Frank Mclynn: 13 books
Heroes & Villains
Inside the minds of the greatest warriors in history
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
In the history of warfare, an elite group of men have attained almost legendary status through their courage, ambition and unrivalled military genius. But many of these same men possessed deep personal character flaws. In Heroes & Villains, acclaimed historian Frank McLynn focuses on six of the...
1759
The Year Britain Became Master of the World
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
This “splendidly narrated” chronicle of the British Empire’s ascent during the French and Indian War “will enthrall all lovers of history told well” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
If not for the events of 1759, the history of the modern world would have been drastically different....
Genghis Khan
His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
A definitive and sweeping account of the life and times of the world's greatest conqueror--Genghis Khan--and the rise of the Mongol empire in the 13th century
Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life...
Richard and John
Kings at War
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Legend and lore surround the history of kings Richard and John, from the ballads of Robin Hood and the novels of Sir Walter Scott to Hollywood movies. Frank McLynn has returned to the original sources to discover what Richard and John, the warring sons of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, were really...
The Road Not Taken
How Britain Narrowly Missed a Revolution, 1381-1926
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Britain has not been successfully invaded since 1066; nor, in nearly 1,000 years has it known a true revolution - one that brings radical, systemic and enduring change. The contrast with Britain's European neighbours, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia, is dramatic - all have been convulsed...
Wagons West
The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
An acclaimed historian’s “compellingly told” year-by-year account of the pioneering efforts to conquer the American West in the mid-nineteenth century (The Guardian).
In all the sagas of human migration, few can top the drama of the journey by Midwestern farmers to Oregon and California from...
Invasion
From The Armada to Hitler (1588-1945)
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2015
Most people know that Britain was invaded by the Romans, by the Vikings and by the Normans. Many will know about the Spanish Armada, launched by Philip II in 1588 to bring Protestant England to submission. But fewer people know that Philip launched a second armada in 1596 or that invasion plans were...
Famous Trials
Cases that made history
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
To amend Clausewitz on war, one might say that the trial in a courtroom is the pursuit of battle by other means. And, short of the horror on the battlefield, to be on trial is perhaps the most traumatic of all life experiences. Yet in the great trials of history much more than individual destinies...
Carl Gustav Jung
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
In this, the first full-length biography of the great Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung is remembered not only for his valuable contribution to psychotherapy and to our understanding of the inner workings of the mind, but for the enduring controversies he sparked. In Frank McLynn's capable hands,...
Bipolar: The Story of Roald Amundsen
Volume I: The South Pole
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
Roald Amundsen is usually known simply as the man who beat Captain Scott in the race to the South Pole in 1911. But this one-dimensional picture ignores the complexity of the man and the many problems – financial, personal and psychological – that he had to overcome to emerge as the world's premier...
by Frank McLynn
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
McLynn provides the first comprehensive view of crime and its consequences in the eighteenth century: why was England notorious for violence? Why did the death penalty prove no deterrent? Was it a crude means of redistributing wealth?
Marcus Aurelius
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Marcus Aurelius (121180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity whose life and words still speak to us today. His Meditations remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world, and his life represents the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when...