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Occupied France: Collaboration And Resistance 1940-1944 by Roderick Kedward 9780631139270
RRP: $83.90Booksplease Price: $79.63This concise history of France from the occupation in 1940 to liberation in 1944 focuses on the struggle between those who favoured collaboration with the occupying Germans and those who opted to... -
Andalucia: A Cultural History by John Gill 9781904955443
RRP: $31.50Booksplease Price: $24.76A garden at the foot of Europe and a crossroads between Spain, Africa and the New World, Andaluca has been a cultural customs house on the border of the Mediterranean and Atlantic civilisations for... -
Stonehenge: Exploring the greatest Stone Age mystery by Mike Parker Pearson 9780857207326
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $19.45Our knowledge about Stonehenge has changed dramatically as a result of the Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009), led by Mike Parker Pearson, and included not only Stonehenge itself but also the... -
Black Death: A New History of the Bubonic Plagues of London by Stephen Porter
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $21.88Evidence of the foulness and cruelty of the greatest catastrophe ever to hit London is still being unearthed under the streets of the capital today. The fresh plague pits containing thousands of... -
Crossed Wires: The Conflicted History of US Telecommunications, From The Post Office To The Internet by Dan Schiller
RRP: $82.93Booksplease Price: $74.47A sweeping, revisionist historical analysis of telecommunications networks, from the dawn of the republic to the 21st century. Telecommunications networks are vast, intricate, hugely costly... -
112 Gripes about the French by Bodleian Library
Booksplease Price: $6.30When American troops arrived in Paris to help maintain order at the end of the Second World War they were, at first, received by the local population with a sense of euphoria. However, the French... -
Latin American Wars 1900-1941 by Philip Jowett
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $21.55From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and... -
Roman Quests: Escape from Rome: Book 1 Caroline Lawrence 9781510100237
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $14.24The first in a brand new historical adventure series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.The year is AD 94. When the evil... -
Ruthless Romans (newspaper edition) by Terry Deary 9780702322921
RRP: $14.68Booksplease Price: $10.88Discover all the foul facts about the Ruthless Romans with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Ruthless Romans are ready to uncover,... -
The Rise of Rome: From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars (1000 BC - 264 BC) by Kathryn Lomas
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $22.28In the late Iron Age, Rome was a small collection of huts arranged over a few hills. By the third century BC, it had become a large and powerful city, with monumental temples, public buildings and... -
Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe by Gordon Corera 9780008220341
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $20.08Gordon Corera uses declassified documents and extensive original research to tell the story of MI14(d) and the Secret Pigeon Service for the first time. 'This is... -
The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy by Sean Kingsley 9781639365951
RRP: $46.20Booksplease Price: $32.55The incredible story of the "Robin Hood of the Seas," who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from... -
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design Roman Mars 9781529355277
RRP: $42.00Booksplease Price: $31.50__________Out now: The most entertaining and fascinating book about architecture and design, from the wildly popular podcast 99% Invisible. __________A New York Times Bestseller'Full of surprises and... -
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David Goldblatt
RRP: $46.20Booksplease Price: $34.59THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL 'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural... -
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion by Hilary Davidson
RRP: $63.00Booksplease Price: $49.31A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated examination of dress, clothing, fashion, and sewing in the Regency seen through the lens of Jane Austen's life and writings This lively book reveals the... -
The WAAF by Squadron Leader Beryl E. Escott 9780747805724
RRP: $14.68Booksplease Price: $10.48The story of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force is a journey of exploration. This intriguing history tells the story of the wartime WAAF at work and play. They were no decorative adjunct to the RAF, but... -
Dethroned: The Downfall of India's Princely States by John Zubrzycki 9781805260530
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $45.34The dramatic true story of the betrayal of hundreds of Indian princely states by both the departing British and the new Congress government. In July 1947, India's last Viceroy, Lord Louis... -
The Book of the Order of Chivalry Ramon Llull 9781843838494
RRP: $52.48Booksplease Price: $41.98New English translation of Llull's classic and significant text, restoring the nuances of the original. Ramon Llull (1232-1316) composed The Book of the Order of Chivalry between 1274 and 1276 as... -
Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA: A Guide for Family Historians by Holton, Graham S 9781526733092
RRP: $33.58Booksplease Price: $24.76DNA research is one of the most important and rapidly advancing areas in modern science and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting applications. Yet there is no... -
The British Museum Puzzle Book by Gareth Moore 9780500480915
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $20.98Solve intriguing and challenging puzzles based on the world-renowned British Museum collection. The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Assyrian reliefs, the Lewis Chessmen: many mysteries of the... -
