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Warrior Treasure: The Staffordshire Hoard in Anglo-Saxon England Chris Fern 9781800854819
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 -
Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis by Gerald Hanley 9780907871835
RRP: £13.99£9.44During the war, Gerald Hanley spent several years in the remote and scorching deserts of Somalia. The rigours of living in such heat, and the difficulties of attempting to control blood-feuding nomads, led to the suicide of seven fellow-officers. Despite... -
Tudor Houses Explained Trevor York 9781846741500
RRP: £5.95£5.18The book is divided into six sections. First, Trevor Yorke looks at the changes in Tudor society and how this affected the housing of the period. The next chapter explains their structure and the different materials used. He goes on to explore the... -
Maverick One: The True Story of a Para, Pathfinder, Renegade David Blakeley 9781409146636
RRP: £9.99£6.90The explosive sequel to the bestselling PATHFINDER.For the first time ever an elite British operator tells the gruelling story of his selection into the Pathfinders - Britain's secret soldiers. Pathfinder selection is a brutal physical and psychological... -
Elizabeth of York, the Last White Rose: Tudor Rose Book 1 by Alison Weir
RRP: £20.00£18.02The captivating new historical novel from Alison Weir, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series . 'With Elizabeth of York, Alison Weir gives us her most compelling heroine yet... This is where the story of the Tudors begins and is... -
Incarnations: A History of India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani
RRP: £12.99£9.34'Incarnations makes the mind fly across time, place and history. You may smile as, mentally, you walk alongside Khilnani up some flinty slope. You will keep thinking about what he said long after' Daily TelegraphFor all of India's myths, its sea of... -
The Story of Kent by Anne Petrie
RRP: £17.99£13.84A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England's history are recalled, including invasions from Romans,... -
Livy, History of Rome I: A Selection John Storey (Head of Classics, Downside School, UK) 9781350060388
RRP: £12.99£11.86This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Livy's History of Rome, Book I, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for chapters 53-54, 56 (haec agenti ...)-60, with a detailed... -
112 Gripes about the French by Bodleian Library
RRP: £3.00£2.85When 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 soon began to resent the Americans for their display of... -
Messerschmitt Bf 110: The Luftwaffe's Fighter Destroyer in World War II by Ron MacKay 9780764356728
RRP: £18.99£12.67The concept of a twin-engine fighter that could accompany bomber formations and effectively drive off defending fighters was the rationale behind the creation of the Messerschmitt Bf 110. Initial operations during 1939-40 seemed to justify its existence,... -
The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book by Alan Connor
RRP: £14.99£9.78Attention all Shipping Forecast fans. Set sail on a voyage unlike any other...Each day, millions tune in to hear the Shipping Forecast's unique cadence and poetry, words thatturn our island landscape into something strangeand magical. It's almost like a... -
Hunting The Hangman by Howard Linskey 9781843449508
RRP: £12.99£8.87TWO MEN... ONE MISSION... TO KILL THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART Based on true events, this gripping historical thriller is the culmination of Howard Linskey's fifteen-year fascination with the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the architect of... -
A History of the World: From the 20th to the 21st Century by J. A. S. Grenville
RRP: £39.99£36.66This second edition has been thoroughly updated and includes discussions on 9/11 and the second Gulf War, and takes into account the latest historical research.A comprehensive survey of the key events and personalities of this period throughout the... -
Women: The National Geographic Image Collection by National Geographic
RRP: £41.99£29.58This powerful photography collection drawn from the celebrated National Geographic archive celebrates the lives of women from around the globe, accompanied by revelatory new interviews and portraits of contemporary trailblazers including Oprah Winfrey,... -
Spitfire II/V vs Bf 109F: Channel Front 1940-42 by Tony Holmes
RRP: £13.99£9.85With stunning artwork and detailed analysis, this volume provides a pilot's view of the dramatic clashes between these two legendary fighters, as some of the most gifted and 'big name' aces of World War II went head to head in the skies of North-West... -
The Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power by Ronen Bergman 9781416577003
RRP: £18.99£18.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416577003Author Ronen BergmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 631gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips
RRP: £10.99£7.99'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The TimesAn epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history's most venerated military and religious heroes... -
Parallel Lines: A Journey from Childhood to Belsen Peter Lantos 9781905147571
RRP: £9.99£6.90"I have read few autobiographies more extraordinary . . . Astonishing" OBSERVER"A classic. I preferred it to Primo Levi's If This is a Man" EDWARD WILSON"A child's clear-eyed journey to hell" ANNE SEBBAThis is a story of a young boy's journey from a... -
My Boy Jack? Tonie Holt 9781844157044
RRP: £12.99£9.19Republished to coincide with the new ITV film, My Boy Jack? starring Daniel Radcliffe, this is the full account of the tragic life of John 'Jack" Kipling. On 27th September 1915 John Kipling, the only son of Britain's best loved poet, disappeared during... -
Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom Sanjeev Sanyal 9789356996557
