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Simon & Schuster
I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles Rick Stroud 13th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781398507081 In revealing the inspirational work of these women, Stroud will introduce the reader to an entirely new version of the “war to end all wars”.
The Unknown Warrior John Nichol 22nd May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781398509474 Nichol’s search for answers becomes a personal journey exploring the true meaning of camaraderie, service, sacrifice and remembrance.
The British Imagination Peter Watson 22nd May, hb, eb, £30, 9781398513884 Spellbinding tour of the most influential ideas— and the extraordinary people—who made Britain what it is today.
The Rebel Romanov Helen Rappaport 13th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781398525962 Princess of Saxe-Coburg, Grand Duchess of Russia, aunt to Queen Victoria— this is the story of Julie, rebel princess, lost Romanov.
Targeted: Beirut Jack Carr, James M Scott 8th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781398540866 First in an in-depth, non-fiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history. series opens with the 1983 Marines barracks bombing in Beirut.
Simon & Schuster Audio
The British Imagination Peter Watson 22nd May, audiofile, £18.99, 9781398513921 Details above.
The Rebel Romanov Helen Rappaport 13th February, audiofile, £18.99, 9781398537569 Details above.
Sona Books SERIES
Complete Beginner’s Guides 12th May, hb, £22.50, 97819172591
Journeys into the histories of awe-inspiring nations with words on some of the people, events and beliefs that have shaped them. The Complete Beginner’s Guide to China Charlie Ginger 32 The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Japan April Madden 49
SPCK
Boy Jesus Joan E Taylor 20th February, hb, eb, £24.99, 9780281084982 Discover the world of young Jesus in first- century Galilee. This insightful book by a leading historian examines his experiences amid Roman occupation.
Springer
America Through Foreign Eyes Sibyl Ann Schwarzenbach (ed), Laura Radosh (tr) 28th May, pb, eb, £32.99, 9783031783012 Collects 20-plus essays and a selection of photographs by Swiss writer and photographer Schwarzenbach from her time spent travelling in the US during the 1930s and ’40s.
Stackpole Books
The Unlikely War Hero Marc Leepson 17th February, hb, eb, £25, 9780811772921 The incredible tale of Doug Hegdahl, the youngest and lowest- ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam.
Guam
James H Hallas 18th May, hb, eb, £30, 9780811776899 Hallas reconstructs the full panorama of the Battle of Guam. This will stand as the definitive history of the battle for years to come.
SERIES D-Day
Joseph Balkoski 4th April, pb, eb, £18.99, 97808117769 Equal parts oral history and meticulous recon-structions, these books are the closest the modern reader can get to experiencing the Norm-andy landings first-hand. Omaha Beach 67 Utah Beach 74
Stanford University Press
East of Empire Erin MB O’Halloran 11th March, pb, £27.99, 9781503641440 Traces the path of anti-colonial nationalism and documents the friend-ships, rivalries, cultural exchanges and shifting political alliances that came to animate the interwar project of Easternism.
Summersdale
Real Ghost Stories Jamie King 10th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781837994854 Bone-chilling compendium of paranormal phenomena will haunt readers long after they have turned the final page.
Aliens
Jamie King 13th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781837995035 Some of the most myst- erious reports of UFO sightings, close encounters and alien abductions from across the globe.
SERIES
The Little Books 12th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781837995 Curiosity satisfied with these concise volumes on ancient peoples. The Little Book of Ancient Greece 356 The Little Book of Ancient Rome 615
Thames & Hudson
The Art of the Book Anna Nyburg 20th March, hb, £50, 9780500028063 Celebration of 75 years of publishing at Thames & Hudson and a delight for bibliophiles, historians, art lovers and fans of the T&H brand.
Rome Before Rome Philip Matyszak 3rd April, hb, £16.99, 9780500028315 Matyszak skilfully navigates the myths and legends of early Rome to explore the enigmatic origins of the Romans and how the first seeds of a great empire were sown.
