World War I

Travel 2000 years back in time to spend twenty-four hours with the people of ancient China, and see the Han period through the eyes of those who lived there.

Portugal's fascinating history is generally unknown to most travellers, or, indeed, to most non-Portuguese people as it is seldom taught at school or university level. As with his previous books, Professor Black provides a succinct, comprehensive, yet accessible history aimed at the visitor to Portugal.

After chronicling the personal stories of the Band of Brothers in We Who Are Alive and Remain, author Marcus Brotherton presents a collection of remembrances from the families of the soldiers of Easy Company-and how their wartime experiences shaped their lives off the battlefield. A Company of Heroes is an intimate, revealing portrait of the lives of the men who fought for our freedom during some of the darkest days the world has ever known-men who returned home with a newfound wisdom and hon

A mindbending history of the greatest puzzles of all time, by the author of The Things That Nobody Knows.

A vivid people's history of the twelve months leading up to the outbreak of the war nobody wanted in 1939, perfect for fans of Antony Beevor, Max Hastings, Christopher Clark and Margaret Macmillan.

1 Recce. Een van die skerpste, veelsydigste en dodelikste spesialiseenhede in die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag. Die manne was superfiks en bomenslik taai. Hulle het telkens hul lewe op die spel geplaas in geheime operasies.

1 Recce. One of the sharpest, most versatile and deadliest specialist units in the South African Defence Force. These men were superfit and unbelievably tough. Time and again they put their lives on the line in covert operations.

The true story of the famous female warriors, long thought to be mythical

The fascinating story behind the English Constitution, and why its influence remains significant today throughout the world

From Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, to Emperor Mansa Musa of Mali. And from Khufu, the father of the pyramids, to the inimitable Nzinga of Angola; African Kings and Queens have been extraordinary representatives of a massive civilization. Volume one of ten of such illustrious monarchs will amaze, delight, and applaud a shared humanity without borders.

This title provides a succinct overview of the past 1500 years of South African history, up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. On the basis of a description of precolonial African societies and of colonial conquest, it concentrates on the economic and political transformations leading up to the radical changes of the past decade. Ne