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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
RRP: $29.23$22.13The fascinating true story behind HBO's Catherine the Great starring Dame Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the... -
SHP History Year 9 Pupil's Book by Dale Banham
$57.82Develop your students' understanding and skills step by step with Schools History Project's carefully planned approach to Key Stage 3.This textbook combines expertise in course planning with features that reflect the possibilities and requirements of the... -
Zero Six Bravo: 60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story by Damien Lewis
RRP: $21.43$15.35The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. 'Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away' Frederick Forsyth.They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away... -
Medieval Masons by Malcolm Hislop 9780747804611
$13.98This book explains in detail the practice of masoncraft in the Middle Ages, using evidence from a number of sources. Monastic chronicles, building contracts and other contemporary documents have already revealed a good deal of information on the subject,... -
The Penguin Dictionary of British Surnames by John Titford
RRP: $33.13$23.95The Penguin Dictionary of British Surnames is a useful and fascinating guide to the surnames that offer a unique insight into the place of origin, the occupations - and even the personality traits - of our ancestors. Detailed and informative, this... -
D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win the Second World War Sarah Rose 9780751578270
RRP: $19.48$13.65The dramatic, untold story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory, for fans of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Sonia Purnell'Gripping: Spies, romance, Gestapo thugs, blown-up trains,... -
Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement by Cole M. Bunzel
RRP: $68.25$54.50An essential history of Wahhabism from its founding to the Islamic StateIn the mid-eighteenth century, a controversial Islamic movement arose in the central Arabian region of Najd that forever changed the political landscape of the Arabian Peninsula and... -
Lee Kuan Yew by Graham Allison
RRP: $38.98$26.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539500Author Graham AllisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Winds of Change: Britain in the Early Sixties by Peter Hennessy
RRP: $25.33$18.21Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain ... so much fun, yet still shrewd and important' The Times, Books of the Year Harold Macmillan... -
The Habsburg Empire: A New History by Pieter M. Judson
RRP: $46.70$38.69A EuropeNow Editor's PickA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"Pieter M. Judson's book informs and stimulates. If his account of Habsburg achievements, especially in the 18th century, is rather starry-eyed, it is a welcome corrective to the... -
Crash Bang Wallop: The Inside Story of London's Big Bang and a Financial Revolution that Changed the World by Iain Martin 9781473625105
RRP: $21.43$17.75Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', Crash Bang Wallop will tell the gripping story of how the changes introduced in the 1980s in the City of London transformed our world.Attitudes to money and the way... -
Parliamentary Socialism: A Study in the Politics of Labour by Ralph Miliband 9780850361353
RRP: $39.00$35.31One of the seminal texts of the British New Left Leo Panitch Parliamentary Socialism presents a detailed and scholarly record of the Labour Party's thinking and of its role in British politics from 1900 until the 1960s. A postscript reflects on the... -
Collapse of the Bronze Age: The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea by Manuel Robbins 9780595136643
RRP: $44.83$37.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595136643Author Manuel RobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 191mm * 24mm -
The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes by Linda Kathryn Alchin 9780956748614
$17.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956748614Author Linda Kathryn AlchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Babyseen LtdPublisher Babyseen LtdDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 6mm -
Air Defence Artillery in Combat, 1972-2018: The Age of Surface-to-Air Missiles by Mandeep Singh 9781526762047
RRP: $33.13$23.95Having made its debut in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, anti-aircraft artillery was used extensively in the First World War. It was, however, not until the Second World War that anti-aircraft artillery truly came into prominence, shooting down more... -
Swansea in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a City by Geoff Brookes
RRP: $31.18$21.16The 1950s. The mid-point of the twentieth century. When those born in the nineteenth century met their grandchildren who would live in the twenty-first. A pivotal moment, certainly. And is it really true? Had we 'never had it so good', as Prime Minister... -
Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition by Nisid Hajari
RRP: $25.33$16.98After centuries of British rule, nobody expected Indian Independence and the birth of Pakistan to be so bloody - they were supposed to be the answer to the dreams of Muslims and Hindus. Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi's protege and the political leader of... -
Antarctica: Life on the Frozen Continent by Conor Kilgallon
RRP: $38.98$29.80On the southern-most tip of the Earth lies one of the world's biggest and most hostile landmasses. From the waters of the Southern Ocean to the ice-shelves, glaciers, volcanoes and mountains, Antarctica is one of the most mysterious yet intriguing... -
Battles for the Channel Ports: Le Havre and Boulogne by Daniel Taylor 9781399031110
RRP: $42.90$27.87When the Allied armies broke out from the Normandy bridgehead in late July 1944, it became of paramount importance that they quickly capture new harbours to sustain the rapid northward advance. All the Allies supplies and reinforcements were still coming... -
A Terribly Serious Adventure: Philosophy at Oxford 1900-60 by Nikhil Krishnan 9781800812383
RRP: $25.33$18.21A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2023 A New York Times 'Critics' Pick' Book of 2023 'A real achievement' New Statesman 'Beautifully portrays - and exemplifies - the combined wit and profundity, exuberance and rigour, of Oxford analytic... -
