Bloomsbury

As much as any country, England bore the brunt of Germany’s aggression in World War II, and was ravaged in many ways at the war’s end. Celebrated historian David Kynaston has written an utterly original, and compellingly readable, account of the following six years, during which the country rebuilt itself. Kynaston’s great genius is...

Robert Swindell’s Henry V isa gripping retelling of Shakespeare’s famous historical play. Battlesand scenes of warfare are never far from the young King Henry. Thisretelling brings to life the tumultuous struggle of the heroic youngmonarch as he fights to protect his kingdom and his life.The Shakespeare Today series captures the magic of...

An affair with the unpredictable Joe led to a marriage that Virginia was determined would work. But Joe had no reason to trust or respect women. As he drew her into one humiliating situation after another, Virginia was forced to admit that her romantic dream had turned into a nightmare....

The Bush Tragedy opens up the black box of the plane-crash presidency of George W. Bush to examine the political wreckage. How did a man of such evident flaws and limited abilities find himself in the position of the most powerful man in the world? How and why did half of America fall for Bush before falling out with him? Weisberg analyses Bush...

This well-illustrated volume covers the passerines of Singapore, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and the tip of Tenasserim (Burma) with their associated island archipelagos. David Wells’ historically complete accounts draw on a full range of recent field and museum research. Over 380 species are described, including topics such as...

Jimmy can’t stand Dax’s bullying any longer. He steals AGBP150 from hisfather and runs away. But Dax is on the same train - and he sees themoney. Now Jimmy and Dax are locked in a frantic chase. Can Jimmy runfast enough and far enough? Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, the Wired and Wired Upseries...