History Books

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** The book that inspired Steven Spielberg's acclaimed TV series, produced by Tom Hanks and starring Damian Lewis. ...

On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the ...

'A riveting, unvarnished and wholly unforgettable portrait of America's most storied commandos at war.' - Joby Warrick, author of Black Flags: The ...

On the night of 14/15 April 1912, a brandnew, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided ...

Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the ...

In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and ...

A compelling visual guide to the history of the military!Travel through time and explore 5000 years of weaponry in stunning detail with this riveti...

From the alarm clock to the toilet, discover the incredible history all around you in this hilarious and fascinating book from popular historian an...

Discover the exhilarating true story of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expeditionTold through the words of the world's greatest living exp...

Get ready for the Euros by journeying through the iconic and searingly honest story of one of the country's best ever footballers'A truly world cla...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Tender, fascinating ... Lucid and illuminating' Robert MacfarlaneFunerary rituals show us what people thought about morta...

Find We Landed By Moonlight: The Secret RAF Landings In France 1940-1944 by Hugh Verity from publishers Crecy Publishing at Books2Door! ; 256 pag...

Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers National Geographic**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN ...

Find The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story by Sergio Cariello from publishers David C Cook Publishing Company at Books2Door! ; 832 pages, Ill...

The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver. Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vi...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner'Compelling... sensitive, colourful and moving' -- Saul Da...

Jeoffry was a real cat who lived 250 years ago, confined to an asylum with Christopher Smart, one of the most visionary poets of the age. In exchan...

'Atlas of Improbable Places has that rare, through-the-wardrobe quality. It is a delightful compendium of the strangest places on the planet.' DAIL...

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMANWe know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you o...

Music can carry the stories of history like a message in a bottle. Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking mus...

'Monumental . . . A wonderful book.' Peter Frankopan'Magisterial . . . remarkable.' Guardian'Erudite and highly readable . . . An authoritative gui...

The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently f...

Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory?Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the...

Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 a...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER'Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting' Ali SmithLondinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern ...

'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is cu...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Following her bestselling, critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retell...

A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year'Powerful . . . there is rage in his ink. McKay's book grips by its passion and originality. Some 25,000 peopl...

LONDON: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This changeful place became a ...

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking w...

The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades and chivalry, glittering cathedrals and grand castles. It was also a time of ferocity and sp...

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020A SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEARFor most of human histo...

Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the o...

An official Platinum Jubilee souvenir that explores the incredible life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth and how her historic reign has shaped the wor...

'A groundbreaking work . . . Federici has become a crucial figure for . . . a new generation of feminists' Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars RoomA...

13.8 billion years of human and cosmic history summarised in one big book. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So with this brand-new hist...

An almighty storm hit Berlin in the last days of April 1945. Enveloped by the unstoppable force of East and West, explosive shells pounded building...

Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth with this awe-inspiring dinosaur book for curious kids aged 7-9. The prehistoric word of d...

WINNER OF THE MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT AT THE CRITICS CIRCLE THEATRE AWARDS 2022 'Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. She plays man...

'Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately it is within no one's reach.'In The Trouble With Being Born, E. M. Cioran grappl...

READERS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY WILL LOVE THIS GIFT!"Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide to...

Do you think you know who first thought of the theory of evolution? Have you ever wondered who created the oldest university in the world? Is Joan ...

'Athletes, especially black athletes, must use every resource at their command to right things that are wrong' - Arthur Ashe FROM THE NEW YORK TIME...

Typically wide-ranging, informative, and illuminating . . . a lovely book Peter FrankopanWhen did globalization begin? Most observers have settled ...

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR'A tour de force of scholarship, analysis and narration . . . Lloyd is well on the way t...

'How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times' Washington PostHannah Arend...

The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over...

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature'Absolutely essential and heartbreaking reading. There's a reason Ms. Alexievich won a Nobel Prize' - Craig ...