Historie

Mary Beard

Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire in this major non-fiction release for 2015. Covering 1,000 years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from…

In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were drafted into a…

Ilan Pappe

Yuval Noah Harari

Príbeh o tom, ako informačné siete budujú aj rúcajú náš svet.Za posledných 100 000 rokov sme my, druh Homo sapiens, nahromadili obrovskú moc. Ale napriek všetkým svojim objavom, vynálezom a víťazstvám…

Christopher Clark

The moments that it took Gavrilo Princip to step forward to the stalled car and shoot dead Franz Ferdinand and his wife were perhaps the most fateful of the modern era. An act of terrorism of staggering…

Martyn Rady

'Fascinating, masterful ... gems scattered throughout the book' Peter Frankopan, Spectator 'Quirkily original but also scholarly and authoritative, to be read for pleasure and serious reflection' Telegraph…

James Barr

The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle lines of the modern Middle East. Through a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including T. E. Lawrence, Winston…

Howard Zinn

The author of The Ruin of All Witches returns with a gripping, vividly told journey of rediscovery, uncovering his uncle's past as a soldier, prisoner, fugitive and partisan in World War Two Italy…

Tim Bouverie

Clare Mulley

Rashid I. Khalidi

Mary Beard

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of…

Harald Jähner

Angela Saini

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023

Christopher Clark

Ron Chernow

Philippe Sands

After the Second World War, new international rules heralded an age of human rights and self-determination. Supported by Britain, these unprecedented changes sought to end the scourge of colonialism.…

Frank McDonough

Will Hermes

Rachel Maddow

Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland