Nigel Cawthorne: 90 books

This book is an exploration of the phenomenon from earliest times to the present day that highlights the variety of activities of these most frightening of phantoms, the efforts of researchers to document and understand the phenomenon and the explanations that have been put forward. Written in an easy-reading...

A concise, yet detailed look at some of the most dangerous individuals who have ever lived. Starting with examples of some of the earliest recorded psychopaths and serial killers, the authors present a carefully chosen cross-section of history's most infamous criminals.

Sex has been the common currency of Hollywood from the beginning. The early tycoons packed their epics with ravishing dancing girls and frequently used the casting couch method of employment. Hollywood has always used sex to sell, but in the early days went to great lengths to cover up the erring ways of their top stars.

Although organised criminal groups have been an ever-present menace to our cities, in the last decade gangs have snowballed into one of the most terrifying problems facing Britain today. Seducing disillusioned youngsters into their ranks, vicious crews have declared open war in a desperate attempt...

'No wonder that Churchill described this effort as "Britain's secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than the buzz bombs and the rockets that Wernher von Braun designed for a German victory, a weapon absolutely decisive, in the judgement of many, in winning the war for the Allies.' Peter...

There is one problem which every killer must face: how to get rid of the bodyMurderer Dennis Nilsen famously cooked the corpses of his victims and flushed them down the toilet, only to be caught when the sewers blocked up. But his first 12 victims were disposed of in the back garden of his previous...

After D-Day, 6 June 1944, Hitler found his worst nightmare coming true. He was fighting on two fronts, with the Russians advancing from one side and the western powers from the other. This book shows how the Allies built on their successes after the titanic struggle in the east, culminating in the brutal battle of Stalingrad, and emerged victorious from the Second World War.

World War I was a slaughter on an unprecedented scale. Nevertheless, there was no shortage of young men willing to sacrifice themselves for their country. Some lied about their age to join up, not just at the start of the war when it was seen as a glorious adventure, but even towards the end, when...

'A racy new history.' Tony Rennell, Daily Mail. How do the USA's 44 Presidents score in the light of #WeToo? This riveting topical history reveals the sexual scandals & secrets (some funny, some sad and some just bizarre) that White House incumbents fought hard to keep away from the public eye, from Donald Trump to George Washington.

In the early hours of 19 March 2011, 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan left a nightclub in Swindon to make the half-mile journey back to her home. She was never seen alive again. The prime suspect in her disappearance, local taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, was arrested a few days later. Seemingly...

While Jack the Ripper spread fear throughout the East End of London in 1888, another man stalked the streets hunting flesh. He called himself "Walter". He was a rapist, voyeur, and fetishist obsessed with prostitutes. Walter was not only a wealthy man, but a literary one. In the same year...

The criminal history of Australia from bushrangers who robbed, raped and murdered their way across the Outback in the late 18th and 19th centuries to today's breed of celebrity villain, from Ned Kelly and Jack the Rammer to Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read and Alan Bond.

This is the new Popular Reference edition of the fully-illustrated title 'Tyrants', isbn 9781782122555.A spine-chilling chronicle of dictators and their crimes against humanity, Tyrants introduces one hundred of the most bloodthirsty madmen - and women - ever to wield power over their unfortunate...

Throughout history, there are those who have been labeled "dictator" or "tyrant." Their influence, while an important part of history, had a negative impact. Readers explore the lives of some of the world's most notorious tyrants, including Nero and Qaddafi. How they lived, how they died, and their impact on history are revealed.