Sozial- & Kulturgeschichte

Rudolf Hess was Adolf Hitler's Deputy Führer until, in 1941, he flew to Scotland, ostensibly to

German Infantry Regiment 66 fought in most of the great battles on the Western Front in the First

From European favourites such as Mastichato Chios, which saved 2,000 Greeks from a bloody massacre

What would you do if you were struck by an enemy bullet in wartime, then realised you were still

What will happen when the ties are cut? Whatever view you take on Brexit, innovative ideas are

Other Women is the vivid account of those women who belonged to a separate part of society: in some

'Delighted to learn from this very enjoyable new book that the first ever game of football played

The First World War was a human catastrophe but it also saw a dynamic development of new weapons

D-Day was unprecedented. An invasion of this scale and magnitude had never been carried out before.

Not quite part of the family and more than just an employee; idealised and demonised, the nanny has

As the First World War roared into its second year, 17-year-old Lawrence Ellis marched into his

'Engagingly written, and brilliantly researched, a treasure trove packed with rich nuggets of

Objects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today.

She was the most powerful woman in the world. Victoria had ruled through more than six decades,

Many of the world's most famous hats have their origins in Britain; in the Middle Ages there were

London's old buildings hold a wealth of clues to the city's rich and vibrant past. The histories of

Rumours of buried Spitfires from the Second World War have spread around the world for seventy-five

Stalin is quoted as saying 'One man's death is a tragedy, a thousand deaths is a statistic'. This

During the First World War many sportsmen exchanged their sports field for the battlefield,

The 1990s was the decade in which the Soviet Union collapsed and Francis Fukuyama declared the 'end

Step back in time to 1964, a year of cultural upheaval and political transformation. From the rise

How much can you really find out about the War in the Air during the First World War in five

They were told to hold the fort. They did far more than that. When the Second World War broke out,

How much can you really find out about the War at Sea during the First World War in five minutes?

Frank and Percy Talley of the 1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) were destined to leave

Johnny Henderson spent four years during the Second World War as aide-de-camp to one of Britain's

Summer 1940. In the desperate fight against Nazi Germany, nothing is considered too outlandish, so

'Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.' – Joseph Goebbels, Reich

'An adroit, intelligent and painstaking social history … Poor Bickerton offers us a luxurious

When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber – but

Syndrome K is the story of how 80 per cent of Italy's Jews escaped the Holocaust, with the help of

Maurice 'Moggy' Mayne was a cricket-loving air gunner in the Second World War, with a pretty

'Fake news.' 'Dishonest press.' 'Racist.' 'Mentally unstable.' The insults President Donald Trump

How much can you really find out about the Weapons of the First World War in five minutes? This

This is the story of the first Blitz and the first Battle of Britain, featuring a full account of

In 1917, David Lloyd George declared that airmen were 'the cavalry of the clouds … the knighthood

When Germany occupied the originally 'demilitarised' Channel Islands in 1940, Hitler ordered the

Notions of what is scandalous vary from age to age, but our fascination with all things outrageous

Coconuts have been around for longer than Homo sapiens; they have been turned into art, taken part

The Battle of Borodino resonates with the patriotic soul of Mother Russia. The epic confrontation

Historically seen as figures of pity and foreboding – poverty stricken receivers of charity, tragic

A month after the Armistice, Prime Minister David Lloyd George promised to make Britain a 'land fi

From its onset, the Second World War changed the course of many couples' lives as they were parted,

1968 was the year when humans first glimpsed the far side of the Moon, but also the year the world

History of the use of letters since Roman

War and austerity, unrest and revolution: the institution of monarchy has remained stalwart through

The true nature of the Japanese samurai warrior is an elusive and endlessly fascinating enigma for

The declaration of war in August 1914 was to change Britain and British society irrevocably as

From the crowning of Charles III, thirty-nine coronations have been held in Westminster Abbey since

Pyramids and Fleshpots tells the true story of the experiences and achievements of British military