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Okinawa by Susumu Higa
RRP: $58.48$43.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683961185Author Susumu HigaFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics -
One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink by Matthew Parker 9781408708583
RRP: $48.75$31.94'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'A new, global history of British imperialism which feels both epic and... -
The Cat From Hue: A Vietnam War Story by John Laurence
$55.38John Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from 1965 to 1970 and was judged by his colleagues to be the best television reporter of the war. His documentary about a squad of U.S. troops, "The World of Charlie Company," received every major award... -
Young Men and Fire: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition by Norman Maclean
RRP: $35.10$30.81When Norman Maclean sent the manuscript of A River Runs through It to New York publishers, he received a slew of rejections. One editor, so the story goes, replied, "It has trees in it." Forty years later, the title novella is widely recognized as one of... -
Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle by Mark Stille
RRP: $48.75$35.69A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force... -
The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew by David Price
RRP: $19.48$14.27A moving tribute to the sacrifice and bravery of the fliers of RAF Bomber Command. ****************************** The Crew, based on interviews with Ken Cook, the crew's sole surviving member, recounts the wartime exploits of the members of an Avro... -
Access to History: Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust Second Edition by Alan Farmer
$49.16Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide... -
Virginia Woolf by Hermione Lee
RRP: $37.03$27.32Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times. Her book moves freely between a richly detailed life-story and new attempts to understand crucial questions - the impact of her childhood, the cause... -
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire by Nigel Dalziel
RRP: $33.13$23.95The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century. It... -
Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City by Gwendolyn Leick
RRP: $25.33$18.21Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, though it is still relatively unknown. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This is the first... -
The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I by John William Adamson
RRP: $33.13$24.78A magnificent new study of the political crisis that produced the overthrow of King Charles I, and came to engulf all three Stuart kingdoms - England, Scotland, and Ireland - in war during the 1640s.John Adamson's book traces the careers and fortunes of... -
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages by Umberto Eco 9780300093049
RRP: $21.43$18.74In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed... -
Hayling Island: Britain in Old Photographs by John Rowlands 9780752486239
RRP: $27.28$21.47Although small, Hayling Island has a rich and diverse history, greatly influenced by the Saxon, Roman and Norman invasions. The latter in particular has left its influence on its people and their fortunes. This book features a collection of photographs,... -
Tales of Ancient Worlds by Stefan Milosavljevich 9781838991562
RRP: $29.23$22.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838991562Author Stefan MilosavljevichFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Neon SquidPublisher Priddy Books -
OCR GCSE History SHP: The Making of America 1789-1900 by Alex Ford
$43.43Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)Level: GCSE (9-1)Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbookLet SHP successfully steer you through the OCR B specification with an exciting, enquiry-based series,... -
Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin's War Against Ukraine by Owen Matthews
RRP: $48.75$32.82Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023 *A Telegraph Book of the Year* A Times Best Book of Summer 2023 *Shortlisted for the... -
My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9–1) History: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day by Derek Moir
RRP: $13.63$13.40Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Target success in AQA GCSE (9-1) History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style... -
Hiroshima Nagasaki by Paul Ham
RRP: $38.98$27.85Japan 1945. In one of the defining moments of the twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. Hundreds of thousands more succumbed to their horrific... -
Folklore of Sussex by Jacqueline Simpson 9780752451008
RRP: $33.13$25.23Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape features and ancient churches which involve such colourful... -
Scotland: Defending the Nation: Mapping the Military Landscape by Carolyn Anderson
RRP: $58.50$42.16Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions in the 18th century, 20th-century defences and the two world wars, as well as the Cold War, all resulted... -
Witches and Witch-Hunts: A Global History by Wolfgang Behringer
RRP: $48.73$43.19In this major new book, Wolfgang Behringer surveys the phenomenon of witchcraft past and present. Drawing on the latest historical and anthropological findings, Behringer sheds new light on the history of European witchcraft, while demonstrating that... -
Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror Expedition: Lost and Found by Gillian Hutchinson
