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What I Saw: Reports From Berlin 1920-33 by Joseph Roth
RRP: £9.99£6.70In 1920, Joseph Roth, the most renowned German correspondent of his age, arrived in Berlin, the capital of the Weimar Republic. He produced a series of impressionistic and political writings that influenced an entire generation of writers, including... -
The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West by David Kilcullen
RRP: £12.99£11.95In 1993, a newly-appointed CIA director warned that Western powers might have 'slain a large dragon' with the fall of the USSR, but now faced a 'bewildering variety of poisonous snakes'. Since then, both dragons (state enemies like Russia and China) and... -
Timeline of World History by Matt Baker
RRP: £25.99£25.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645174172Author Matt BakerFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Readerlink Distribution Services, LLCPublisher Readerlink Distribution Services,... -
Free Speech And Why It Matters by Andrew Doyle
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Impassioned, scholarly and succinct' The TimesFREE SPEECH AND WHY IT MATTERSFree speech is the bedrock of all our liberties, and yet in recent years it has come to be mistrusted. A new form of social justice activism, which perceives language as... -
The Emergence of the English by Susan Oosthuizen
RRP: £16.95£16.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641891271Author Susan OosthuizenFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Strange Animals by Tom Jackson
RRP: £19.99£13.65How does a mudskipper fish manage to "walk" on land? Why is the Hoatzin also known as 'The Stinkbird'? And once the female Pipa toad has laid her eggs, where does she put them? The answers? The mudskipper can "walk" using its pectoral fins, the Hoatzin... -
The Uncivil Wars by Padraig O'Malley 9780807002230
£39.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807002230Author Padraig O'MalleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Morton
RRP: £20.00£6.92A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson.Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most... -
In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815 by Jenny Uglow
RRP: £16.99£11.58Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper PrizeAs the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? Award-winning social historian Jenny Uglow reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries,... -
Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project by Hans Kundnani 9781787389328
RRP: £14.99£13.64An alternative account of the EU as a racialised project The European Union is often seen as a cosmopolitan rejection of violent nationalism. Yet the idea of Europe has a long, problematic history-in medieval times, it was synonymous with... -
The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages (TPB) (GRP) by Miri Rubin
RRP: £16.99£12.28There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V, the great warriors, Richard II and Henry VI, tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use their power,... -
The Two Lost Mountains: The Brand New Jack West Thriller by Matthew Reilly 9781409194415
RRP: £10.99£7.78'THE HOTTEST ACTION WRITER AROUND' EVENING TELEGRAPHDISCOVER THE WILDLY ENTERTAINING, ACTION-PACKED JACK WEST SERIESFormer SAS soldier Jack West is on a mission to save the world, no matter what - or who - it might cost him.Still reeling from the loss of... -
Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe
RRP: £8.99£6.45A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems, the land-based... -
A Rose For Winter by Laurie Lee
RRP: £8.99£6.45Andalusia is a passion - and fifteen years after his last visit Laurie Lee returned. He found a country broken by the Civil War, but the totems of indestructible Spain survive: the Christ in agony, the thrilling flamenco cry-the pride in poverty, the... -
The Cinderella Campaign: First Canadian Army and the Battles for the Channel Ports by Mark Zuehlke 9781771620895
RRP: £26.99£23.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771620895Author Mark ZuehlkeFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Douglas & McIntyrePublisher Douglas & McIntyre -
The Connell Guide To The French Revolution by David Andress 9781907776823
RRP: £8.99£7.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907776823Author David AndressFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Connell GuidesPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD -
A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker 9780190627805
RRP: £13.99£13.03Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort... -
Isaac Newton by James Gleick 9780007163182
RRP: £10.99£7.25From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Isaac Newton was the chief architect of the modern world. He answered the ancient... -
An Improbable Life: The Autobiography by Trevor McDonald
RRP: £12.99£8.60Sir Trevor McDonald is an extraordinary man - and he has led an improbable life. Now in his 80th year, he is known and loved by people the world over for his humility, charm and natural ease. As a natural storyteller and communicator, he has few equals. ... -
The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Tyerman
RRP: £8.99£6.45Crusading fervour gripped Europe for over 200 years, creating one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic of Christian expeditions, or the last of the barbarian invasions, they... -
Buckingham Palace: Official Souvenir by Pamela Hartshorne 9781785511349
