The History Press: 2510 books
Don't Panic
Britain Prepares for Invasion, 1940
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Between May and October 1940, following Hitler's invasion of western Europe and the evacuation of the Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, it was feared that the Germans would invade Britain. Over a million men volunteered for the Home Guard, beaches were covered with barbed wire, and pillboxes were...
by Jill Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
It was the Old Testament-inspired theology of Nonconformist British politicians which created the state of Israel, just as much as the longings of Zionists for a homeland. Looking into the backgrounds and actions of Lloyd George's War Cabinet, Hamilton establishes that these ten Britons created the conditions for the emergence of Israel.
Spy and Counterspy
Secret Agents and Double Agents from the Second World War to the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The true history of the secret world of spooks, the people they spied on, and those they betrayed—includes declassified MI5 info and new evidence from previously unpublished memoirsThe shadowy world of espionage has an enduring fascination for us all. Spy and Counterspy explores the tangled web...
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...