Michael Kerrigan Book order (chronological)

Arranged chronologically, History of the World provides a sumptuous, pictorial guide to the most significant events in human history, from the Bronze Age to the 21st Century.

Afghanistan provides a photographic exploration of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, from the first deployment of US special forces in October 2001 to the Taliban's capture of Kabul in August 2021.

The Cold War provides a pictorial examination of this crucial era in history, offering the reader an instant understanding of the key events and figures in this 45-year period through 150 dramatic and memorable photographs.

Presented here in this magnificent new collection, William Blake's vivid paintings and gently weaving illustrations are imprinted in the consciousness of Romantic art, but their impact on Gothic literature remains as strong and quixotic as the artist himself.

From around 750BC to 12BC, the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. Illustrated with more than 180 colour and black-and-white artworks and photographs and maps, Celtic Myths is an expertly written account of the mythological tales that both fascinate us and influence other writings.

Kdo by neslyšel o kouzelníku Merlinovi, Robinu Hoodovi a jeho „veselých mužích“ nebo o legendárním netvoru Grendelovi? Anglická mytologie a folklor jsou staré jako sama země, bohaté na symboliku a plné příběhů o výpravách a hrdinských činech. Anglické mýty zkoumají rané legendy pořímské Anglie, rozkrývají bohatství artušovských a romantických legend a poté se věnuje anglickým lidovým hrdinům a zvířatům, čarodějnicím a duchům, kteří v této zemi strašívali. Knihu doprovází 150 fotografií a ilustrací a je přístupným, zábavným a poučným průzkumem fascinující mytologie, jež je základem jedné z nejstarších a nejvlivnějších kultur světa.

On 26 April 1986, the unthinkable happened - the worst nuclear accident in history. Chernobyl provides a photographic exploration of the catastrophe and its aftermath in 180 authentic photos. See the wreckage of No. 4 Reactor, the historic photos of the clean-up operation, and today's decaying apartments and deserted streets.

Ranging from medieval Kievan Rus' to Vladimir Putin, The History of Russia explores the murder, brutality, genocide, insanity and skulduggery in the efforts to seize, and then maintain, power in the Slav heartland. Highly illustrated throughout, the book is a fascinating story from the Mongol invasions to the present day.

Illustrated with 150 photographs and artworks, English Myths is an accessible, entertaining and highly informative exploration of the fascinating mythology underlying one of the world's oldest and most influential cultures from Beowulf to Shakespeare.

Ranging from medieval Kievan Rus' to Vladimir Putin, The History of Russia explores the murder, brutality, genocide, insanity and skulduggery in the efforts to seize, and then maintain, power in the Slav heartland. Highly illustrated throughout, the book is a fascinating story from the Mongol invasions to the present day.