
John Murray Press
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'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been' RODERICK BEATON 'A sweeping historical survey that spans two millennia' WALL STREET JOURNALThe definitive history of Rome and its citizens. Rome ...
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Nally, James;Roberts, Alice
Transworld
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Explore the Ancient Roman Empire as youve never seen it before with the acclaimed anthropologist and Sunday Times bestselling author of Domination, Alice Roberts.AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4Join Professor Alice Roberts as she travels over a thousand miles ...
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Weizman, Eyal
Vintage Publishing
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A devastating, meticulous account of the history of Israels destruction of Gaza from an acclaimed architect and investigator'Urgent and essential' DAVID WENGROW'Extraordinary' ILAN PAPPÉEyal Weizman is one of the worlds leading experts on the ...
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Wilson, Emily
Profile
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'Enthralling and profoundly relevant' Salman Rushdie'Joyful, illuminating and engaging ' Madeline Miller'A masterclass in translation' Blake Morrison, GuardianHow do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose - and what might she gain ...
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Hargreaves, Richard
Bloomsbury Publishing
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A unique history of the Axis powers attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eyes of those who were there.
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Corbally, John C.
Bloomsbury Publishing
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Part of The Making of the Modern World series, this innovative textbook offers an introduction to the 20th-century world with a focus on human perspectives through social and cultural histories.
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Grossman, Vasily
Quercus
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"There are always good reasons for reading Grossman, but few times are as resonant as our own" Financial Times"At the heart of his writing lies a tireless humanity and empathy" Telegraph"Grossman combines a journalist's eye with a novelist's ...
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Mawdsley, Evan
Cambridge University Press
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A revised and updated edition of Evan Mawdsley's acclaimed global history of World War II. Accessibly written and well-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book also includes insightful short studies of the figures, events and battles that ...
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Nasr, Vali
Princeton University Press
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival A gripping account that overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive ...
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Buruma, Ian
Atlantic Books
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'A captivating mosaic of wartime Berlin' Katja Hoyer, Financial Times 'Brilliant and beautifully written' Anne Applebaum 'Brings to life Berlin during World War II so vividly ...
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Harper, Kyle
Princeton University Press
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How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient world Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most ...
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Masala, Carlo
Atlantic Books
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**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** A New Statesman Book of the Year A Le Monde Best Book of 2025 ...
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Khalidi, Rashid I.
Profile
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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Riveting and original ... a work enriched by solid scholarship, vivid personal experience, and acute appreciation of the concerns and aspirations of the contending parties in this deeply unequal ...
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Doyle, William
OUP Oxford
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This comprehensive, authoritative book traces the turbulent history of France from the 1774 accession of Louis XVI, through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution, to the final triumph of Napoleon in 1802. This third edition incorporates the ...
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Hugo, Victor
The Floating Press
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This pointedly satirical assessment of the governing skills of Napoleon set into motion a series of international scandals upon its initial publication in 1852. Author Victor Hugo had been living and working in Belgium when Napoleon the Little was ...
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Loo, Bart Van;Forest-Flier, Nancy
Bloomsbury Publishing
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A masterful history of the great dynasty of the Netherlands' Middle Ages. 'A sumptuous feast of a book' The Times, Books of the Year 'Thrillingly colourful and entertaining' Sunday Times 'A thrilling narrative of the brutal dazzlingly rich wildly ...
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