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A Suspicion of Spies, by Tim Spicer

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 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

Queen High, by C.J. Carey

An alternate reality where Wallis Simpson is queen is a compulsive literary thriller.

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Victory To Defeat, by Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman

Victory To Defeat, by Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman

Should be read by every student at the Staff College.

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Burying the Enemy, by Tim Grady

Letizia Turini

Tim Grady expertly guides readers on a historical journey in this moving and powerful book.

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Hitler’s People: The Faces of the Third Reich, by Richard J. Evans

Gordon Corrigan

This meticulously researched volume explores the government and people of the Third Reich, questioning how they rose to power and what drove their actions.

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Paying in Blood, by Karen Haden

Emma Scott

A thrilling mystery set amongst the religious conflict of 1600s England.

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Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives, by Alice Loxton

Richard Stone

In this wonderfully entertaining book, written with assured flair, historian Alice Loxton takes the age of eighteen as a unifying theme for telling the story of Britain.

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The Great Siege of Malta, by Marcus Bull

James Sewry

Bull’s readable and entertaining work will surely revive interest in The Great Siege of Malta.

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A Death in Berlin, by Simon Scarrow

Alan Bardos

The third instalment of Simon Scarrow’s excellent Berlin Noir series is a pacey and compelling novel.

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Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos, by Keith Lowe

Robert Lyman

This magnificent book traces the story of people in Naples, 1944, making it compelling and difficult to put down.

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SAS Great Escapes Three, by Damien Lewis

Alan Bardos

Damien Lewis's third SAS World War II escape instalment blends painstaking research with firsthand accounts that let the men tell their stories.

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Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World, by Roger Crowley

Steven Veerapen

Crowley takes us on a journey through time and across oceans and continents.

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The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance that Won the War, by Giles Milton

Robert Lyman

Giles Milton's latest and eminently readable book is full of a cast of sometimes larger-than-life characters.

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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.