Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy
By: Ben Wilson
4.46
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much m…
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1. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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- european history
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
2. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
By: Dan Jones
4.27
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history… read more
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- british literature
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- european history
"Rebels depend on willful gullibility."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Extravagance was a political necessity."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
3. Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
By: Antony Beevor
4.32
Format: 494 pages, Paperback
The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also chan… read more
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- history
- military fiction
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- military history
- nonfiction
4. The Castle
By: Franz Kafka , Mark Harman , Regaip Minareci , None
3.90
Format: 49 pages, Paperback
Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman Left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published unt… read more
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5. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
By: Ian W. Toll
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnip… read more
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6. The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
By: None , Edward E. Ericson Jr. , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4.32
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prison… read more
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- history
"To taste the sea, all one needs is one gulp."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"One man who stopped lying could bring down a tyranny."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
7. I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
By: Robert Graves
3.44
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54. Set in the… read more
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8. The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
From New York Timesbestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback--the first book … read more
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- war
9. The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
By: Peter Hopkirk
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Hopkirk's spellbinding account of the great imperial struggle for supremacy in Central Asia has bee… read more
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10. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
By: Dan Jones
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of the knights Templar--holy warriors, bankers, priests, heretics--by the bests… read more
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11. Flash for Freedom (The Flashman Papers #3)
By: George MacDonald Fraser
4.21
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
A game of cards leads Flashman from the jungle death-house of Dahomey to the slave state of Mississ… read more
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- british literature
12. Dreadnought
By: Robert K. Massie
3.50
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
"A classic [that] covers superbly a whole era...Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters.… read more
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13. Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket
By: Richard Holmes
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
A history of the common British soldier, from c.1760 to c.1860, this text filled with anecdote and … read more
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14. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
By: C.S. Forester
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Here we meet Horatio Hornblower, a young man of 17, in this Volume #1 of what becomes the 11 volume… read more
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15. The Secret Hours
By: Mick Herron
4.29
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more
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"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours
"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours
"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours
"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours
16. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more
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"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
17. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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18. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943
By: James Holland
4.33
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland’s new book both recasts the controversial Italian Campaign a… read more
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- european history
19. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
By: Anna Keay
4.39
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
‘The execution of the king took place on a bleak, bitterly cold afternoon in January. As the execut… read more
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"This book was born of ignorance."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"He warned his pious daughter Bridget of the dangers of self-criticism and the overwhelming importance of love."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
20. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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21. The Winter List (Damian Seeker #6)
By: S.G. MacLean
4.38
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supporte… read more
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22. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
23. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
By: Max Hastings
4.25
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operati… read more
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24. Munich Wolf
By: Rory Clements
4.24
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more
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25. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
By: Max Hastings
4.30
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bes… read more
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"The merits of rival causes are never absolute. Even in the Second World War, the Western allied struggle against fascism was compromised by its reliance upon the tyranny of Stalin to pay most of the …"-Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
26. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
By: Bent Flyvbjerg
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more
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27. Erebus: The Story of a Ship
By: Michael Palin
4.29
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more
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28. Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission
By: Rowland White
4.51
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynam… read more
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29. Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982
By: Dominic Sandbrook
4.50
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed historian of modern Britain, Dominic Sandbrook, tells the story of the early 1980 the… read more
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30. Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy
By: Ben Wilson
4.46
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much m… read more
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- naval history
- nonfiction
- european history
31. Invasion (Luke Carlton #4)
By: Frank Gardner
4.12
Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition
The world is on high alert. Across the Strait from Taiwan, China’s armed forces appear to be readyi… read more
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