Closely modelled on his NATO experience of war gaming future conflicts, this is a chilling account of where we are heading if we fail to recognise the threat posed by the Russian president. Written by the recently retired Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and endorsed by senior military figures, it shows how war with Russia could erupt with the bloodiest and most appalling consequences if the necessary steps are not taken urgently.

In his autobiography 'Interesting Times: A Twentieth Century Life', published in 2002 when he was eighty-five years old, the historian Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) wrote that Latin America was the only region of the world outside Europe which he felt he knew well and where he felt entirely at home. He claimed this was because it was the only part of the Third World whose two principal languages, Spanish and Portuguese, were within his reach. But he was...

A vivid, heartbreaking portrait of the fate that so many African countries suffered after independence.

'Behind the Black Door' explores the evolving relationship between successive British governments and intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council.

Its praises sung by Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorn and many others, it was the first place in Europe where the Chinese New Year was celebrated, the birthplace of shipping lines that pioneered the development of the multinational corporation and also - of course - of a band that changed musical history. Dockers and seafarers, merchants and shipowners - all of them formed and shaped by the unpredictability of maritime trade - created...

The inside story of how the EU Referendum brought a Brexit win and sank Britain's political class, by Sunday Times political editor Tim Shipman.

America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on revelatory new materials - including newly discovered US government documents, US and European intelligence sources, the personal correspondence and journals of Allen Dulles' wife and mistress, and exclusive interviews with the children of prominent CIA officials - Talbot reveals the...

This is a blistering narrative expose of infighting, skulduggery, and chaos in Corbyn's Labour party. The book draws on exceptional access throughout the Labour party and Corbyn's inner circle to reveal in full and for the first time the extraordinary story of Labour's tumultuous transformation in the last three years.

Two weeks after the terrorist attacks of 11 September, Jon Lee Anderson became one of the first Western journalists to gain access to Afghanistan. Even for a seasoned reporter, the situation was unexpectedly dangerous. This is a first-hand account of the war that is remaking the world.

A world-renowned Iranian expert presents a comprehensive introduction to one of the world's most controversial and misunderstood countries.