Books

The Irish Coroner offers, for the first time, the social importance of death investigation within local communities, particularly during the Great Famine.

In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm camera was re-discovered in his archive.

'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.' Paul McCartney

The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds.

Was Che Guevara really a revolutionary hero? Should Mother Teresa be honoured as a saint? Is Henry V actually England's greatest king? And why does JFK's legend continue to grow?

Discover the story of the Second World War brought to life in full colour by renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns'A fully immersive experience. A comprehensive yet fast-paced and gripping insight into the Second World War. Not just accessible, but riveting.

The story of the British Empire is a familiar one: Britain came, it saw, it conquered, forging a glorious world empire upon which the sun never set. 

Eighty years after his death in a Japanese prison camp, this compelling new biography charts the career of a distinguished but hitherto neglected hero of the British army.

On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine.

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern world. The New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries.

Proxy wars, it seems, are more openly practiced than ever―and yet one of the worst of these was suppressed and “forgotten” even in its own time.