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Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross by Roderick Bailey 9780091938178
RRP: $29.23$21.35'It wasn't until after he was safely back in the aircraft again that I heard that he'd actually been out on the wing to try to put the fire out ... Remember that we were flying at about 90 miles an hour at a height of 13,000 feet'Squadron Leader RP... -
The Butchers by Ruth Gilligan
RRP: $17.53$12.25***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize***'I binged it like a Netflix show... It's stunning' Luke Kennard, author of The Transition______________________________A photograph is hung on a gallery wall for the very first time since it was taken two... -
How to Live Like a Monk: Medieval Wisdom for Modern Life by Daniele Cybulskie
RRP: $35.08$24.02We know that they prayed, sang, and wore long robes, but what was it really like to be a monk? Though monastic living may seem unimaginable to us moderns, it has relevance for today. This book illuminates the day-to-day of medieval European monasticism,... -
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard
RRP: $35.10$21.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143122029Author Colin WoodardFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 138mm... -
Men at War: Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 by Luke Turner 9781474618878
RRP: $21.43$14.84As the Second World War moves beyond living memory and its last veterans leave us, we are in danger of losing our opportunity to understand the reality behind the conflict's myths, machines and iconography. From filmmakers, writers, artists and ordinary... -
Necropolis: London and Its Dead by Catharine Arnold 9781416502487
RRP: $23.38$15.00From Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague, from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the development of cremation and the current approach of metropolitan society towards death and bereavement -- including more recent trends to... -
Devil-Land: England Under Siege, 1588-1688 by Clare Jackson
RRP: $33.13$23.95*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022*A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century... -
To Die for the People by Huey P. Newton
RRP: $25.33$17.30Long an iconic figure for radicals, Huey Newton is now being discovered by those interested in the history of America's social movements. This new release of a classic collection of his writings and speeches traces the development of Newton's personal... -
The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster by Brian W. Lavery 9781909954144
RRP: $25.33$17.02The harsh seas of 1968.Three trawlers from Hulls fleet sink in just 3 weeks.58 Dead. 1 Survivor.Enough is enough.Lilian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, picked up some sheets of paper and stormed into action. She started with a petition and this... -
Oedipus and the Devil: Witchcraft, Religion and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe by Lyndal Roper
RRP: $74.08$65.09This bold and imaginative book marks out a different route towards understanding the body, and its relationship to culture and subjectivity. Amongst other subjects, Lyndal Roper deals with the nature of masculinity and feminity. About the AuthorLyndal... -
The Men of the North: The Britons of Southern Scotland by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $39.00$27.40The North Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early medieval Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first millennium AD but their part is often neglected or... -
Nazism 1919-1945 Volume 1: The Rise to Power 1919-1934: A Documentary Reader Jeremy Noakes 9780859895989
RRP: $34.30$31.98Volume 1 of this series of documents with commentary covers the period from the founding of the Nazi Party in 1919 to Hitler's assumption of the office of Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor of 1 August 1934. The documents in the four volumes of this series are... -
Journey: An Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Travels DK 9780241363638
RRP: $39.00$30.99From the earliest migrations to the dawn of space tourism, experience the excitement of travel throughout the ages in this gloriously illustrated book! The quest for adventure has defined human history since the beginning of time. Whether it be for food,... -
In Search of the Dark Ages by Michael Wood 9780563522768
RRP: $25.33$18.21This edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066. In Search of the Dark Ages vividly conjures up some of the most famous names in British... -
Pull Up a Sandbag: A Celebration of Squaddie Humour by Jonathan Smiles 9781846830747
$23.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846830747Author Jonathan SmilesFormat PaperbackImprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield Publishing -
Annie of Ainsworth's Mill: A moving and dramatic Victorian saga of star-crossed lovers by Katie Hutton
RRP: $15.58$11.12A gripping and emotional cross-cultural love story for readers of Dilly Court and Glenda Young.1897Young Annie Maguire is leaving the only home she has ever known, the family farm in County Down, Ireland. Driven away by poverty and the death of Annie's... -
A Very Private Diary: A Nurse in Wartime by Mary Morris
RRP: $17.53$10.82The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War.'I always seem to be saying good-bye to men whom I might have loved had there been enough time..... -
The Truth About St. Kilda: An Islander's Memoir by Donald Gillies
RRP: $19.48$14.04The Truth about St Kilda is a unique record of the isolated way of life on St Kilda in the early part of the twentieth century, based on seven handwritten notebooks written by the Rev. Donald Gillies, containing reminiscences of his childhood on the... -
And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability Yanis Varoufakis 9781784704117
RRP: $21.43$15.35**THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** The most recognisable economist on the... -
The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans by David Abulafia
