Four Days' Battle of 1666 - The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail (Fox Frank L.)(Paperback / softback)

Four Days' Battle of 1666 - The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail (Fox Frank L.)(Paperback / softback)

The only detailed English-language study of this great sea

Levelling Sea - The Story of a Cornish Haven and the Age of Sail (Marsden Philip)(Paperback / softback)

The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of

Sea Change (Goddard Robert)(Paperback / softback)

January, 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age - the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. William Spandrel, a penniless mapmaker, is offered a discharge of his debts by Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company, on one condition: he must

The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action (Willmott H. P.)(Paperback)

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval engagement in history. The battle was four separate actions, none of which were fought in the Gulf itself, and the result was the destruction of Japanese naval power in the Pacific. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of the fighting

Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail (Taylor Stephen)(Paperback)

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare 'No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such captivating and voluminous detail.'--Roger Ekirch, Wall Street Journal ' A] rollicking narrative

Dancing into Battle - A Social History of the Battle of Waterloo (Foulkes Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815 The summer of 1815 saw the final and desperate efforts of European powers to usurp Napoleon's reign over France. The pivotal moment was unfolding in an age where war was a social occasion; the

Eyes of the Void - Adrian Tchaikovsky

What waits in the shadows as we fight our greatest foe?After one great battle, the Architects disappeared. Yet humanity's fragile peace is brief. For, forty years later, the galaxy's greatest alien enemy has returned. This time, the artefacts that preserved entire worlds from destruction are

Arnhem - The Fight to Sustain: The Untold Story of the Airborne Logisticians (Steer Frank)(Paperback)

On the ground the airborne logisticians at the battle of Arnhem fought to the bitter end, indistinguishable from their paratroop comrades. In the air, their deeds and sacrifice were shining examples of duty done under the most desperate circumstances. Witness the account of Flight Lieutenant H J

Kursk: The Greatest Battle (Clark Lloyd)(Paperback / softback)

A monumental, enthralling work charting the greatest land battle of all time which changed the course of World War Two, by a highly regarded military

Turning the Tide - The Battles of Coral Sea and Midway(Paperback / softback)

Conquest - The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450 (Barker Juliet)(Paperback / softback)

* The thirty years of English rule in France that followed the battle of Agincourt - by the acclaimed author of AGINCOURT: THE KING, THE CAMPAIGN, THE

We, The Drowned (Jensen Carsten)(Paperback / softback)

In 1848 a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Spanning four generations, two world wars and a hundred years, We, The Drowned is an epic tale of adventure, ruthlessness and

Battle of the Four Courts: The First Three Days of the Irish Civil War (Fewer Michael)(Paperback)

The Irish Civil War began at around four o'clock in the morning on June 28, 1922. An 18-pounder artillery piece commanded by soldiers loyal to Michael Collins and the new Irish government began to fire on the Four Courts--a beautiful 18th-century complex of buildings that housed Ireland's highest

Last Days of the Bus Club (Stewart Chris)(Paperback / softback)

Part Four of the million-selling Driving Over Lemons

Conqueror (Heyer Georgette (Author))(Paperback / softback)

William the Bastard, base-born son of the Duke of Normandy, must fight the King of France to regain his Duchy. Spurned in love by the lovely Princess Matilda, the fighting Duke dares to take a whip to her in her own father's palace, before making her his

What Are You Looking For? (Krishnamurti J.)(Paperback)

FOUR MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'One of the greatest thinkers of the age' The Dalai Lama What is love?Who am I without my relationships? What is the relationship between myself and society?One of the world's greatest philosophical teachers, Krishnamurti, offers his inspiring wisdom on a core

Great Fire of London - The Essential Guide (Tinniswood Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

2 SEPTEMBER 1666: 350 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding

Thor: God of Thunder, Volume 4: The Last Days of Midgard (Aaron Jason)(Paperback)

Thor battles to save Earth, but who can he fight when the planet itself is dying? S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Roz Solomon has a suggestion: the nefarious energy company Roxxon and its ruthless new CE O, 'the Minotaur!' Has Thor met his match in the form of a multinational supercorporation? Meanwhile,

What Are You Doing With Your Life? (Krishnamurti J.)(Paperback / softback)

'One of the greatest thinkers of the age' The Dalai Lama 'One of the five saints of the 20th century' - TIME magazine 'Krishnamurti influenced me profoundly' - Deepak Chopra Who are you?What are you?What do you want from life? One of the world's great philosophical teachers, Krishnamurti, offers

Age of Anxiety - A Novel - The Times Bestseller (Townshend Pete)(Paperback / softback)

The debut novel by Pete Townshend, one of the world's greatest rock

Game of Thrones (Martin George R. R.)(Paperback)

The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark

Waterloo - The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

The Sunday TimesNumber 1 Bestseller 'A fabulous story, superbly told ... cannot be bettered' Max Hastings 'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost

Age of Iron (Watson Angus)(Paperback / softback)

Bloodthirsty druids and battle-hardened Iron Age warriors collide in the first volume of this action-packed historical fantasy trilogy which will appeal to fans of Joe Abercrombie, Britannia, and HBO's Game of Thrones. Shortlisted for the David Gemmell

The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America (Davis William C.)(Paperback)