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Prehistoric Age by Bill Putnam 9781874336624
RRP: £5.95£5.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874336624Author Bill PutnamFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press -
Maeve's Times by Maeve Binchy
RRP: £9.99£3.51'Maeve's Times is funny and clever and kind, which are excellent qualities in both books and people' Irish Times'As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear what they were saying at the next table in a restaurant, I suppose I am... -
The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future by Jon Gertner
RRP: £18.99£13.23Greenland: a remote, mysterious, ice-covered rock with a population of just 56,000, has evolved from one of earth's last physical frontiers to its largest scientific laboratory. Locked within that vast 'white desert' are some of our planet's most... -
Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Paul Scharre
RRP: £25.99£21.65A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives-and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially among the AI superpowers: China,... -
Rocks in the Clouds: High-ground Aircraft Crashes of South Wales by Edward Doylerush
RRP: £11.99£9.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857802818Author Edward DoylerushFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Midland PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Blood's Campaign: There can only be one victor . . . by Angus Donald
RRP: £8.99£6.22ONE OF THE MOST TURBULENT REIGNS IN HISTORY PAVED THE WAY FOR THE FIRST MODERN REVOLUTION. AFTER THE TUDORS CAME THE STUARTS . . . If you enjoy S. J. Parris and Andrew Taylor, then this is the series you need to read next. August 25, 1689The English Army... -
Alle Thyng Hath Tyme: Time and Medieval Life by Gillian Adler
RRP: £16.95£12.26Alle Thyng Hath Tyme recreates medieval people's experience of time: as continuous and discontinuous, linear and cyclical, embracing Creation and Judgement, shrinking to 'atoms' or 'droplets' and extending to the silent spaces of eternity. They might... -
Intelligence In War by John Keegan
RRP: £14.99£10.95From the earliest times, commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions. But how much effect, in the 'real time' of a battle or a campaign, can this knowledge have? In this magisterial new... -
In the Firing Line: Story of Sheffield at War 1939 to 1945 by Margaret Drinkall
RRP: £19.99£14.68This is a unique account of the impact that the Second World War had on the city of Sheffield. Soon after the declaration of war, the government and the people of Sheffield realised that the Germans would make the city one of their prime targets, due to... -
When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present by Nick Bryant 9781399404990
RRP: £12.99£9.79'Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what you've been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling stupid.' - Emily Maitlis 'Bryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America' - Washington Post In When... -
Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson
RRP: £9.99£6.70WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CRITIC AND ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF NEGROLAND 'This is one of the most imaginative - and therefore moving - memoirs I have ever read' - Vivian Gornick, author of... -
Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things by Ann Laura Stoler
RRP: £20.99£18.37Michel Foucault's History of Sexuality has been one of the most influential books of the last two decades. It has had an enormous impact on cultural studies and work across many disciplines on gender, sexuality, and the body. Bringing a new set of... -
Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain by Rachel Bromwich 9781783163052
RRP: £24.99£19.80Rachel Bromwich's magisterial edition of Trioedd Ynys Prydein has long won its place as a classic of Celtic studies. This revised edition shows the author's continued mastery of the subject, including a new preface by Morfydd Owen, and will be essential... -
The Social History of the Machine Gun by John Ellis 9780801833588
RRP: £23.00£22.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780801833588Author John EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Johns Hopkins University PressPublisher Johns Hopkins University PressWeight(grams) 295g -
Grimsby in the Great War by Stephen Wade 9781473834262
RRP: £19.95£7.11Grimsby in the Great War is a detailed account of how the experience of war impacted on the seaside town of Grimsby from the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, to the long-awaited peace of 1918. Grimsby and Cleethorpes were among the most vulnerable and... -
In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815 by Jenny Uglow
RRP: £16.99£11.58Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper PrizeAs the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? Award-winning social historian Jenny Uglow reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries,... -
Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe
RRP: £8.99£6.45A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems, the land-based... -
The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre: a breathtaking historical romance set in war-torn Paris by Natasha Lester
RRP: £9.99£6.80Discover a breath-taking story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Paris Secret A HIDDEN IDENTITY. A DANGEROUS LIE. A SECRET WAITING TO BE TOLD . . . 1943. War is raging, and after developing a... -
The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- And Western Civilization by Barry Strauss
£13.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743244510Author Barry StraussFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
The Great British Tree Biography by Mark Hooper
RRP: £16.99£11.87Inspired by the history of Britain, from the tree under which the first trade union was formed to the branches from which outlaws were hanged, The Great British Tree Biography details the fascinating stories associated with trees throughout... -
