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Anabasis by Xenophon 9780674991019
RRP: £24.95£23.23Greek mercenaries on the march.Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BC) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king... -
Black Victorians: Hidden in History by John Woolf
RRP: £20.00£14.61Beyond the patrician vision of Victorian Britain traditionally advanced in our textbooks, there always existed another, more diverse Britain, populated by people of colour marking achievements both ordinary and extraordinary. In this deeply researched... -
The Jewish War by Josephus
RRP: £12.99£9.09Josephus' account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become a... -
Dark Valleys: Foul Deeds Among the South Wales Valleys 1845 - 2016 by Gary Dobbs 9781473861787
RRP: £12.99£9.09Dark Valleys collects together more than a century of murders that took place in and around the valleys of South Wales. These horrific crimes shocked not only Wales, but also made national headlines. Although treated with compassion and sensitivity by... -
Horology: An Illustrated Primer on the History, Philosophy and Science of Time, with an Overview of the Wristwatch and the Watch Industry by Barry Kaplan
RRP: £31.99£21.60This beautifully illustrated volume provides an in-depth look at horology: the scientific study of time and timekeeping. Horology is a thorough introduction to the world of time and watchmaking. Brimming with more than 150 detailed and full-color... -
Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods by David Lewis-Williams
RRP: £14.99£9.80This fascinating book continues the story begun in the bestselling and critically acclaimed book The Mind in the Cave. Drawing on the latest research and recent discoveries, the authors skilfully link material on human consciousness, imagery and belief... -
Guide to Greece: Central Greece by Pausanias
RRP: £14.99£10.95Written in the second century AD by a Greek traveller for a predominantly Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is an extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook. A study of buildings, traditions and myth, it describes with precision and... -
The Lost Rivers of Manchester by geoffrey ashworth 9780946361496
RRP: £17.95£14.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946361496Author geoffrey ashworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Willow Publishing,TimperleyPublisher Willow Publishing,Timperley -
Rommel - A Reappraisal by Ian F. Beckett 9781781593592
RRP: £19.99£14.28How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War, 70 years after his death on 14 October 1944? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and... -
Pathfinder: A Special Forces Mission Behind Enemy Lines by David Blakeley
RRP: £10.99£7.40Nine men. 2,000 enemies. No back-up. No air support. No rescue. No chance...First in - the official motto of one of the British Army's smallest and most secretive units, 16 Air Assault Brigade's Pathfinder Platoon. Unofficially, they are the bastard son... -
Connecting History: National 4 & 5 The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1770–1807 by Eleanor Trevena
£20.84Exam board: SQALevel: National 4 & 5Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First assessment: Summer 2018Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together... -
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham
RRP: £17.50£12.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399589829Author Jon MeachamFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Rockets and Missiles Over Ukraine: The Changing Face of Battle by Mihajlo S Mihajlović 9781399048101
RRP: £25.00£17.62Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Exterminate All The Brutes by Sven Lindqvist 9781847081988
RRP: £10.00£6.71The classic investigation - inspiration for a major HBO series - revealing the true horror of Europe's racist colonial past in Africa. Over a quarter of a century ago historian Sven Lindqvist set out across Central Africa. Obsessed with a single line... -
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace by Max Hastings
RRP: £25.00£13.45'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily Mail 'An unmissable read' Sunday Times Soldiers is a very personal gathering of sparkling, gripping tales by many writers,... -
Connecting History: Higher Britain, 1851-1951 by Euan M. Duncan
RRP: £18.99£18.22Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together lesser-told... -
Airdrie by Helen Moir 9780752423685
RRP: £14.99£11.55A history of AirdrieBook InformationISBN 9780752423685Author Helen MoirFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Spitfire Women of World War II by Giles Whittell
RRP: £10.99£7.25The story of the unsung heroines who flew the newest, fastest, aeroplanes in World War II - mostly in southern England where the RAF was desperately short of pilots. Why would the well-bred daughter of a New England factory-owner brave the... -
Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England by David Lemmings 9780230527324
RRP: £44.99£44.97An exploration of links between opinion and governance in Early Modern England, studying moral panics about crime, sex and belief. Hypothesizing that media-driven panics proliferated in the 1700s, with the development of newspapers and government... -
The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200-118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly... -
Roughing it by Mark Twain 9780140390100
RRP: £14.99£11.36A fascinating picture of the American frontier emerges from Twain's fictionalized recollections of his experiences prospecting for gold, speculating in timber, and writing for a succession of small Western newspapers during the 1860s.About the AuthorBorn... -
