Explore the Middle Eastern battlefields of the crusades, the intrigue of the Byzantine court or the clash of ideas in the French revolution – the Folio Society publishes a fascinating collection of world history books. Each classic history title includes beautiful illustrations or carefully researched photographs, as well as specially designed hardback covers. See below for the full selection of Folio World History books.
Neal Ascherson chronicles the tumultuous history of the sea where East meets West. He recalls Ovid’s exile on its shores, charts Scythian wayfarers, Stalinist purges and Hitler’s vision of a German Gothic Crimea. His thoughtful book ends by considering the sea’s damaged ecology – perhaps to be its final tragedy.
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John Julius Norwich's classic history of Byzantium tells the epic story in all its lurid, magnificent and compelling detail in three magnificent volumes: The Early Centuries, The Apogee and The Decline and Fall.
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Written in the 2nd century AD and featuring a new preface by Annabel Lyon, this account of Alexander's conquests is a classic of ancient military history.
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An immediate and exhilarating account of wartime resistance written by one of the runners who risked his life to carry messages, smuggle arms and guide Allied soldiers across Crete’s treacherous mountain terrain.
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A ground-breaking account of the Crusades by Amin Maalouf, Lebanese journalist, award winning novelist and member of the Académie française. Introduced by Malise Ruthven.
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History as it really happened - Gripping accounts of great events spanning over 4,000 years. Our story begins with hieroglyphics and ends with the BlackBerry. Compiled and edited by esteemed journalist and historian Robert Fox.
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By concentrating on the actions and experiences of soldiers rather than on the strategies of generals, The Face of Battle revolutionised our understanding of the nature of combat. At its heart are reconstructions of the battles of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme.
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The first illustrated edition. Runciman’s account of the fall of the Byzantine Empire remains a classic, enthralling readers with its gripping narrative encompassing the broad sweep of great events and the lives of the individuals caught up in them.
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Peter Hopkirk's immensely readable account of the epic stand-off between the two superpowers of the nineteenth century--Victorian Britain and Czarist Russia -- reveals the history at the core of today's geopolitics.
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Discover the truth behind the past’s most intractable mysteries in this book of historical whodunits… For anyone who has been captivated by the legend of Atlantis or dreamt about unearthing Captain Kidd’s pirate treasure, this book will prove impossible to put down.
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The first complete history available in English to have been written by Chinese authors, this new edition covers the thousands of years of China's development - from its very ancient roots to the 20th century.
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Edward Gibbon’s masterpiece has never been surpassed for scholarship or elegant prose, remaining an everlasting historical classic. The first four volumes.
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Edward Gibbon’s masterpiece has never been surpassed for scholarship or elegant prose, remaining an everlasting historical classic. Volumes 5-8.
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Herbert Fisher’s A History of Europe charts the turbulent and colourful story of Europe from the dawn of Greek civilisation to the 20th century. It is a history of seemingly endless conflict – tribal, religious and ideological.
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From prehistory to the 20th century, this innovative history focuses on Japan’s unique environment and how it has helped shape the nation. With over 60 illustrations including superb colour photographs.
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