An engaging and suspenseful novel that follows two Iranian men whose contrasting circumstances drive them to flee their homeland, which explores the intersection of political repression, organised crime, compromise and migration.
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The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England, by Alanna Skuse
A lively and often wry history of early modern medicine reveals the evolution of medical practice, from Tudor ailments and unauthorised healers to childbirth and sexually transmitted diseases.
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Mithim, by Carina McNally
In her excavation of Ireland's buried women and ancient practices, the novelist refuses to forget a history of violence
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Cyprus 1974: Conflict in The Mediterranean: No Control, No Conspiracy, by Andrew Southam
A compelling look at how nationalism, political misjudgements and competing strategic interests combined to produce the island’s partition, challenging conspiracy theories and revealing the chaotic consequences.
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Cyprus 1974: Conflict in The Mediterranean: No Control, No Conspiracy, by Andrew Southam
A compelling look at how nationalism, political misjudgements and competing strategic interests combined to produce the island’s partition, challenging conspiracy theories and revealing the chaotic consequences.
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The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England, by Alanna Skuse
A lively and often wry history of early modern medicine reveals the evolution of medical practice, from Tudor ailments and unauthorised healers to childbirth and sexually transmitted diseases.
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An Axe and Four Balloons, by Tim Spicer
A new biography of a forgotten special forces hero, Brian Franks, who played a role both during and after the war and is credited as having saved the SAS. .
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Iran, We Ran, by Garrie Boldsmith
An engaging and suspenseful novel that follows two Iranian men whose contrasting circumstances drive them to flee their homeland, which explores the intersection of political repression, organised crime, compromise and migration.
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. 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. 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. Grace Brown Watching the Detectives is an exciting and engaging anthology that combines crime writing, psychological suspense and science fiction. Trevor James A skilfully researched look into the turbulence of the 12th-century Middle East and the complexity of factors affecting the Crusades. An ambitious and engaging study of two of the medieval world’s most mythologised organisations. A nuanced and globe-spanning examination of how Protestantism’s often chaotic missionary efforts helped shape the early modern world. 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. An aspiring journalist and an historian investigate a murder in the German capital amid Hitler's rise and the collapse of the Weimar Republic. 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 Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn
Stealing Hitler’s Rocket: The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain, by Guy Walters
Empire’s Witness: A Soldier’s Secret War Diary 1942-5, by Philip James Day
Watching the Detectives: An Aspects of Crime Short Story Collection
The Crusader Storm, by Nicholas Morton
Assassins and Templars: A Battle in Myth and Blood, by Steve Tibble
The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion, by Alec Ryrie
Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings, by Steven Parissien
Operation Berlin, by Michael Ridpath
Berlin: Endgame 1945, by Prit Buttar
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