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Access to History: The Middle East 1908-2011 Second Edition by Michael Scott-Baumann
$32.52Exam 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... -
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette 9781556529580
RRP: $24.50$16.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556529580Author Ned SubletteFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Lawrence Hill BooksPublisher Lawrence Hill BooksWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 226mm... -
European Medieval Tactics 1: The Fall and Rise of Cavalry 450-1260 by David Nicolle
RRP: $19.34$15.16After the fall of the Western Roman Empire there was a decline in 'professional' cavalry forces, and infantry dominated in the Germanic successor 'barbarian' kingdoms. In the Carolingian and Norman periods from the 9th to the 11th centuries, the cavalry... -
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West by Christopher Caldwell
RRP: $20.63$14.98'We need books like this' Literary Review'Western Europe became a multiethnic society in a fit of absence of mind.'Taking us from English suburbs to Parisian housing estates, this provocative, unflinching and engrossing book tackles uncomfortable... -
Coffee with Hitler: The British Amateurs who Tried to Civilise the Nazis by Charles Spicer
RRP: $25.80$18.43How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of history's greatest 'what ifs'... A TELEGRAPH AND SPECTATOR HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR Coffee with Hitler tells the astounding true story of a handful of amateur British intelligence... -
Stalin, Vol. II: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 by Stephen Kotkin
RRP: $24.50$18.07A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017'A brilliant, compelling, propulsively written, magnificent tour de force' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard'The second volume of what will surely rank as one of the greatest historical achievements of... -
Rasputin: The Biography by Douglas Smith
RRP: $21.92$16.09Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize.Drawing on major new sources hitherto unexamined by western historians, Douglas Smith's Rasputin is the definitive biography of this extraordinary figure for a generation.Nearly a century after his murder,... -
Italic Letters: Calligraphy & Handwriting by Inga DuBay 9780982776216
RRP: $20.58$15.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982776216Author Inga DuBayFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Handwriting Success, LLCPublisher Handwriting Success, LLCWeight(grams)... -
Secrets of the Homefront Girls by Kate Thompson
RRP: $11.60$8.00A new series from bestselling author Kate Thompson.'Kate Thompson's wartime novels always strike a chord and Secrets of the Homefront Girls is no exception. You can almost smell the Yardley violets drifting over the factory as the girls live lives... -
Aeschylus: Persians by Edith Hall 9780856685972
$35.20A ghost summoned with bizarre rituals from the underworld, the elaborate protocol of the Persian court, desperate lamentation, self-mutilation, and a thrilling eye-witness account of the battle of Salamis - these are some of the features of Aeschylus'... -
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw
RRP: $14.18$10.54In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and... -
Conspiracies of World War II: Devious Plots, Sinisters Saboteurs and Extraordinary Enigmas by Alexander Macdonald 9781398828834
RRP: $12.89$9.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398828834Author Alexander MacdonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1: The Dryden Translation by Plutarch
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375756764Author PlutarchFormat PaperbackPage Count 816Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 459gDimensions(mm) 204mm *... -
Three Letter Plague: A Young Man's Journey Through a Great Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg
RRP: $21.92$15.84At the end of a steep gravel road in one of the remotest corners of South Africa's Eastern Cape lies the village of Ithanga. Home to a few hundred villagers, the majority of them unemployed, it is inconceivably poor. It is to here that award-winning... -
Birmingham We Lived Back to Back - The Real Story by Ted Rudge 9781781552674
RRP: $19.34$14.90Numerous back-to-back houses, two or three stories high, were built in Birmingham during the 19th century, the majority of them were still in quite good condition in the early 20th century. Most of these houses were concentrated in inner-city areas such... -
Priests de la Resistance!: The loose canons who fought Fascism in the twentieth century by The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie
RRP: $12.89$8.41'A hugely enjoyable, eccentric account of clerical heroism in the face of evil.' Observer 'Comedy and tragedy run side by side... Bracing and lively.' The Times 'An admiring study of priests and ministers who have put their lives on the line.' BBC... -
My Life in Loyalism by Billy Hutchinson
RRP: $23.21$19.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785373459Author Billy HutchinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination by Philip Shenon
RRP: $21.92$14.89The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on November 22, 1963?Philip Shenon, a... -
Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights by Lucy Evans 9780712354271
RRP: $12.89$8.76"But something odd does happen here at Christmas time. When I first heard the story, I thought it was an old wives' tale, but-well, these old houses-you hear strange things-" He lifted his shoulders and stared into the fire..." From the troves of the... -
Flight Craft 22: Mitsubishi A6M Zero by Robert Jackson 9781526759948
RRP: $21.92$15.84Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times by Thomas R. Martin
