The first book to chart the history of English national identity for a popular audience

From the author of Who Owns Britain and producer of the Sunday Times Rich List

Who was primarily responsible for the prosecution of the Troubles and their attendant toll of the dead, the injured, and the emotionally traumatized? Who Was Responsible for the Troubles? is an original and controversial work that captures the terror and the pain but also the hope of life and pursuit of happiness in a deeply divided society.

One hundred years on from the Rising that set Ireland free, Ireland's leaders in politics and letters are running scared from their history.

The rise of the New Atheism has aroused great general interest, yet the debate up to this point has focused largely on rebutting the new atheist critique of Christianity. Alister McGrath takes the discussion further, and explores how the ideas of the New Atheism are defended and propagated through websites and blogs.

This work account of the life of Pope John Paul II highlights his deep Christian faith, his dedication to the Church, and his spiritual essence, through the unprecedented light of the investigation into whether he merits sainthood.

'Outstanding...Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century' Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times The Allied victory in 1945 - though comprehensive - was far from inevitable.