The Great War evokes images of barbed wire and mud-filled trenches, and of the carnage of the Somme and Passchendaele, but it also involved change on the home front on an almost revolutionary scale. In his hugely ambitious and deeply researched... Zobraziť viac
What comes first: the character of the times, or the characters who give it theirs? The Strangest End charts the trajectories of the characters who fell from power in the bloody breakdown of Europe's old order between 1917 and 1924, and those who for... Zobraziť viac
Though we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. At every significant turning point we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at the typewriter, ... Zobraziť viac
A portrait of a civilisation which flourished within living memory and left an indelible mark on history... Zobraziť viac
Brilliantly researched and wonderfully written, LOVE AND CAPITAL is a heartbreaking and dramatic saga of the family side of the man whose works would redefine the world after his death. Drawing upon years of research, acclaimed biographer... Zobraziť viac
Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS as well as the root cause of the greatest refugee... Zobraziť viac
The world has changed. Rather than a clash of civilisations, the West now faces revolts from the margins, driven by widening economic divisions, rising global elites and dangerous environmental constraints. The emergence of global terrorist movements... Zobraziť viac
The best way to understand today’s world fully is to understand the many influences that have, over thousands of years, shaped and moulded its peoples, countries and continents. The Timeline Atlas shows graphically the major movements and events that... Zobraziť viac
Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson... Zobraziť viac
Humans dream of super-intelligent machines. But what happens if we actually succeed? Creating superior intelligence would be the biggest event in human history... Zobraziť viac
A riveting story of World War II from the author of Chernobyl, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction... Zobraziť viac
Opening with the notorious bonfires of 'un-German' and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, <i>Burning the Books</i> takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and... Zobraziť viac
Dějiny evropské fotografie 20.století je mezinárodní výzkumný projekt panevropského rozměru. Jeho hlavním cílem je vydat encyklopedii v angličtině, která bude rozdělená do tří dílů podle časových období... Zobraziť viac
A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB’s renaissance, Putin’s rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of A is for Arsenic. William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions shock... Zobraziť viac
He's a trickster, a player, a jester. His handshake's like a pact with the devil, his smile like a crack in the clouds; he's watching you now and he's gone when you turn. Tyll Ulenspiegel is here! ... Zobraziť viac
Long neglected in world history, the Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual fervor, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the helm of its ascent was the omnipotent... Zobraziť viac
'No one else casts such a shrewd and gimlet eye on contemporary life.' - William BoydComic, dark and insightful, What Happened? is Hanif Kureishi's new collection of essays and fiction. No topic is too fringe or too mainstream for this insatiable-and much Zobraziť viac
Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village around the turn of the 20th century. Smart and precocious, she fights against the prejudices of the time to find her place in a world that sees her as second-best... Zobraziť viac
The incredible story behind the greatest female spy in history from one of Britain's most acclaimed historians... Zobraziť viac
