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On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp, then force the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger

In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this violation of national sovereignty was in fact only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom,

The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs

A timely history of the interplay between politics and military operations, ' Command is the history of our time' ( Guardian )Military command has been reconstructed and revolutionized since the Second World War by nuclear warfare, small-scale guerrilla land operations and cyber interference.

'The hottest book of the summer' JOSIE SILVER 'A great love story' JODI PICOULT 'The perfect escapist romp' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS Two writers, one holiday. A romcom waiting to happen... He doesn't believe in happy endings. She's lost her faith that they exist. But could they find one

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II On December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. For many Americans, the surprise attack was a call to arms - but for the

In November 1943, with the outcome of the Second World War hanging in the balance, the Allies needed a new plan. The Americans' audacious suggestion to the Soviets was to open a second air front, with the US Air Force establishing bases in Soviet-controlled territory. Despite Stalin's obvious

Brought to you by Penguin. Antony Beevor's D-Day: The Battle for Normandy is the closest you will ever get to war - the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear. The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking

Two friends Ten trips Their last chance to fall in love 12 years ago: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 11 years ago: They're forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every

'Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account' Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hubris and Nemesis 'In this fascinating study of two monsters, Rees is extraordinarily perceptive and original' Antony

For more than four weeks in the autumn of 1962 the world teetered. The consequences of a misplaced step during the Cuban Missile Crisis could not have been more grave. Ash and cinder, famine and fallout; nuclear war between the two most-powerful nations on Earth. In Nuclear Folly, award-winning

A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent

Animal Farm tells the story of a rebellion and how it goes wrong. The animals' lives on the farm are terrible - there is not enough food, the work is hard, and animals are dying. One day, the animals kick out the farmer and start to run the farm. Soon, a group of animals - the pigs - becomes more

'Entirely fresh, brilliantly insightful and utterly compelling ' James Holland Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military

GREG HEFFLEY AND SPORTS JUST DON'T MIX. After a disastrous competition at school, Greg decides that he's officially retired from ANY kind of sport! That is, until his mom persuades him to give it one more go and makes Greg reluctantly agree to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a MESS, and

For fans of Bravo Two Zero, Touching the Void, and No Way Out ‘A hell of a story’ Sgt Dan Mills, Sniper One ‘A remarkable book’ Andrew Marr ‘Live. Fight. Survive,’ she said. So, he did . . . There are just two places Shaun Pinner has felt most at home: first, during his nine

EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME . . . BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS. To the media, Hayes Campbell is the enigmatic front-man of a record-breaking boyband. To his fans, he's the boy of their dreams. To his label, he's gold-dust. And to Solène Marchand, he's the pretty face that's plastered over

THE NEW NOVEL FROM JOJO MOYES, AUTHOR OF THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON ME BEFORE YOU 'Giddily joyful. Moyes writes . . . with warmth and a wonderfully wicked sense of humour' THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE MONTH' 'Delightful. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does -

Romance book connoisseur Tara Chen has had her heart broken ten times by ten different men—all of whom dumped her because of her stage-five clinger tendencies. Nevertheless, Tara is determined to find The One. The only problem? Classic meet-cutes are dead, thanks to modern dating apps. So Tara