Everybody Matters: A Memoir Mary Robinson 9781444723335
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $19.45Shortlisted for the Political Book Awards 2013 Political Book of the YearThe first woman President of Ireland, who became UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson has spent her life in... -
A Dictionary of British History by John Cannon 9780199550371
RRP: $36.73Booksplease Price: $26.23Who was the first King of England? What prompted the Cat and Mouse Act? When was Wembley stadium demolished? Where did the Rebecca riots take place? How long did the Hundred Years War last? ... -
Exploring History Student Book 1: Monarchs, Monks and Migrants Rosemary Rees 9781292218694
RRP: $53.55Booksplease Price: $50.40Content Covered: The Norman ConquestReligion in medieval England The CrusadesThe problems of medieval monarchsThe Black DeathMigrationBook InformationISBN 9781292218694Author -
Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington by Stephen McDowell 9781684423491
RRP: $25.18Booksplease Price: $21.36Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington' is a biography of the great man, but in truth it is more than a mere biography. It also looks at his unique personal qualities... -
Kindness - A Legacy of the Holocaust: The Susan Pollack Story by Mark Wheeller 9781914228186
RRP: $25.18Booksplease Price: $16.84This new verbatim play is based on the testimony of Hungarian Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE, aged only thirteen when she was sent to the notorious Auschwitz -Birkenau in the summer of 1944... -
Astrology in Mesopotamian Culture by A E Thierens 9781725279308
RRP: $23.10Booksplease Price: $18.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725279308Author A E ThierensFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint -
Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present by James Vernon 9781009379670
Booksplease Price: $67.87This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. Vernon structures his compelling narrative around the rise, fall and... -
Being Nixon by Evan Thomas
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $30.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812985412Author Evan ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint -
The Way to the Sea: The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary by Caroline Crampton 9781783784141
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $15.35Raised on its banks and an avid sailor, Caroline Crampton sets out to rediscover the enigmatic pull of the Thames by following its course from the river's source in a small village in... -
The Terror: Civil War in the French Revolution by David Andress
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $20.75The French Revolution marks the foundation of the modern political world. It was in the crucible of the Revolution that the political forces of conservatism, liberalism and socialism began to find... -
Mary Queen of Scots: And the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $23.96On the night of 10 February 1567 an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Found naked amongst the destruction, the... -
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Elizabeth Wayland Barber 9781324076025
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $28.96Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibres. In Women's Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and... -
Endless Flight: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth by Keiron Pim 9781783785117
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $19.38The acclaimed first English-language biography of the great European novelist and journalist, Joseph Roth, author of The Radetzky March, a writer who captured life in Europe between the wars like no... -
The Witches of St Osyth by Marion Gibson
RRP: $65.10Booksplease Price: $59.89An emotive, haunting story of a community torn apart, the Essex witch accusations and trial of 1581-2 are, taken together, one of the pivotal instances of that malign and destructive wave of... -
The Watchman's Widow: A dramatic and emotional Northern historical novel by Joanne Clague 9781800329522
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $10.25She isn't looking for trouble - but trouble is coming to find her.Still grieving the death of her watchman husband in a terrorist attack during the Outrages, factory worker Rose is struggling to make... -
Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World Casey Michel 9781837731879
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $34.00Foreign Policy, Most Anticipated Books of 2024A stunning investigation and indictment of the elements in United States' foreign lobbying industry and the threat they pose to democracy.For years, one... -
The Men of the North: The Britons of Southern Scotland by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $42.00Booksplease Price: $31.92The North Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early medieval Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first... -
Blackout by James Goodman
RRP: $46.20Booksplease Price: $28.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865477155Author James GoodmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint -
O'Connell Street: The History and Life of Dublin's Iconic Street Nicola Pierce 9781788491488
RRP: $37.78Booksplease Price: $30.35O'Connell Street is at the heart of Dublin. It has been through name changes and revolutions, destruction and rebuilding and remained at the heart of the story of Ireland for centuries. Nicola Pierce... -
The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $19.87The English see more ghosts than any other nation. From medieval times to the present day, stories have been told about ghosts who avenge injustice, souls who long for peace and spooks who just want...