The souvenir book of the exhibition, National Museum of Scotland, summer 19. The visions of Scotland that took shape during the European Romantic movement (18th/19th centuries) have always been questioned. The stories here of objects, costume, art, literature and music can tell us much about the relationship between Scotland, romance and reality.

A book that is both beautiful and packed with information about British wildlife on the Isle of Oronsay

The previously unpublished memoirs of a wartime submariner whose exploits included the stalking and sinking of a Japanese submarine

The life and crimes of the last, great Imperialist

The complete story of Stirling Castle, from ancient times to the present, drawing on intensive research and investigations carried out over two decades.

New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland