Wellington's Wars: The Making of a Military Genius
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A provocative reappraisal of Wellington's military career, his victory at Waterloo, and the source...
Passionate Economist: How Brian Abel-Smith Shaped Global Health and Social Welfare
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Brian Abel-Smith was one of the most influential expert advisers of the 20th century in shaping...
Richard Wagner: A Life in Music
Stewart Spencer and Martin Geck
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Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83)...
Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life
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For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary...
Roy Jenkins
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This book was shortlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize. It was shortlisted for the 2014 Costa...
Shane O'Neill
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Shane O'Neill played a key role in Ireland's story in the sixteenth century, yet he has suffered a...
Simpson & I
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Simpson & I: Between Two Worlds documents some of the most memorable stories ever to appear on the...
The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign
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Arron Banks enjoyed a life of happy anonymity flogging car insurance in Bristol until he dipped his...
The Chamberlains: Joseph, Austen and Neville 1836-1940
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Joe Chamberlain - 'maker and unmaker of parties'.Austen Chamberlain, 'who always played the game and...
The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris
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The intrigue began with a triple homicide in a luxury apartment building just steps from the...