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Liberators over Norwich: The 458th Bomb Group (H), 8th USAAF at Horsham St. Faith, 1944-1945 by Ron MacKay 9780764335150
RRP: $124.78$81.94The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns - 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry - waged by... -
Astute Class Nuclear Submarine Owners' Workshop Manual: The largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarine ever operated by the Royal Navy by Jonathan Gates 9781785210716
RRP: $58.50$38.04The Astute-class is the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarine ever operated by the Royal Navy, combining world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel. The submarines are nuclear-propelled and fuelled by a nuclear... -
Secret Aberdeen by Lorna Dey
RRP: $31.18$21.49Aberdeen is not a boastful city, preferring to wear its many distinctions lightly. Which of its institutions produced three Nobel laureates and who became the first Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)? Which... -
Beyond the Sea: A Wren at War by Christian Lamb
RRP: $17.53$12.46"A WW2 heroine." - Dan Snow Love, duty and true-life adventure in the shadow of the Second World War Christian Lamb is one of the last surviving Wren Officers to have served throughout the Second World War, from Blitz ravaged London, to the... -
One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink Matthew Parker 9780349142364
RRP: $25.33$17.22'Breathtaking... vital and important. A wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN'Marvellous... escapes the inane, balance-sheet view of Empire and sees its full complexity' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Excellent... his mastery of detail is impeccable' DOMINIC SANDBROOK,... -
Merlin: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII by Graham Hoyland
RRP: $19.48$13.34The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of... -
Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan: Madeleine: George Cross MBE, Croix de Guerre with Gold Star by Jean Overton Fuller
RRP: $54.58$39.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941810323Author Jean Overton FullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 430Imprint Suluk Press, Omega PublicationsPublisher Suluk Press, Omega... -
The Invisible College: 9.11 to Armageddon by William Stuart 9780755214686
$36.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780755214686Author William StuartFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 720g -
The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction by David M. Gwynn
RRP: $17.53$12.97The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate the ancient Mediterranean. Led by her senatorial... -
The Art of War by Sun Tzu 9781838575656
RRP: $17.53$12.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838575656Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Lessons of History by Will Durant
$20.51In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their five decades of work on the eleven monumental volumes of The Story of Civilization... -
Orkney: Megalithic Marvel of the Northern Isles by Hector McDonnell 9781904263289
RRP: $11.68$8.33Were the Stones of Stenness the world's first henge and stone circle? Why has Orkney preserved so many Neolithic farmhouses and villages? What was the purpose of the huge buildings on the Ness of Brodgar? In this small book, painter Hector McDonnell... -
Resurrection of a Black Man by Jenny Mitchell
RRP: $23.40$19.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912876716Author Jenny MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Indigo Dreams PublishingPublisher Indigo Dreams Publishing -
The Martial Arts of Indonesia: A Guide to Pencak Silat, Kuntao and Traditional Weapons by Donn F Draeger
RRP: $27.28$18.41Preserved in music, dance, and art-as well as in ritual, tribal law, and mythology-the fighting arts of the Indonesian archipelago play a central role in Indonesian culture.The Martial Arts of Indonesia is a heavily illustrated and well-researched work... -
The Ultimate Spectacle: A Visual History of the Crimean War by Ulrich Keller
RRP: $263.25$232.44Chloroform, telegraphy, steamships and rifles were distinctly modern features of the Crimean War. Covered by a large corps of reporters, illustrators and cameramen, it also became the first media war in history. For the benefit of the ubiquitous artists... -
Pinochet in Piccadilly by Andy Beckett
RRP: $21.43$14.70In October 1998, the erstwhile Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London, charged with crimes against humanity by a Spanish magistrate. But over the 16 months that Pinochet was detained, intriguing questions went unanswered about... -
Walking the Streets/Walking the Projects: Adventures in Social Democracy in NYC and DC by Owen Hatherley 9781915672445
RRP: $21.43$14.84A walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future. In the 1960s, a novel ideology about cities, and what was best for them, emerged in New York. Pushing against the state planning of the time, it held that... -
Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Marcus Aurelius 9781541673854
RRP: $48.75$32.43Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful and wealthy man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and deep reservoirs of personal insight. He collected his... -
A Map of Medieval London: The City, Westminster and Southwark by Caroline Barron 9780993469855
RRP: $19.48$14.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993469855Author Caroline BarronPage Count 2Imprint The Historic Towns TrustPublisher The Historic Towns Trust -
The Ropewalker: Between Three Plagues Volume I by Jaan Kross
RRP: $25.33$17.22The first part in an epic historical trilogy - The Estonian answer to Wolf Hall - by the nation's greatest modern writer Jaan Kross's trilogy dramatises the life of the renowned Livonian Chronicler Balthasar Russow, whose greatest work described the... -
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke 9781982135492
RRP: $17.53$11.72One of Esquire's 20 Best Books of Fall * One of Time's Most Anticipated Books of Fall"A deeply thought, rigorously researched, and riveting history of human butts. Radke knows exactly when to approach her subject with levity and when with gravity. A... -
