History

A new beautiful edition of the Communist Manifesto, combined with Lenin's key revolutionary tract

It was the 1917 Russian Revolution that transformed the scale of The Communist Manifesto, making it the key text for socialists everywhere. On the centenary of this upheaval, this volume pairs Marx and ...

Published here for the fi rst time, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg's historically unique photographs show the Archivo General de Indias in Seville before its reorganisation.

A gripping history of the Security Service and its covert surveillance on British writers and intellectuals in the twentieth century.

How War Gave Birth to Revolution in the 19th century

Bestselling author Sinclair McKay gives a gripping account of a murder in the heart of Victorian London, which intrigued and scandalised Bloomsbury society.

In Contested Lands, T. G. Fraser untangles the threads of history in the Middle East and, in doing so, weaves a detailed and insightful picture of a troubled region and why its heritage remains important today.

In John Worthen's revelatory biography, Marten emerges from the shadows as a brilliantly clever, lively-minded man, free of fundamentalist zeal so common in many of his republican contemporaries.

Everybody makes mistakes, but when an American president blunders, the results can be catastrophic. The Failures of the Presidents takes an in depth look at presidential decision-making processes gone wrong. The book examines the seemingly promising policies and courses of action that turned out to be ...

After the "Great Escape", The Hunt for the Killers of Stalag Luft III.

The first in a series of books presenting a connected history of evangelical movements in the English-speaking world spread over nearly three centuries.

The Truth About Tesla is one of the first books to set the record straight, tracing the origin of Tesla's "genius" to scientists and ideas that far predated him.

25 incredible case studies are explored using historical sources, personal narratives, illustrations, photographs, and fact boxes making this book both intellectually and visually gripping.

Pitkin is proud to introduce the tale of one man's ascent from relatively humble origins to international legend. Walter Raleigh was a pirate, traitor, scholar, coloniser, explorer, soldier, poet, adventurer, scientist, cartographer, botanist, fashionista and Favourite of a queen. He is credited with introducing tobacco and potatoes to England.

From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the third volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults.

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

A gorgeously produced homage to the art of the letter, comprising letters to and from the Presidents of Ireland.

The dramatic highs and lows of Wall Street and its development through the 19th century

A beautifully illustrated account of one of the greatest royal love matches of all time

The thrilling true story of how a Second World War hero became Britain's greatest traitor.