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  • The story of William Fly, New England's most notorious pirate.
  • Transport back to fifteenth-century Rome to find the secrets of the Vatican.
  • Here are the stories of nine people whose energy, imagination, courage and determination changed the world.
  • Here are the life stories of nine famous people who have left their mark upon the world.
  • A delight, superb. An engaging, tender and uplifting story of a family and its struggle to eke a living from the land...
  • The never-before-told story of the American pilots - idealists, adventurers, romantics - who helped save Britain in its darkest hour.
  • The bestselling audiobook of the acclaimed BBC1 series, described as 'Brilliant' by the Daily Mail
  • Firehouse is journalism-as-history at its best. The story of what happens when one small institution gets caught in apocalyptic day, it is a book that will move readers as few others have in our time.
  • Immediately after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, daredevil flyer Jimmy Doolittle led a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo itself. This is the true account of how ordinary people, when faced with ex...
  • Now updated with a major new afterword that incorporates the latest cosmological research, this classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened whe...
  • The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940, altered the course of history as Churchill and the members of his Cabinet debated negotiating with Hitler or continuing the war. Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical unfolding of events at 10 Downing Street, where the military disasters taking...
  • 'Superior wordplay, virtuoso musicality and superb banter - they've taken the comedy song to a whole new level'
  • A true and moving story of American courage.
  • One of the most important news stories of the last three centuries comes to life in this "eyewitness account" of America's first federal elections, the first congress, and President Washington's cr...
  • Cokie Roberts brings to life the women who raised our nation.
  • First it is the tale of four men who, in 1743, were marooned in the Arctic for six years with supplies for only one day, and secondly, it is a contemporary author's search to retrace their steps an...
  • During the Allies’ aerial bombardment of Naples in 1943, the renowned scugnizzi, or street boys, of Naples staged their own violent revolt against the occupying Germans. Using furniture to build barricades and stolen guns to shoot at the enemy, they fought for four days. Hundreds died, yet the...
  • More democracy means more freedom. Or does it? American democracy is, in many people's minds, the model for the rest of the world. Fareed Zakaria points out that the American form of democracy is o...
  • In Garcia Marquez in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Garcia Marquez 's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand ...
  • General Ike is a book that John Eisenhower always knew he had to write, a tribute from an affectionate and admiring son to a great father.
  • Germany is historically one of the most important of all nations. Since emerging from its days as a Roman province, Germany (including Prussia) has had a central role in European affairs. It has re...
  • Gettysburg is the sixth in a series of novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. As the armies clash at Gettysburg, Will and Mac Brannon are swallowed up in t...
  • A stunning historical production covering the three days of Gettysburg
  • The second part of the stunning Gettysburg trilogy from Colonial Radio.
  • The second part of the stunning Gettysburg trilogy from Colonial Radio
  • Adam Fowler explores the plight of thousands of captive elephants in Asia and their historic and changing relationship with man.
  • 'The Natural History of Selborne' has become part of that curious concoction of ideas and artefacts, which are seen as somehow defining "the English way of life."
  • Rosin’s account follows America's most ambitious young evangelicals who, since 2000, have been making their way to Patrick Henry College, where they are groomed to become the Christian elite of tomorrow, waging battle on the frontlines of politics, entertainment, and science.
  • John Jakes, "the godfather of the historical novel" (Los Angeles Times), leaves the South to travel North for an epic tale of scandalous doings in the world's most famous resort ...
  • First published in 1972, The Great Bridge is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time—the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
  • As reported at the time. Accounts from 1871 of one of American history's most famous fire.
  • With only bare hands and crude tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored uniforms and clothes. A split-second operation as delic...
  • Those who survived still remember the Great Hurricane as the most terrifying moment of their lives. Using newspaper reports, survivor testimony, and archival sources, Burns reconstructs this harrow...
  • In January 1945, captured American soldiers, emaciated and ill from brutal mistreatment, were still in the notorious Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines when Army Rangers set out on a daring ...
  • These speeches span the years 1940 – 1987.Among others listen to Winston Churchill’s First Radio Address As Prime Minister, John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address and Richard Nixon’s Resignation speech.
  • Here are some of history's most significant figures with their most important speeches.
  • Based on a thorough study of Greek life and civilization, of Greek literature, philosophy, and art, The Greek Way interprets their meaning and brings a realization of the refuge and strength the pa...
  • From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis
  • What was it about a small, humble folk instrument that allowed it to become an American icon? The guitar is "wall-to-wall popular in the United States," says Brookes in this chronicle of the guitar...
  • Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, Antinia Fraser unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot.
