GENERAL HISTORY
1st June, pb, eb, £34.99, 9781802075885 Resonances, critical reflections and case studies on memorialising an uncomfortable heritage in Bristol.
Desire and Disunity Ulriika Vihervalli 3rd June, vol -, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781835530023 Explores how the church struggled to Christianise sexual norms in the late Roman West.
Luath Press
Connecting Scotland’s History Anna Groundwater 30th March, pb, £9.99, 9781913025601 Makes sense of the complexities of Scottish history in an insightful way at a glance.
MacLehose Press
The Boundless River Mathijs Deen 4th July, hb, eb, £22, 9781529424164 Beautifully imaginative work of non-fiction about the Rhine, from its birth to the present day, told through stories of those who lived along its shores.
Manchester University Press
Mancunians David Scott 2nd July, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781526161512 Delve into the vibrant tapestry of Manchester through a compelling blend of personal memoir and candid interviews with renowned locals in the worlds of music and sports.
The History of Emotions Rob Boddice 13th February, pb, eb, £17.99, 9781526171177 The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the theories, methods, achievements and problems in this field of historical inquiry and its intersections with other disciplines.
The Rise of Devils James Crossland 11th June, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781526178190 Chronicles the emergence of terrorism in the late 19th century, an era simmering with political rage, social inequalities, nationalism, nihilism, anarchy and anomie. The real-life Peaky Blinders.
Mardle
The Rebel Pianist of Majdanek
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What’s Her Name Katie Nelson, Olivia Meikle
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Nicola Pittam 28th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781802471915 Inspired by the true story of pianist Mosha Gebert’s struggles in Nazi death camp. Refusing the commandant’s wishes, Mosha faces a heartbreaking choice: play or suffer crippling torture.
Mariner
The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, Normandy, and the Birth of the American Superpower Michel Paradis 4th June, hb, eb, £25, 9780358682370 Thrilling, tick-tock narrative of the strategic planning of Operation Overlord—which led to D-Day and the liberation of France—focusing on the six months preceding the mission.
McGill-Queen’s University Press
Hungry and Starving: Voices of the Great Soviet Famine, 1928–1934 James R Gibson 15th March, hb, eb, £38.99, 9780228019992 Highlighting the experiences of life and death under Stalin’s ruthless regime, seen through the eyes of perpetrators and sufferers.
Michael O’Mara
A Walk Through Ancient Rome Philip Matyszak 11th April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781789295221 A walk through the sites and structures of this ancient city lays bare its fascinating history.
The Secret Library Oliver Tearle 28th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781789295924 Fascinating tour of Western history through the medium of its most emblematic invention— the book.
20th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781789295382 Informative and entertaining podcast, pop history of the world told through the biographies of 70 fascinating women you’ve never heard of but should have.
The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes Daniel Smith 9th May, pb, £10.99, 9781789296297 The real-life mystery featuring the two men— Joseph Bell and Henry Littlejohn—who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.
MIT Press
Year 1: A Philosophical Recounting Susan Buck-Morss 6th February, pb, £27, 9780262548625 Reclaiming the first century as common ground rather than the origin of deeply entrenched differences. Buck-Morss liberates the past to speak to us in another way.
Monoray
D-Day the Oral History Garrett M Graff 9th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781800962170 Landmark account of the single most important day of the Second World War in the words of the people who lived it.
Auschwitz— A Mother’s Story Rosa de Winter-Levy 4th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800962309 Unforgettable story of a mother who survived Auschwitz and fought to be reunited with her daughter.
Mudlark
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed Maureen Callahan 4th July, hb, £22, 9780008473242 pb, eb, £16.99, 9780008473259 From New York Times bestseller a fierce, charac- ter-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse—the family’s generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder and mayhem.
Killing Thatcher Rory Carroll 28th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008476694 Irish Times number one seller and New Statesman Best Book of 2023 so far. The gripping account of
how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margaret Thatcher.
The Angel Makers Patti McCracken 11th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008579562 A Financial Times Best Summer Book 2023 and Waterstones Best True Crime Book.
