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Sea Wolves: The Extraordinary Story of Britain's WW2 Submarines by Tim Clayton
RRP: $25.33$17.22Sea Wolves is the story of the crews who bravely manned British submarines in the Second World War. This small band of highly trained and highly skilled individuals fought in the front line for six long years, undertaking some of the most dangerous... -
The Story of India by Michael Wood
RRP: $29.23$21.35In The Story of India, Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of the subcontinent. Home today to more than a fifth of the world's population, India gave birth to the oldest and most influential civilization on Earth,... -
Planetary Longings by Mary Louise Pratt
RRP: $46.78$40.64In Planetary Longings eminent cultural theorist Mary Louise Pratt posits that the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first mark a turning point in the human and planetary condition. Examining the forces of modernity,... -
My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919-63 Nicholas Fellows 9781471875854
RRP: $20.48$19.25Exam Board: OCR Level: AS/A-level Subject: History First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
The Nether World by George Gissing
RRP: $21.43$15.58The Nether World (1889) is generally regarded as the finest of Gissing's early novels. A fast moving story of highly dramatic, sometimes violent scenes, it depicts life amongst the artisans, factory-girls, and slum-dwellers of Clerkenwell in the 1870s... -
A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection Jenni Murray 9781786076281
RRP: $19.48$12.89From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of great women. Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China. Frida Kahlo turned an... -
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown by Katie Nicholl
RRP: $42.90$30.46For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a trustworthy steward of the British people and the Commonwealth. In the face of her... -
Exploring History Student Book 1: Monarchs, Monks and Migrants Rosemary Rees 9781292218694
$46.22Content Covered: The Norman ConquestReligion in medieval England The CrusadesThe problems of medieval monarchsThe Black DeathMigrationBook InformationISBN 9781292218694Author Rosemary ReesFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Pearson Education... -
The Bishop Must Die (Knights Templar Mysteries 28): A thrilling medieval mystery by Michael Jecks
RRP: $19.48$13.651326. As the threat of war hangs over England, Sir Baldwin and Bailiff Puttock must work desperately to prevent murder, in Michael Jecks' latest thrilling mystery in this hugely popular series. In France, King Edward II's estranged wife Queen Isabella... -
A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects John Matusiak 9780750991254
RRP: $29.23$19.85This seminal period of British history is a far-off world in which poverty, violence and superstition went hand-in-hand with opulence, religious virtue and a thriving cultural landscape, at once familiar and alien to the modern reader. John Matusiak sets... -
All Human Wisdom Pierre Lemaitre 9780857058997
RRP: $37.03$27.73"Terrific . . . Easily the most purely entertaining novel I have read so far this year" David Mills, The Sunday Times"A really excellent suspense novelist" Stephen KingThe second volume of Pierre Lemaitre's enthralling, award-winning between-the-wars... -
Rethinking History by Keith Jenkins
RRP: $25.33$23.28History means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin... -
Rome and the Third Macedonian War by Paul J. Burton
RRP: $60.43$38.98This is the first full-length study of the final war between Rome and the ancient Macedonian monarchy and its last king, Perseus. The Roman victory at the Battle of Pydna in June 168 BC was followed by the abolition of the kingdom of Macedon - the cradle... -
Kabul: Final Call: The inside story of the withdrawal from Afghanistan August 2021 by Laurie Bristow 9781849955812
RRP: $37.03$30.99On 15 August 2021, the world watched in horror as Kabul fell to the Taliban, almost exactly 20 years after western-backed Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban government in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. During those 20 years the United States, the... -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953 by Sally Waller
$66.63Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching: 2015 First exams: June 2017 Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions, Revolution and Dictatorship... -
Enigma Traitors: The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War by Dermot Turing 9781803991696
RRP: $42.90$32.06Everyone knows the story of Enigma and secret codebreaking in the Second World War: the triumph of Bletchley Park over world-class cipher technology. Except that excellence in codebreaking was nearly betrayed by incompetence in codemaking.German... -
In Defence of Lenin: Volume 2 by Rob Sewell 9781913026967
RRP: $38.98$38.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913026967Author Rob SewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint Wellred BooksPublisher Wellred BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 43mm -
Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West by D'Arcy Jenish 9780803224520
RRP: $38.90$25.82Epic Wanderer, the first full-length biography of mapmaker David Thompson (1770-1857), is set in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries against the broad canvas of dramatic rivalries between the United States and British North America,... -
World History Philip Parker 9781405341240
RRP: $35.08$26.42The full story of human endeavour - complete with its dramas, wars, schemes, discoveries, and personalities - is laid out before you in this illustrated guide to the history of our world.Who were the Mongols, the Maya, or Isis? How far did the Roman or... -
English History: People, places and events that built a country (Collins Little Books) by Robert Peal
RRP: $13.63$9.69The perfect stocking filler for lovers of English History. A concise guide to key events, people and places in English history and how England has come to be what it is today. From prehistoric England, Stonehenge and the Romans to modern times... -
