A brilliant and insightful history of the special relationship between the UK and the USA, which Ian Buruma argues is now under threat with the election of Donald Trump and Brexit.

The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women - and then won back again.

Creatures like Lilith, the seductive first wife of Adam, and mermaids, who lured sailors to their death, are familiar figures in the genre of monstrous temptresses who use their charms to entice men to their doom.

But if we go back 4,000 years, the roots of these demons lie in horrific creatures like Lamashtu, a lion-headed Mesopotamian demon who strangled infants and murdered pregnant w...

The prequel to Frank McDonough's Hitler Years series, covering the period of German history that led to the rise of Hitler in 1933.

A stunningly evocative portrait of Hitler’s Germany through the people of a single village.

A captivating A-Z compendium of our fixations by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings

Europa ist ein maritimer Kontinent: Gemessen an Küstenlänge und Gesamtgröße hat keiner der fünf Erdteile mehr Berührungspunkte mit dem Meer. Die Bedeutung des Meeres für die Entwicklung der europäischen Zivilisation wird anhand der Themen Mythos, Schiffbau und Seefahrt, Seeherrschaft, europäischer Küstenhandel, Expansion, Sklavenhandel, Migration, maritime Weltwirtschaft, Ressourcen, Meeresforschung, Tourismus und die künstlerische Wahrnehmung des Meeres beleuchtet. In 13 Themen, j...

In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if only in an attempt to save their own skins. This title offers an account of the final months of the Nazi war machine, from the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German surrender in May 1945.