History

One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history? The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. . 

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work.

Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 50 new images, this is an accessible introduction to the complicated yet fascinating history of modern Britain's longest military campaign.

Look closer at the most magical places in Ireland with this beautiful book inspired by Listen to the Land Speak, Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Words for Nature and 32 Words

With over 150 photographs gathered from archives around the country, accompanied by insightful and accessible commentary, A Nation Is Born brings a fresh perspective on our history and our past to life in a compellingly real way.

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SHORTLISTED IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 - Best Irish-Published Book of the Year

With the invasion of France the following year taking shape, and hot on the heels of victory in Sicily, the Allies crossed into Southern Italy in September 1943. They expected to drive the Axis forces north and be in Rome by Christmas.

Together with maps that reveal much about the famous buildings, transport, health, trade, life and work of the city, this book is a fascinating portrait of Dublin through the ages which offers many new perspectives on one of Europe's great cities.

The Inside shocking story of Scappaticci, the IRA’s Nutting Squad and the British Spooks who Ran the War. 

In November 1934, 7,368 Protestants in east Donegal signed a Unionist petition to the British and Northern Irish governments requesting to transfer their region to Northern Ireland. . .

This book uses the findings of the Poor Inquiry for Co. Westmeath to give an account of economic and social conditions in the county in the decade before the Famine.