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The Woman Who Would be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney 9781780747668
RRP: $16.76$11.73Hatshepsut, the daughter of a general who took Egypt's throne without status as a king's son and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty, was born into a privileged position of the royal household. Married to her brother, she was expected to bear the... -
British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier: Britannia AD 43-105 by William Horsted
RRP: $19.34$14.13An illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the tribes of the west and north resisted the... -
World War II: A Very Short Introduction by Gerhard L. Weinberg
RRP: $11.60$8.32The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come about that there was a Second World War causing twice the 30 million deaths and... -
Megaliths of Wales: Mysterious Sites in the Landscape by Chris Barber 9781445674001
RRP: $28.37$20.14Erected by man for some long-forgotten purpose, there are large numbers of enigmatic standing stones, stone circles and burial chambers to be found in Wales. This book provides descriptions of some of the largest, tallest and best-preserved examples that... -
Rhodesian Fire Force 1966-80 by Kerrin Cocks
RRP: $21.87$18.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910294055Author Kerrin CocksFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester 9780099478720
RRP: $16.76$11.73If you love Georgette Heyer, 'the queen of Regency romance', this is a must-read: the definitive guide to the sparkling world of Georgette Heyer's celebrated novels, which are currently being reissued.A bestselling novelist since 1921, Georgette Heyer is... -
Annihilation Of Caste: With A Reply To Mahatma Gandhi by Dr Ambedkar 9789354206337
RRP: $11.61$10.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354206337Author Dr AmbedkarFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 5mm -
The Man Who Sank Titanic: The Troubled Life of Quartermaster Robert Hichens by Sally Nilsson 9780752460710
RRP: $11.60$8.84Robert Hichens has gone down in history as the man who was given the famous order to steer the Titanic away from the iceberg and failed. Following this, his falling out with the 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' over the actions of the lifeboats saw him branded a... -
In The Garden of Beasts: Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
RRP: $16.76$11.73'A compelling tale... a narrative that makes such a brave effort to see history as it evolves and not as it becomes.' SPECTATORSuffused with the tense atmosphere of the times, and with brilliant portraits of Hitler, Goebbels, Goering and Himmler amongst... -
Independence or Union: Scotland's Past and Scotland's Present by T. M. Devine
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Deserves to be read by everyone interested in the future of the United Kingdom' Andrew Marr, The Sunday TimesThere can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the... -
High Minds: The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain by Simon Heffer
RRP: $25.80$18.95Simon Heffer's new book forms an ambitious exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind.Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where there were attempts to assassinate the Queen and her... -
Living with the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples by Neil MacGregor
RRP: $19.34$14.13Following the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, a panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany'Riveting, extraordinary ... tells the sweeping story of religious ... -
The Gate and the Wall: A History of China and Hong Kong by Michael Sheridan
RRP: $32.25$28.63'Impressive ... Fascinating' Sunday Times 'An authoritative history' Financial Times 'Gripping and richly researched' Rana Mitter ... -
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
RRP: $12.89$9.17'One of the most engrossing books I have ever read' Daily TelegraphJohn Kenneth Galbraith's now-classic account of the 1929 stock market collapse remains the definitive book on the most disastrous cycle of boom and bust in modern times.Vividly depicting... -
The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell by Alex Fernandes 9780861547548
RRP: $28.38$20.6725 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever. 'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.' Richard Zimler, author... -
The Kings & Queens of Scotland by Timothy Venning
RRP: $16.76$10.94The kingdom of Scots was the last of the non-Anglo-Saxon states of Britain to survive as a political entity. Alone of the 'Celtic' nations, it was not absorbed into England by conquest. James VI of Scotland came to the throne of England in 1603, and when... -
Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War: Reds Versus Whites by Professor Marlene Laruelle
RRP: $18.05$16.27In examining the re-emergence of Russia's White Movement, Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War gets to the heart of the rich 20th-century memory debates going on in Putin's Russia today. The Kremlin has been giving preference to a Soviet-lite... -
Inside the Kingdom by Robert Lacey
RRP: $15.47$10.87Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox: it sits atop some of the richest oil deposits in the world, and yet the country's roiling disaffection produced sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. It is a modern state, driven by contemporary technology,... -
Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West by Katie Hickman
RRP: $16.76$11.09The epic story of the transformation of the American west, as seen through the eyes of the women who were there'This book is a triumph' AMANDA FOREMAN'Absolutely compelling' CHRISTINA LAMB'A blazing view of the American story' BETTANY HUGHES'Gripping,... -
Military Aircraft Colouring Book by Amber Books Ltd 9781838862930
RRP: $16.76$11.73Featuring classic and modern military airplanes from World War I to the present day, Military Aircraft Colouring Book includes more than 120 biplanes, sea planes, single-seat fighters, bombers, transports, stealth aircraft and multirole fighters to... -
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II by Keith Lowe
