Books by Gordon Kerr

Gordon Kerr

Gordon Kerr is a Scottish‑born author known for writing succinct, accessible histories and true crime works. Raised in East Kilbride, he left a career in the wine trade to work at Waterstone’s and Bloomsbury Publishing before becoming a full‑time writer. His extensive output spans topics from war to art to biography.

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War Without Mercy

War Without Mercy

A Pocket Essential History of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

Gordon Kerr
Paperback
Published: 2026
The 1960s in Maps

The 1960s in Maps

Gordon Kerr
Hardcover
Published: 2025
Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art

Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art

Gordon Kerr
Hardcover
Published: 2025
Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

A Pocket Essential History of the Middle East

Gordon Kerr
Paperback
Published: 2025
A Short History of Coffee

A Short History of Coffee

Gordon Kerr
Paperback
Published: 2021
The War That Never Ended

The War That Never Ended

A Short History of the Korean War

Gordon Kerr
Paperback
Published: 2020
A Short History of the Vietnam War

A Short History of the Vietnam War

Gordon Kerr
Paperback
Published: 2015
Cthulhu

Cthulhu

Dark Fantasy, Horror & Supernatural Movies

Gordon Kerr
Hardcover
Published: 2014
A Short History of Africa

A Short History of Africa

From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring

Gordon Kerr
Paperback
Published: 2012