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Queen Elizabeth I Book of Days by Tudor Times 9781913134860
RRP: £15.00£10.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134860Author Tudor TimesFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Balfour's Shadow: A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel by David Cronin
RRP: £19.99£13.35This is the controversial history of the British government's involvement in the Zionist project, from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to the present day. Written by the British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour, the Declaration stated 'His... -
China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Survival by Rana Mitter
RRP: £14.99£10.95Winner of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and... -
AQA GCSE History: Medieval England - the Reign of Edward I 1272-1307 by Alf Wilkinson
£20.84Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018AQA approvedCreate a stimulating, well-paced teaching route through the 2016 GCSE History specification using this tailor-made series that draws on a legacy of... -
The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest by Nick J. Thorpe
RRP: £12.99£11.46The author takes us on an unexpected journey up the Danube, where we encounter a remarkable and unfamiliar world The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine,... -
Fruit of the Lemon by Andrea Levy
RRP: £12.99£8.60A unique novel full of humour, wit and passion from Andrea Levy, critically acclaimed author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG.Faith Jackson fixes herself up with a great job in TV and the perfect... -
The Grassling by Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Deliciously tactile and meditative . . . to read this is to luxuriate in the land, and to connect to it and oneself' Bernardine Evaristo What fills my lungs is wider than breath could be. It is a place and a language torn, matted and melded; flowered... -
The Crusader States by Malcolm Barber
RRP: £19.99£17.37The only full account of life and culture in the twelfth-century crusader states, where religious battles raged and civilizations collided When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they... -
The Birth of the Modern World, 1780 - 1914 by C. A. Bayly 9780631236160
RRP: £28.95£26.07This thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War reveals that the world was far more 'globalised' at this time than is commonly thought. Explores previously neglected sets of connections in world history.Reveals that the... -
Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead
RRP: £20.00£14.69'Vividly told, engrossing history' CLARE MULLEY, author of The Women Who Flew for Hitler'Precise, empathic . . . a profoundly satisfying, albeit wistful, read and . . . a worryingly relevant one' GUARDIANA thrilling biography of Benito Mussolini's... -
Agricola and Germany by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £10.99£7.77`Long may the barbarians continue, I pray, if not to love us, at least to hate one another.' Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98. He was inspired to... -
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuVal 9780525511038
RRP: £32.00£22.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525511038Author Kathleen DuValFormat HardbackPage Count 752Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State by Anna M. Grzymala-Busse
RRP: £25.00£19.59How the medieval church drove state formation in EuropeSacred Foundations argues that the medieval church was a fundamental force in European state formation. Existing accounts focus on early modern warfare or contracts between the rulers and the ruled... -
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of... -
Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell
RRP: £14.99£10.95WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2019SHORLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2019'A landmark work giving a global panorama of Mao's ideology filled with historic events and enlivened by striking characters' Jonathan Fenby, author of The Penguin... -
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
RRP: £7.99£5.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877735373Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Demanding the Impossible by Peter Marshall
RRP: £19.99£13.73A fascinating and comprehensive history, Demanding the Impossible is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of anarchist ideas and actions from ancient times to the present day. Navigating the broad 'river of anarchy', from Taoism to... -
50 Speeches That Made the Modern World: Famous Speeches from Women's Rights to Human Rights by Chambers
RRP: £20.00£14.35Throughout history, great speeches have produced great change. From inciting violence and asserting control to restoring peace and securing freedom, nothing has the raw emotional power of a speech delivered at the right moment, in the right place, with... -
No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green by Melody Green
RRP: £12.99£9.09The 25th Anniversary Edition of Keith Green's inspiring biography, revised and updated by his wife, Melody. This expanded biography contains many added stories and insights, never before published photos, extra selections from Keith's private journals,... -
Irwin Allen Collectibles by John Buss 9781398115316
RRP: £15.99£10.85What is the appeal to Irwin Allen's shows? Well, to a sixties TV audience used to a diet of westerns and hard-boiled detectives, they were new and exciting compared to what had appeared before. As for the appeal, much of this is down to the groups of... -
Irish Crochet: Technique and Projects by Priscilla Publishing Company 9780486247052
RRP: £10.99£7.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486247052Author Priscilla Publishing CompanyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Complete Book of the SR-71: Every Aircraft, Pilot, and Story from 1963 by Richard Graham 9780760348499
