The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power whose bloody consequences haunt us still. This book gives an account of those struggles. It reframes mid-20th century history by forcing us to look away from the Cold War to the hot wars that continue to afflict us.

In this fresh and controversial account of Britain's end of empire, Grob-Fitzgibbon reveals that the British government developed a successful strategy of decolonization following the Second World War based on devolving power to indigenous peoples within the Commonwealth.

The story of the fight and final achievement to bring Osama bin Laden's war on the West to an end.

The nature of courage; the European notion of 'survival' as against the indigenous one; an analysis of greed - three brilliant essays written by leading and acclaimed Australian writers unflinchingly show us our world as never before.

A book of travel, history and biography that reads like a documentary novel. Anna Funder tells astonishing stories from the underbelly of the former East Germany. As her narrative builds, Stasiland records heartbreaking tales of bravery and betrayal, of suffering and stoicism amid the daily chaos.