The Last Veteran: Harry Patch and the Legacy of War
This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations.
Autobiography: historical, political & military
Unbroken: Unabridged edition
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
The Kindness of Women
‘This is autobiography taken to the highest reaches of fiction, another wonderful novel of scorching power, shot through with honesty and lyricism’ Observer
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East: Text only edition
Robert Fisk’s bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis.
The Pike: Gabriele d’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War: Unabridged edition
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil – and Fascist.
The Speckled People
‘This is the most gripping book I’ve read in ages … It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.’ Roddy Doyle
The Pike: Gabriele d’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil – and Fascist.
The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters
Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak.
I Didn’t Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation (Text Only)
One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa’s best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea.
Public Servant, Secret Agent: The elusive life and violent death of Airey Neave (Text Only)
The first biography of Airey Neave, Colditz escapee, MI6 officer, mastermind of Margaret Thatcher’s leadership campaign and on the verge of being her first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he was brutally murdered in the palace of Westminster by the INLA.
A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby (Text only)
The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and Queen
The Opposite of Fate
An unbearably moving, intensely passionate, deeply personal account of life as seen through the eyes of one of America’s best-loved novelists.
Cameron: Practically a Conservative
A fully updated edition of Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative, the first major biography of David Cameron, and now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government.
Unbroken
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
Revolution 2.0
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Revolution 2.0 is the story of Wael Ghonim’s extraordinary contribution to the Egyptian Revolution.
War
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger’s almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.