One of America's leading biographers offers a compact, insightful biography of John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his inauguration.

John Owen (1616-1683) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691) were both pivotal figures in forming the nonconformist landscape of Restoration England. Yet despite having much in common, they found themselves taking opposite sides in the theological debates that swept through Protestantism in the second half of the seventeenth century. By comparing and contr

A towering figure in the formative years of the American nation, John Quincy Adams was the only son of a Founding Father president to become president himself, and he was the first president to serve in Congress after his presidency. This book follows one of the greatest yet least known figures in American history.

Captain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. This new edition of his Journals publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication.

A remarkable combination of memoir, history and travel.

On 28 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. A little over a month later the world was engulfed in the bloodiest conflict mankind had ever seen. How did such tragedy unfold so quickly?

On 28 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. A little over a month later the world was engulfed in the bloodiest conflict mankind had ever seen. How did such tragedy unfold so quickly?

This interdisciplinary collection considers how Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz's aesthetic and activist practice reflect an unprecedented maturation of a shift in American letters toward a hemispheric and planetary culture. Career spanning, the essays examine the intersections of race, Afro-Latinidad, gender, sexuality, disability, poverty, and power in Diaz's work.

This study relates one of the most disturbing events of American history - the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. It documents the political debate that preceded the internment order and uncovers a governmental campaign to suppress and destroy crucial evidence.

On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia - the beginnings of Germany's African Empire. As colonial forces moved in , their ruthless punitive raids became an open war of extermination. Thousands of the indigenous people were killed or driven out into the desert to die.

The extraordinary story of the young British airmen who fought the Japanese suicide pilots

When the author returned home from Afghanistan, he left behind him surreal intensity and exhilaration of battle. He also left behind lasting bonds of friendship formed with his Afghan comrades Qiam, Syed and Majhib. This title tells of their first meetings, mutual suspicion and incomprehension, and how this eventually turned into brotherhood.

Austria is often overlooked as one of the successor states to the Habsburg Empire. The Socialist politician Karl Renner (1870 1950) was prime minister of the government that took power in Vienna after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The author gives an account of Karl Renner's adroit handling of a difficult situation.

Kashmir is an intensely disputed region lying between India and Pakistan. It was acceeded to India by the British when they left in 1947. Here, Prem Jha provides an account of the critical times when the fate of Kashmir was decided in the context of Britain's geo-political strategies.

An authoritative critical introduction to the way the event of JFK's assassination has been represented in a range of discourses.

Kent at War includes a large collection of rare photographs, many never previously published.

The first definitive history of the Nazi concentration camp system. It will remain an essential read for years to come.

Arnold Rothstein was one of the important but mysterious figures in the history of New York. A peer in the wood-panelled business sancta of the Rockerfellers and the Morgans, he was also the godfather of organized crime in America. This book aims to unravel the mysteries of Rothstein's life, a story ending in the final mystery of his murder.

The sensationally gripping and revelatory biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman, one of the most influential women in 20th century politics, from the bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance