Letter, Diaries

In August 1942, Allied forces mounted an attack on the German-held port of Dieppe; titled Operation Jubilee, it represented a rehearsal for invasion. The amphibious attack saw over 6, 000 infantrymen …

What an amazing piece of work this is. Ground-breaking, thought-provoking and highly accessible. Everyone should read it. The dark, scary, exciting song of our age. 100 out of 100 IRVINE WELSHCapital …

Over a period of forty years, from 1947 to 1986, Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman wrote to each other constantly. The topics they wrote about were as wide-ranging as their interests and experience …

‘Guevara was a figure of epic proportions. These diaries, stark and moving, will be his most enduring monument’ Observer The final diaries of Che Guevara begin in 1966, when he travelled to Bolivia t …

In the First World War, the Canadian Field Artillery led the way in artillery technology and tactics. By coordinating the intelligence reports from sound ranging, flash spotting, and ground observati …

The vivid and exciting accounts written from the front line, taking the story of the British war with Napoleon from its desperate beginnings in Portugal to the final triumph at Waterloo The Duke of W …

A 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Silver Winner for Biography Against the backdrop of World War II, Joy Passanante s touching new book, Through a Long Absence: Words from My Father s Wars, is t …

This volume of personal writings offers an intimate view of the celebrated Russian author’s life and creative process in the face of Soviet censorship. Best known for his biting satire of Sovie …

One of the most celebrated painters of the fifteenth century, Fra Angelico is the only artist to be canonised as a saint, whose works embody a serene religious attitude and strong Classical influence …

In the ultra mega far future, some guy gets bored of existing, so he accepts a job in a different universe described as: ‘the perfect excuse to throw your life away for a cause you barely understand’ …