In May of 1940, with France on the verge of defeat,Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Victory hingedon the leadership of newly elected Prime Minister Winston Churchill. B
In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seemed to hinge on the leadership of Winston Churchill, whom the King relucta
In 1900 London was the capital of an empire that spanned the globe. This engrossing book is the first to examine the powerful city and its relationship with the British empire at the turn of the centu
The Thames, England’s greatest river?for centuries an aid to trade, a stalwart of national defense, a stage for some of England’s greatest historical events, an inspiration to some of England’s best p
In May of 1940, with France on the verge of defeat,Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Victory hingedon the leadership of newly elected Prime Minister Winston Churchill. B
Winner of the National Jewish Book AwardIssued in London in 1917, the Balfour Declaration was one of the key documents of the twentieth century. It committed Britain to supporting the establishment in
This is the extraordinary story of the British plot in the summer of 1918 to overthrow the Bolshevik government in Russia, murder the Bolshevik leaders, and install a new government in Moscow that wou
