The History Press imprint: 4918 books
House of Spies
St Ermin's Hotel, the London Base of British Espionage
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
St. Ermin's Hotel has been synonymous with British espionage since the 1930s, when the SIS (MI6) was situated nearby at 54 Broadway. Bristling with intelligence officers such as Ian Fleming and Nöel Coward, the hotel was initially revealed by the notorious double agent Arthur Owens, code named SNOW,...
by Edgar Knobloch
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
A fully up-to-date exploration of the jewels of Central Asian archaeology, art, and architecture, incorporating all the very latest archaeological discoveriesThis comprehensive account of the culture and history of Central Asia describes the main centers of human civilization. Turkestan—the great...
Pre-Dreadnought Revolution
Developing the Bulwarks of Sea Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The late 19th century saw an unparalleled revolution in warship development as the Victorian navy found itself grappling with intense technical change to ensure its survival in the modern theater. From the wooden battleships of the 1800s, naval architecture underwent great change to produce a very...
Irish Brigades Abroad
From the Wild Geese to the Napoleonic Wars
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
A history including the the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the Flight of the Wild GeeseCovering the period from King James II's reign of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1685, until the disbandment of the Irish Brigades in France and Spain, this book looks at...
by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The tale of one of the longest-running sieges in British military history, and a potent symbol of resistance The siege of Tobruk lasted 240 days during which the "gallant garrison" of Allied soldiers, primarily the Australian 9th Division, held out against constant attacks from Rommel's...
Andover in the Civil War
The Spirit and Sacrifice of a New England Town
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
They departed Boston in August 1861 to a cheering crowd and the tune of “John Brown’s Body.” Though some of these Andover soldiers would not “see the elephant” until two years later, more than a quarter of them would never return to their beloved hometown. Drawing on journals, letters and newspaper...
Oxford
Crime, Death and Debauchery
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 1996
Searching the archives of the university, the Public Record Office, the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies, this work collects more than 100 accounts that paint a picture of Oxford's seedier side. Using court records and newspaper accounts, it brings together crime stories dating from 1750 to 1920, including: infamous murders, hangings, and more.
Massacre in Malaya
Exposing Britain's My Lai
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The first book to draw upon new files from the British National Archives, it also features interviews with veterans from both sides of the conflict to expose the truth behind the Batang Kali massacreThe Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) was the longest war fought by British and Commonwealth forces in...
We Died With Our Boots Clean
A Royal Marine Commando in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2010
At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from school to join the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of...
by Tom Keene, Major-General Julian Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Endorsed at the highest level by Churchill, 50 hand-picked men formed an elite secret army who attacked, kidnapped, and killed Germans across Europe during World War II—their story is finally toldThey were Britain's own World War II "Band of Brothers," a privately selected secret army...
Lost Kings
Lancaster, York & Tudor
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The century spanning the wars of the roses and the reigns of the Tudor kings was a volatile time of battle and bloodshed, execution and unexpected illness. Life could be nasty, brutish, and short. Some met their end in battle, others were dragged to the block, losing everything for daring to aspire...
Betrayal of Richard III
An Introduction to the Controversy
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This fully revised edition of Lamb's classic introduction to the last Plantagenet ruler's life coincides with Richard III's reburial in LeicesterIn this classic work, the late V.B. Lamb and Peter Hammond survey the life and times of Richard III and examine the contemporary evidence for the events...
Spitfire
Pilots' Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
The adventures of some sixty pilots and ground crewmen who flew or worked on the Spitfire during the Second World War.The Spitfire was perhaps the most successful fighter design of all time. It remained at the forefront of its genre from the biplane era until well into the jet age, a period including...
Hitler's Flemish Lions
The History of the SS-Freiwilligan Grenadier Division Langemarck (Flamische Nr. I)
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
An examination of Flemish soldiers' motivation to answer Himmler's call to arms
Illustrated with rare photographs, many previously unpublished, and with close analysis of the key figures such as Flemish Knight's Cross winner Remy Schrijnen, this is a fascinating study of fanatical courage....