Paris Jeremy Black 6th March, pb, £10.99, 9780500297438
GENERAL HISTORY
Condensed backstory of the city and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present. Described by All About History as “the perfect read”.
Istanbul on Five Kurush a Day Charles Fitzroy 13th February, pb, £9.99, 9780500294819 Welcome to the exotic world of Istanbul in the year 1750. Palaces and mosques, coffee houses and baths—this is the pocket guide to the city of the sultans.
The Belknap Press
The Cherokees David Narrett 25th April, hb, £29.95, 9780674258204 Widescreen history reveals how the Cherokees became a nation as they navigated 150 years of intertribal conflicts and colonial expansion that threatened their way of life.
A Fractured Liberation Kornel Chang 28th March, hb, £24.95, 9780674258433 Poignant return to Korea’s forgotten “Asian Spring”, a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.
The Bodley Head
The Roma Madeline Potter 22nd May, hb, eb, £22, 9781847927675 Profoundly personal portrait of a people and their ongoing journey sheds light on Roma history in countries through which they have travelled and in which they have settled.
The History Press
The Knights Templar Patrick Masters 1st May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781803993164 The Templars’ entire story, covering the Crusades and the Holy Grail right up to the bestsellers and blockbusters.
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Cities of Splendour in the Shaping of Sephardi History Jane S Gerber 28th May, pb, £29.99, 9781835539972
Combines contemporary scholarship with historical sources to survey many centuries of Sephardi creativity and dynamism.
Trapeze
When We Ruled Paula Akpan 24th April, hb, eb, £22, 9781398719897 The reigns of 12 African queens and warriors from across the continent. By pioneering historian.
Shoulder to Shoulder: A Queer History of Solidarity, Coalition and Chaos Jake Hall 6th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781398718609 Sheds light on the astounding untold lives of marginalised activists across the world.
UCL Press
William Lawrence and the Organ of Mind Elfed Huw Price 3rd March, hb, £45, 9781787357914 pb, eb, £25, 9781787357907 digital, 9781787357921 The historical origins and ideological valence of the conceptualisation of thought and mind as functions of the brain.
Between Feast and Famine John Nott 1st March, hb, eb, £55, 9781800087903 Comparative history of nutrition across the diverse spaces that make up modern Ghana.
Unbound
20th February, hb, eb, £30, 9781916846678 Investigates how a remarkable painting by Maerten de Vos brought together a group of influential people in 16th-century Antwerp.
Mamluks, Conquest and Culture Mark Kerr-Smiley 12th February, hb, eb, £30, 9781916846760 Compelling narrative of the Afghan Ghurid dynasty and its empire in Iran, central Asia, Afghan-istan and northern India.
University of California Press
Humans Surekha Davies 4th February, hb, eb, £25, 9780520388093 Braiding together ancient gods and generative AI, Frankenstein’s monster and “ET” Humans demonstrates how monster-making is about control.
University of Chicago Press
Karl Marx in America Andrew Hartman 27th May, hb, eb, £32, 9780226537481 Account of the past, present and future of Marx’s philosophies in American society. Argues that even though Marx never visited, America has been infused, shaped and transformed by him.
Scholars and Their Kin Stephane Gerson (ed) 25th February, pb, eb, £24, 9780226820835 Anthology explores the personal, professional and historiographic complex-ities that ensue when scholars write intimate yet self-aware histories about their families. First book devoted to genre termed personal family history.
Queer as Folklore Sacha Coward 1st May, pb, £10.99, 9781789652147 Sunday Times bestseller: the essential celebration of the untold queer histories within myth and folklore.
Unicorn
Antwerp and the Golden Age Richard Willmott
Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (including White Liberals) Kevin M Schultz 23rd May, hb, eb, £24, 9780226824369 History of a protean concept—how “white liberal” became a term of abuse in the US and why changing the conversation matters to the American political landscape.
Fascism: The History of a Word Federico Marcon 6th June, pb, eb, £28, 9780226841328
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