Foundation: The History of England Volume I
Peter Ackroyd
Posted 31/08/2011
Peter Ackroyd's Foundation is the first volume in what will eventually be a six-volume history of England, with the last part not out until 2023.
Felling the Ancient Oaks
John Martin Robinson
Posted 31/01/2012
It's not often you pick up a book that is so right and just think: 'yes, why has no-one done this before?'
The Second World War
Antony Beevor
Posted 30/05/2012
The first thing to say about this is that is a big book for a big subject, nearly 800 pages of text plus an extensive index and bibliography.