Outrageous!: The Story of Section 28 and Britain’s Battle for LGBT Education by Paul Baker
RRP: $21.43$15.35On 23 May 1988, Paul Baker sat down with his family to eat cake on his sixteenth birthday while The Six O'Clock News played in the background. But something was not quite right. There was muffled shouting - 'Stop Section 28!' - and a scuffle. The morning... -
William Blake's Universe by David Bindman 9781781301272
RRP: $68.25$53.66A beautifully illustrated book that explores William Blake's relationship with Europe against a backdrop of political turmoil. Responding to revolution and war in Europe, enslavement and exploitation in European colonies, and repression and reaction... -
Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
RRP: $25.33$16.69Includes a new foreword by the author The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. It is a tale with... -
The British Economy since 1914: A Study in Decline? by Rex Pope 9780582301948
RRP: $72.13$69.69An up to date short study which examines the key debates on British economic performance since 1914. Rex Pope considers the indicators and measures involved in assessing economic performance and then looks at issues affecting the economy such as the role... -
The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett
RRP: $21.43$15.35*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?In the 1930s, Germany was at a turning point, with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as... -
Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
RRP: $25.33$18.21A journey along the greatest land route on earth, from the master of travel writing Colin Thubron On buses, donkey carts, trains, jeeps and camels, Colin Thubron traces the drifts of the first great trade route out of the heart of China into the... -
Those Who Hold Bastogne: The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge by Peter Schrijvers
RRP: $25.33$22.35A new telling of the brutal siege of Bastogne, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of the Third Reich Hitler's last gamble, the Battle of the Bulge, was intended to push the Allied invaders of... -
Trading with the Enemy: Britain, France, and the 18th-Century Quest for a Peaceful World Order by John Shovlin
RRP: $53.63$44.64A groundbreaking account of British and French efforts to channel their eighteenth-century geopolitical rivalry into peaceful commercial competition Britain and France waged war eight times in the century following the Glorious Revolution, a mutual... -
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual: 1998 to present by Dick Taylor
RRP: $48.75$35.14The British Army's Challenger 2 tank is based on Challenger 1 that served with distinction in the 1st Gulf War and the Balkans. Challenger 2 is greatly superior to its predecessor with second generation Chobham Armour and a new digital fire control... -
Henry VIII and the men who made him: The secret history behind the Tudor throne Tracy Borman 9781473649910
RRP: $25.33$16.97'An outstanding work of historical artistry, a brilliantly woven and pacy story of the men who surrounded, influenced and sometimes plagued Henry VIII.' Alison WeirHenry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women, and he is often... -
The French Revolution and What Went Wrong by Stephen Clarke
RRP: $21.43$15.35An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks back at the French Revolution and how it's surrounded... -
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88 Student Book Georgina Blair 9781292258324
$36.70We've worked with teachers to develop versions of our core textbooks that feature reduced content and language level, providing greater support and enabling students of all abilities to progress. Now available for the seven most popular options, these... -
The New Spaniards by John Hooper
RRP: $21.43$15.58A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain.The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which... -
Theaetetus by Plato 9780199646166
RRP: $23.38$16.89'What exactly is knowledge?' The Theaetetus is a seminal text in the philosophy of knowledge, and is acknowledged as one of Plato's finest works. Cast as a conversation between Socrates and a clever but modest student, Theaetetus, it explores one of... -
Final Verdict: A Holocaust Trial in the Twenty-first Century by Tobias Buck 9781399604253
RRP: $48.75$27.81'[A] gripping and fascinating book' JAMES HOLLAND, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 5* review'A brilliant book . . . timely . . . gripping' RACHEL COOKE, OBSERVER'A thrilling read ' PHILIPPE SANDS, author of EAST WEST STREET***On 17 October 2019, in Hamburg's imposing... -
The Bible Code Michael Drosnin 9780752809328
RRP: $17.53$12.46The original THE BIBLE CODE - a phenomenal bestseller across the worldFor 3000 years a code in the Bible has remained hidden. Now it has been unlocked by computer - and it may reveal our future.The code, broken by an Israeli mathematician, foretells... -
Walking Gallipoli by Stephen Chambers 9781473825642
RRP: $31.18$22.64Gallipoli was a First World War tragedy, a side show that had ambitious hopes to end the war early. Despite the immense gallantry displayed by those fighting, from the beginning, this grand scale 1915 operation was plagued with mismanagement; failure in... -
The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant Kayte Nunn 9781409190561
RRP: $19.48$13.46'I loved this exquisitely written novel and drank in every word. The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant is a reminder of the redemptive nature of love, and that it can be found in the most unexpected places.' Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of The... -
Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of the Second World War by Saul David
RRP: $25.33$16.98'Excellent' Antony Beevor 'Saul David is a brilliant historian ... In shocking and jaw-dropping detail, he brings a battle that deserves far greater prominence and understanding vividly back to life'... -
The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present by Chris Gosden
RRP: $25.33$16.69A Telegraph Book of the Year A remarkable, unprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern -- from the first known horoscope to the power of tattoos.'Fascinating, original, excellent' Simon Sebag...