Norfolk Shipping by Mike Stammers 9780752427577
RRP: £19.99£15.02The county of Norfolk is surrounded by water, with the North Sea to the east and north, the Great Ouse, Little Ouse and River Waveney to the west and south, and for hundreds of years ships have played a vital role in the economy of the country. No doubt... -
Brickwork: A Biography of The Arches by Kirsten Innes 9781913630980
RRP: £12.99£8.63Nightclub, theatre, creative hub, party place, and one of the most important venues in Scotland, Britain and Europe: for almost 25 years, The Arches was the beating heart of Glasgow. In 1991, former punk-turned-theatre director Andy Arnold walked... -
Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot by Starr Smith
RRP: £18.99£12.75Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform - as a private... -
The Wars Of The Roses: England's First Civil War by Trevor Royle
RRP: £14.99£9.80THE WARS OF THE ROSES is the definitive account of one of the bloodiest episodes in British history - wars between the houses of York and Lancaster. Trevor Royle provides a military history of the Wars while placing the conflict in the context of the... -
History of Mexico: A Captivating Guide to Mexican History, Starting from the Rise of Tenochtitlan through Maximilian's Empire to the Mexican Revolution and the Zapatista Indigenous Uprising by Captivating History 9781647486853
RRP: £19.97£12.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647486853Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm)... -
Haunted Cotswolds by Diz White 9780752454269
RRP: £12.99£9.62Spine-chilling tales of ghosts, ghouls and the undead have been gathered here from every corner of the Cotswolds, revealing in heart-stopping detail this region's unexplained events and the creepy elements that lurk just beneath its rolling hills and... -
Early Christian Lives by St. Athanasius
RRP: £12.99£9.09Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme... -
Book of Tea: Beauty, Simplicity and the Zen Aesthetic by Okakura Kakuzo
RRP: £8.99£5.87Written over a century ago when Japan was abandoning its rich traditions to embrace the hysteria of colonization, this classic written by Okakura Kakuzo helped preserve the masterpieces of Japanese art and culture by illuminating the spirit of the... -
The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest by David Musgrove
RRP: £25.00£16.78Political intrigue and treachery, heroism and brutal violence, victory and defeat - all this is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, an epic account of one of the pivotal episodes in English history embroidered on a strip of linen. Famously, it shows the... -
A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke by James Horn 9780465024902
RRP: £13.99£13.02In 1587, John White led 117 English men, women, and children to Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. They hoped to establish a British foothold in North America, but soon found themselves struggling to survive. White returned to England for... -
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen 9781913406554
RRP: £8.99£6.4525 years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. ... -
To End All Wars: How the First World War Divided Britain by Adam Hochschild
RRP: £18.99£3.32In this brilliant new work of history, Adam Hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties, close friendships or personal enmities and shows how the war exposed the divisions between them. They include the brother and sister whose views... -
The Life and Death of St. Kilda: The moving story of a vanished island community by Tom Steel
RRP: £12.99£8.48The extraordinary story of the UK's most gruelling and spectacularly beautiful islands. Tom Steel's acclaimed portrait of the St Kildan's lives is now updated in this reissued edition. Situated at the westernmost point of the United Kingdom,... -
World History: From the Ancient World to the Information Age by DK
RRP: £25.00£19.22An essential gift for every history buff, this boldly illustrated book maps out the events that have shaped our world - from the dawn of human civilization to the present day.A comprehensive and accessible guide to the history of human civilisation,... -
The Forbidden Daughter by Zipora Klein Jakob 9780008665067
RRP: £9.99£5.82The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan’s survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong quest for family, safety and a sense of belonging. Elida Friedman was never supposed to have been born. In the Kovno Ghetto in Lithuania, Nazi law... -
The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton
RRP: £28.00£19.19From the first millennium BC onwards, Greek myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. Nowadays they can be found in film, television and computer games. This book combines a retelling of Greek myths with a... -
German E-boats 1939-45 by Gordon Williamson
RRP: £11.99£9.70By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following the German surrender at the end of World War I. Forced to build her fleet anew, although small, the Kriegsmarine possessed some... -
The War That Never Was by Duff Hart-Davis
RRP: £16.99£12.28For the very first time, The War That Never Was tells the fascinating story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. In a covert operation organised over whisky and sodas in the clubs of Chelsea and Mayfair, a group... -
How to Fight a War by Mike Martin
RRP: £22.00£19.52Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, autocrats and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on launching and prosecuting wars. From pursuing over- ambitious goals, to making decisions without considering intelligence, terrain,... -
Welsh Castle Builders: The Savoyard Style by John Marshall
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary, is that the constables of Flint, Rhuddlan, Conwy and Harlech were also Savoyards, the Justiciar and Deputy...