Revealing the true history behind the mythical 'Stone of Destiny' - the symbol of Scotland
He was tried in the `Auschwitz Trial' at Krakow, found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and executed in January 1948.
An insight into the inner workings of Hitler's secret headquarters
Presents a pictorial history of Minehead through a series of photographs and images.
These wonderful period pictures and descriptive captions will bring back this decade of childhood, and jog memories about all aspects of life as it was in post-war Britain.
This is the story of what happened, in the words of the people it happened to - the people's story of an incredible unification.
An entertaining romp through the history of London's brothels and the women who offered their services
Champagne and Shambles is essential reading for anyone who has visited country houses in Britain and wondered why they ceased to be homes and, if not destroyed, instead became 'national treasures', rescued by the National Trust, English Heritage or other groups and individuals for preservation.
Following on from his biography of Thomas Cromwell, John Schofield examines how the English character and the way it perceived royal rule changed between the time of Thomas Cromwell and that of his great-great-grandnephew Oliver.
The history of Special Operations Executive (SOE) seems to spring a never-ending run of surprises, and here are some more. SOE: The Scientific Secrets is a revelation about the tools that allowed the murky world of spying and spies to operate during wartime.
Covers the memories of the men and women who served at or around the Royal Navy's famous anchorage in the Orkney Islands in both world wars. This title includes the voices from two world wars, of the men who served on big and small ships who manned lonely batteries, and of the Wrens and other servicewomen who were stationed there.
The political secrets of Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms
A radically new interpretation of a much maligned prince.
This major biography of Thomas Cromwell, Henry's VIII's right hand man, reveals for the first time that the image of a blood stained henchman is largely fictional.
The book goes on to recount the AktionT4 programme, in which adults with disabilities were disposed of in six official centres, and the development of the Sterilisation Law, which allowed the forced sterilisation of at least half a million young adults with disabilities.
The great abolition sham
Described by History Today magazine as `compelling', The Byzantine Wars provides an invaluable survey of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks.
This complete history incorporates the `voices' of the Holocaust, not only the perspectives of the victims, but also the perpetrators and bystanders.
The longest running campaign fought by the British in the Second World War, the Burma campaign began disastrously in December 1941 with a humiliating retreat, but ended triumphantly in August 1945 with the defeat of the occupying Japanese army. This work relates the personal experiences of men who fought the "Forgotten War" of the Burma campaign.
At Fromelles in July 1916 two divisions - one British and one Australian - within a few weeks of arriving in France - went into action for the first time.
A new interpretation of a battle that decided 2,000 years of Britain's cultural heritage.
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