The Cameroon war

a history of French neocolonialism in Africa

Legend has it that the end of France's empire in sub-Saharan Africa was a peaceful affair. This book tells a very different story, exposing the shocking violence of a secret war. Its theater was Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s, where a mass movement ...

Sparta

the rise and fall of an ancient superpower

'There are few bits of history more mythologised, sensitive and political than Sparta, but luckily we have Bayliss' Dan Snow, creator of History Hit Sparta - its legendary warriors and steadfast resilience are famous throughout the world as a model for toughness, justice and masculinity. The ...

Domination

the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity

This is the story of the fall of an Empire – and the rise of another. Who spread Christianity, how, and why? In her quest to find the answer, Professor Alice Roberts takes us on a gripping investigative journey. From a secluded valley in south Wales ...

Catilina

Una revolución fallida

En esta historia de una revolución fallida, Luciano Canfora desmonta la imagen oficial de Catilina —esa que lo retrata como simple conspirador derrotado— y reconstruye, con agudeza y erudición, el perfil de un líder político cuya memoria fue deliberadamente borrada por los vencedores. «Catilina. Una ...

The life of Saint Peter of Atroa

(Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

An authoritative new Greek edition and English translation of the life of a notable Byzantine monastic leader. Saint Peter of Atroa (773-837 CE) was a Byzantine monastic leader, remembered primarily as cofounder and abbot of the influential monastery of Saint Zachariah at Atroa, below the ...

The Old English Catholic homilies : the first series

(Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

A contemporary edition and translation of one of the great monuments of Old English literary and religious culture. The homilies of the monk Ælfric, written in the last decade of the tenth century, offer some of the most important prose writing in Old English. They ...

The life and death of King Richard III

With a new introduction and concluding chapter from bestselling medieval author Dan Jones. Richard III is one of the most mysterious figures in English history, and as such is the source of perennial fascination. Comparatively little is known of his early life, his appearance, his ...

The blood in winter

a nation descends, 1642

After years of tension between a king and his people, in 1641 England reaches a semblance of peace. Armies have disbanded, legislation has passed to ensure Parliament will continue to sit, and the people are tentatively optimistic. Radical politicians congratulate themselves on a stunning political ...

Ricordi

Consejos y advertencias para la vida civil y política

221 lecciones de un mundo en crisis: el manual secreto del Renacimiento que anticipó la política moderna.Los "Ricordi" de Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540) constituyen una de las cumbres del pensamiento político renacentista italiano. Escritos como un "libro secreto" para uso exclusivo de su familia, estos ...

Colonialism devours itself

the waning of Françafrique

France is the only country that never decolonised its colonies, emotionally, financially or strategically. In the aftermath of losing the Second World War, notwithstanding de Gaulle's attempts to convince his people otherwise, the French knew the game was up. (The Resistance fighters were heroes ...

The Cameroon war

a history of French neocolonialism in Africa

Legend has it that the end of France's empire in sub-Saharan Africa was a peaceful affair. This book tells a very different story, exposing the shocking violence of a secret war. Its theater was Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s, where a mass movement ...

La guerra aérea de Hitler en España

El ascenso de la Luftwaffe

Casi desde el advenimiento de la guerra, los civiles han sufrido daños colaterales, pero el concepto de Guerra Total —una guerra sin límites— solo surgió a principios del siglo XX. Todo cambió el 26 de febrero de 1935, cuando Adolf Hitler firmó oficialmente un decreto ...

Earth shapers

how humans mastered geography and remade the world

Mountains, meridians, rivers and borders; these are some of the features that carve up the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe and, over time, we have become experts at reshaping our ...

The secret history of gold

myth, money, politics and power

The Secret History of Gold tells the epic tale of the world’s oldest, and most treasured, currency. From its origins in the formation of the solar system to its pivotal role in both ancient myth and modern finance, Dominic Frisby explores, with wit and ...

Progress

a history of humanity's worst idea

Progress is power. But our modern story of progress is a very dangerous fiction. In the pursuit of progress, of growth and expansion, we have levelled cities, flattened mountains, charted the globe and ushered in a new geological epoch unique in our planet’s 4 ...

Henry Kissinger

an intimate portrait of the master of Realpolitik

Jérémie Gallon paints an intriguing portrait of the 'master of Realpolitik', drawing lessons from Henry Kissinger's life and actions to explore the creation of a more coherent and resilient foreign policy, particularly in Europe. Chapters address themes, moments, and characters that shaped Kissinger's ...

Sicilia

Una breve historia desde los griegos hasta la Cosa Nostra

Un viaje fascinante por la historia de la isla más enigmática del Mediterráneo Goethe dijo: «Sicilia es la clave de todo». La isla italiana, la más grande del Mediterráneo, es el puente entre Europa y África, la puerta entre Oriente y Occidente. Su estratégica localización ...

Sicilia

Una breve historia desde los griegos hasta la Cosa Nostra

Un viaje fascinante por la historia de la isla más enigmática del Mediterráneo Goethe dijo: «Sicilia es la clave de todo». La isla italiana, la más grande del Mediterráneo, es el puente entre Europa y África, la puerta entre Oriente y Occidente. Su estratégica localización ...

Tierra quemada

Una historia global de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Es probable que la Segunda Guerra Mundial sea el conflicto más estudiado de la historia de la humanidad. Sin embargo, la gran mayoría de las obras ofrecen de ella una interpretación sorprendentemente unidimensional. La presentan como una guerra buena, una cruzada contra el fascismo y ...

Las mujeres que empuñaron la espada

Guerreras olvidadas. Heroínas silenciadas. Durante siglos, la historia de la guerra ha sido contada de forma casi exclusiva en masculino. Pero desde los campos de batalla de la Antigüedad hasta las trincheras de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, miles de mujeres empuñaron armas, lideraron ejércitos y ...