The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No 8 Commando. He advocated a specially...

It was arguably the greatest fighting force in the entirety of the Great War. They were the very best: hardened, fearless, decorated, cocky fightin...

This authoritative, yet hugely readable, book traces the history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa they were not indigenous as were t...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015Emma Sky was working for the British Council during the invasion ...

**The New York Times Bestseller****The book of the landmark documentary, The Vietnam War, by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick**The definitive work on the ...

Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? The Second World War is the most cataclysmic and violent sequence of events in recent times. But f...

In 1776, American Patriots attempted to destroy the British flagship Eagle using a man-operated semi-submersible, the Turtle, in New York harbour. ...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'An intricately detailed, deeply sourced and reported history of the origins and growth of the cyberweapons ...

During the war, Geraldine Schwarz's grandparents were neither heroes nor villains - they just followed the current. Afterwards they wanted to forge...

Former Tornado Navigator John Nichol tells the incredible story of the RAF Tornado force during the First Gulf War in 1991; the excitement and the ...

Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered pa...

The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages The world has existed for over 4 billion years,...

The currents of History run deep and often unseen beneath the everyday ripple of events. But now and again the current rises to the surface, and th...

People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely a...

Explore the world's most fascinating historical and contemporary buildings, from ancient pyramids to hi-tech skyscrapers, in this essential guide t...

THE INSTANT NYT BESTSELLER'Fascinating' - The GuardianA gripping account of the little-known plot that could have put an end to JFK's historic pres...

The epic story of the past, present, and future of world order, revealing how the decline of the West may be a good thing for the world. Since t...

The extraordinary race for African territory that began in the 1880s and swept the political masters of Europe off their feet. The Scramble for Afr...

The Poisoners is a history of four devastating chapters in the making of the region, seen through the disturbing use of toxins and accusations of p...

In 1856, a teenage girl led 40000 to their deaths in the Eastern Cape. When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by the...

The formal colonial presence of the Netherlands, which lasted 150 years, had a huge impact on South Africa. Anyone walking around Cape Town and con...