RRP: $19.34$14.13Keith Lowe's Savage Continent is an awe-inspiring portrait of how Europe emerged from the ashes of WWII.The end of the Second World War saw a terrible explosion of violence across Europe. Prisoners murdered jailers. Soldiers visited atrocities on... -
No Modernism Without Lesbians by Diana Souhami
RRP: $12.89$9.17A Sunday Times Book of the Year Winner of the Polari Prize 'A book about love, identity, acceptance and the freedom to write, paint, compose and wear corduroy breeches with gaiters. To swear, kiss, publish and be damned. It is vastly entertaining and... -
Fairies: A Dangerous History by Richard Sugg
RRP: $19.29$14.09How dangerous were fairies? In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from fallen angels, and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Such beliefs, along with some... -
T-34 vs StuG III by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $19.34$14.13In the summer of 1944, the Red Army staged a massive armoured assault up the Karelian Isthmus with the intent of eliminating any remaining German and Finnish forces facing the Leningrad region. Most of the Soviet units sent into Finland were new to... -
Stirling's Desert Triumph by Gavin Mortimer
RRP: $20.63$17.20Specially commissioned artwork, archive photographs and expert analysis combine to tell the absorbing story of the SAS's legendary raid on Sidi Haneish at the height of World War II. The night of July 26, 1942 saw one of the most audacious raids of... -
White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa by Susan Williams
RRP: $32.25$28.42The shocking, untold story of how African independence was strangled at birth by America's systematic interference. Accra, 1958. Africa's liberation leaders have gathered for a conference, full of strength, purpose and vision. Newly independent Ghana's... -
Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living by H.L.T. Quan 9780745349114
RRP: $25.79$17.22'Phenomenal' Angela Y. Davis 'An elegantly written masterpiece' Barbara Ransby Become Ungovernable is a provocative new work of political thought setting out to reclaim 'freedom', 'justice', and 'democracy', revolutionary ideas that are all too... -
Bosworth 1485: A Battle of Steel by Mike Ingram
RRP: $16.76$12.41'[An] important book to grace your bookshelves.' - JoeAnn Ricca, Founder of the Richard III Foundation, Inc.Bosworth Field saw the two great dynasties of the day clash on the battlefield: the reigning House of York, led by Richard III, against the rising... -
The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present by Serhii Plokhy 9780674268838
RRP: $21.87$17.87The Frontline collects essays in a companion volume to Plokhy's The Gates of Europe and Chernobyl. The essays present further analysis of key events in Ukrainian history, including Ukraine's relations with Russia and the West, the Holodomor and World War... -
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance by Jake Subryan Richards 9781781301234
RRP: $32.25$24.36An important illustrated history of the relationship between Cambridge and the Black Atlantic. Between 1400 and 1900, European powers, not least Britain, colonised the Americas and transported over 12.5 million people from sub-Saharan Africa as... -
Through Innocent Eyes: The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth by Cynthia A Sandor 9780999755006
RRP: $34.46$25.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999755006Author Cynthia A SandorFormat HardbackPage Count 366Imprint Bdm HistoryPublisher Bdm HistoryWeight(grams) 640g -
The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino by Jane Stevenson 9781800241978
RRP: $38.70$27.03The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro. 'Painstakingly researched and yet unfailingly readable' Ross King 'An insight into one of Renaissance Italy's... -
Canal Builders: How Britain's Canal Network Evolved by Anthony Burton
RRP: $19.34$14.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399014304Author Anthony BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pen and Sword TransportPublisher Pen and Sword TransportWeight(grams) 165g -
Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century by Geoffrey Parker 9780300219364
RRP: $20.63$17.83An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrophe and the impact of climate change First published in 2013, Geoffrey Parker's prize-winning best seller Global Crisis analyzes the unprecedented... -
Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London by Andrew Nagorski 9781785788772
RRP: $14.18$9.44'Astonishing... In the American journalist Andrew Nagorski this tale has found its ideal narrator'SEBASTIAN FAULKS, Sunday Times'[A] thrilling book, as edge-of-your-seat gripping as any heist movie'Kathryn Hughes, Guardian Book of the Day'A gripping... -
Justinian I: A Captivating Guide to Justinian the Great and How This Emperor Ruled the Roman Empire by Captivating History 9781647486280
RRP: $20.05$11.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647486280Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm)... -
A Time for Swords by Matthew Harffy
RRP: $11.60$8.32When the Vikings attack, a novice monk's life is changed forever in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure. Lindisfarne, AD793. There had been portents - famine, whirlwinds, lightning from clear skies, serpents seen flying through the air. But when... -
Lost Lines of Wales: Bangor to Afon Wen by Paul Lawton 9781912213115
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213115Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
The Empires of Atlantis: The Origins of Ancient Civilizations and Mystery Traditions throughout the Ages by Marco M. Vigato
RRP: $25.79$21.70Establishes the historical and geological reality of Atlantis and reveals its continuing influence around the world Exploring more than 100,000 years of Earth's history, Marco Vigato combines recent discoveries in the the fields of archaeology, geology,... -
The Greatest Heist Stories Ever Told by Tom McCarthy 9781493039982
RRP: $19.34$14.87Crime does pay. At least for a while. You'll see that quickly in these the ten compelling and true stories of brilliant plans, guile, and nerves of steel. The thieves awaiting you seem to have it all. They are clever, cool, and set at their goals with...