International History

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON brings to life the trauma of the Titanic through the true story of one family.

The story of the development and production of the military vehicle, from the first basic trucks, through the advances made in the inter-war years, to the specialized vehicles in World War II and beyond, with over 500 photographs.

An examination of the key events in the field of aviation during the five years between Harry Ferguson's first flight and the outbreak of the Great War. It studies the people, the aircraft and the places involved, and makes much use of contemporary sources to reveal the story through the eyes of those who witnessed these exciting times.

The dramatic life and mysterious death of the reviled Edward II, focusing on the vivid personality of the erratic and contradictory king, his unorthodox lifestyle and his passionate relationships with his male favourites, including Piers Gaveston

An examination of the hunter-gatherer communities of the Irish Mesolithic to understand the unique ways societies have lived there throughout history.

The greatest cocktail party ever thrown in Hollywood.

Immersive and revelatory, The Other Olympians is a groundbreaking, hidden-in-the-archives marvel, an inspiring call for equality, and an essential contribution toward understanding the contemporary culture wars over gender in sports.

Designed for student research, this resource contains information, reference material and analysis of the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union. Combining narrative description, analytical essays, biographical profiles and primary documents, the author explores the reasons for the decline.

A timely, essential guide to how America feeds itself and companion book to the new documentary

A whole new kind of movie tie-in--the first in a series--goes behind the scenes and deeper into the issues and ideas raised by a provocative documentary on the contemporary way of eating

Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google.