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The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing the transformation of a divided kingdom into a great power "A monumental exploration. . . . It is the most important treatment of its subject since Wilhelm...

Imagining the future of Gaza beyond the cruelties of occupation and Apartheid, Light in Gaza is a powerful contribution to understanding Palestinian experience.Gaza, home to two million people, continues to face suffocating conditions imposed by Israel...

The NVG covers all seven Marks of Churchill gun tank with variations and the curious self-propelled gun of 1941/42, but not the so-called 'Funnies' or the armoured recovery vehicle variants. It will begin with the prototype tank A20, which has not...

In 1779 the fledgling U.S. naval fleet suffered a catastrophic defeat against the British in the waters of the Penobscot Bay, losing forty ships in a battle that was expected to be a sure victory for the Americans. Commodore Dudley Saltonstall was blamed...

The first book-length study of musical education and culture in twentieth-century Oxford. Music has always played a central role in the life of Oxford, in both the city and university, through the great collegiate choral foundations, the many amateur...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes-this one." -The Washington Post * "Dazzling." -The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky,...

From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the...

Robert Dallek's brilliant two-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson has received an avalanche of praise. Now Dallek has condensed his two-volume masterpiece into what is surely the finest one-volume biography of Johnson available.Based on years of research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385694094Author Stephen BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House USAPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907558580Author Richard McMunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint How2become LtdPublisher How2become LtdDimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250844200Author Martin BaronFormat HardbackPage Count 560Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Thanks to newly discovered letters and documents, A Handful of Heroes updates the history of the Defence of Rorkes Drift, which will forever be one of the most celebrated British feats of arms. Remarkably after such prolonged historical scrutiny, the...

The new novel from the acclaimed author of The House Between Tides, winner of the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2018!'Sarah Maine is a master of Scottish historical fiction' Sunday Post****It is the women who are keepers of tales.Atmospheric,...

A Times Literary Supplement and History Today Book of the Year'An astonishing and thrilling story.' Stephen GreenblattThe Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual fervour, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the helm of...

This is a study of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) during the most critical period of its recent history. In the mid-1970s, the PCI almost succeeded in entering the national government; by the end of that decade, it had been relegated to the opposition...

An ancient inscription identified some of the ruins at el Amarna as "The Place of the Letters of the Pharaoh." Discovered there, circa 1887, were nearly four hundred cuneiform tablets containing correspondence of the Egyptian court with rulers of...

'ABSORBING' Guardian'ENTHRALLING' New Statesman'EPIC' Evening Standard'INESCAPABLE' The Sunday Times'MAGISTERIAL' Irish ExaminerFully revised and updated, the definitive history of Argentinian football from the award-winning author of Inverting the...

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This book provides a collective view of the five major English chartered trading companies which were active during the period 1688-1763: The East India Company, the Royal African Company, the Hudson's Bay Company, The Levant Company, and the Russia...

'Subtle, compendious and rich' - James McConnachie, The Sunday Times 'Dazzling ... Finlay's adventures, vividly recounted, make enthralling reading ... This book is equally an inspiration and an education' - Bel Mooney, Daily Mail 'A gorgeous...

* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe,...

"[An] incredibly moving collection of oral histories . . . important enough to be added to the history curriculum" Telegraph"Essential reading" History Today"A moving evocation . . . An illuminating if harrowing insight into life in a totalitarian state...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806541914Author Harry LengaFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

'Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read' - Ellie Mae O'Hagan An engrossing exploration of the science, history and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two...

Throughout Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of the nation: its navy. N. A. M. Rodger's definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength -...

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Ben Dupre introduces and explains the central ideas of politics, philosophy, religion, economics, science, and the arts that have engaged key thinkers and leaders, from Plato to the present day.From the Big Bang to...

For the first two thirds of the twentieth century, British government was among the most stable in the advanced industrial world. In the last three decades, the governing arrangements have been in turmoil and the country has been a pioneer in economic...

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This is beautifully slipcased presented collector' s edition of the best selling title, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, a comprehensive illustrated history of this remarkable place, from its prewar heyday as a...

Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Often called the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," Bhutan was secluded for much of its history, its towering mountains and lush green valleys virtually unvisited, evoking a sense of mystery and wonder. A...

A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation-but not one they would recognize...

A thrilling biography of Benito Mussolini's favourite daughter, and a heart-stopping account of the unravelling of the Fascist dream in Italy'Engrossing... Moorehead has a spirited turn of phrase, a keen eye for the telling detail and pungent quote, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781886940796Author Dolores CannonFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Ozark Mountain PublishingPublisher Ozark Mountain PublishingWeight(grams) 1g

One of the outstanding mysteries of the twentieth century, and one with huge political resonance, is the death of Dag Hammarskjold and his UN team in a plane crash in central Africa in 1961. Just minutes after midnight, his aircraft plunged into thick...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America's beloved and distinguished historian.The life of...

Whether you want to visit the Mission Control Room at the Kennedy Space Center, take an airboat ride in the Everglades or discover the historic Coral Gables, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Florida has to offer. Florida...

Hailed as the definitive portrait of the sixteenth president, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame's impressive two-volume biography has been masterfully abridged and revised.Sixteenth president of the United States, the Great Emancipator, and a...

'Lovingly detailed and exhaustively researched - easily the most readable and comprehensive guide I've seen to this fascinating hidden history' Tom Robinson, musician, broadcaster and long-time LGBT rights activist From Sia to Elton John, Dusty...

Adolf Eichmann was the operational manager of the genocide that dispatched six million European Jews to the gas chambers. Escaping US custody in 1946, he hid in various locations in Germany before absconding in 1950 via a 'ratline' escape route to...

'I loved this book!' - Alison Weir'[A] lively, gossipy forage through royal wardrobes' - Daily Mail'A sparkling history' - Dr Kate StrasdinPeek into the wardrobes of history's most fashionable royalsWhy did women wear such heavy and uncomfortable skirts...