RRP: £35.00£23.56The ultimate SR-71 book which profiles the history, development, manufacture, modification, and active service of all 50 models in the SR-71 program. At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to... -
Woodsmoke and Sage: The Five Senses 1485-1603: How the Tudors Experienced the World by Amy Licence
RRP: £20.00£15.44Traditionally history is cerebral: what did they believe, what did they think, what did they know?Woodsmoke and Sage is not a traditional book. Using the five senses, historian Amy Licence presents a new perspective on the material culture of the past,... -
The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Martyn Rady
RRP: £8.99£6.45The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands... -
The Reigns of Edmund, Eadred and Eadwig, 939-959: New Interpretations by Dr Mary Elizabeth Blanchard 9781783277643
RRP: £80.00£76.61Essays highlighting the importance of three kings - Edmund, Eadred and Eadwig - in understanding England in the tenth century. Much scholarly attention has been devoted to both the expanding kingdom of Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder, and... -
Bloody Heroes by Damien Lewis
RRP: £10.99£7.77"A must read for all Damien Lewis fans" Compass ---------------------------------------------------------The most explosive true war story of the 21st Century It is the winter of 2001. A terror ship is bound for Britain carrying a horrifying weapon... -
OCR GCSE History Explaining the Modern World: Power, Reformation and the Historic Environment by Ben Walsh
£30.77Exam board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbookTrust Ben Walsh to guide you through the 9-1 GCSE specification and motivate your students to excel with his trademark mix of engaging... -
The Trojan War by Barry Strauss
RRP: £12.99£9.09Did the Trojan War really happen?Spectacular new archaeological evidence suggests that it did. Recent excavations and newly translated Hittite texts reveal that Troy was a large, wealthy city allied with the Hittite Empire. Located at the strategic... -
Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives by Peter Caddick-Adams
RRP: £14.99£10.95Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of... -
Swedish Bomber Colours 1924-1958 by Mikael Forslund 9788365958372
RRP: £40.00£37.14This latest book in the Rainbow Series covers Swedish bomber aircraft deployed during World War Two and in early 50s.Camouflage and markings on the bombers obtained from different countries are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish... -
Carrier Glorious: The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier by John Winton 9781800554177
RRP: £14.99£13.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800554177Author John WintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm -
British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45 by Angus Konstam
£9.79During the Second World War, flotillas of the Royal Navy's Motor Torpedo Boats and other coastal forces fought a deadly war for control of the English Channel and the North Sea. These small, fast boats attacked enemy convoys, escorted freighters, landed... -
The Perfect Nazi: Uncovering My SS Grandfather's Secret Past and How Hitler Seduced a Generation by Martin Davidson
RRP: £10.99£7.77In 1926, at the age of twenty, a trainee dentist called Bruno Langbehn joined the Nazi party. Growing up in a Germany that was impoverished and humiliated by the defeat of the First World War, and surrounded by a fiercely military environment, Bruno was... -
Slavery and the Culture of Taste by Simon Gikandi 9780691160979
RRP: £30.00£23.69It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste - the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics - existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. But to the contrary,... -
The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation by Ian Cobain 9781846275852
RRP: £9.99£6.70'As British official records are still "going missing", the significance of Cobain's work only increases' David Olusoga, author of Black and British 'In an astonishing book, the writer Ian Cobain reveals the mass destruction of records and archives,... -
The Times: The Joy of Railways: Remembering the golden age of trainspotting by Julian Holland
RRP: £30.00£18.76A beautiful treasury of railway memorabilia Journey back to the 1950s and '60s with this nostalgic look at Britain's railways in their glory days. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a unique collection of photographs, train spotting... -
The Pet Shop Boys and the Political: Queerness, Culture, Identity and Society by Dr Bodie A. Ashton 9781350331563
RRP: £21.99£20.59The Pet Shop Boys came of age at a time of deep socio-political tension. From the rise of sexual politics and awareness to Thatcherite neoliberalism and the Cold War, this book explores the cultural and political impact of the band and offers a... -
Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire: Terrors and Torments, Diseases and Deaths by Terry Deary
RRP: £9.99£6.80DANGEROUS DAYS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE is the first in a new adult series by Terry Deary, the author of the hugely bestselling Horrible Histories, popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and sharp wit, and among adults for... -
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party by Frank McDonough 9781408269213
RRP: £36.99£35.74Now fully revised and reformatted, Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party is an indispensible guide to the history of the Nazi party between its initial electoral breakthrough in 1930 and its victory in 1933. Arguing that the Nazis owed their success as... -
Mexican History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Mexico and the Mexican Revolution by Captivating History 9781647488048
RRP: £19.97£12.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647488048Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm)...