Topic: European history

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history and changed the face of foreign policy and European geography forever. Produced in a lightweight and portable format, the guide covers all the main memorials and museums alongside practical information on how to book the best...

Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the First World War - the epic conflict that was supposed to be 'the war to end all wars'. Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold explanatory graphics this title explores the historical background to the war, its cause...

Combining authoritative text and bold explanatory graphics 'The World War II Book' explores the causes, key events, and lasting consequences of the Second World War. Using the original, graphic-led approach of the series, entries profile more than 90 of the key ideas and events during and surroun...

What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to look. A history of the long eighteenth century, 'Writing on the Wall' is told through the marks its citizens left behind, bringing into focus lost voices from the highest to the lowest in society. From the ...

June 1942. The Third Reich is victorious everywhere. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unusual plan: a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria who escaped to Britain just before the War. Many have lost their families, their homes - thei...

June 1942. The Third Reich is victorious everywhere. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unusual plan: a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria who escaped to Britain just before the War. Many have lost their families, their homes - thei...

Like many couples, Dick and Angel had long dreamed of living in France. But where others might settle for a modest bolthole in the French countryside, the Strawbridges fell in love with a 19th-century fairytale chateau, complete with 45 rooms, 7 outbuildings, 12 acres of land and its own moat. A ...

A fascinating exploration into the tumultuous history of one of England's greatest counties. Morris' previous title, }Time's Anvil{ was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. 'A restless, poetic, strange book, and the territory it describes deserves nothing less' Observer'Meticulously researche...

The way in which the 'continent unto itself' took shape through literature, legend and popular culture is traced from Iron Age to present in this wide-ranging and lyrical narrative. 'Restless, poetic, strange ... and the territory it describes deserves nothing less' Observer'Glittering and energe...

In 'Yorkshire: There and Back', Andrew Martin celebrates Britain's most charismatic county, looking back at the Yorkshire of his 1970s childhood and as it is today. Journeying to every historic corner, Martin writes affectionally about its past, present and peculiarities.

In 'Yorkshire: There and Back', Andrew Martin celebrates Britain's most charismatic county, looking back at the Yorkshire of his 1970s childhood and as it is today. Journeying to every historic corner, Martin writes affectionally about its past, present and peculiarities.

This warm and engaging memoir from the star of Channel 5's }The Yorkshire Vet{ is set to appeal to fans of }All Creatures Great & Small{ and }My Family & Other Animals{. As featured on BBC Breakfast.A warm, engaging and witty memoir from the star of Channel 5's The Yorkshire Vet.This is the life ...

In 'Zelensky', Steven Derix describes the impressive life story of an actor who played a president on TV before being thrust into the role of real-life wartime leader.