A fascinating treatise with much truth that Canada’s economic and military contribution has not received the recognition that it deserves.
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Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination, by Brendan Cooper
A rich quarry for artists and writers alike, the psychology and morals of an era can be unearthed from cricket's plotlines and characters.
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Korea: War Without End, by Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman
A ‘forgotten’ conflict, but one with brutal and present-day consequences, is probed 75 years after it began.
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine: King Charles I’s Cavalier Commander, by Mark Turnbull
A new biography uncovers just how much of a mark the 17th-century prince left on Stuart Britain.
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A Suspicion of Spies, by Tim Spicer
A biography of the spy Biffy Dunderdale offers an invaluable insight into the key role he played in MI6.
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The Tudors in Love, by Sarah Gristwood
The latest from the acclaimed Tudor historian looks at a new area of study: the courtly code.
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Queen High, by C.J. Carey
An alternate reality where Wallis Simpson is queen is a compulsive literary thriller.
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Second Front, by Marc Milner
A fascinating treatise with much truth that Canada’s economic and military contribution has not received the recognition that it deserves.
Crowley takes us on a journey through time and across oceans and continents. Giles Milton's latest and eminently readable book is full of a cast of sometimes larger-than-life characters. Peter Tonkin once again demonstrates why he stands head and shoulders above the crowd with a novel to be enjoyed by those who know the era well as well as newcomers. Oliver Webb-Carter Dominic Sandbrook’s latest entry to his Adventures in Time series, aimed at younger readers, is perhaps his best yet. The combination of Murray and Holland is a marriage made in heaven. A compelling examination of war and peace written with great skill and poignancy. The new book from Kohn reveals gems of living history that leap from the pages of this ever-fascinating tale. Mya Jheeta The Bratinsky Affair offers a gripping blend of espionage, history, and personal legacy. James Dunford Wood delves into the reasons for the ultimate British success and why, at the time, the achievements of these men was kept relatively quiet. Lily Lowe Along the Roads to Hell is a moving and haunting account.
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Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World, by Roger Crowley
The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance that Won the War, by Giles Milton
Shadow of Poison, by Peter Tonkin
Nelson: Hero of the Seas, by Dominic Sandbrook
Victory ’45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders, by James Holland & Al Murray
Lest We Forget, by Tessa Dunlop
The Stories Old Towns Tell: A Journey through the Cities at the Heart of Europe, by Marek Kohn
The Bratinsky Affair, by Jim Loughran
The Big Little War, by James Dunford Wood
Along the Roads to Hell, by Michael Admiraal
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