History
Carthage: A New History
Hardback
A Waterstones UK Best Book of 2025
A landmark new history of ancient Rome’s most famous rival—home of Hannibal, jewel of North Africa, and foundational power of the western Mediterranean.
The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires
Hardback
A majestic cultural and environmental history that reveals how forests have made—and resisted—Russia’s many empires.
The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering
Paperback
Winner of the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography)
"Hugely entertaining.…[A]nyone who loves mountains will enjoy this book." —Sarah Wheeler, Spectator
A sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth.
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Paperback
In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless...
Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974
Paperback
In Fault Lines two award-winning and best-selling historians explore the origins of a divided America in a new edition, with a new chapter and epilogue