As the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French empires. In India a generation committed to independence mu...

In early October 2023, Palestinian Plestia Alaqad was a recent graduate with dreams of becoming a successful journalist. By the end of November, sh...

This captivating biography delves into the pioneering work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, from his early scientific achievements to leading the Manhatta...

Mac Maharaj played a pivotal role in the liberation movement for nearly four decades, suffering brutal tortures and twelve years’ imprisonment on R...

In this captivating collection of essays, Tinyiko Maluleke invites his readers on a journey that begins with his eventful boyhood in Soweto and his...

The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to ...

In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people. The Dalai La...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child'Now that's a Great Escape! How 34 members of the SAS evaded 5,000 Na...

One man's traitor may be another man's hero . . .A history of well-known and more obscure traitors that exposes some of the biggest backstabbing, t...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era' ANNE APPLEBA...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing loo...

Longlisted for The Baillie Gifford Prize 2024Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique, a French colony, in 1925. As a young man, he volunteered to fight...

Op die skilderagtige universiteitsdorp Stellenbosch woon van Suid-Afrika se rykste individue – hulle is almal mans, Afrikaanssprekend en stinkryk. ...

Discover Amos Oz's most iconic work in this extraordinary memoir that is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who wi...

In the summer of 1944, the SAS were charged with the most crucial D-Day missions, taking on the might of the Nazi Reich deep behind enemy lines. Fa...

The astonishing true story of Heinrich Himmler's masseur who used his influence over the S.S. commander to save the lives of over a hundred thousan...

A new non-fiction title that highlights the experience of American veterans who have received awards for their military achievements. ‘Life has no ...

In 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa's resources. The key to cracking open the continent, or so he thou...

The definitive biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, the first and greatest press magnate in history and the genius who invente...

How have the character and technology of war changed in recent times?Why does battlefield victory often fail to result in a sustainable peace?What ...