Michel Foucault 
Madness and Civilization 

The XB-40 and XB-41 were secret, little-known experimental modifications of the B-17F and B-24D, respectively, into heavily-armed bomber gunships sometimes referred to as “bomber escorters”. They …

In this highly detailed book, naval historian Edward Hampshire reveals the fascinating history of the nuclear-powered attack submarines built and operated by the Soviet Union in the Cold War, …

This anthology adds to the burgeoning field of settler colonial studies by examining settler colonial narratives in the under analyzed medium of film. Cinematic Settlers discusses different cin …

 »Clear-eyed and illuminating. » Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor  » A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi A …

The Third Reich and Yugoslavia focuses on economic and political affairs between the Third Reich and Yugoslavia before Germany attacked in April 1941. It observes the relations between the two …

Parliament is Britain »s most important political institution, yet its workings remain obscure to academics and the wider public alike. MPs are often seen as  »out of touch » or  »all the same » and …

Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph, TLS, BBC History Magazine and Tablet  »Compulsive, brilliantly clear and superbly well-written, it »s a charismatic evocation of another wo …

This book explores the policies and ideologies of a number of individuals and groups who attempted to relaunch fascist, antisemitic and racist politics in the wake of World War II and the Holocaust. …

During the Cold War, Vietnam showed the limitations of a major power in peripheral conflicts. Even so, the military forces involved (North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, American, and Allied) demonstr …

The book illustrates how Darwin »s theory has evolved, about the development of the biological world before Darwin, and great changes that took place with the incorporation of statistics, and after D …