Madam War Criminal
Biljana Plavsic, Serbia's Iron Lady
ISBN: HB: 9781805262862,
Hurst Publishers,
August 2025
384 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
384 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A personal history of conflict, imprisonment and unrepentance, from the only woman convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War.
In 2001, Biljana Plavsic made history. Indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the F...
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25.00 GBP
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Awake!
William Blake and the Power of the Imagination
ISBN: HB: 9781911723974,
Hurst Publishers,
July 2025
312 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 51 black&white illus., 9 colour illus.
312 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 51 black&white illus., 9 colour illus.
A new look at the life, works and enduring relevance of William Blake, a deeply spiritual and politically radical figure.
In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet man...
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27.50 GBP
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Prison Diaries
The Rebel Who Founded a Nation
ISBN: HB: 9781787383999,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2025
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
An unflinching account of life in a Pakistani prison by a founding leader and the first elected prime minister of Bangladesh.
Born in 1920, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman studied law. One of the founders of the Awami League in 1949, he later led his party to...
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20.00 GBP
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Cracking the Crab
Russian Espionage Against Japan, from Peter the Great to Richard Sorge
ISBN: PB: 9781805263036,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2025
360 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
360 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
The fascinating history of Russia's secret agents targeting Japan, from the Edo shogunate to the Second World War.
Richard Sorge is one of history's most famous spies. This hard-drinking, womanising, motorcycle-crashing Soviet officer penetrated the...
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30.00 GBP
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Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland
A Life in Geopolitics
ISBN: PB: 9781805263142,
ISBN: HB: 9781787389373,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2025
328 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 41 black&white illus.
328 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 41 black&white illus.
An award-winning critical biography of Finland's towering leader, charting his statecraft, his political journey and his strategic bravado, carving out independence between Stalin and Hitler.
Field marshal and statesman Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951)...
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16.99 GBP
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25.00 GBP
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Buried Man
A Life of H. Rider Haggard
ISBN: HB: 9781911723752,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2025
672 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
672 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
A thoroughly researched biography of the influential and bestselling author of "King Solomon's Mines", shining light on his formative years in South Africa.
H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925), author of "King Solomon's Mines", "Allan Quatermain" and "She"...
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65.00 GBP
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Russia's Man of War
The Extraordinary Viktor Bout
ISBN: HB: 9781911723943,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2025
360 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 16 colour illus.
360 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 16 colour illus.
An intrepid reporter's fast-paced investigation into the extraordinary life of Viktor Bout, the much-mythologised Russian fixer known as the "Merchant of Death".
Viktor Bout was a warlord's warlord, according to MI6, the US National Security Council...
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25.00 GBP
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Two Sisters
Betrayal, Love and Resistance in Wartime France
ISBN: HB: 9781805262718,
Hurst Publishers,
January 2025
256 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
256 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
A riveting, poignant account of two young women - the author's own mother-in-law, and her sister - and their miraculous escape from the murderous authorities of Vichy France.
When the Nazis invaded France in 1940, Marion and Huguette Muller's family...
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22.00 GBP
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Accidental Tyrant
The Life of Kim Il-sung
ISBN: HB: 9781911723547,
Hurst Publishers,
January 2025
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 50 illus.
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 50 illus.
A masterful new biography of North Korea's despotic founding father and his enduring impact on his country today.
Kim Il-sung was the enigmatic architect of North Korea. His life is an extraordinary tale of improbable success: once a barely educated...
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25.00 GBP
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Heaven Does Not Block All Roads
A History of Taiwan Through the Life of Huang Chin-tao
ISBN: HB: 9781911723622,
Hurst Publishers,
January 2025
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A hundred-year history of the challenges and triumphs of contemporary Taiwan, through the inspiring true story of one man who lived through it all.
Huang Chin-tao was born in 1926, when Taiwan was still part of the Japanese Empire. By the time he di...
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25.00 GBP
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