A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the large ...
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“Nick Hewitt has achieved the impossible. He has re-told the story of D-Day in a way that transforms our understanding of that Day of Days.”—Dan Snow“A superb a ...
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The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the ent ...
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“Muir’s well-informed, entertaining book surveys romantic love and marriage among the real-life counterparts of Austen’s characters in an England threatened wit ...
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A groundbreaking story of Japanese comics from their nineteenth-century origins to the present day The immensely popular art form of manga, or Japanes ...
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How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challenge This book by military strategist Andrew F. Krepi ...
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An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance “Historically rich and supe ...
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“A Short History of Ireland stands out for its brevity, but also for its accessibility. . .. A solid introduction not only to the key events and themes of Irish ...
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“Kenyon uses new findings from Bletchley to retell the story of the naval battles that took place in the Arctic Ocean between 1941 and 1945.”—Daniel Brooks, The ...
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A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain ...
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A leading economist explores the global rise of the U.S. dollar and shows why its future stability is far from assured Our Dollar, Your Problem argues ...
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Charting Auguste Rodin’s relationships with the dancers who shaped his signature style and his mythic persona. Juliet Bellow traces Rodin’s interaction ...
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Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped ...
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An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy—and what that means for America and the world Prop ...
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An absorbing history of Europe’s nine most puzzling texts, including the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich Manuscript Books can change the world. ...
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The first book to publish the entirety of Franz Kafka’s graphic output, including more than 100 newly discovered drawings “The figures he drew stand a ...
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A human history of one of the planet’s most iconic lakes, and the civilizations that surrounded its shores The Dead Sea is a place of many contradict ...
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A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the wo ...
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A deeply researched history of assassination in the modern world, from Franz Ferdinand to Osama bin Laden Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leon Trotsky, Rei ...
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An evocative voyage through the Carpathian mountain range and its threatened landscape, peoples, and history The Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slov ...
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Copyright’s profound impact on the online world as we know it This book is a captivating exploration of the profound impact of American copyright law ...
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A major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe ...
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One of the world’s leading scholars of Buddhism presents the story of its dramatic journey across the globe, from 2,500 years ago to the present day ...
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The author takes us on an unexpected journey up the Danube, where we encounter a remarkable and unfamiliar world The magnificent Danube both cuts across and con ...
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