An original and informative look at Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics.

A major new history of the Cold War: exploring the conflict through the minds of the people who lived it.

During the darkest days of WW2, in her home country of Holland, Anna-Maria van der Vaart sheltered Allied pilots, gave refuge to persecuted Jews and stood up to the Nazis by participating in audacious acts of resistance. This is Anna-Maria’s remarkable story alongside those who risked their lives to save others.