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The Weimar Years
Rise and Fall 1918–1933
2024 || Paperback || Frank McDonough || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The prequel to Frank McDonough's bestselling Hitler Years series, covering the dramatic period of German history that led to the rise of Hitler in 1933.
Established in the wake of Germany's catastrophic defeat in the First World War, the Weimar Republic ushered in widespread social reform, vibrant culture and the most democratic conditions the German people had ever lived under. At its beginning in 1919, it was a regime that held hope for democracy, stability and prosperity in German...
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Hunting the Falcon
Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe
2024 || Paperback || John Guy e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever.
'In many places, where once we had speculation, we now have certainty. This book is at once an education and a joy to read' LITERARY REVIEW
'Combines meticulously researched history and contemporary voices with narrative flair' SUNDAY TIMES
'Anne Boleyn comes alive in this impressive study . . . Moves and informs' THE TIMES
'The most cogent narrative r...
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Crusaders
An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
2024 || Paperback || Dan Jones || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A history of the Crusades.
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Money For Nothing
The South Sea Bubble and the Invention of Modern Capitalism
2024 || Paperback || Thomas Levenson || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 – and paradoxically led to the birth of modern finance.
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Alexander Hamilton
2024 || Paperback || Ron Chernow || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The biography of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, which became the basis for the hugely successful Broadway show Hamilton.
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Great Books of China
2024 || Hardcover || Frances Wood || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Discover - or rediscover - the major achievements of Chinese culture and civilization.
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The Templars
The Rise and Fall of God´s Holy Warriors
2024 || Paperback || Dan Jones || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The remarkable story of the Knights Templar – the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.
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A Spectre, Haunting
On the Communist Manifesto
2024 || Paperback || China Mieville || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
China Miéville's reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: the Communist Manifesto.
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The War Came To Us
Life and Death in Ukraine -- A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023
2024 || Hardcover || Christopher Miller || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
'Vivid. Shocking. [Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his account of both the 16-month conflict and its wider roots.'
Daily Telegraph
'A beautiful blend of memoir, reportage and history...superb.'
Irish Times
A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present, and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just ...
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Come to This Court and Cry
Secrets and Survival at the Last Nazi Trials
2024 || Paperback || Linda Kinstler || Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A TABLET AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
Shortlisted for the Wingate Literary Prize
'A tremendous feat of storytelling, propelled by numerous twists and revelations, yet anchored by a deep moral seriousness . . . Enthralling' Guardian
Across the world the last Nazi trials are winding their way through the courts. Nearly a century on from the Holocaust, survivors are still asked to give proof - and, in an era of rising revisionism and denialism, have their stories questioned. In this ...