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Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin's Russia

A dark and chilling story of the invention, proliferation and use of nerve agents. Nerve agents...

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Sunnis and Shi‘a: A Political History

When Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor shoul...

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Recalling the Caliphate: Decolonisation and World Order

As late as the last quarter of the twentieth century, there were expectations that Islam’s political...

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Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire

‘BRILLIANTLY ARRANGED AND RICH WITH FRESH INSIGHTS’ AKALA‘A RADICAL, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN UNDERSTANDI...

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Hope and Fear: Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo-History

Is a secret and corrupt Illuminati conspiring to control world affairs and bring about a New World O...

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Opium’s Orphans: The 200-Year History of the War on Drugs

Opium's Orphans is the first full history of drug prohibition and the ‘war on drugs’. A no-holds-bar...

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The Hong Kong Diaries

The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the hand...

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The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'[A] clever, lively ... splendid new book'DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES'A big g...

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Persians: The Age of The Great Kings

THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world’s first superpower.The Gre...

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A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire

The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire. 'Toner again spins a tale that is enjoyable and...

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Prisoners of Time: Prussians, Germans and Other Humans

An intellectual tour de force: the major essays of the esteemed author of international bestseller T...

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Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe

'Magisterial - an outstanding book that shines a bright light one of the most important, interesting...

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The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West

Has the West’s terrorist obsession left it vulnerable to its more traditional enemies? In 1993,...

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Diplomatic Gifts: A History in Fifty Presents

A lavishly illustrated history of diplomatic gifts, from the infamous Trojan Horse to the much-loved...

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Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy: Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis

Praise for the author’s A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: ‘Eminently sane, highly informative’PAUL C...

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