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Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought was the first 'all-big-gun' battleship and as such revolutionised battleship design for more than a generation. She was built at ...
Frederick Irwin's book, the first large scale study of Western Australia, was published in London in 1835. This facsimile of that now very rare ...
This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction provides an understanding of geographical ...
With the American-supported South Vietnamese government verging on collapse in early 1965, American President Lyndon Johnson decided to commit American conventional ground forces in the ...
From the searing heat of the Zambezi valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani mountains in Rhodesia; from the bars in Port St John ...
This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end ...
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Germania is a very personal guide to the Germany that Simon Winder loves. Equally passionate about the region's ...
During World War II's battle for control of the Mediterranean, both the British and Italian navies planned to bring their battle fleets into play ...
Tank design bureaus first became involved in the development of very heavy tanks after WWI. In addition to the militaries of Germany and England, the ...
'Europe where the sun dares scarce appear
For freezing meteors and congealed cold.'
Christopher Marlowe
In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp ...
Japan s attack on Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands on 7 December 1941, had severely damaged the United States Pacific Fleet but had not ...
A one-volume, essential history of England's longest and bloodiest civil war: the Wars of the Roses.
THE REAL GAME OF THRONES... The Wars of ...
The fascinating true story behind HBO's Catherine the Great starring Dame Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great.
Born into a minor noble family, Catherine ...
A uniquely illustrated guide to the Second World War with more than 100 detailed maps
The deadliest war in history brought to life through bold ...
An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution and how it could have been avoided, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying ...