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A Great and Rising Nation illuminates the unexplored early decades of the United States' imperialist naval aspirations.
Conventional wisdom holds that, until the Spanish-American War ...
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
'An incredible work of scholarship' - Sathnam Sanghera
Through the story of his own family's history as slave and ...
An American Interest Book of the Year
"Khan has unraveled the mystery of Chinese grand strategy, showing why insecurity lies at the root of Chinese ...
A gripping story of ancient wisdom, new technology and 'the king of the world's booksellers', set in Renaissance Florence
'A marvel of storytelling and ...
The mythology and folklore of England is as old as the land itself, rich in symbolism and full of tales of quests and heroic daring-do ...
'Engrossing and powerful . . . rich and thought-provoking'
Fara Dabhoiwala, Guardian
'Path-breaking . . . a major rewriting of history'
Mihir Bose, Irish Times
'Slave Empire is lucid, elegant and ...
There are many stories we can spin about years gone by, but which accounts come to be told, and by whom? A single author can ...
In 1922, a century ago, the most sensational archaeological discovery of all time was made. When Tutankhamun's tomb was found in Egypt's Valley ...
With the end of the Cold War and the triumph of globalization, many believed that nationalism was now a thing of the past: instead, the ...
An NPR Best Book of the Year
The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its ...
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes-this ...
"The political machinations, betrayal, and battles may appeal to those fans of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series interested ...
A thrilling joint biography of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, uncovering how their complex 30-year relationship shaped their dynasties, perfect for fans of Alison ...
The subject of numerous biographies and history books, Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today, Boris Johnson ...