Mushroom Model
Karas of 24 Eskadra At War Tomasz J Kopanski 1st April, pb, £19.99, 9788361421818 The untold story of the main reconnaissance and attack aircraft of the Polish Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War. Previously unpublished photographs and colour artwork showing camouflage and markings.
Spad 13 C1 Great War and Occupation Forces Janusz Swiatlon 1st April, hb, £19, 9788365958419 Forty colour profiles of the fighter.
US Navy Battleships Camouflage 1941-1945 Grzegorz Nowak 1st April, hb, £40, 9788365958457 Presenting all American battleships of the period. Large number of historical photos and painting schemes and paints.
Betasom Marek Sobski 1st April, pb, £25, 9788365958693 Describes the operations of a group of Italian submarines that took part in the Atlantic conflic.
Japanese Submarine Aircraft Ryusuke Ishiguro, Tadeusz Januszewski, Dariusz Karnas 1st April, hb, £35, 9788366549562 Second edition of the first English-language book to describe in detail the aircraft carried by Japan’s extensive submarine fleet.
Nobrow
Liberty Jorg Hartmann (illus), Julian Voloj 4th July, hb, £16.99, 9781913123055 Synonymous with the American Dream, the Statue of Liberty is one of the world’s most famous monuments. Discover the improbable story of how America’s
most iconic symbol came to be.
O’Brien Press
Follow the Old Road Jo Kerrigan, Richard Mills 11th March, pb, £13.99, 9781788494847 By turning off the highway and discovering old routes, travellers and explorers can see Ireland differently. Book presents a tour of pathways, from river roads to lost railways.
Oldcastle
1974: Scenes From a Year of Crisis Nick Rennison 26th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780857305817 Concise, entertaining survey of an important year in 20th-century history explores major global developments in history, politics, art and culture, from the Watergate scandal to Abba’s landmark Eurovision victory.
Old Street SERIES
Shortest Histories 97819130 Read in a day, remember for a lifetime. Bestselling series of “big-picture” history titles, written by global authorities and with hundreds of maps and illustrations. The Shortest History of Migration Ian Goldin 2nd July, hb, eb, £14.99, vol 14 83441 The Shortest History of India John Zubrzycki 6th February, pb, eb, £9.99, vol 10 30489 The Shortest History of Sex David Baker 6th February, hb, eb, £14.99, vol 11 30519 The Shortest History of Italy Ross King 2nd April, hb, eb, £14.99, vol 13 83564
Oxford University Press
The Hijacking of American Flight 119 John Wigger 1st February, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780197695753 Beginning in 1968 a wave of airline hijackings swept across America. The most audacious of these were the parachute hijackers who took over American Airlines Flight 119.
The Fall of the Roman Republic
Cassius Dio, Robin Waterfield (tr), John Rich (ed) 8th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780198822882 The first English translation for over a century of books 36-40 of Dio’s Roman History. A compelling, historical narrative of the fullest surviving account.
SERIES
Very Short Introductions pb, eb, £8.99, 978019 Concise and original primers over a wide range of subjects combine facts, analysis, new insights and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable. The Gulag Alan Barenberg 29th February, vol 1 7548226 Thucydides Jennifer T Roberts 23rd May, vol 2 2855824
The Silver Empire Oliver Johannes Volckart 28th March, hb, eb, £35, 9780198894483 The story of the largest currency union in world history and its creation at the hands of the Holy Roman Empire.
From Tudor to Stuart Susan Doran 2nd May, hb, eb, £30, 9780198754640 Story of the troubled accession of England’s first Scottish king and the transition from the age of the Tudors to the age of the Stuarts.
Venice Dennis Romano 9th April, hb, eb, £31.99, 9780190859985 Venice’s long and remarkable history told in its full scope, from its founding in the early Middle Ages to the present day.
Britain’s Slavery Debt Michael Banner 25th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780198889441 Concise, reasoned, practical case for why Britain should pay reparations for these historic wrongs to present Caribbean inhabitants.
After the Flying Saucers Came Greg Eghigian 13th June, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780190869878 Comprehensive account of the stories, the people and the strange events that went into creating a fascination with UFOs and aliens.
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