Before the famous epic battles of the First World War, there were lesser-known but equally ferocious clashes that are often lost in the larger narrative. A short, powerful book seeks to redress that imbalance.

Snake expert Ted Levin argues in his captivating new book that the American rattlesnake is as misunderstood as it is miraculous.

Veteran editor Terry McDonell writes a ribald memoir that's half storytelling and half tips of the trade

A gritty and gripping new history tells the story of the dawn of aerial warfare.

A new book takes a revisionist look at the evolutionary history of the dog.

A new book tells the history of ancient Egypt, from the mists of pre-history to the familiar tale of Cleopatra