Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor(Paperback / softback)

Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor(Paperback / softback)

More than 22 centuries ago, in China's northwestern Shaanxi province, the first Qin emperor was buried in a magnificent tomb surrounded by an army of some 7,000 terra-cotta soldiers. This lavish volume offers a detailed look at that astonishing army, and the life and times of the man whose resting

Terracotta Army (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperor's

Soldier's Pay (Faulkner William)(Paperback / softback)

A group of soldiers travel by train across the United States in the aftermath of the First World War. Moved by his condition, a few civilian fellow travellers decided to see him home to Georgia, to a family who believed him dead, and a fiancee who grew tired of waiting. Faulkner's first novel

Gurkhas (Bellamy Chris)(Paperback / softback)

The first complete history of the the world's most formidable soldiers - written by an award-winning

Emperor of All Maladies (Mukherjee Siddhartha)(Paperback / softback)

Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011 Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011 Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book

Nation's Favourite: Love Poems (Goodwin Daisy)(Paperback / softback)

From the first flush of love, through courtship and vows of eternal fidelity, to serving the writs and drowning your sorrows, 'The Nation's Favourite Love Poems' will meet all your romantic

Augustus: First Emperor of Rome (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback)

The dramatic story of Augustus, Rome's first emperor, who plunged into Rome's violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire 'A fascinating study of political life in ancient Rome.'--Nick Romeo, Christian Science

Emperor Of Scent (Burr Chandler)(Paperback / softback)

In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the

Making Of The British Army (Mallinson Allan)(Paperback / softback)

Edgehill, 1642: Surveying the disastrous scene in the aftermath of the first battle of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell realizes that war can no longer be made in the old, feudal way: there has to be system and discipline, and therefore - eventually - a standing professional

Emperor of the Eight Islands (Hearn Lian)(Paperback / softback)

The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Qian Sima)(Paperback)

'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the

Goblin Emperor (Addison Katherine)(Paperback / softback)

The first UK publication of this multiple award winning, critically acclaimed high fantasy US smash hit phenomenon.'Challenging, invigorating, and unique.' Scott Lynch, bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora, Nominated for the Nebula and Hugo awards, and a World Fantasy Award Finalist,

The Emperor of Evening Stars - Laura Thalassa

Mercurial Emperor - The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague (Marshall Peter)(Paperback / softback)

In the late 16th century the greatest philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians of the day flocked to Prague to work under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, an emperor more interested in the great minds of his times than in the exercise of his immense

Hertfordshire Soldiers of the Great War (Hill Dan)(Pevná vazba)

In Hertfordshire Soldiers of The First World War the authors explore a series of individual case studies of Hertfordshire men who served in various theaters during the First World War, all of which had been uncovered as part of the Herts At War community project. This unique collection of largely

Very Long Engagement (Japrisot Sebastien)(Paperback / softback)

During the First World War five French soldiers, accused of a cowardly attempt to evade duty, are bundled into no man's land and certain

Rome (Hughes Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Revised for the paperback edition - a dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING

Emperor: The Blood of Gods (Iggulden Conn)(Paperback / softback)

The epic new novel in Conn Iggulden's bestselling EMPEROR series, featuring a new short story by the author. Julius Caesar has been assassinated. A nation is in mourning. Revenge will be bloody. Rome's great hero Julius Caesar has been brutally murdered by his most trusted allies. While these

Augustus - From Revolutionary to Emperor (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

The story of how Augustus rose from an obscure teenager to become Rome's first and greatest

Unholy Consult - Book 4 of the Aspect-Emperor (Bakker R. Scott)(Paperback / softback)

The highly anticipated finale to R. Scott Bakker's acclaimed Aspect-Emperor

Falcon of Sparta - The bestselling author of the Emperor and Conqueror series' returns to the Ancient World (Iggulden Conn)(Paperback / softback)

Death of a Superhero (McCarten Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero

Medal for Leroy (Morpurgo Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army. A novel about families, identity and loss by bestselling award-winning author of WAR

The Divine Comedy I: Inferno (Alighieri Dante)(Paperback)

The first part of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy, revealing the eternal punishment reserved for such sins as greed, self-deception, political double-dealing and treachery Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in