Weidenfeld Nicolson imprint: 429 books
Two Eerie Tales of Suspense
Breakfast at the Hotel Déjà vu and Theo
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
In BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL DÉJÀ VU, Bobby Clarke arrives at a hotel on the Mediterranean shore. A former MP, unseated by the expenses scandal, he is spending time abroad to recover from a major illness. The other purpose of his stay is to write his memoirs in order to demonstrate that he was unfairly...
Anna Richardson's Summer Body Blitz Diet
Five Rules for a Brand New You
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011
A brand new you is just around the corner!
10 new recipes in this updated edition of Anna Richardson's BODY BLITZ. Get ready for summer!
Anna Richardson was a self-confessed serial dieter. You name it, she tried the diet. And failed. Perhaps there was some weight loss to begin with but...
The Ultimate Student Cookbook
Cheap, Fun, Easy, Tasty Food
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
THE ULTIMATE STUDENT COOKBOOK is the cooking bible for all students; something every student needs at university and every parent wants their teenagers to have with them as they embark on life away from home.
The book is brought to you by studentbeans.com, the number one leading student website,...
Who's In, Who's Out: The Journals of Kenneth Rose
Volume One 1944-1979
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
'The most detailed, amusing and accurate account ever of the post-war world of the English Establishment' William Shawcross, Daily Telegraph
'Extremely entertaining' Jane Ridley, Literary Review
Kenneth Rose was one of the most astute observers of the establishment for over seventy years. The...
Cambrai 1917
The Myth Of The First Great Tank Battle
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2008
The story of the first great tank battle, and the genesis of one of the most formidable weapons of the twentieth century.
Cambrai was the last - and most influential - battle fought by the British on the Western Front in 1917. With many of the Allies on the brink of collapse, only Britain was...
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The no-nonsense guide to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons today
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
A history of weapons of mass destruction from the First World War to the Gulf War - and beyond.
When Tom Lehrer sang 'We'll all go together when we go', the world was gripped by fear of nuclear holocaust: the ultimate endgame of every Cold War powerplay. With the collapse of the Soviet Union,...
by Correlli Barnett
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
A classic account of the Desert Campaign of 1940-43, by a renowned military historian.
The distinguished historian Correlli Barnett gives here a complete and full account of the Desert Campaign 1940-43, an epic story set in a wasteland where soldiers fought for victory in a tumult of mechanical...
Blood, Sweat and Arrogance
The Myths of Churchill's War
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Why the British forces fought so badly in World War II and who was to blame
Gordon Corrigan's Mud, Blood and Poppycock overturned the myths that surround the First World War. Now he challenges our assumptions about the Second World War in this brilliant, caustic narrative that exposes just...
Tono-Bungay
With an introduction by Paul Torday
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
George Ponderevo, a student of science, is enlisted to help with the promotion of Tono-Bungay. Tono-Bungay is a harmful stimulant disguised as a miraculous cure-all, the creation of his ambitious uncle Edward. As the tonic prospers, George experiences a swift rise in social status, elevating him to...
by John Hughes-Wilson, Cathryn M Corns
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Three hundred and fifty-one men were executed by British Army firing squads between September 1914 and November 1920. By far the greatest number, 266 were shot for desertion in the face of the enemy. The executions continue to haunt the history of the war, with talk today of shell shock and posthumous...
Tank Action
An Armoured Troop Commander's War 194445
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.
In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened...
by Bryan Perrett
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Thirteen true tales of men who were briefly military heroes of their time, but have since been largely forgotten
This book looks back to the time when an individual could change the course of history in a single battle or engagement, and yet still be forgotten. Here are the stories of the men...
by Bryan Perrett
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
The greatest tank battles of history from the Great War to the Gulf, examined by one of Britain's bestselling military writers.
The story of the evolution of armoured warfare in the 20th century, which has seen tanks and other armoured vehicles develop from lumbering, primitive and vulnerable...
by Bryan Perrett
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
This is naval action adventure with a difference - thirteen naval engagements in which gunboats won the day against every kind of enemy, large and small
Britain, like other colonial powers, established, controlled and accessed her empire from the seas. It was realised that the preservation...