A celebration of the alphabet, from its beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the world's knowledge.

A vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of the British Isles - reframing ancient stories that deal with human themes of extinction, connection to landscape, parenthood, defiance, love and loss.

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings.

Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by military leaders since ancient...

Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon?

A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth - how we make it, use it and what it means to us.

A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today

A magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the last 1,400 years.

The extraordinary story of the German foreign ministry official who, at risk to his life, spied for the Allies in the Second World War.