Mark Garnett & Ian Aitken

This is the first biography of Willie Whitelaw (1918–1999), one of the most popular post-war British politicians of recent times. Written with his full co...

Jake Bernstein , Lou Dubose

Dick Cheney is the most powerful yet most unpopular vice president in American history. He has thrived alongside a president who, from day one, had little inter...

John Keegan

The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examine...

Harold Evans

An invaluable guide to the use of English language - for journalists and for anyone who wants to hack the written word. Essential English is a brisk and pungent...

Penny Stallings

Roger Osborne

'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.' Churchill had more reason than ...