General Juan del Águila has been sprung from a prison cell to command the last great Spanish Armada. His mission: to seize a bridgehead in Queen Elizabeth's England and hold it. Facing him is … [Read more...] about The Last Armada by Des Ekin
European History
Ireland Graveyard of the Spanish Armada by T P Kilfeather
The author has produced a book that is essential reading for anybody interested in Irish / European history of the 16th Century. It is a short book but reveals the chilling events that occurred … [Read more...] about Ireland Graveyard of the Spanish Armada by T P Kilfeather
The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson
It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur - the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe's population was … [Read more...] about The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson
The Lost World of Communism by Peter Molloy
1989 was a year of revolution. It marked the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. Beginning in … [Read more...] about The Lost World of Communism by Peter Molloy
Slaughter on the Somme by Mace and Grehan
At 07.30 hours on 1 July 1916, the devastating cacophony of the Allied artillery fell silent along the front on the Somme. The ear-splitting explosions were replaced by the shrill sound of hundreds of … [Read more...] about Slaughter on the Somme by Mace and Grehan
Avenue of Spies by Alex Kershaw
The best-selling author of The Liberator brings to life the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II The leafy Avenue Foch, one of … [Read more...] about Avenue of Spies by Alex Kershaw
The Vatican Pimpernel by Brian Fleming
During the German occupation of Rome from 1942 to 1944, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty devoted his time and energy to running an escape organisation for Allied POWs and civilians. By the time the Allies … [Read more...] about The Vatican Pimpernel by Brian Fleming
Pandora’s Daughters by Jane Robinson
The pedigree of the modern career woman is not generally supposed to be long. Reaching back only as far as those late Victorian pioneers who stormed the bastions of male professions. Jane Robinson … [Read more...] about Pandora’s Daughters by Jane Robinson
The Emergency by Brian Girvin
A blistering account of Ireland's neutrality in World War II, an episode which still scars Irish thought and politics today. Brian Girvin has written a fresh and original history of Ireland between … [Read more...] about The Emergency by Brian Girvin
Righteous Gentile by John Bierman
This is the story of Raoul Wallenberg. The book discusses the life and mysterious disappearance of the Swedish diplomat, Wallenberg, He is credited with saving the lives of Hungarian Jews during … [Read more...] about Righteous Gentile by John Bierman