So here they are, the 14 history books published in August that I could track down and that met my criteria for inclusion! A nice range of different subjects are covered, albeit most of them have a European perspective.
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
![The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933 The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1803284781.02._SCM_.jpg)
![City of Echoes: A New History of Rome, Its Popes and Its People City of Echoes: A New History of Rome, Its Popes and Its People](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1837731055.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Here Begins the Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map in the World Here Begins the Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map in the World](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1639364196.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1847926436.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0300266200.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike Of 1984-85 Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike Of 1984-85](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0300266588.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/019757470X.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/069124409X.02._SCM_.jpg)
![The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0008436983.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Empires of the Steppes: The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation Empires of the Steppes: The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1526630400.02._SCM_.jpg)
![The History and Natural History of Spices: The 5000-Year Search for Flavour The History and Natural History of Spices: The 5000-Year Search for Flavour](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1803991569.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Dรผrer's Lost Masterpiece: Art and Society at the Dawn of a Global World Dรผrer's Lost Masterpiece: Art and Society at the Dawn of a Global World](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0198873107.02._SCM_.jpg)
![How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1788166663.02._SCM_.jpg)
![The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China, A History of Conflict The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China, A History of Conflict](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1474610188.02._SCM_.jpg)
Here are a few that stuck out for me:
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Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike of 1984-85, by Robert Gildea - last month I came across a book published by the ex-warden of my ex-University college. This month it is an ex-history tutor of the ex-college, with this interesting looking book on the history of the miners strike in the UK.
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Empires of the Steppes: The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation, by Kenneth W. Harl - I enjoy the open road myself so this one instinctively appeals to me.
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Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian, by David Alan Parnell - because I am a sucker for a gold mosaic, and am always keen to fill in the missing pieces when it comes to Byzantine history.