General History
the Resistance, SOE agents and airmen from Britain and North America saved from a concentration camp by the courage of civilians.
Mitford Literary Society
The Mitford Dynasty Hugh Mitford Raymond 28th February, pb, £14.99, 9780995583955
Landowners and activists, writers and historians, philanthropists and fascists all made up one of England’s most fascinating dynasties.
MIT Press
The Inner Passage Virginia Mcgee Richards, Imani Perry 7th April, hb, £36, 9780262051712 Deeply moving photographic and narrative history of a waterway in the American South that slaves were forced to build for merchant shipping but which they used to escape.
Monoray
Aphrodisia Jean Menzies 7th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781800963207
Lively history of women’s sex, desire and pleasure in the classical world.
Mountain Leopard Press
A History of Booksellers and the Bookshop Jean-Yves Mollier, George Forty (tr)
4th June, hb, £18.99, 9781914495519
A fascinating exploration of the role of the bookseller through the ages, from antiquity to the present day. An essential read for all book lovers.
Mudlark
Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee Jim Moir (illus), Charlie Higson
21st May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008741099
Grossly entertaining guide to who ruled when and whether they were any good at it.
The Lost Voices of Pompeii Jess Venner
23rd April, hb, eb, £22, 9780008756802
Vivid history of the final 24 hours in Pompeii before the eruption. Told through seven lives by @lifeinthepastlane_.
30 New Jewish Press
Two Roses Rose Lipszyc, Charlotte Schallie (ed), Mark Celinscak (ed), Miriam Libicki (illus)
24th February, hb, £16.99, 9781487559199
Story of Holocaust survivor who posed as a Polish gentile along with her aunt while working in a German factory.
Oldcastle Books
Riots and Rebels Nick Rennison 1st May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780857306197
Concise account of popular protest in Britain. Discusses 21st-century movements, including Black Lives Matter, Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, alongside historic examples that have shaped modern society.
A Study in Failure: Churchill at the Admiralty, 1939-1940 Simon Matthews
10th May, hb, eb, £25, 9780857306241
Every politician’s rise to power is a story of success and failure, accompanied by tantalising what- might-have-beens. In this book, Matthews provides an alternative perspective on the man regularly considered to have been the UK’s greatest leader.
Old Street
Series Shortest Histories Accessible and authoritative books that act as the perfect introduction to a country’s story. The Shortest History of Ireland James Hawes
3rd March, hb, eb, £14.99 9781913083366
The Shortest History of Ancient Rome Ross King 30th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781913083854 The Shortest History of Scandinavia Mart Kuldkepp
24th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781913083991
The Shortest History of the USA Don Watson
7th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781917532136
The Shortest History of France Colin Jones
2nd June, pb, eb, £9.99 9781917532273
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction Series
Great Events Over 128 pages in each beautifully presented book this series explores major turning points in modern history. The Death of Stalin Sheila Fitzpatrick
3rd February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913083694
The Cultural Revolution in China Linda Jaivin
3rd February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913083724
Degenerate Art, 1937 John-Paul Stonard 5th May, hb, eb, £12.99 9781913083908
Mortimer’s A to Zs of English History Ian Mortimer
2nd June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781917532266
Thought-provoking and highly accessible, an alphabetic interrogation of four major periods: the 14th century, the Elizabethans, the Restoration and the Regency.
Oneworld
Operation Bowler Jonathan Glancey 5th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781836431329
The story behind the Allies’ mission to take back Venice from the Germans to save its artistic and architectural treasures.
OR Books
Gaza’s Gravediggers Norman Finkelstein 14th May, hb, £24.99, 9781682196571
World-leading forensic scholar exposes international duplicity and complicity in the Gaza genocide.
Osprey
Midway Mark Stille 12th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781472862075
Dtailed re-examination of one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War.
Forged in War: A Military History of Russia Mark Galeotti
7th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781472862501
Masterful account of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia’s destiny for centuries, including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine.
The House of War Simon Mayall 12th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781472864369
The most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate.
