Following on from Danubia and the bestselling Germania, Lotharingia is the final instalment in Simon Winder's hilarious and informative personal exploration of European history.

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings.

A celebration of the alphabet, from its beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the world's knowledge.

As seen on Channel 4's WWII Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails, this is the incredible story of four escape routes out of Nazi occupied Europe, of the Allied servicemen who used them, and of the men and women of the Resistance who risked their lives to create and run them.

A riveting and highly readable account of the Congo massacre, peopled by callous monarchs, corrupt adventurers and a handful of genuine heroes.

Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the moment that Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon broke open Tutankhamun’s tomb, a riveting account of the treasures they found, by one of Britain’s leading Egyptologists.

The sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd’s magnificent History of England series, taking us from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later.

The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyds acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of England. &b>&/b>

An authoritative, original and exciting history of the French nation, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention – the art of writing.