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The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality
Nancy Isenberg - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who sought to abuse the weaknesses inherent in our democracy.Until now, no one has properly dissected the intertwined lives of the second and sixth (father and son) presidents. John and John... |
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The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker
Jelani Cobb - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of The New Yorker's groundbreaking writing on race in America - including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more - with a foreword by Jelani CobbThis anthology from the pages of the New Yorker provides a bold and complex... |
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Pepys's Later Diaries
Samuel Pepys - The History Press
Format: NOOK Book(eBook)
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Pepys never resumed the personal Diary which he abandoned in 1669 when he feared (wrongly) that he was going blind. He was one of the greatest accidental historians, never intending to record for posterity, only his own amusement. But he did write several short diaries or journals at various... |
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VCs of the First World War
Gerald Gliddon - The History Press
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At the end of 1917, after three years of trench warfare on the Western Front, the Allied armies of Britain and France and those of their main opponent Germany had reached a point of exhaustion and hibernation. With this in mind the Germans planned an all-out offensive, Operation "Michael,... |
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The Spellmount Guide to London in the Second World War
James Beardon - The History Press
Format: Book
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During the lead up to and over the course of the Second World War, London was a city transformed as it simultaneously became the front line and the command centre of Allied operations. The scale and speed of the city's transformation has been unparalleled in London's history as the government... |
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Death at Dawn
Alf R Jacobsen - The History Press
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Hitler's desperate need for iron ore was the main reason for his attack on Norway in April 1940. The battle for Narvik's ice-free harbor soon became a crucial objective for both Allied and Axis forces. Attack at Dawn covers the two key battles that fought on 10th and 13th of April.... |
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Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War
Tim Rowland - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: eBook
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A quirky journey through little-known trivia and true stories from the history of the American Civil War. The Civil War tore the United States apart - but with the drama and chaos of war as front-page news, some stories of the time were forgotten. They're the sort of bizarre, outrageous,... |
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Bannockburn: The Battle for a Nation
Alistair Moffat - Birlinn Ltd
Format: NOOK Book
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Bestselling author Alistair Moffat offers fresh insights into one of the most famous battles in history: Bannockburn. As 8, 000 Scottish solders, most of them spearmen, faced 18, 000 English infantrymen, archers, and mounted knights on the morning of Sunday 23 June 1314, many would have... |
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The Ipswich Book of Days
Rachel Field - The History Press
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Taking you through the year day by day, The Ipswich Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring... |
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