RRP: $37.03$27.32WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020A SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEARFor most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance trade and communication between peoples -... -
The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Eti Elboim 9780008645960
RRP: $19.48$13.10'You are no longer a number' Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the breaks. It felt like we waited in the carriage for an eternity, but eventually, the heavy doors opened, directly into the... -
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel
RRP: $33.13$23.95Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The... -
Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar 9781426218071
$19.81From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, Bad Days in History delves into the past to present 365 delightfully told tales of historically bad days.About the AuthorMichael Farquhar, a former... -
The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth
RRP: $17.53$12.25The Emperor's Tomb is a magically evocative, haunting elegy to the vanished world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and to the passing of time and the loss of youth and friends. Prophetic and regretful, intuitive and exact, Roth's acclaimed novel is the... -
Calcio: A History of Italian Football by John Foot
RRP: $29.23$19.42The first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the... -
Last of the Wooden Walls: An Illustrated History of the Ton Class Minesweepers and Minehunters by Ton Class Association 9780857041272
RRP: $48.73$41.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857041272Author Ton Class AssociationFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove -
A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume by Daniel Gray
RRP: $39.00$28.55John R Hume is Scotland's foremost expert on industrial heritage. John's greatest passion was - and is - industry. Over the course of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, he took over 25,000 photographs of late-industrial and post-industrial Scotland. His collection... -
Lancaster Target by Jack Currie
RRP: $17.53$12.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809433Author Jack CurrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Final Solution: The Fate of the Jews 1933-1949 by David Cesarani
RRP: $39.00$29.02Final Solution is an intelligent and thought-provoking short history of the Holocaust, by historian David Cesarani.Not only does David Cesarani draw together and engage with the latest scholarly research, making extensive use of previously untapped... -
Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ and H8K ‘Emily’ Units Edward M. Young 9781472860620
RRP: $33.13$23.95An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force’s flying boat units during World War 2. Respectively codenamed the ‘Mavis’ and ‘Emily’ by the Allies, Japan’s H6K and H8K flying boats outstripped their RAF... -
France in the World: A New Global History by Patrick Boucheron
RRP: $38.98$28.39A fresh, provocative history that renews our understanding of France in the world through short, incisive essays ranging from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015. Bringing together an impressive group... -
Phaedo by Plato 9780941051699
RRP: $25.33$21.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780941051699Author PlatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoPublisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoWeight(grams) 141g -
Morocco - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Jillian C. York 9781787023048
RRP: $21.43$17.63Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Morocco is a joy to the senses. Graced with spectacular scenery, the country's rich history is carved into its architecture and baked into its cuisine. Its marketplaces are filled with tantalizing... -
Holy Food: How Cults, Communes, and Religious Movements Influenced What We Eat - An American History by Christina Ward 9781934170946
RRP: $62.38$40.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934170946Author Christina WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Process MediaPublisher Process Media -
"The Amazing Iroquois" and the Invention of the Empire State by John Winters 9780197578223
RRP: $47.76$40.52In America's collective unconscious, the Haudenosaunee, known to many as the Iroquois, are viewed as an indelible part of New York's modern and democratic culture. From the Iroquois confederacy serving as a model for the US Constitution, to the... -
Ralph Treswell's Survey of Sir Christopher Hatton's Lands in Purbeck, 1585-6 by Mark Forrest 9780900339226
RRP: $48.75$44.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900339226Author Mark ForrestFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Hobnob PressPublisher Hobnob PressWeight(grams) 930g -
The Moral Economists: R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, E. P. Thompson, and the Critique of Capitalism by Tim Rogan 9780691173009
RRP: $87.75$70.20A fresh look at how three important twentieth-century British thinkers viewed capitalism through a moral rather than material lens What's wrong with capitalism? Answers to that question today focus on material inequality. Led by economists and conducted... -
Soviet Tank Units 1939-45: The Essential Tank Identification Guide by David Porter
RRP: $38.98$27.40Soviet Tank Units 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Red Army during World War II. This compact volume includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from company up to corps level,... -
Haunted Gloucester by Eileen Fry 9780752433127
RRP: $29.23$22.85Gloucester's historic docks have some strange stories to tell and the city's twelfth-century cathedral also has its secrets. From a ghostly procession at Berkeley Castle to the Grey Lady at the old Theatre Royal, this new and fascinating collection of... -
Roman Architecture by Janet DeLaine 9780192842121
RRP: $38.98$27.85Roman Architecture casts new light not only on many familiar monuments of the city of Rome, but also on less well-known examples from across the Roman empire. Rome and its empire were fundamental to the development of western architecture, and its forms...