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  • Marcus Aurelius

    Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor

    by Frank McLynn ...
    Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the East, and his Meditations - compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount - remains ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Road Not Taken

    How Britain Narrowly Missed a Revolution, 1381-1926

    by Frank McLynn ...
    Britain has not been successfully invaded since 1066; nor, in nearly 1,000 years has it known a true revolution - one that brings radical, systemic and enduring change. The contrast with Britain's European neighbours, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia, is dramatic - all have been convulsed by external warfare, revolution and civil war and experienced fundamental change to their ruling ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Famous Trials

    Cases that made history

    by Frank McLynn ...
    To amend Clausewitz on war, one might say that the trial in a courtroom is the pursuit of battle by other means. And, short of the horror on the battlefield, to be on trial is perhaps the most traumatic of all life experiences. Yet in the great trials of history much more than individual destinies are at stake. Fundamental issues of morality, political expediency, justice and social change are ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Captain Cook

    Master of the Seas

    by Frank McLynn ...
    This "thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated" biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator ( The Wall Street Journal).The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with bold adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Burma Campaign

    Disaster into Triumph 1942-45

    by Frank McLynn ...
    The Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two. Impenetrable jungle, poor transport infrastructure, seasonal monsoon rains, as well as famine, disease, snakes and crocodiles all bore heavily on the troops.Against this extraordinary backdrop, Frank McLynn constructs the dramatic story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Wagons West

    The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails

    by Frank McLynn ...
    An acclaimed historian's "compellingly told" year-by-year account of the pioneering efforts to conquer the American West in the mid-nineteenth century ( The Guardian).In all the sagas of human migration, few can top the drama of the journey by Midwestern farmers to Oregon and California from 1840 to 1849—between the era of the fur trappers and the beginning of the gold rush. Even with mountain men ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1759

    The Year Britain Became Master of the World

    by Frank McLynn ...
    Although 1759 is not a date as well known in British history as 1215, 1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most significant year since 1066. In 1759 - the fourth year of the Seven Years War - the British defeated the French in arduous campaigns on four continents and also achieved absolute mastery of the seas.Drawing on a mass of primary materials - from texts in the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Heroes & Villains

    Inside the minds of the greatest warriors in history

    by Frank McLynn ...
    In the history of warfare, an elite group of men have attained almost legendary status through their courage, ambition and unrivalled military genius. But many of these same men possessed deep personal character flaws. In Heroes & Villains, acclaimed historian Frank McLynn focuses on six of the most powerful and magnetic leaders of all time: Spartacus, Attila the Hun, Richard the Lionheart, Cortés ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Napoleon

    by Frank McLynn ...
    Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling new biography Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men - as military leader, lover and emperor.Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, Mc Lynn examines the Promethean legend from the Corsican roots, through the years ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Carl Gustav Jung

    A Biography

    by Frank McLynn ...
    "An evenhanded chronicle that follows Jung from cradle to grave and attempts to explicate the theories he constantly spun out. —Walter Kendrick, The New York Times Book ReviewIn this, the first full-length biography of the great Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung is remembered not only for his valuable contribution to psychotherapy and to our understanding of the inner workings of the mind, but ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Invasion

    From The Armada to Hitler (1588-1945)

    by Frank McLynn ...
    Most people know that Britain was invaded by the Romans, by the Vikings and by the Normans. Many will know about the Spanish Armada, launched by Philip II in 1588 to bring Protestant England to submission. But fewer people know that Philip launched a second armada in 1596 or that invasion plans were drawn up by the French in 1692, 1708, 1743, 1756, 1759, 1796 and 1801, and by the French together ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Lionheart and Lackland

    King Richard, King John and the Wars of Conquest

    by Frank McLynn ...
    Anyone who has seen The Lion in Winter will remember the vicious, compelling world of the Plantagenets and readers of the romance of Robin Hood will be familiar with the typecasting of Good King Richard, defending Christendom in the Holy Land, and Bad King John who usurps the kingdom in his absence. But do these popular stereotypes correspond with reality?In this sweeping narrative, celebrated ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD