History Books

A detailed exploration of the lives of some of our most notorious murderers and their victims provides a fascinating insight into the dangerous minds of killers.

Features

• 224-pages
• Full colour illustratons
• True crime

Dimensions (cm) 25h x 21w
Code 822582

The incredible story of the 13 year old girl whose diary, kept during her 2 years of hiding from the Nazis during the Second World War, has sold over 30 million copies to date. This captivating biography, specially written for younger readers, is packed with information and images.

Features

• 124-page paperback
• B&W and colour photographs

Dimensions (cm) 19h x 14w
Code 822478

A CD containing genuine historical recordings of 20 of the most significant speeches of the 20th century, plus a lavishly illustrated book with transcripts of these and over 30 other momentous orations. From Moses' Ten Commandments to George W. Bush's address to the nation in 2001.

Features

• Audio CD 80 mins
• 224-page hardback book
• Biography of each speaker

Dimensions (cm) 21.6h x 18.5w
Code 817527

A compact and fully comprehensive guide to Britain's monarchs from pre-Roman times to the present day. The lively text reveals the lives and personalities of each monarch and examines how they have shaped history.

Features

• 480 pages
• Hardback
• Includes paintings, illustrations and archive photographs
• Detailed features and timelines

Dimensions (cm) 15.5h x 12w
Code 808601

Former RNLI PR Director Edward Wake-Walker tells the thrilling story of the RNLI lifeboats and their intrepid crews, from the late eighteenth century to the present day.

Features

• 122 pages
• Hardback
• Colour photographs throughout
• 50p from the sale of this books will be paid in support of the RNLI

Dimensions (cm) 13h x 19w
Code 817535

A fascinating chronological trawl through the leading world news headlines provides a totally fresh approach to history. From the opening of the London Tube in 1884 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 right up to the US race for president in 2008.

Features

• 304 pages
• Hardback
• Full colour throughout
• Ideal gift book

Dimensions (cm) 29.5h x 24.5w
Code 812777

A nostalgic collection of replicas of printed ephemera highlighting the experience of children during the Second World War.

Features

• Public information leaflet
• Copy of Boy's Own Magazine 1944
• Children's recipes
• Newspaper articles
• School essay about a child preparing for evacuation
• Posters and cards

Code 813663

The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon. Dubbed 'The Forces' Sweetheart' because of her tireless work entertaining the troops during the WWII, she has come to symbolise many of the values the country fought to maintain in that conflict.

Features

• 320-page hardback
• Autobiography

Dimensions (cm) 23.6h x 15.4w
Code 824622

A selection of 10 adrenalin-fuelled picture stories from the War Picture Library.

Features

• 656 pages
• Flexicover
• Reproduced 25% larger than the originals
• Graphic novel

Dimensions (cm) 24.5h x 25w
Code 817318

Extraordinary but true stories of the weird and wonderful happenings in the world of medicine, from the age of Hippocrates to the present day.

Features

• 316-page hardback
• Medical humour

Dimensions (cm) 21.5h x 16.2w
Code 822585

The controversial story of the history of the world based on the beliefs and writings of secret societies. From the esoteric account of the evolution of the species and the Rosicrucian connections of Pope John Paul II to the secret motives behind American foreign policy.

Features

• 592-page paperback

Dimensions (cm) xxh x xxw
Code 822493

The great faces of the world are shown in large photographs accompanied by informative text, famous quotes and listings of key dates in their careers.

Features

• 304-page hardback
• Full colour photographs throughout
• Perfect gift book

Dimensions (cm) 28h x 23.5w
Code 822584

Extraordinary but true incidents from over 5 centuries of legal history. From the Temple Authorities v. Jesus of Nazareth in c. AD 33 to the contesting of the separating of conjoined twins by their parents in Malta in 2001.

Features

• 321 pages
• Paperback
• Written by Peter Seddon
• Ideal gift

Dimensions (cm) 21h x 13w
Code 40914