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Former People

Former People (Paperback) by Douglas Smith

Winner of the inaugural Pushkin House Russian...

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Modernity Britain

Modernity Britain (Hardback) by David Kynaston

The late 1950s was an action-packed, often dramatic...

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The Plantagenets

The Plantagenets (Paperback)

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Iron Curtain

Iron Curtain (Paperback)

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Careless People

Careless People (Hardback)

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The Secret Listeners

The Secret Listeners (Paperback)

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Commander

Commander (Paperback)

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Dead Drop

Dead Drop (Hardback)

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Wings

Wings (Paperback)

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Elizabeth's Bedfellows

Elizabeth's Bedfellows (Hardback)

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No Easy Day

No Easy Day (Paperback)

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A History of the World

A History of the World (Paperback)

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David Starkey's Music and Monarchy

David Starkey's Music and Monarchy (Hardback)

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Survivor on the River Kwai

Survivor on the River Kwai (Hardback)

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Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England

Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England (Hardback)

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After Auschwitz

After Auschwitz (Hardback)

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Gardens of Stone: My Boyhood in the French Resistance

Gardens of Stone: My Boyhood in the French Resistance (Paperback)

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Brothers at War

Brothers at War (Hardback)

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The Official Dambusters Experience

The Official Dambusters Experience (Hardback)

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Vanished Kingdoms

Vanished Kingdoms (Paperback)

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The Untold History of the United States

The Untold History of the United States (Paperback)

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Survivor on the River Kwai

Survivor on the River Kwai (Hardback)

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The Poor Had No Lawyers

The Poor Had No Lawyers (Paperback)

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Modernity Britain

Modernity Britain (Hardback)

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Push Once - Life in the Bus Industry

Push Once - Life in the Bus Industry (Paperback)

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On the Eve

On the Eve (Paperback)

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