£6.83Buckingham Palace is instantly recognisable as a symbol of the monarchy, of London and of Britain itself. But what goes on behind the famous facade? Buckingham Palace is much more than a stone backdrop to pomp and pageantry. Since Queen Victoria's time... -
Counting Sheep: A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain by Philip Walling
RRP: £9.99£7.11Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside. Our fortunes were once founded on sheep, and this book tells a story of wool and money and history, of merchants and farmers and shepherds, of English yeomen and how they got... -
Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World by Giles Milton
RRP: £12.99£8.60In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza - 'big chief'.The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen and her favourite, Sir Walter Ralegh. His first American... -
Russia under Tsarism and Communism 1881-1953 Second Edition by Chris Corin
£35.83Depend on SHP's comprehensive and best-selling core texts to enrich your understanding of A Level History.SHP Advanced History Core Texts are the Schools History Project's acclaimed books for A level History. They offer:- clear and penetrating narrative... -
The Red Line: The Gripping Story of the RAF's Bloodiest Raid on Hitler's Germany by John Nichol 9780007486854
RRP: £10.99£7.77From best-selling author of Tail-End Charlie and Tornado Down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of Bomber Command's 1944 Nuremberg Raid - the RAF's bloodiest night of the Second World War More men from Royal Air Force Bomber... -
The Sister's Secret: A gripping, moving saga of love, lies and family by Jennie Felton
RRP: £12.99£8.60The moving fifth book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly... -
Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam by Gar Alperovitz 9780745309477
RRP: £29.99£19.80This book provides important new evidence to support the thesis that the primary reason for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not to end the war in Japan, as was said at the time, but to 'make the Russians more manageable'. Drawing on recently... -
Titanic Hero: The Autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia by Sir Arthur H. Rostron
RRP: £21.99£15.61The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. The Carpathia was on its regular voyage to New York City, when early on 15 April 1912 it received a distress signal from the White Star Line ocean... -
The Spitfire Kids: The generation who built, supported and flew Britain's most beloved fighter by Alasdair Cross
RRP: £12.99£8.60THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft'. John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love StoryDespite the many films and television... -
Ju 87D/G STUKA versus T-34: Eastern Front 1942–45 by Robert Forsyth 9781472854759
RRP: £15.99£11.61An examination of two of the most high-profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II. In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever-increasing numbers of Soviet tanks, the German air ministry... -
Hitler's Interpreter by Paul Schmidt 9781781555163
RRP: £18.99£14.01As the main interpreter for Adolf Hitler during the key prewar moments, such as the Munich Agreement, the British Declaration of War and the surrender of France, Paul-Otto Schmidt was well placed to record his impressions of events from 1935 up to 1945... -
The Celestial Hunter by Roberto Calasso
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial TimesAn unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and... -
The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest by David Musgrove
RRP: £25.00£16.78Political intrigue and treachery, heroism and brutal violence, victory and defeat - all this is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, an epic account of one of the pivotal episodes in English history embroidered on a strip of linen. Famously, it shows the... -
Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord by Colm McNamee
RRP: £10.99£7.32The life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became... -
Six Years a Hostage: The Extraordinary Story of the Longest-Held Al Qaeda Captive in the World by Stephen McGown
RRP: £12.99£7.51THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE LONGEST-HELD AL QAEDA CAPTIVE IN THE WORLDStephen McGown was en route from London to South Africa, on a once-in-a-lifetime trip by motorbike, returning home to Johannesburg. He had reached Timbuktu, in Mali, when he was... -
Evasion and Escape Devices by Phil Froom 9780764348396
RRP: £63.99£42.50This book describes the design, manufacture, covert shipment and use of the many ingenious evasion and escape devices provided to Allied troops during WWII. Following the fall of mainland Europe, hostile Allied actions against land-based Axis forces were... -
The Green Man by Kathleen Basford
RRP: £20.00£16.98Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the... -
Twelve Years a Slave: The Anti-Slavery Classic by Solomon Northup 9780857089069
RRP: £9.99£6.80DISCOVER A TALE OF UNIMAGINABLE ADVERSITY Twelve Years a Slave tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free-born man of colour who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South in 1841. His true tale of captivity, torture and abuse brings to... -
Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine by Olivia Campbell 9781800752481
RRP: £10.99£7.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800752481Author Olivia CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Swift PressPublisher Swift Press -
Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy by Mr David Cannadine
RRP: £11.99£10.95Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister. The longest serving British premier of the twentieth century, Mrs...