'A gripping account of the cloak and dagger game played in Berlin and beyond by Britain's shadow ...

Traditional folk tales of pixies from Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, retold by a professional stor...

'An excellent and comprehensive exploration of this fascinating subject.' - Philip Carr-Gomm, aut...

An impactful and beautiful graphic novel about the plight of the bees.

A pocket biography of one of history's most ruthless leaders

A revealing insight into Rachmaninoff's intense and often melodramatic life

Everyone knows about Sir Ernest Shackleton or Amelia Earhart, but there are many adventurers whos...

'We can't look out for the land unless we love the land, and we can't love the land unless we kno...

Often, they appeared just once, tucked away in the corner of a lavish stand at one of the big int...

During the Blitz in 1942, one British serviceman begins his own private killing campaign - agains...

Taking you through the year day by day, The Newcastle Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, am...

Richard II is one of England's most notorious kings. Just a child when he came to the throne, he ...

The Parisi were a tribe located somewhere within the present day East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, kn...

Why do women fight in wars? The short answer is simply that women, like men, fight because they m...

The Age of Emperors 28BC-476AD

In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order...

This book reveals for the first time the extraordinary true story of the worst naval catastrophe ...

A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reve...

London is a city steeped in history, a place where the past lingers in every shadow.

You only need to look at the story of Samson and Delilah to see just how important a man's hairst...

The historical oddities, strange sighting and old folkore hiding amongst Kew's iconic glasshouses...

Tithe Surveys for Historians

Salmons & Sons was founded in 1830 by Joseph Salmons and quickly became famous for its high-quali...

From earliest records to the present day, the history of Coventry in one easy-to-read volume.

Beautifully illustrated with over 400 photographs, maps and diagrams, Exploring Avebury invites u...

This new book from Anthony Burton looks at ten pivotal moments in transport world history, rangin...

Much has changed in Swansea over the years and this short but comprehensive history chronicles th...

In a book that brings new insights into both military history and the history of ancient Egyptian...

Many books have been written which study the actions of the French or British armies during the N...

An account of the famous Fox sisters and the colourful Victorian spiritualist scene

Philip of Spain is known in England primarily as the husband of Mary I and the adversary of Eliza...

The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be u...

Trail-blazing journalist Mea Allan was born in a leafy suburb of Glasgow in 1909 and made her nam...

Charles Lightoller led a truly extraordinary life, repeatedly escaping death and demonstrating re...

P.G. Wodehouse saw his first article published when still at school, and went on to become the le...

A chronological account of the campaigns on the Eastern Front

A follow-up to John Richardson's 2019 bestselling book, Making Movie Magic

Few would imagine that one man links Ridley Scott's visionary sci-fi classic Blade Runner; The De...

Virginia Vernon was responsible for the welfare of ENSA performers around the world during the Se...

Bulgarian-born oral storyteller Nana Tomova carries in her bones old tales of golden maidens and ...

It's cold outside. Huddle close round the fire, and make sure the candle doesn't blow out. That t...

The West End of London has long been a magnet to those attracted by impressive architecture and g...

The folklore of witchcraft and magic in England runs deep. Every corner of this country once had ...

A long overdue new biography of Clara Schumann that establishes her as a powerful presence in the...

A history of Norfolk in the Second World War.

Mick Hill's colorful book is packed with his signature artwork, and skillfully showcases the cars...

The rise and fall of the Romans 753-27 BC

A history of Churchill and Malta