The poignant story of how a group of elite professional footballers went to war.

Developed in 1938 from a Schneider trophy-winning design by the aeronautical engineer and designer R.J Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire went on to become the definitive Allied fighter of the Second World War, and ranks amongst the most famous aircraft of all time. This pocket manual presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents to help readers explore the technical and tactical developments relating to the design and use of this famous aircraft. Sources include the A...

A New York Times bestseller and an “enriching…brilliant” (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass) examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of our democracy.

The Declaration of Independence identified “the pursuit of happiness” as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffr...

From warrior queens and the 300 to the Peloponnesian war, a major new history of the world's first superpower

The story of the rise and fall of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate (1653-9), England's sole experiment in republican government - and one of the most extraordinary but neglected periods in British history.

A fascinating and revelatory cultural history of hypochondria, from Hippocrates to wellness influencers - for fans of Andrew Solomon and Siddhartha Mukherjee

Every single one of the letters you're reading right now can tell a fascinating story, having been on a long linguistic, historical, political and social journey to reach this very page. The English alphabet is a tool that we've inherited down the centuries from ancient creators around the world.

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Johan Op de Beeck vertelt meesterlijk het fascinerende levensverhaal van een van de belangrijkste figuren uit de wereldgeschiedenis. Dit tweede deel van Napoleons biografie start op het ogenblik dat Napoleon als keizer het toppunt van zijn macht bereikt. Dankzij briljant gevoerde veldslagen controleert hij Europa. Maar het keizerrijk barst uit zijn voegen en de machtigste man ter wereld begaat vergissingen. In 1812 wordt Napoleon na een catastrofale veldtocht door Rusland gestuit. Vanaf dat o...