The Girl Behind the Gates: A raw, heart-breaking historical novel based on a true story that will stay with you for ever by Brenda Davies
RRP: $19.48$9.48Perfect for fans of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER and PHILOMENA, this gripping, heartbreaking novel based on a true story will grab hold of your heart and never let go.1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure and sheltered in the... -
Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Dr Kit Heyam
RRP: $25.33$16.97A History Today Book of the YearFinalist for the Lambda Literary Award'A beautiful, brilliant, lively book that weaves together fascinating and moving examples with thoughtful analysis. Both heartfelt and rigorous, entertaining and scholarly, Before We... -
Beyond the Fence Line: The Eyewitness Account of Ed Hoffman and the Murder of President John F. Kennedy by Casey J. Quinlan 9780977465743
RRP: $34.13$31.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977465743Author Casey J. QuinlanFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint JFK Lancer ProductionPublisher JFK Lancer ProductionWeight(grams) 567g -
Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan 9781451659115
RRP: $17.53$11.72The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which "progress" has perverted the way we live-how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die-in this "engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and... -
Child of Hitler by Alfons Heck
RRP: $31.18$17.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939650446Author HeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 207Imprint Primer Publishers,U.S.Publisher American Traveler PressWeight(grams) 320g -
The Pocket Book of the GAA by Tony Potter
RRP: $13.63$10.34A fully illustrated history of Ireland's most famous sporting institution, published in association with the GAA museum in Croke Park. This is a fascinating and colourful introduction to Gaelic games, covering football, hurling, camogie and handball... -
Scalextric Collectibles by Jonathan Mountfort
RRP: $31.18$21.49Remember setting up your Scalextric set on the carpet? The excitement of trying to get the layout to fit the room, then seeing if it still worked when you plugged it in? You probably still have your set in the loft... This book will take you back in... -
Uncivilised: Ten Lies that Made the West by Subhadra Das 9781399704359
RRP: $39.00$26.42Knowledge is power. Time in money. Justice is blind.Western civilisation is a powerful brand, and full of accepted wisdoms like these that we rarely question. Taking cues from Greek philosophy and honed in the Enlightenment, certain notions about... -
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: $29.23$19.60The greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage.The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties... -
Liverpool Pubs by Ken Pye
RRP: $31.18$21.49Liverpool was once the epitome of 'the city with a pub on every corner', but no longer. As social habits and communities continue to radically change, hundreds of pubs continue to disappear annually, and mostly without trace except in memories. However,... -
UPROAR!: Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London by Alice Loxton 9781785789557
RRP: $23.38$15.91**A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it, by one of the UK's most exciting young historians**'Alice Loxton is the star of her generation ... the next big thing in history' DAN SNOW'Vivid, pacey and... -
Legacy of Empire: Britain's Support of Zionism and The Creation of Israel by Gardner Thompson
RRP: $21.43$14.84It is now more than seventy years since the creation of the state of Israel, yet its origins and the British Empire's historic responsibility for Palestine remain little known. Confusion persists too as to the distinction between anti-Zionism and... -
Aberdeen Pocket Map: The perfect way to explore Aberdeen by Collins Maps
RRP: $7.78$6.05Handy little full colour Collins map of Aberdeen with a high level of detail. Clear mapping of the central area extending to the airport and along the coast, with all tourist locations. Map at a scale of 1:10 725 (5.8 inches to 1 mile). Clear,... -
Heinkel He162 Volksjäger: From Drawing Board to Destruction: The Volksjäger Spatz by Robert Forsyth 9781800352995
RRP: $87.75$64.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352995Author Robert ForsythFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Woman They Could Not Silence: one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear by Kate Moore
RRP: $21.43$14.70From the internationally bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes a dark but ultimately uplifting tale of a woman whose incredible journey still resonates today. Elizabeth Packard was an ordinary Victorian housewife and mother of six. That was,... -
Hold On Edna!: The heartwarming true story of the first baby born on the NHS by Aneira Thomas
RRP: $17.53$12.97THIS HEARTBREAKING, HEARTWARMING, TRUE STORY FOLLOWING THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY IN WALES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS EVER WRITTEN.'I am a proud supporter of our National Health Service which has shown yet again what an important and valued... -
The Shankill Butchers: A Case Study of Mass Murder by Martin Dillon
RRP: $21.43$15.58The bestselling investigation of one of Northern Ireland's most brutal and infamous murder cases'Makes for gripping but altogether terrifying reading' Washington Times'Dillon is recommended reading for anyone wishing to understand the complexities of... -
Rotten Romans by Terry Deary 9781407143729
$8.27A new series of Horrible Histories sticker activity books, crammed with quick quizzes, foul facts and putrid pictures, the Horrible Histories Sticker Activity Book: Rotten Romans covers all things horrible in ruthless Rome. With over 250 savage stickers,... -
Fire and Sword (Wellington and Napoleon 3) by Simon Scarrow 9780755324385
RRP: $19.48$13.65FIRE AND SWORD is the unputdownable third novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. A must read for fans of Robert Harris.1804. Napoleon Bonaparte is Emperor of France, his ultimate aim: to rule Europe. After defeat at the...