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A Brief History of America by Jeremy Black
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to economic history; the political shaping of America; and America in the world, from being a colony to post-Cold War Ame ...Show more
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power To ? by Jeremy Black
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern BritainThis revised and updated fourth and final volume in the concise Brief History o ...Show more
A Brief History of London by Jeremy Black
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in its national and, perhaps even more importantly, i ...Show more
His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill by Christopher Catherwood
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This is a new and dynamic reappraisal of Winston Churchill, and his finest hour in 1940-1. Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death he is one of the most iconic figures in British history: as a young man he was a maverick journalist, his many positions in politics before 1940 marked h ...Show more
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