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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... -
Illiberal America: A History by Steven Hahn 9780393635928
RRP: £27.99£22.30A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of 6 January 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking “That’s not us”. But... -
Another Time by W. H. Auden
RRP: £12.99£8.56Another Time was the first volume that Auden published after his departure to America with Christopher Isherwood in January 1939. It was dedicated to Chester Kallman. The poems, some of which date from the early thirties, are about people, places and the... -
B-58 Hustler Units by Peter E. Davies
RRP: £16.99£12.28One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic... -
I Am Still With You: The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War by Emmanuel Iduma 9780008430764
RRP: £10.99£7.25'A lyrical investigation ... both powerful and transcendent' CHIGOZIE OBIOMA 'Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting' AMINATTA FORNA 'Both epic and intimate' MARGO JEFFERSON An... -
The Taming of Chance by Ian Hacking
RRP: £24.99£19.60In this important study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as the best-selling The Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows... -
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton
RRP: £11.99£8.43Fascism was the major political invention of the twentieth century and the source of much of its pain. How can we try to comprehend its allure and its horror? Is it a philosophy, a movement, an aesthetic experience? What makes states and nations become... -
The Light of Days: Women Fighters of the Jewish Resistance - A New York Times Bestseller by Judy Batalion
RRP: £10.99£6.47One of the most important untold stories of World War II, The Light of Days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who inspired Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis... -
Edgar, King of the English, 959-975 - New Interpretations by Donald Scragg 9781843839286
RRP: £26.99£26.29Fresh assessments of Edgar's reign, reappraising key elements using documentary, coin, and pictorial evidence. King Edgar ruled England for a short but significant period in the middle of the tenth century. Two of his four children succeeded him as... -
Access to History: Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 for OCR Second Edition by Geoffrey Woodward
£25.21Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
1989 the Berlin Wall: My Part in Its Downfall by Peter Millar
RRP: £12.99£8.60Follow Peter Millar on a journey in the heart of Cold War Europe, from the carousing bars of 1970s Fleet Street to the East Berlin corner pub with its eclectic cast of characters who embodied the reality of living on the wrong side of the wall.About the... -
Curious Crouch End by Andrew Whitehead 9781910170830
RRP: £9.95£8.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910170830Author Andrew WhiteheadFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Five Leaves PublicationsPublisher Five Leaves Publications -
Overkill or Under-kill by Anthony Paice
RRP: £16.95£12.26Middle East and Counter-Terrorism expert Anthony Paice uses research and analysis to trace the underlying causes of the Iraqi takeover of Kuwait in 1990, adding his own personal experiences of the events. He reveals how neither London nor Washington had... -
Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust by Ari Joskowicz
RRP: £28.00£21.80A major new history of the genocide of Roma and Jews during World War II and their entangled quest for historical justiceJews and Roma died side by side in the Holocaust, yet the world did not recognize their destruction equally. In the years and decades... -
The Merlin: The Engine That Won the Second World War by Gordon A. A. Wilson
RRP: £10.99£7.25The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the Luftwaffe, foiling Hitler's plans to invade in summer 1940... -
Henry VIII: King and Court by Alison Weir
RRP: £14.99£10.95Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent-and dangerous-courts in Renaissance Europe. Never before has a detailed, personal biography of this charismatic monarch been set... -
The Eighties: One Day, One Decade by Dylan Jones
RRP: £10.99£7.77One Day: Saturday 13 July 1985, nearly two billion people woke up with one purpose. Nearly a third of humanity knew where they were going to be that day. Watching, listening to, attending: Live Aid. One Decade: Britain in the Eighties was different. The... -
The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff by Tom McCluskie
RRP: £14.99£11.55Harland and Wolff, once acknowledged as the greatest and best-known shipbuilding company in the world, for many years enjoyed a mighty eminence before a gradual descent into near obscurity. This illustrated book, told from the unique perspective of... -
Forgotten Voices of Burma: The Second World War's Forgotten Conflict by Julian Thompson
RRP: £16.99£12.28From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War 2 - the Burma Campaign.In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy more... -
Castles of Wales by Rhodri Owen 9781802584356
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802584356Author Rhodri OwenFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 150mm * 10mm -
Our Uninvited Guests: The Secret Life of Britain's Country Houses 1939-45 by Julie Summers 9781471152535
£9.32'Julie Summers has an amazing instinct for unearthing good stories and telling quotes.' Craig Brown, The Mail On Sunday. 'This is an enjoyable book, peppered with examples of under-reported wartime heroism.' Robert Leigh-Pemberton, The Daily Telegraph... -
Thoughts From the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World by Liang Qichao 9780241568781