Berlin: Endgame 1945 Prit Buttar 7th May, hb, eb, £30, 9781472869661
Written by one of the world’s experts on the Eastern Front, this captivating history explores the final battle for Berlin and the heart of Germany.
Hammer of the Gods Don Hollway 7th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781472871589
Weaving together Norse sagas and Anglo-Saxon chronicles to vividly depict the violence and spectacle of the Viking age, Hollway brings the legendary Olaf Tryggvason to life.
Sitting Ducks Scott McGaugh 4th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781472872456
From the hellish skies over Europe to the unforgiving terrain of the Himalayas and the Sahara this is the deeply human account of a C-47 military transporter air crew.
Moonlight Crusaders Paul Smiddy, Keith Burns (illus)
7th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781472873477
History explores the creation, development and actions of the Special Duties squadrons, which carried spies, political figures and documents in and out of occupied Europe.
Generalship on the Eastern Front, 1941-45 Robert Forczyk
4th June, hb, eb, £30, 9781472874382
Comprehensive evaluation of generalship on the most important front in the Second World War.
Lords of the Salt Road Angus Konstam
4th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781472874733
The story of the Norse earls of Orkney. Their lands covered much of Scotland and their reach extended as far as Scandinavia, continental Europe and even the Mediterranean.
1942
Richard Hargreaves 4th June, hb, eb, £30, 9781472874962
Fresh history of the Axis powers’ attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eyes of those who were there.
Oxford University Press
Churchill and the Crown Ted Powell 28th May, hb, £25, 9780192843784
The story of Churchill’s relationship with the various kings and queens he served during his long political career.
On Strategists and Strategy Lawrence Freedman
3rd February, hb, £22.99, 9780197814659
Exhibits Freedman’s writing from the past 10 years, illustrating his analytical talent across a broad range of subjects and providing insights into key historical events.
Series
Oxford Illustrated History 97801988 Scholars collect to analyse, explore and debate aspects of history. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades Jonathan Harris (ed) 26th February, pb, £20, 29300 The Oxford Illustrated History of the United States Nicholas Guyatt (ed) 25th June, hb, £35, 52209
Series
Very Short Introductions pb, £8.99
Thomas More Peter Marshall 26th March, 9780192843173 Asian American History Madeline Y Hsu 5th April, 9780197820711 Hieroglyphs Penelope Wilson 23rd July, 9780198917045 The History of Life Michael J Benton 26th March, £9.99, 9780198950080
To Rule All Under Heaven Andrew Seth Meyer 5th May, hb, £26.99, 9780197667484
Illuminating history of the Warring States period (481-221 BCE), a foundational era of Chinese civilisation.
Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe Noel Malcolm
25th June, pb, £14.99, 9780198886365
Pioneering study of the history of male-male sex in the whole of early modern Europe, the European colonies and the Ottoman world.
Palgrave Macmillan
America Through Foreign Eyes Sibyl Ann Schwarzenbach (ed), Laura Radosh (tr)
5th June, pb, eb, £32.99, 9783031783012
More than 20 essays and a selection of photographs by Swiss writer and photographer Schwarzenbach from her time travelling in the US in the 1930s and ’40s.
A History of Goblins Matt King 14th May, pb, eb, £24.99, 9783032010629
Examines the history of goblins from the Middle Ages to the present.
Penguin
Sceptred Isle Helen Carr 2nd April, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781529157345
New history of the 14th century, a time of catastrophe and conflict that shaped England for centuries to come.
Heirs and Graces Eleanor Doughty 11th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804941522
The inside story of the British aristocracy since the Second World War.
The English House Dan Cruickshank 25th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804941546
The English house, encapsulated in eight buildings as chosen by by Britain’s preeminent architectural historian.
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
11th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804948521
Takes readers on a journey through a day in the life of the best-known figure of the ancient world: the Roman gladiator.
Every Monument Will Fall Dan Hicks 30th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804950005
Call to arms reveals how museums, art, and academia became battlegrounds and how reclaiming culture itself may be the only way to end the “culture war”.
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