War & Military History Seren Books
Vanished Wales Carwyn Jones 1st August, pb, £16.99, 9781781727867
Accompanying ITV Wales’ popular series, this illustrated book explores the fascinating stories of lost places that have disappeared within living memory.
Gwrachod Cymru: Welsh Witches Efa Lois
1st October, pb, £14.99, 9781781727904
Drawing on stories from Welsh folklore, history and popular culture, this vibrant gift book is an informative illustrated introduction.
SPCK
Justice Song: Christian Aid and Other Stories Michael Taylor
20th November, pb, eb, £17.99, 9780281091980
Celebrates Christian Aid’s incredible journey from its postwar origins to its emergence as a leading force in the fight against poverty and injustice.
The History Press
Devon’s Forgotten Witches
Mark Norman, Tracey Norman 1st November, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781803994215
Examination of obscure witchcraft cases from Devon’s past, using archive records and drawing modern comparisons.
Bristol’s Industrial Heritage Maurice Fells
16th October, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781803996714
The story of the different industries that developed around the port.
London’s Bastille Stephen Haddelsey 9th October, hb, eb, £20, 9781803998879
The story of England’s cruellest prison regime centred in a world of radical protests, harsh punishments and the forces of change in Georgian and Victorian Britain.
Of Doves and Ravens Benjamin Stimpson 4th September, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781837050093
Semi-encyclopaedic field guide to the witches, charmers, wisefolk, conjurors, necromancers and other magical practitioners that exist
56 Series
Christmas 18th September, hb, eb, £14.99, 97818370501
Carols and yuletide customs from selected counties. A Sussex Christmas Fran Doel, Geoff Doel 16 A Cornish Christmas Tony Deane, Tony Shaw 30
The Dark Little History of Somerset Mike Dean
18th September, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781837050185
Introduces the reader to some of the murkier episodes and characters from Somerset’s eventful past.
The Little History of Nottinghamshire Julia A Hickey
6th November, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781837050383
The story of Nottinghamshire and its people.
Padstow: The History of a Cornish Town Catherine Lorigan
2nd October, pb, eb, £22, 9781837050406
Padstow can trace its history back almost 5,000 years. This is its story.
Northumbria’s Bloody History Martin Dufferwiel
16th October, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781837050512
Tells of the great battles, fought upon Northumbrian soil, which changed the course of regional and national history.
The University of North Carolina Press
Ongoing Return Rana Barakat 6th January, pb, £27.99, 9781469680309
Offers a rich perspective on Palestinian history and lives today. Barakat takes the reader through the past via the present and dares to imagine futures for Palestine and its people.
University Press of Florida
A Town Without Pity Jason Vuic 21st October, pb, £23.99, 9780813081175
Two heartbreaking tales of smalltown injustice revealing America’s struggles
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Up in the Air: A History of High Rise Britain Holly Smith
28th October, hb, eb, £20, 9781804297377
How the tower block came to symbolise the welfare state and what went wrong.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Books—A Manifesto, Or How to Build a Library Ian Patterson
11th September, hb, eb, £20, 9781474618984
Guide to expanding reading horizons presented by a writer, critic, poet and translator who has read it all.
Yale University Press
Converts
Melanie McDonagh 11th November, hb, £25, 9780300266078
Why did Catholicism attract so many unlikely converts in Britain during the 20th century?.
The Return of Russia James Rogers 27th January, hb, £20, 9780300270815
Incisive account of post-Soviet Russia showing how and why the country has come into confrontation with the West.
Mistress Anthony Fletcher, Ruth M Larsen
12th August, hb, eb, £25, 9780300163810
An insightful, engaging new history of elite women and the country house from the 16th to the 20th century.
A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda Derek R Peterson
26th August, hb, £25, 9780300278385
How Africa’s most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime
Defeating the Japanese Zeros RJ Gorman 30th September, hb, £25, 9781036137595
Biography of one of the US Navy’s most important wartime aviators and air combat tacticians, Adm John S Thach.
Battle of Britain Remembered Dilip Sarkar 30th September, hb, £25, 9781399058117
Final volume focuses on how the battle has been commemorated over time and examines its cultural and historical significance. Concluding with a comprehensive directory of memorials, museums and sites.
Soviet Cold War Pilot Sergio Santana, Oleg Vydrenok, Aleksandr Mamet 30th September, hb, £22, 9781399060479
Autobiography of Maj Vydrenok, a pilot selected to serve in the IA-PVO, the Soviet air defence branch.
in the folklore of Wales and the Borders.
with Aids and racial bias in the 1980s.
Verso Books
seem both necessary and patriotic.
Republic and Empire Trevor Burnard, Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy
16th September, hb, eb, £25, 9780300280180
A fresh look at the American Revolution as a major global event.
The Ever-changing Past James M Banner, Jr 23rd September, pb, £14.99, 9780300283273
An experienced, multi- faceted historian shows how revisionist history is at the heart of creating historical knowledge.
The French Revolution John Hardman 12th August, hb, eb, £25, 9780300282689
A new political history of the French Revolution.
Circle of Stars Dermot Hodson 26th August, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780300284225
Compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it – from Maastricht to today.
Air World
Dakota Squadrons in Action From D-Day to VE Day Clive Bennett
30th August, hb, £25, 9781036121198
Explores the Douglas C-47 Dakotas flown by the six squadrons of the RAF’s No 46 Group during 1944 and 1945.
European Top Gun Salvador Mafe Huertas, Rafael Trevino Martinez
30th August, hb, £29.99, 9781036121792
The history of Tactical Leadership Programme forms the first part of the book; the second outlines the syllabus itself.
A Family of Aviators at War Anthony Inglis Howard-Williams 30th September, hb, £25, 9781036131630
Fascinating story of nine Royal Air Force pilots from the author’s immediate family.
War & Military History
Amber Books
Series Mini Encyclopedias Edward Ward 14th September, pb, £9.99, 97818388660
Flexibound pocket guides to military technology with colour artworks and photographs and detailed specifications. Modern Military Aircraft vol 43 82 Fighter Aircraft of World War II vol 44 99
World War II Encyclopedia of Aircraft, Tanks & Warships Chris McNab 14th September, hb, £40, 9781838864972
Featuring more than 400 entries, this is an illustrated reference work on the most important weapons of the Second World War.
The Encyclopedia of Warfare Dennis Showalter
15th October, hb, £50, 9781838866372
Across more than 1,000 pages, 610 colour maps and 100 photographs, The Encyclopedia of Warfare contains more than 5,000 entries arranged chronologically.
Series
Technical Guides 14th October, hb, eb, £17.99, 97818388659
Illustrated guides to key weapons systems from specific eras with colour profile artworks and detailed specifications. Modern Military Helicopters Bing Chandler vol 27 48
Modern Submarines EV Martindale vol 26 31
Amberley
Eagle Days Patrick G Eriksson 15th November, hb, eb, £25, 9781398117389
Eagle Day, Operation Eagle Attack, 13 August, 1940. Hitler has ordered the destruction of the RAF in preparation for the invasion of Britain.
Forgotten Generals Dorian Bond 15th September, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398117853
The greatest general of the Byzantine empire captured Carthage. But blinded by the emperor, he spent his last years in poverty. Who was he?
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