Using revelatory new material on an event which changed the tide of World War II, Robert Kershaw’s award-winning history explores the Battle of Dunkirk from the German perspective.
A vivid narrative history of the Solomons and New Guinea campaigns of World War II, which represented key turning points in the U.S. Navy's campaign against the Japanese in the Pacific.
A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict.
Nuclear war is a far greater immediate threat to humanity's survival than climate change, yet we are in near-total denial. This book puts the issue back to the top of the global agenda.
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world’s most beloved culinary staples—featuring recipes from around the world.
A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century.