Into the Jaws of Death: The True Story of the Legendary Raid on Saint-Nazaire by Robert Lyman
RRP: £12.99£9.09It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second World War. The plan is simple: to drive an old... -
Hurricane: The Plane That Saved Britain by Adrian Stewart 9781800325326
RRP: £10.99£4.11The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft - and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World WarThe Hawker Hurricane was flying on the outbreak of war in 1939. Six years later, having saved Britain, it was still playing a major part in the war effort... -
Tornado Boys: Thrilling Tales from the Men and Women Who Have Operated This Indomitable Modern-Day Bomber by ,Ian Hall
RRP: £12.99£9.09Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular Boys series, and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was among the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in... -
Dinner with Lenny: The Last Long Interview with Leonard Bernstein by Jonathan Cott
RRP: £20.99£15.72Leonard Bernstein was arguably the most highly esteemed, influential, and charismatic American classical music personality of the twentieth century. Conductor, composer, pianist, writer, educator, and human rights activist, Bernstein truly led a life of... -
The Gift by Edith Eger
RRP: £16.99£12.28'I will be forever changed by Dr Eger's story' OPRAHThis practical and inspirational guide to healing from the bestselling author of The Choice shows us how to release your self-limiting beliefs and embrace your potential.The prison is in your mind. The... -
Warrior Treasure: The Staffordshire Hoard in Anglo-Saxon England by Chris Fern
RRP: £16.49£15.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800854819Author Chris FernFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Historic EnglandPublisher Liverpool University Press -
Great Events: Great Fire Of London by Gillian Clements
RRP: £5.99£4.40In 1666 London is burning - a great fire sweeps through the city, destroying many buildings. Discover how the fire came about and read about its consequences. There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them... -
The Real Middle-Earth: A History of the Dark Ages that Inspired Tolkein by Brian Bates
RRP: £12.99£9.26In The Real Middle-Earth, explore the magically enchanting early-English civilization on which Tolkien based his world of The Lord of the Rings.Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention. An Old English term for... -
Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained by Jerry Brotton
RRP: £25.00£19.22A superbly illustrated guide to 64 maps from all around the world! From examples of medieval Mappa Mundi and the first atlas to Google Earth and maps of the moon, this captivating maps book is a must-have for all history and geography enthusiasts and... -
Canal Boat Lives by Gill Shaw 9781398120679
RRP: £19.99£13.33Britain's canals were largely built during the Industrial Revolution to move goods around the country. In time, this network linked the major cities, taking the narrowboats and their cargoes into the heart of urban areas. Today, the canals have been... -
1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII by Suzannah Lipscomb
RRP: £12.99£9.09One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and... -
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Religion, War, Famine and Death in Reformation Europe by Dr. Andrew Cunningham 9780521467018
RRP: £30.99£25.26This book offers an exciting interpretation of early modern European history (1490-1648). Cunningham and Grell's point of departure, and a prism through which events of the period are interpreted, is Durer's famous woodcut of The Four Horsemen of the... -
The Summer Isles: A Voyage of the Imagination by Philip Marsden 9781783783007
RRP: £9.99£6.52In an old wooden sloop, Philip Marsden plots a course north from his home in Cornwall. He is sailing for the Summer Isles, a small archipelago near the top of Scotland that holds for him a deep and personal significance. On the way, he must navigate the... -
The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne by Simon Gaunt
RRP: £8.99£6.45Charles the king, our emperor great, Has been a full seven years in Spain. As far as the sea he conquered this haughty land. Not a single castle remains standing in his path Charlemagne (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 and presided... -
THE GREAT MUGHALS by FARHAT NASREEN
£7.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390260126Author FARHAT NASREENFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. -
The Autumn Throne by Elizabeth Chadwick
RRP: £10.99£7.40'An author who makes history come gloriously alive' The Times'Meticulous research and strong storytelling' Woman & Home 'A sumptuous ride' Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph**********************Eleanor of AquitaineA loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen... -
Restoration London: Everyday Life in the 1660s by Liza Picard
RRP: £12.99£8.60How did you clean your teeth in the 1660s? What make-up did you wear? What pets did you keep?Making use of every possible contemporary source, Liza Picard presents an engrossing picture of how life in London was really lived in an age of Samuel Pepys,... -
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini 9780008418144
RRP: £10.99£7.25SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023 'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book'... -
The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A wholly pleasing book, which offers a tasty side dish to anyone exploring the narrative history of the British Empire' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesWINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS BOOK AWARD 2018The glamorous daughter of an African chief shares a...