  • Great Decisions & The Extraordinary People Who Made Them. Hard Call is an inspiring testament to grace under pressure by one of America's most admired political leaders.
  • Exciting biographies of three of America's greatest men: George Washington, Daniel Boone and Benjamin Franklin. Full cast production.
  • Herodotus is the father of historical writing and a most compelling storyteller. His tales laid bare the intricate human entanglements at the core of great historical events. He infused his magnifi...
  • This epic three-volume history explores life's grand themes through Britain's rich and colourful history.
  • The second volume of Simon Schama's compelling chronicle of the British Isles.
  • Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic.
  • Here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music.
  • The story of literature that has touched the hearts & stirred the minds of countless readers.
  • Pendle was closely connected with Latin America for more than forty years. His text emphasizes how many races and classes have contributed to the civilization of this great landmass, with its vast ...
  • This absorbing history is illustrated by over 100 musical examples.
  • William Hickling Prescott's monumental History of the Conquest of Mexico is a classic work.
  • An enthralling story - told with nearly 100 famous musical extracts.
  • The World Cup is the largest sports event outside the summer Olympics: the progress of the 32 countries which qualify for the finals is watched by billions all over the globe.
  • Here is the diverse and fascinating story of the Theatre.
  • With the premise that all civilizations owe their origins to war making, Keegan probes the meanings, motivations, and methods underlying war in different societies over the course of some two thous...
  • From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences-then and now.
  • A gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences.
  • The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea as one of the classic novels of the navy at war.
  • In this second volume in Kim Murphy's Civil War Trilogy, sisters Amanda and Alice struggle to reconcile political and family loyalties. Betrothed to Major Samuel Prescott, Amanda sympathizes with the Union, while Alice takes to smuggling medical supplies for the Confederacy under Colonel William...
  • The first work of fiction by a President of the United States - a sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence.
  • In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, Army infantry platoon leader, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of eleven straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah.
  • Throughout history, great generals have deceived, outflanked, and triumphed over superior armies commanded by conventional thinkers. Bevin Alexander tells how Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Ston...
  • The thrilling 1-life story of how the famous Charleston, SC, church of St. Michael's was saved from fire by the daring act of a slave...
  • An account of one man's profound respect and affection for a president who changed his life.
  • No institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the two-thousand-year-old Catholic Church and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known. This book by best-selling author...
  • This unprecedented account takes us into the Green Zone, headquarters for the American occupation in Iraq, and shows how the Coalition Provisional Authority helped fuel the insurgency by ignoring pressing Iraqi needs to pursue irrelevant neoconservative solutions and pie-in-the-sky policies.
  • In 1942, eight Nazi saboteurs were caught on American beaches and executed. The decision was challenged in court but eventually upheld in the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Quirin—a case that h...
  • In this unparalleled work of investigative journalism, Kessler reveals the inner world of the CIA. Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews, including two with active Directors of Cen...
  • Carmen Bin Ladin tells of her time married into the Bin Laden family.
  • Presented by award-winning children's writer Michael Morpurgo, this genuinely ground-breaking history of British childhood from the year 1000 to the present...
  • Through exclusive interviews, Keegan probes the war's causes, complications, costs, and consequences. The Iraq War is authoritative, timely, and vitally important to our understanding of a conflict...
  • The "isle of poets and scholars" has known almost constant warfare for centuries. In 1920, it was divided into North and South; yet this purely political solution left a religious and cultural schi...
  • Ireland’s history is more turbulent and fascinating than any other. From the first English presence in Ireland through siege, rebellion, and civil war, to Irish ascendancy, home rule, and the present-day troubles, Johnson tells the story of this most remarkable island.
  • "Is Paris burning?" is the question Hitler asked over and over as the French and American troops battered their way into the city. Few moments in history are as stirring as the Allied liberation of...
  • In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks.
  • Isaac Newton (1642-1727) achieved momentous breakthroughs in three areas: mathematics (the calculus), a theory of colors, and gravitational attraction. His first insights in each of these areas occ...
  • Here is a history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times.
  • Ben Ferguson, the voice of America's youth, delivers his views on all the issues, from politics to culture. Everyone wants to know what Ferguson will say next -- and here's your chance.
  • A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen.
  • New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers.
  • Two centuries ago, without congressional or public debate, a president who is thought of today as peaceable, Thomas Jefferson, launched America's first war on foreign soil, a war against terror. Th...
  • Lackawanna, New York was home of the first home-grown al-Qaeda terrorist cell in America. Or was it? Dina Temple-Raston re-evaluates the casualties of the war on terror in this story of pre-emptive imprisonment for an act of terrorism never committed.
  • In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot.
  • In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot.
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