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"Surpasses all previous slave narratives…Usually we need to invent our American heroes. With the publication of Parker's extraordinary memoir, we se...
In the shadow of his father Kirk's overpowering fame, Michael Douglas forged a career for himself and became recognised in his own right as an award-w...
Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa...
The Commandos were Britain's first-ever special forces, formed in 1940 using volunteers from all three services. After the war, Commando units of the ...
With his breath-taking breakthrough performance in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets in 1973 he forged an enormously fruitful collaboration - including T...
An updated in-depth investigation into the history and mystique of the Gurkha regiments
Their ferocity is as legendary as their loyalty to the British Monarch and their regimental histories are crammed with acts of incredible bravery and ...
The Biography of Jack Nicholson
At a time of life when most people think of retiring, Jack Nicholson remains as energetic and charismatic as ever. Known for his trademark shark's gri...
The Sensational Story of the World's Toughest Army
The French Foreign Legion, founded in 1831, is the world’s strangest and most infamous fighting force. Shrouded in mystery, little has been publishe...
The Royal Navy at the start of the twenty-first century had undergone the most remarkable transformation. The Fleet is today the smallest since the st...
"Great writers." Ed. by E.S. Robertson. "Bibliography, by John P. Anderson": x p....
The Black Watch is one of the finest fighting forces in the world and has been engaged in virtually every worldwide conflict for the last three centur...
The men of the SBS are the maritime equivalent of their counterparts in the SAS; they are the elite of the British Special Forces and also the most se...
A Story of Life in Holland
The Pitkin Guide to Britain’s Kings & Queens presents a concise, informative history, in words and pictures, of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred ...
Moscow and Tehran Since the Fall of the Shah
Moscow's ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran underwent dramatic fluctuations following Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's triumphant return to Tehran in...
Darren's mother arranges for him to go on a skiing trip to Mount Ruapehu to help him come to terms with his parents' separation. The ski school instru...
From Christian Drama to Christopher Marlowe
In Dr. Faustus, Christopher Marlowe wrote a profoundly religious drama despite the theater's newfound secularism and his own reputation for anti-Chris...
The Inside Story of the World's Most Feared Soldiers
The author has travelled in Nepal and met many Gurkhas to investigate the background to their traditional service to Britain and the threat that this ...
With a Bibliography by John Parker Anderson ...
A groundbreaking, sweeping overview of the great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. This is the first b...
The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service Book Club
A Guide to Using Social Theory
This distinctive text makes social theory accessible to and usable by students. Whereas social theory is often seen as abstract, esoteric and separate...
"All who have undertaken to take an estimate of Bunyan's literary genius call special attention to the richness of his imaginative power. Few writers ...
With Introduction, Observations and Notes by John Parker Lawson
Sharper Elbows, Bigger Footprint, Stickier Wicket
Thanks in large part to Russia's military intervention, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad'sfortunes have made a remarkable recovery since May/June 2015....
Due largely to Russia's military intervention, Syrian president Asad's fortunes have recovered since June 2015. Russia, together with Hizballah and Ir...
The Definitive Illustrated History
From ancient herbal remedies to modern drugs, the field of medicine has evolved dramatically over many centuries. Medicine takes you through the ages ...