Andrew Roberts

Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts offers an unparalleled insight into the life and times of one of history's most remarkable figures. Spanning the crucial twenty years from 1795 to 1815, this definitive modern biography chronicles how Napoleon Bonaparte rose from relative obscurity to become the master of Europe. As he catapulted from a Corsican military officer to the Emperor...

Leadership in War by Andrew Roberts offers a compelling examination of nine iconic leaders who stood at the helm of their nations during some of the most significant conflicts in history. Through these detailed portraits, Roberts delves into the unique strengths and vulnerabilities that defined their leadership and, ultimately, the course of human events. Napoleon, Nelson, Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Marshall,...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades’ THE TIMES ‘A hugely important book … elegantly written and persuasively argued’ DAILY TELEGRAPH FULLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEW MATERIAL ON THE ISRAEL/GAZA CONFLICT Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography - Andrew Roberts overturns received wisdom on Britain's longest-reigning king. Andrew Roberts's magnificent new biography portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades’ THE TIMES ‘A hugely important book … elegantly written and persuasively argued’ DAILY TELEGRAPH FULLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEW MATERIAL ON THE ISRAEL/GAZA CONFLICT Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Conflict is the international bestseller praised for being ‘a rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades’ by The Times and described as ‘a hugely important book … elegantly written and persuasively argued’ by the Daily Telegraph. Fully updated to include new material on the Israel/Gaza conflict, Conflict offers both a sweeping history...

The blockbuster biography of the greatest Briton, by one of Britain's bestselling historians. Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts...

‘Superb...his pages fizz with character and colour’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times ‘Scholarly and very readable’ Andrew Lycett, Spectator ‘Energetic and hugely entertaining’ A.N.Wilson, TLS The definitive biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, the first and greatest press magnate in history and the genius who invented modern popular journalism. The turn of the century was a period when the world...

The story of the elite generals who built up - and ultimately ruined - one of the greatest warriors in history, from the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon. In 1804, immediately after his coronation as Emperor, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the supreme martial rank of the empire. Over the next decade, he elevated to it some...

A signed and numbered limited edition of the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth. Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have...