Our history favourites this month uncover the forgotten and compelling stories of our times. Historian Ranachandra Guha’s brilliant ‘Rebels Against the Raj’ tells the extraordinary story of the seven originally American and British citizens who fought for Indian independence in a tale of international solidarity. ‘The Stasi Poetry Circle’ by Philip Oltermann is the incredible story of how poetry was used as a weapon of war in 1980s East Germany, whilst ‘Stalin’s Library’ by Geoffrey Roberts explores Stalin’s extensive personal library of books and how they shaped him. Judith A. Green's brilliant 'The Normans' is an exciting new history of the rapid expansion of the Norman dynasty in the 11th century, and ‘We Don’t Know Ourselves’ by Fintan O’Toole outlines the transformative historical and social changes that Ireland has undergone since 1958.

This bundle includes:

• Rebels Against the Raj              

• The Stasi Poetry Circle

• Stalins Library                           

• The Normans

• We Don’t Know Ourselves