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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn

The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn

A wide-ranging account of how innovation, economic conditions and ambition transformed early railways into a global revolution that reshaped the modern world.

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Shadow of a Queen, by Peter Tonkin

Shadow of a Queen, by Peter Tonkin

Robert Poley returns amid the intrigue surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots’s captivity in another of Peter Tonkin's depiction of plots and political tension in Elizabethan England.

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Berlin: Endgame 1945, by Prit Buttar

Berlin: Endgame 1945, by Prit Buttar

A study of the fall of Berlin revealing how rivalries, ideology, and personal testimonies defined the chaotic end of the Nazi regime.

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Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings, by Steven Parissien

Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings, by Steven Parissien

British history is traced through 25 iconic buildings – from Maiden Castle to 30 St Mary Axe – in this blend of architectural perusal and cultural insight.

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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn

Michael Mccomb

A wide-ranging account of how innovation, economic conditions and ambition transformed early railways into a global revolution that reshaped the modern world.

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Front cover of Stealing Hitler's Rocket by Guy Walters.

Stealing Hitler’s Rocket: The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain, by Guy Walters

Trevor James

In 1943 Allied reconnaissance identified a major military development site on the Baltic coast, and so began a complex and hazardous smuggling mission of supersonic weaponry.

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Empire’s Witness: A Soldier’s Secret War Diary 1942-5, by Philip James Day

Gautam Hazarika

A moving and beautifully crafted blend of wartime memoir, transforming one soldier’s forgotten journal into an extraordinary journey across the British Empire and back home again.

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Front Cover of Watching the Detectives, an Aspects of Crime Short Story Collection.

Watching the Detectives: An Aspects of Crime Short Story Collection

Grace Brown

Watching the Detectives is an exciting and engaging anthology that combines crime writing, psychological suspense and science fiction.

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Front cover of The Crusader Storm by Nicholas Morton.

The Crusader Storm, by Nicholas Morton

Trevor James

A skilfully researched look into the turbulence of the 12th-century Middle East and the complexity of factors affecting the Crusades.

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Assassins and Templars: A Battle in Myth and Blood, by Steve Tibble

Adam Staten

An ambitious and engaging study of two of the medieval world’s most mythologised organisations.

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The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion, by Alec Ryrie

Zeb Baker-Smith

A nuanced and globe-spanning examination of how Protestantism’s often chaotic missionary efforts helped shape the early modern world.

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Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings, by Steven Parissien

Paul Strathern

British history is traced through 25 iconic buildings – from Maiden Castle to 30 St Mary Axe – in this blend of architectural perusal and cultural insight.

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Operation Berlin, by Michael Ridpath

Mark Ellis

An aspiring journalist and an historian investigate a murder in the German capital amid Hitler's rise and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.

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Berlin: Endgame 1945, by Prit Buttar

Trevor James

A study of the fall of Berlin revealing how rivalries, ideology, and personal testimonies defined the chaotic end of the Nazi regime.

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The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025 – Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa, by Saul David

The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025 – Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa, by Saul David

Tunisgrad shows how the Allied campaign after Alamein pushed the Axis out of Africa, draining Germany of men and materiel at a critical moment. David skilfully blends grand strategy with the human stories of the soldiers who fought it.

Saul David

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Ring in the New

Ring in the New

Our authors highlight some of the books they are looking forward to reading in 2021.