The Commanders
Lloyd ClarkA fascinating biography of Patton, Montgomery and Rommel which reveals how these three unique personalities rose to the highest ranks.
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The Irish Assassins
Julie KavanaghRRP: £12.99
ONE OF THE TIMES’ BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2021’The tale of the Phoenix Park murders is not unfamiliar, but Kavanagh recounts it with a great sense of drama… Kavanagh’s account reminds me of the very b …
Splash!
Howard MeansRRP: £9.99
‘This fascinating history of how, where and why humans swim…is perfect reading for those missing a splash-about during the lockdown.’ GuardianFrom the first recorded dip into what’s now the driest s …
And Yet…
Christopher HitchensRRP: £10.99
A Sunday Times bestsellerChristopher Hitchens was an unparalleled, prolific writer, who raised the polemical essay to a new art form, over a lifetime of thinking and debating the defining issues of ou …
For the Sake of Argument
Christopher HitchensRRP: £12.99
The global turmoil of the late 1980s and early 1990s severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few wrote with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events – or with such discernmen …
Open
Johan NorbergRRP: £10.99
AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARHumanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or people – has led to stunning achievements in s …
Convict Colony
David HillRRP: £14.99
The British plan to settle Australia was a high-risk venture. We now take it for granted that the first colony was the basis of one of the most successful nations in the world today. But in truth, the …
Prepared for the Worst
Christopher HitchensRRP: £25.00
‘I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive’ — Christopher Hitchens, IntroductionChristopher Hitchens is widely rec …
Unacknowledged Legislation
Christopher HitchensRRP: £25.00
A celebration of writers and their encounters with politics and public life from one of our greatest critics.Unacknowledged Legislation is a celebration of Percy Shelley’s assertion that ‘poets are th …
Bad Elements
Ian BurumaRRP: £9.99
Who speaks for China? Is it the old men of the politburo or activists like Wei Jingshsheng, who spent eighteen years in prison for writing a emocratic manifesto? Is China’s future to be fund amid the …
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The New Great Game
Lutz KlevemanRRP: £14.99
The Caspian Region, lying south of Russia, west of China and north of Afghanistan, contains the world’s largest untapped oil and gas resources. In the years between the death of the Soviet Union and S …
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Paradise and Power
Robert KaganRRP: £8.99
After years of mutual resentment and tension, there is a sudden recognition that the real interests of America and its allies are diverging sharply and that the transatlantic relationship itself has c …
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