Ritual of Fire: From The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author by D. V. Bishop 9781529096507
RRP: $19.48$13.81Ceremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo, Ritual of Fire is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy.'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom... -
Art in China by Craig Clunas
RRP: $45.81$33.17China boasts a history of art lasting over 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of forms - objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. But this rich tradition has not, until... -
The Origins of the British: The New Prehistory of Britain by Stephen Oppenheimer
RRP: $29.23$19.60'British prehistory will never look the same again.' Professor Colin Renfrew, University of CambridgeStephen Oppenheimer's extraordinary scientific detective story combining genetics, linguistics, archaeology and historical record shatters the myths we... -
The King in the North: The Pictish Realms of Fortriu and Ce by Gordon Noble
RRP: $37.03$26.89Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores of the... -
Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte
RRP: $25.33$17.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590171479Author Curzio MalaparteFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
Shots in the Dark: A Diary of Saturday Dreams and Strange Times by David Kynaston
RRP: $19.48$14.27'I loved every page, and ended up admiring David Kynaston, our greatest social historian, even more than I already did' Nick Hornby Brimming with wisdom and humour, David Kynaston's diaries written over one football season offer up his most personal... -
The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women by Rosalie Gilbert 9781642503074
RRP: $33.05$21.27What Was Sex Like for a Medieval Woman?"Wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking. An insightful, modern look at the lives of women as they were." -Dr. Markus Kerr, PhD, MDR.#1 New Release in Etiquette Guides & AdviceAn inside look at... -
The Cat in Ancient Egypt Jaromir Malek 9780714119700
RRP: $21.43$14.84An informative guide to the relationship between humans and cats in the ancient Egyptian world. Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from... -
Haunted Enfield Jason Hollis 9780752493121
RRP: $31.18$23.89The London borough of Enfield is full of haunted locations, but only a handful of them have ever been featured in books. Haunted Enfield brings together all of the stories, legends and documented evidence of the supernatural from around the borough into... -
The Household Cavalry at War: The Story of the Second Household Cavalry Regiment by Roden Orde 9781399073356
RRP: $68.25$48.13The Second Household Cavalry Regiment’s war was a short and exciting one, from Normandy in July 1944 to Germany in May 1945. In the vanguard of the Guards Armoured Division, 2 HCR, an armoured reconnaissance regiment, was continuously on the advance and... -
Longman Companion to Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 by David Longley 9780582319905
RRP: $105.28$101.32This is the first book of its kind to draw together information on the major events in Russian history from 1695 to 1917 - covering the eventful period from the accession of Peter the Great to the fall of Nicholas II. Not only is a vast amount of... -
Muhammad: Biography of the Prophet Karen Armstrong 9781842126080
RRP: $19.48$13.65A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong.'Armstrong has a dazzling ability: she can take a long and complex subject and reduce it to its fundamentals, without over-simplifying' SUNDAY TIMES'One of our best living... -
The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
RRP: $23.38$16.89In the summer of 1967, not long after the Six Day War, three young Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes, from which they and their families had been driven out nearly... -
Russia′s War by J McGlynn
RRP: $29.23$26.87In the early hours of 24 February 2022, Russian forces attacked Ukraine. The brutality of the Russian assault has horrified the world. But Russians themselves appear to be watching an entirely different war - one in which they are the courageous... -
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones
RRP: $37.05$24.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143127888Author Dan JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 357gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 137mm *... -
Mosquito Intruders - Target Burma: The RAF’s Daring Low-Level Mosquito Operations by Jeremy Walsh 9781399052658
RRP: $39.00$34.91The exploits of the Mosquito crews in Burma, skimming at low-level and at speed along rivers and over treetops to their targets, are the stuff of legend. Surprisingly, however, only five RAF squadrons ever flew these operations. Mosquito Intruders –... -
A Brief History of Ireland Richard Killeen 9781849014397
RRP: $25.33$17.22From the dawn of history to the decline of the Celtic Tiger - how Ireland has been shaped over the centuries. Ireland has been shaped by many things over the centuries: geography, war, the fight for liberty. A Brief History of Ireland is the perfect... -
The Roman Army of the Middle Empire, AD 180-284: Weapons, Organization and Equipment Gabriele Esposito 9781399031813
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Mull and Iona: A Historical Guide by David Caldwell
RRP: $19.48$13.46Mull and Iona are two of the most visited islands in Scotland, and have played a central role in the history of the country. As the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, Iona has been a place of pilgrimage for almost 1,500 years and was a beacon of... -
Without Warning: a Soldier's Extraordinary Journey by Damien Thomlinson 9780732297169
$31.08Private Damien Thomlinson is a former member of the elite 2nd Commando Regiment of the Australian Army who was terribly injured in after a bomb explosion in Afghanistan. His inspiring journey back from the dead stands as proof that no challenge is too...