History and Biography General

In this accessible and lively new book, historian Sean Beattie explores the dramatic impact of the congested Districts Board (CDB) on the economic, political and cultural life of Co. Donegal.

Bombs weighing over 1,000 lbs fell every seven and a half seconds and an estimated 25,000 people were killed. Was Dresden a legitimate military target or was the bombing a last act of atavistic mass murder in a war already won?

An exhilarating insight into the life of a doctor at Heathrow Airport, where the truth is often stranger than fiction. For over a decade, Stephanie Green was a doctor on-call for one of the world's busiest airports, confronting dramatic, bizarre....

By 1913 Marshall was uniquely placed as a lobbyist, with inside information and sympathetic listeners in every party. Through her the dynamically re-organized NUWSS brought the women's suffrage issue to the fore of public awareness.

Henry Richard was the secretary of the Peace society from 1848 to 1886, an unconditional pacifist when the British Empire was at the height of its aggressive powers.

HEYDAY brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in modern history. Over the course of the 1850s, the world was reshaped by technology, trade, mass migration and war.

This collection of essays draws inspiration from the late James Deetz's In Small Things Forgotten (1977).

25th anniversary edition of a modern classic with a new preface by the author. Smith delivers the best introduction to the spirituality of Howard Thurman that led to his prophetic voice.