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The Hittites in the Late Bronze Age became the mightiest military power in the Ancient Near East. Yet their empire was always vulnerable to destruction ...
His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, his mother a Christian princess. Groomed from childhood for a position of authority, Khubilai snatched the ...
A journey told through stories and songs into Doggerland, the ancient region that once joined the east coast of England to Holland
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'It is I think the most radical Book that has been written in these late centuries . . . and will give pleasure and displeasure, one may expect ...
The astonishing voyage of the first solo crossing of Antarctica by the unlikeliest of arctic explorers.
By the 1930s, no one had yet crossed Antarctica ...
The crucial book for understanding modern China, now updated to include the rule of Xi Jinping
In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia ...
Why is the world the way it is? What forces have forged our planet and how have they in turn governed our evolution, influenced the ...
Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an inevitable transition from a world ...
A fascinating illustrated history of the most important cities of antiquity, from Alexandria to York
From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide shows us ...
An updated and expanded edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this iconic ship. The narrative spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous ...
In 1945, the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and warfare was never the same again. Armageddon and Paranoia relates how the power of the ...
Located at the intersection of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been strategically important for thousands of years. Its ancient trade routes and strategic ...
A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire-the Amritsar Massacre-to mark its 100th anniversary
The Amritsar Massacre ...