RRP: $39.00$31.12In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage - the sea route linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The expedition was expected to complete its mission within three years and return home in triumph... -
Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
RRP: $21.43$14.55The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the... -
Elegance of Japanese Art: Edo Rimpa Bird and Flower Painting Momo Miyazaki 9784756250643
RRP: $58.48$39.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756250643Author Momo MiyazakiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd. -
The Castle on Sunset: Love, Fame, Death and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont Shawn Levy 9781474611848
RRP: $19.48$13.65For nearly ninety years, Hollywood's brightest stars have favoured the Chateau Marmont as a home away from home. Filled with deep secrets but hidden in plain sight, its evolution parallels the growth of Hollywood itself. Perched above the Sunset Strip... -
OCR GCSE History Explaining the Modern World: Power, Reformation and the Historic Environment Ben Walsh 9781471862861
$60.45Exam board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbookTrust Ben Walsh to guide you through the 9-1 GCSE specification and motivate your students to excel with his trademark mix of engaging... -
Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter David Starkey 9781473610071
RRP: $25.33$17.22'A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta...his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday'I thoroughly enjoyed this book... -
The Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich by Robert K. Wittman 9780007576654
RRP: $31.18$24.12An unprecedented, page-turning narrative of the Nazi rise to power, the Holocaust, and Hitler's post-invasion plans for Russia told through the recently discovered lost diary of Alfred Rosenberg - Hitler's `philosopher' and architect of Nazi ideology... -
The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind by Martin Sixsmith
RRP: $48.75$35.69BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 'It was time for a vivid, popular history of the Cold War, and this is it' The Times 'Essential ... endlessly fascinating ... to read Sixsmith is to want to read more Sixsmith' Forbes More than any other conflict,... -
Fiction in the Quantum Universe by Susan Strehle 9780807843659
$78.29In this outstanding book Susan Strehle argues that a new fiction has developed from the influence of modern physics. She calls this new fiction actualism, and within that framework she offers a critical analysis of major novels by Thomas Pynchon, Robert... -
The Face Of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme by John Keegan
RRP: $33.13$24.32The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: an imperishable account of the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour... -
Practical Handbook of Archaeology by Christopher Catling 9780857232922
RRP: $17.53$13.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857232922Author Chris CatlingFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing -
The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson
RRP: $21.43$14.55The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London's gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of... -
Diver's Daughter: A Tudor Story (Voices #2) by Patrice Lawrence
RRP: $13.63$9.38A gripping heart-in-your-mouth adventure told by Eve, a Tudor girl who sets out on a dangerous journey to change her life for the better. Voices: Diver's Daughter - A Tudor Story brings Eve and her mother, who was... -
The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna by Tim Parks
RRP: $21.43$15.58'Elegantly written, full of wit and charm, this is travel writing at its very best' Orlando FigesIn the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary hero, fled Rome and led 4,000 of his men hundreds of miles through Umbria and... -
Call to Kill: The first in a brand new high-octane SAS series Billy Billingham 9781529364583
RRP: $19.48$5.79BOOK TWO IN THE SERIES, SURVIVE TO FIGHT, IS AVAILABLE NOW!THE FIRST IN A BRAND NEW SERIES FROM SAS: WHO DARES WINS STAR.A country in turmoil.A rescue mission gone wrong.A hero on unlike any other fighting to save a broken world.Matt 'Mace' Mason is... -
The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry
RRP: $21.43$15.58'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a little differently' Matt Haig'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin MoranGrayson Perry has been thinking about... -
Alan Clark: A Life in his Own Words Alan Clark 9780753826737
RRP: $33.13$23.61Some of the most talked about books of recent years, Alan Clark's diaries provide a witty and irreverant insider's account of political life in Britain. Now in one volume.'From the moment the first scabrous and brilliant volume was published, people... -
Venice: City of Pictures by Martin Gayford 9780500022665
RRP: $58.50$39.78A Sunday Times Art Book of the Year A visual journey through five centuries of the city known for centuries as 'La Serenissima' - a unique and compelling story for both lovers of Venice and lovers of its art. Venice was a major centre of art in the... -
Henry I (Penguin Monarchs): The Father of His People by Edmund King
RRP: $15.58$11.49'To be a medieval king was a job of work ... This was a man who knew how to run a complex organization. He was England's CEO'The youngest of William the Conqueror's sons, Henry I came to unchallenged power only after two of his brothers died in strange...