RRP: £12.99£9.09'China's first iconic modern intellectual. His lucid and prolific writings, touching on all major concerns in his own time and anticipating many in the future, inspired several generations of thinkers' Pankaj Mishra'A country does not become corrupt and... -
'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy': On Where Eagles Dare by Geoff Dyer
RRP: £7.99£5.79A Telegraph, Evening Standard and Daily Mail Book of the YearFrom the acclaimed writer and critic Geoff Dyer, an extremely funny scene-by-scene analysis of Where Eagles Dare - published as the film reaches its 50th anniversaryA thrilling Alpine adventure... -
A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
RRP: £16.99£12.28A Short History of Byzantium is renowned historian, and author of A History of Venice, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Byzantium Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody... -
The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie
RRP: £16.99£12.28These are the songs that we have listened to, laughed to, loved to and laboured to, as well as downed tools and danced to. Covering the last seven decades, Stuart Maconie looks at the songs that have sound tracked our changing times, and - just sometimes... -
Life Exposed: Biological Citizens after Chernobyl by Adriana Petryna
RRP: £28.00£21.80On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in then Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of surrounding countries, are still suffering the effects. Life Exposed is the... -
The Disinherited: A Story of Family, Love and Betrayal by Robert Sackville-West
RRP: £12.99£9.09In the small hours of the morning of 3 June 1914, a woman and her husband were found dead in a sparsely furnished apartment in Paris. It was only when the identity of the couple was revealed in the English press a fortnight later that the full story... -
Pan: The Great God’s Modern Return by Paul Robichaud
RRP: £12.99£9.09Part-goat, part-man, Pan bridges the divide between the human and animal worlds. In exquisite prose, Paul Robichaud explores how Pan has been imagined in mythology, art, literature, music, spirituality and popular culture through the centuries. At times,... -
The Napoleonic Wars by Richard Holmes
RRP: £7.99£5.60This outstandingly vivid and accessible book, written by one of Britain's leading historians, provides the essential overview of Napoleon's career. Beginning in revolutionary France with a brilliant young Lieutenant who still styled himself Napoleone di... -
The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin 9780803235175
RRP: £15.99£14.242019 Tucson Weekly "40 Essential Arizona Books" pick 2014 One Book Yuma selection 2010 Best of the Best from the University Presses (ALA) selection 2010 Caroline Bancroft History Prize Finalist 2009 Southwest Book of the Year"The Blue Tattoo is well... -
The Cuban Cigar Handbook: The Discerning Aficionado's Guide to the Best Cuban Cigars in the World by Matteo Speranza 9781646431069
RRP: £13.99£11.35The most definitive guide to Cuban cigars: The Cuban Cigar Handbook profiles the history of cigars in Cuba and features an extensive guide to over 200 varieties.For more than two centuries, Cuban cigars have been heralded as the best cigars in the world... -
A Brief History of Florence Nightingale: and Her Real Legacy, a Revolution in Public Health by Hugh Small
RRP: £10.99£2.91Praise for Small's earlier work on Nightingale: 'Hugh Small, in a masterly piece of historical detective work, convincingly demonstrates what all previous historians and biographers have missed . . . This is a compelling psychological portrait of a very... -
Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis by Gerald Hanley 9780907871835
RRP: £13.99£9.20During 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... -
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne
RRP: £18.99£10.95'Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously' JILLY COOPER Picked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the Observer A Radio 4 Book of the Week, April... -
The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant 9781786894021
RRP: £16.99£11.58For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific... -
The 1930s House Explained by Trevor Yorke 9781846740022
RRP: £8.99£7.40This is a guide to the style of houses built in the 1930s. Tradition continued to dominate the outside while inside art deco was all the rage. It contains many photographs and detailed drawings.About the AuthorTrevor Yorke is an experienced author and... -
London: The Illustrated History by Simon Hall
RRP: £29.95£22.52Discover which prehistoric mammals would once have lived by the River Thames. Take a detailed look at the crystal palace of the Great Exhibition and an early map of the underground. See the locations of medieval plague pits, Tudor inns,... -
A Jerusalem Anthology: Travel Writing Through the Centuries by T J Gorton
RRP: £11.99£9.70Jerusalem has a special status as a city that is both terrestrial and celestial. The name includes a cognate for 'peace, ' but the old stones of the city have witnessed epic bloodshed and destruction over the centuries. The three great monotheistic... -
Pertinax: The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor by Simon Elliott
RRP: £25.00£17.62The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through hard work, grit and determination. Born in AD 126, he made a late career change from working as a grammar... -
Belonging: A Memoir by Catherine Corless
RRP: £15.99£11.33ONE WOMAN, THE SECRETS OF A SMALL TOWN, AND A QUEST FOR JUSTICE THAT ROCKED A NATION. Catherine Corless could not have known where her interest in local history would lead her, as she began researching the Tuam Mother and Baby Home in Galway in 2010...