What difference do individuals make to history? Are we all swept up in the great forces like industrialisation or globalisation, or is the world we inhabit shaped just as much by real people
- leaders for example
- & the decisions that they make? For better or for worse, the personalities of the powerful can affect millions of people & the future of countries: it matters who is in the driving seat, & who is making plans. Equally important: how is history itself made by those who keep the records? In History`s People Margaret Macmillan explores the lives of the great & lesser-known figures of the past: men, women, explorers, rulers, dreamers, politicians, observers, campaigners. She looks at the concept of leadership, from Bismarck to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also at the role of observers such as Babur, first Mughal emperor of India, & asks how explorers & visionaries such as Fanny Parkes & Elizabeth Simcoe managed to defy or ignore the constraints of their own societies. &, in doing so, she uncovers the important & complex relationship between biography & history, & between individuals & their times. Like all the best history, this book will change the way you see the past, as well as your own times
- & perhaps introduce you to some people you didn`t know.


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All travellers know the seductive power of the open road & its suggestions of possibility, escape, renewal, & reinvention. Hit the Road, Jack is an interdisciplinary exploration of the significance of the road as reality & metaphor. Engaging with varied cultural mediums such as literature, reality television, philosophy, & political rhetoric, this collection delves deeply into the symbolic implications of the road. Insightful & accessible essays draw upon both classic ”road” texts & films, while investigating themes of individual & national freedom, independence & mobility, & destiny. Referencing postmodern theory, gender & queer studies, as well as personal reminiscence & narrative research, Hit the Road, Jack considers the impact that identity
- particularly race, ethnicity, gender, & sexual orientation
- has on the way various journeys are taken. While literary depictions of the road have a long history, scholarship about the phenomenon is sparse. This anthology makes a significant contribution to the study of the road, bringing to light aspects of its iconic status in American culture. Contributors include Paul Attinello (Newcastle University), Stacilee Ford (University of Hong Kong), Eleanor Heginbotham (University of Maryland), Susan Kuyper (Des Moines Area Community College), Gina Marchetti (University of Hong Kong), Cotton Seiler (Dickinson University), Max J. Skidmore (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Gordon Slethaug (University of Southern Denmark), Michael Truscello (Mount Royal University), & Wendy Zierler (Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion, New York).

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What better way of travelling the world than by crewing on a yacht? The Hitchiker`s Guide to the Oceans is ideal for crew pre-planning, & for skippers seeking crew. It is packed with practical information from how to find a crew position, what to expect from different kinds of skipper, how to be in the right place at the right time, where the yachts gather & when, to rally locations, how to maximise your chances of being taken on as crew, what will be expected of you as crew, & job opportunities along the way. Unique yacht migration maps show where the seasonal bottlenecks occur, & help pinpoint the best places & times of year to gain a crew place. This sixth edition with fully updated information & website addresses as well as a new colour section will be welcomed by all aspiring yacht crew, & also as a skipper`s reference. ` Packed with all the information you`d need to find a crewing position...an invaluable guide to crewing anywhere in the world.` Yachting Monthly ` Valuable for the first-timer & useful for skippers & their potential crew.` Classic Boat ...

Hitchin in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided to give maximum coverage of the town. The main map covers the town centre, extending westward to Foxholes, & northward to Butts Close. Features include St Mary`s church, The Priory, Windmill Hill, The Grove, Holy Saviour`s church, Whinbush Grove, Lavender Distillery, Leather Dressing Works, engine shed, Market Place, High Street, Rosenburg, Infirmary, Workhouse, cemetery, etc. On the reverse is a portion of adjacent sheet 12.02 extending coverage eastward to include the station. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Heinrich Hoffman was a key part in the making of the Hitler legend, the photographer who carefully crafted the image of the Fuhrer as a godlike figure. Hoffmann published his first book of photographs in 1919, following his work as an official photographer for the German army. In 1920 he joined the Nazi Party, & his association with Hitler began. He became Hitler`s official photographer & travelled with him extensively. He took over two million photographs of Hitler, & they were distributed widely, including on postage stamps, an enterprise that proved very profitable for both men. Hoffmann published several books on Hitler in the 1930s, including The Hitler Nobody Knows (1933). Hoffmann & Hitler were very close, & he acted not only as a personal confidante
- his memoirs include rare details of the Fuhrer
- but also as a matchmaker
- it is Hoffmann who introduced Eva Braun, his studio assistant, to Hitler. At the end of the war, Hoffmann was arrested by the US military, who also seized his photographic archive, & was sentenced to imprisonment for Nazi profiteering. This edition of a classic book

Includes:: photographs by Hoffmann & a new introduction by Roger Moorhouse.




