Time period: 1945-

From being transported by the sound of 'True Love' by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly on the radio, as a small child living in condemned housing in ungentrified West London in the late 1950s, to going out to work as a postman humming 'Watching the Detectives' by Elvis Costello in 1977, Alan Johnson's...

From being transported by the sound of 'True Love' by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly on the radio, as a small child living in condemned housing in ungentrified West London in the late 1950s, to going out to work as a postman humming 'Watching the Detectives' by Elvis Costello in 1977, Alan Johnson's...

An insider's account of the great political stories over the past four decades, illustrated with Peter Brookes' iconic cartoons.

The Second World War is over, peace has been declared - but the ravages remain and the Lytton family must confront the future and themselves.

The Second World War is over, peace has been declared - but the ravages remain and the Lytton family must confront the future and themselves.

Focusing on his own small children in the small village near Verona where he lives, Tim Parks builds up a fascinating picture of the contemporary Italian family. This is the sequel to Italian Neighbours.

John Hooper presents the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Digging deep into their history, culture and religion, he offers keys to assessing everything from their bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty.

John Hooper presents the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Digging deep into their history, culture and religion, he offers keys to assessing everything from their bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty.

From Britain's leading social historian, a lyrical look at the changes to women's lives since 1940, told with examples from her own life. The book provides an intimate, brilliant account of feminism over the last six decades.

The definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-8, WWII and the beginning of the end of the European empires in Asia and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, the wider history of East and South Asia - and of the world - to this day.

The definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-8, WWII and the beginning of the end of the European empires in Asia and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, the wider history of East and South Asia - and of the world - to this day.

Ken Clarke charts his remarkable progress from working-class scholarship boy in Nottinghamshire to high political office and the upper echelons of both his party and of government. But he is not a straightforward Conservative politician. His position on the left of the party often led Margaret Th...

Korea has a long, riveting history - it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, a poor country in a rich region, and is best known for the ...

Not just about the military collapse of Nazi Germany, this book is also about the unremitting horror and suffering for the defeated in the weeks that followed the end of hostilities as the victors tried to cope with the legacy of death and atrocity.

The Last Year of the Gang is the diary of a 13 year old school girl, and it provides a fascinating insight into changing attitudes in society. Madeline's headmistress had the stated aim of producing 'well-educated Christian housewives'.

'Legacy of Ashes' makes clear that the CIA has always been a blundering, ruinously incapable organisation, with each decade providing its own low points.

Nick Robinson tells the inside story of the 'troubled marriage' which has forced politicians and broadcasters to live together, rarely in harmony, for over 70 years.

Within a single generation, between 1945 and 1970, America replaced Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East. By any standard, it was an extraordinary role reversal and it was one that came with very little warning. Starting in the 19th century, Britain had first established themselves as...

Within a single generation, between 1945 and 1970, America replaced Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East. By any standard, it was an extraordinary role reversal and it was one that came with very little warning. Starting in the 19th century, Britain had first established themselves as...

It is the 1960s. Isolated from her parents after falling in love with a foreigner, Monica Johnson raises her sons in the shadow of the wild Yorkshire moors. But when her younger son Tommy, a loner who is bullied at school, disappears, the family bond is demolished - with devastating consequences....