RRP: $23.21$19.85This compact yet comprehensive history brings ancient Greek civilization alive, from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. "A highly readable account of ancient Greece."-Kirkus Reviews Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the... -
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester
RRP: $12.89$8.57From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced... -
Never Forget Your Name: The Children of Auschwitz by Alwin Meyer 9781509545506
RRP: $32.25$21.65The children of Auschwitz: this is the darkest spot in the ocean of suffering that was the Holocaust. They were deported to the concentration camp with their families, with most being murdered in the gas chambers upon their arrival, or were born there... -
Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth by Keiron Pim
RRP: $32.25$23.25The first English language biography of the great European writer Joseph Roth, exploring his genius and his tragic life story, lived in the shadow of war. The brilliant, mercurial, self-mythologising novelist and journalist Joseph Roth, author of the... -
Imagined Communities by Jason Xidias
RRP: $8.39$7.88Benedict Anderson's 1983 masterpiece Imagined Communities is a ground-breaking analysis of the origins and meanings of "nations" and "nationalism". A book that helped reshape the field of nationalism studies, Imagined Communities also shows the critical... -
Code Name: Lise: The True Story of Odette Sansom, WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis
RRP: $11.60$8.32'A thrilling account' Daily Mail'Thrilling and inspiring' Daily Mirror'Extraordinary bravery... made this woman one of WWII's most remarkable spies. That she survived the war was almost miraculous' TimeThe year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing... -
The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster by Helen Carr
RRP: $14.18$9.18War, revolution, treason and love - the thrilling tale of Sir John of Gaunt brought to life by medieval history's rising star. 'The Red Prince announces Helen Carr as one of the most exciting new voices in narrative history.' Dan Jones Son of... -
Saga Land: The Island Stories at the Edge of the World by Richard Fidler
RRP: $16.76$11.46'I adored this book - a wondrous compendium of Iceland's best sagas' - Hannah Kent A new friendship. An unforgettable journey. A beautiful and bloody history.This is Iceland as you've never read it before ...Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kari... -
Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography by Don McCullin
RRP: $16.76$11.73'He has known all forms of fear, he's an expert in it. He has come back from God knows how many brinks, all different. His experience in a Ugandan prison alone would be enough to unhinge another man - like myself, as a matter of fact - for good. He... -
The Queue: The hotly-anticipated and delightfully heartwarming novel inspired by the queue for the Queen by Alexandra Heminsley 9781398718401
RRP: $11.60$8.00'Joyful, heartwarming and utterly charming' JUDY MURRAY'Charming, poignant and as comforting as a tin of royal shortbread. Delightful' VERONICA HENRYThree strangers. Ten miles. One life-changing day...Suzie is 69 and has been keeping a secret for most of... -
Bloody British History: Lincoln by Douglas Wynn 9780752462899
RRP: $19.34$14.90Built by the Romans, looted by the Danes and conquered by King William I (who devastated the town to build a castle and a cathedral), the city of Lincoln has had a long and most dreadful history. Containing medieval child murder, vile sieges of (and... -
Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944 by Anne De Courcy 9781250177087
RRP: $23.21$15.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250177087Author Anne De CourcyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 137g -
Storm from the East: Genghis Khan and the Mongols by Robert Marshall
RRP: $14.18$9.03The greatest conquest in historyGenghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander's: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea to the River Danube. How did a band of nomadic herdsmen achieve so much, so... -
The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World by Ken Alder 9780743216760
RRP: $24.50$24.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743216760Author Ken AlderFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 141mm *... -
The Knights Templar in Yorkshire by Diane Holloway
RRP: $23.21$17.60Where can you see an effigy of a Templar? What prompted King John to hand England over to an Italian? Who worked for the Templars in Yorkshire? The Knights Templar in Yorkshire answers all these questions and many more. This new book explores what... -
The Bending Cross: A biography of Eugene V. Debs by Ray Ginger 9781931859400
RRP: $32.24$24.77This moving biography presents the definitive story of the life of and legacy of the most eloquent spokesperson and leader of the US labour and socialist movements. Eugene Debs was a railway organiser and socialist. He ran for president five times, once... -
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross
RRP: $21.92$16.09'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics-an aesthetic war zone where... -
Britain's Gulag: The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya by Caroline Elkins
RRP: $21.92$16.36Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly... -
The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change 950 - 1350 by Robert Bartlett
RRP: $16.76$11.73A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth took place in Europe during the High Middle Ages, which transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms with distinctive cultures. In this vivid and... -
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand 9780007126880
RRP: $19.34$12.51Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas,...