RRP: £15.99£13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356996557Author Sanjeev SanyalFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins India -
Figuring by Maria Popova
RRP: £14.99£10.06Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries - beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of... -
A History of Britain in 21 Women: A Personal Selection Jenni Murray 9781786071583
RRP: £10.99£7.10From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 21 Women They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians. They all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. Jenni Murray presents the... -
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
RRP: £9.99£6.15ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEARA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION'A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us... -
The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In by Hugh Kennedy 9780753823897
RRP: £14.99£11.11A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to ChinaToday's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle... -
Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot by Gordon Olive
RRP: £12.99£8.71Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance. As Britain fought alone for its survival, 'the Few' of RAF Fighter Command took to... -
Welsh at Mametz Wood, The Somme 1916, The Jonathan Hicks 9781784612382
RRP: £12.99£9.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784612382Author Jonathan HicksFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
SAS: The Illustrated History of the SAS by Joshua Levine
RRP: £25.00£16.53The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS's wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail. ... -
British Destroyers 1939-45: Wartime-built classes by Angus Konstam
RRP: £11.99£8.53As the possibility of war loomed in the 1930s, the British Admiralty looked to update their fleet of destroyers to compete with the new ships being built by Germany and Japan, resulting in the commissioning of the powerful Tribal-class. These were... -
The Samurai Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to Japan's Elite Warrior Class by Constantine Vaporis
RRP: £19.99£13.35A captivating and comprehensive guide to Japan's elite class of warriors-revised and updated with over 70 color photographs!The Samurai played a leading role in Japanese society for centuries, and this is the first encyclopedia to showcase the... -
Atlas of the Eastern Front: 1941-45 by Robert Kirchubel
RRP: £50.00£37.34The Eastern Front was the most significant theatre of World War II. Here the bulk of the Wehrmacht was committed and eventually shattered by the Red Army in a campaign of unmatched intensity. From Operation Barbarossa in 1941 through to the final fall of... -
Why I was born in Africa: The previously unrecorded history of Elysium and The Lion Kingdom by Judith Kusel 9780620721141
RRP: £53.00£38.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780620721141Author Judith KuselFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Judith KuselPublisher Judith KuselWeight(grams) 216g -
King Stephen by Edmund King
RRP: £19.99£17.37This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its "nineteen long winters" of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the... -
The Edifice Complex: The architecture of power by Deyan Sudjic
RRP: £12.99£9.34Deyan Sudjic's The Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power is a fascinating exploration of the language of architecture as an insight into the psychology of power, from tyrants to billionaires. Why do presidents and prime ministers, tycoons and... -
Classical Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 1 by Peter Adamson 9780198767039
RRP: £12.99£9.74Classical Philosophy is the first of a series of books in which Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before. In short, lively chapters, based on the popular History... -
The History of Cinema: A Very Short Introduction by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
RRP: £8.99£6.65Cinema was the first, and is arguably still the greatest, of the industrialized art forms that came to dominate the cultural life of the twentieth century. Today, it continues to adapt and grow as new technologies and viewing platforms become available,... -
Following in the Footsteps of Henry Tudor: A Historical Guide from Pembroke to Bosworth by Phil Carradice 9781526743305
RRP: £12.99£8.56The story of Henry Tudor's march to Bosworth and the throne of England began long before the fatal summer of 1485, with his birth in Pembroke Castle. The gigantic fortress where he spent his childhood years lay some 12 miles inland from the spot where... -
Stalin Waiting For ... The Truth! by Grover Furr 9780578445533
RRP: £25.00£21.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578445533Author Grover FurrFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Red Star PublishersPublisher Red Star PublishersWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt Ilona Regulski 9780714191287
RRP: £40.00£27.95Praise for the exhibition ***** The Telegraph ***** The Times ***** Daily Telegraph **** The Evening Standard "Plunge into the infinity pool of ancient Egyptian history with this dizzying array of artworks" - Waldemar Januszczack, Sunday Times Culture... -
The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939-1945 by Chris McNab
RRP: £9.99£7.21Airborne assault was one of the great innovations of the 1930s and 1940s, adding a new 'vertical' dimension to infantry warfare. By the onset of World War II in 1939, Germany, Italy, and Russia were already advanced in their development of paratrooper... -
The Swordfish and the Star: Life on Cornwall's most treacherous stretch of coast Gavin Knight 9781784700997
RRP: £10.99£7.33The Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall is where the land ends. In The Swordfish and the Star Gavin Knight takes us into this huddle of grey roofs at the edge of the sea at the beginning of the twenty-first century. He catches the stories of a whole community,...