Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis

The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases

2008

Fake History

From Mozart's Murder to Cleopatra's Asp

2021

The Mysteries of History

Unravelling the Truth from the Myths of Our Past

2018

The Accidental Scientist

The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery

2013

Loose Cannons

101 Myths, Mishaps and Misadventurers of Military History

2009

They Got It Wrong

Science: All the Facts that Turned out to be Science Fiction

2013

On This Day in History

2014

When the Earth Was Flat

All the Bits of Science We Got Wrong

2012

Lies, Damned Lies and History

A Catalogue of Historical Errors and Misunderstandings

2009

The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot Lincoln

And 44 Other Forgotten Figures from History

2010

Mussolini's Barber

And Other Stories of the Unknown Players Who Made History Happen

2010

The Long and the Short of It

How We Came to Measure Our World

2016