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Selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times, Times Literary Supplement & The Times Despite his status as the most despised political figure in history, there have only been four serious biographies of Hitler since the 1930s. Even more surprisingly, his biographers have been more interested in his rise to power & his methods of leadership than in Hitler the person: some have even declared that the Fuhrer had no private life. Yet to render Hitler as a political animal with no personality to speak of, as a man of limited intelligence & poor social skills, fails to explain the spell that he cast not only on those close to him but on the German people as a whole. In the first volume of this monumental biography, Volker Ullrich sets out to correct our perception of the Fuhrer. While charting in detail Hitler`s life from his childhood to the eve of the Second World War against the politics of the times, Ullrich unveils the man behind the public persona: his charming & repulsive traits, his talents & weaknesses, his deep-seated insecurities & murderous passions. Drawing on a wealth of previously neglected or unavailable sources, this magisterial study provides the most rounded portrait of Hitler to date. Ullrich renders the Fuhrer not as a psychopath but as a master of seduction & guile
- & it is perhaps the complexity of his character that explains his enigmatic grip on the German people more convincingly than the cliched image of the monster. This definitive biography will forever change the way we look at the man who took the world into the abyss.
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In the relaxed atmosphere of his inner circle, Hitler talked freely about his aims, his early life & his plans for world conquest & a new German empire. The full text of Hitler's Table Talk as annotated & preserved by Bormann, is presented here. This book is the most significant record of Hitler's mind & character in existence. Revealing, for instance his thoughts on the English language which he though inferior to German as it 'lacks the ability to express thoughts that surpass the order of concrete things' to his hatred of idealism 'he found it quite normal that the bodies of his political prisoners should be burnt & their ashes used by his SS guards to manure their gardens'. A compelling & frequently repellent read. Hugh Trevor-Roper provides an Introduction on ' The Mind of Adolf Hitler' & a preface on developments since the book was first published in 1953. ...

Hitler`s Atlantic Wall: Pas de Calais tells the history of how & why the giant batteries were built, the origins of their weaponry & the ingenious engineering & military operations that defeated them finally. The book describes the massive effort that the occupying Nazi forces put into the construction of the Eastern section of the Atlantic Wall. While the D-Day invasion was unaffected by the fortifications in this area, they still posed a significant threat from the mighty gun batteries (such as Batteries Todt & Lindemann) that threatened Channel shipping & the South Coast of Engl&. While isolated from the main Allied advance, the Festung ports of Calais, Boulogne & Dunkirk were denied to Allied use. This was of major strategic significance as the lines of supply were becoming ever longer & more vulnerable. Using rare archive material, the book takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the coast that Hitler was wrongly convinced would be the site of the Allied landings. The acclaimed “ Battleground” series from the renowned military publishers Pen & Sword provides an extensive range of titles describing specific battles, particularly during the two World Wars. Well written & illustrated with contemporary photos, drawings & maps, the books give much more detailed & vivid descriptions than found in more general titles, bringing the battlefields alive for visitors as well as informing & entertaining readers at home. Where appropriate, the guides include recommendations for visiting the memorials, cemeteries, monuments & museums by local walks and/or car tours & include recommendations for further reading. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

From his first visit to Berlin in 1916, Hitler was preoccupied & fascinated by Germany`s great capital city. In this vivid & entirely new account of Hitler`s relationship with Berlin, Thomas Friedrich explores how Hitler identified with the city, how his political aspirations were reflected in architectural aspirations for the capital, & how Berlin surprisingly influenced the development of Hitler`s political ideas. A leading expert on the twentieth-century history of Berlin, Friedrich employs new & little-known German sources to track Hitler`s attitudes & plans for the city. Even while he despised both the cosmopolitan culture of the Weimar Republic & the profound Jewish influence on the city, Hitler was drawn to the grandiosity of its architecture & its imperial spirit. He dreamed of transforming Berlin into a capital that would reflect his autocracy, & he used the city for such varied purposes as testing his anti-Semitic policies & demonstrating the might of the Third Reich. Illuminating Berlin`s burdened years under Nazi subjection, Friedrich offers new understandings of Hitler & his politics, architectural views, & artistic opinions. ...

True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. ` An absolutely fascinating account of life under German rule in the Channel Islands during the war. As a Guernsey girl I grew up with these stories & recognise family & friends in these pages. Duncan Barrett has done a brilliant job of reflecting the peculiar challenges that existed for those living under occupation. It is an under-told story of an extraordinary time in recent British history.`
- Sarah Montague, The Today Programme presenter.** The new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sugar Girls** In the summer of 1940, Britain stood perilously close to invasion. One by one, the nations of Europe had fallen to the unstoppable German Blitzkrieg, & Hitler`s sights were set on the English coast. & yet, following the success of the Battle of Britain, the promised invasion never came. The prospect of German jackboots landing on British soil retreated into the realm of collective nightmares. But the spectre of what might have been is one that has haunted us down the decades, finding expression in counterfactual history & outlandish fictions. What would a British occupation have looked like? The answer lies closer to home than we think, in the experiences of the Channel Islanders
- the only British people to bear the full brunt of German Occupation. For five years, our nightmares became their everyday reality. The people of Guernsey, Jersey & Sark got to know the enemy as those on the mainland never could, watching in horror as their towns & villages were suddenly draped in Swastika flags, their cinemas began showing Nazi propaganda films, & Wehrmacht soldiers goose-stepped down their highstreets. Those who resisted the regime, such as the brave men & women who set up underground newspapers or sheltered slave labourers, encountered the full force of Nazi brutality. But in the main, the Channel Islands occupation was a `model` one, a prototype for how the Fuhrer planned to run mainland Britain. As a result, the stories of the islanders are not all misery & terror. Many, in fact are rather funny
- tales of plucky individuals trying to get by in almost impossible circumstances, & keeping their spirits up however they could. Unlike their compatriots on the mainl&, the islanders had no Blitz to contend with, but they met the thousand other challenges the war brought with a similar indomitable spirit. The story of the Channel Islands during the war is the history that could so nearly have come to pass for the rest of us. Based on interviews with over a hundred islanders who lived through it, this book tells that story from beginning to end, opening the lid on life in Hitler`s British Isles.


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