Andrew Roberts

Part of the 'Making History Series' - 'Waterloo' is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world - Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history. The illustrious 'Making History Series', edited by Lisa Jardine and Amanda Foreman, explores an eclectic mix of history's tipping points. In 'Waterloo', Roberts provides not only a fizzing account of one of the most significant forty-eight hour periods of all time, but also...

On 1 July 1916, after a five-day bombardment, 11 British and 5 French divisions launched their long-awaited 'Big Push' on German positions on high ground above the Rivers Ancre and Somme on the Western Front. Some ground was gained, but at a terrible cost. In killing-grounds whose names are indelibly imprinted on 20th-century memory, German machine-guns - manned by troops who had sat out the storm of shellfire in deep dugouts - inflicted terrible...

WWI the Spanish Flu a boy who runs away to war and struggles to find his way home again thereafter soldiers, hobos, dead men, and his Valkyrie a modern American epic of war and innocence lost this is Duramen Rose

"A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the greatest wars the world has ever seen and whose unique strengths -- and weaknesses -- shaped the course of human history, from the bestselling, award-winning author of Churchill and Napoleon Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War, Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and deeply insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston...

"In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have...

Written in just fifty-two days in the year 1839, "The Charterhouse of Parma" has since become known as Stendhal's finest work. Evidence of haste is infrequently apparent in this remarkable story, which follows the eventful life of the young Italian nobleman Fabrizio del Dongo. From his childhood in the family castle by Lake Como to the battlefields of Waterloo, Fabrizio proves himself charmingly headstrong and painfully naïve. Upon returning injured...

BECOME A FIRE-BREATHER! Your personal success is literally in your hands! RELEASE YOUR INNER DRAGON is about FOCUSING YOUR MIND HOW DO YOU REALLY GET TUNED IN-TAPPED IN-TURNED ON? Become "obsessed with your goal!" "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will"-Vince Lambardi "That which does not exist has not been sufficiently desired"-Confucius "The secret of...

Roger is a chicken who lives on Farmer Jimmy's farm. He loves to hang around the chicken coop and dream about adventures. One day, Roger tells his friend, Barry the duck, about a book he had read about ninjas. Roger is enthralled by the book and wonders if chickens can become ninjas too. Before long, Roger and Barry have used costumes from their dressing up box and are stealthily sneaking up on Farmer Jimmy. But can a chicken and a duck manage...

Nathan loves to play, but he loves his video games more. Can a trip to Animal Moves land convince him there's more fun outdoors? Best-selling author and speaker Darryl Edwards has created this fun adventure inspired by his passion for encouraging kids to move in an ever-increasing sedentary environment. Discover the joys of animal moves with your little cubs in this first book of movement. Join Nathan and his cute, but sometimes lazy, dog as they...