Asia
SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A terrific book … It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I’ve read in many a year’ JAMES HOLLAND
‘Riveting … A brilliant account’ DAILY MAIL
Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of the Second World War
‘Excellent’ Antony Beevor
‘Saul David is a brilliant historian … In shocking and jaw-dropping detail, he brings a battle that deserves far greater prominence and understanding vividly back to life’ James Holland
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman
A Financial Times Book Best Book of the Year 2020
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year 2020
The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia’s secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power.
The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in the Himalaya
‘A tour de force of luminous writing.’ Mark Cocker, Spectator
Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read’
Slowly Down the Ganges: Unabridged edition
‘Slowly Down the Ganges’ is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ and ‘Love and War in the Apennines’. Told with Newby’s self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.
Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘His masterpiece’ Antony Beevor, Spectator
‘A masterful performance’ Sunday Times
‘By far the best book on the Vietnam War’ Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the Year
Collins Field Guides – Birds of the Philippines: and Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sundas and the Moluccas (Collins Field Guides)
This comprehensive new field guide is an excellent addition to the world-renowned series – the ultimate reference book for travelling birdwatchers.
The Man Who Created the Middle East: A Story of Empire, Conflict and the Sykes-Picot Agreement
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes’ lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it.
The Girl From Aleppo: Nujeen’s Escape From War to Freedom
Previously published as Nujeen
The story that is inspiring the world.
Read about Nujeen who escaped the hell of war in Aleppo and travelled to Europe in a wheelchair.
‘She is our hero. Everyone must read her story. She will inspire you’ – MALALA YOUSAFZAI
Freedom at Midnight: Inspiration for the major motion picture Viceroy’s House: Film tie-in edition
Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
OVER 13M COPIES SOLD – THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON – NUMBER 8 ON SUNDAY TIMES BEST OF THE BESTSELLER LIST
The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.
The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939–1945
‘As gripping as any spy thriller, Hastings’s achievement is especially impressive, for he has produced the best single volume yet written on the subject’ Sunday Times
‘Authoritative, exciting and notably well written’ Daily Telegraph
‘A serious work of rigourous and comprehensive history … royally entertaining and readable’ Mail on Sunday
ISIS: The State of Terror
The first major book on ISIS to be published since the group exploded on the international stage in summer 2014.