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The Class of '37: Telling Tales of Girlhood from Before the War by Claire Langhamer 9781789464054
RRP: $21.92$15.17'A moving microhistory of working-class girlhood' BBC History MagazineIt is 1937 in a northern mill-town and a class of twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls are writing about their lives, their world, and the things that matter to them. They tell of... -
The Dinosaur Hunters: The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery of Prehistoric Life by Lowell Dingus
RRP: $25.80$17.74Dinosaur bones had been found centuries before scientists understood what they were and what creatures they came from; ancient Chinese writings spoke of 'dragon' bones, and large fossils discovered in the UK were thought to belong to human giants. It was... -
Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle by Roy A. Adkins 9780349116327
RRP: $16.76$11.09This is the true story of the Battle of Trafalgar, Britain's most significant sea battle, as seen through the smoke-hazed gunports of the fighting ships. In an atmosphere of choking fumes from cannon and musket fire, amid noise so intense it was almost... -
Man and the Natural World: Changing Attitudes in England 1500-1800 by Keith Thomas
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Man and the Natural World, an encyclopaedic study of man's relationship to animals and plants, is completely engrossing ... It explains everything - why we eat what we do, why we plant this and not that, why we keep pets, why we like some animals and... -
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 by David Howarth
$32.84The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch-to laying the groundwork for future British expansion The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its... -
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88 Student Book by Georgina Blair
$24.28We've worked with teachers to develop versions of our core textbooks that feature reduced content and language level, providing greater support and enabling students of all abilities to progress. Now available for the seven most popular options, these... -
The Journey to the Mayflower: God's Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom by Stephen Tomkins 9781473649118
RRP: $16.76$11.09'A rattling good read' - The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 2020 sees the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower - the ship that took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. It's a foundational event in American history, but it began as an... -
Napoleon's Women Camp Followers by Terry Crowdy
RRP: $15.47$10.87Researched from genuine primary sources, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the organization, activities and personal stories of the female 'support staff' who played a major role in the day-to-day life of Napoleon's armies. The... -
What is the History of Emotions? by Barbara H. Rosenwein 9781509508501
RRP: $20.00$18.06What Is the History of Emotions? offers an accessible path through the thicket of approaches, debates, and past and current trends in the history of emotions. Although historians have always talked about how people felt in the past, it is only in the... -
Pirate Enlightenment: Buccaneers, Women Traders and Mock Kingdoms in Eighteenth Century Madagascar by David Graeber
RRP: $24.50$18.46'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-selling Dawn of Everything' Amitav GhoshThe Enlightenment... -
Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap
RRP: $14.18$10.02How has feminism developed? What have feminists achieved? What can we learn from the global history of feminism?Feminism is the ongoing story of a profound historical transformation. Despite being repeatedly written off as a political movement that has... -
Countdown To Zero Day by Kim Zetter
RRP: $21.92$14.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770436193Author Kim ZetterFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher... -
Making Sense of History: 1066-1509 by Ian Dawson
$32.52Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History. Designed for the 2014 National Curriculum this supportive learning... -
Modern War: A Very Short Introduction by Richard English 9780199607891
RRP: $11.60$8.32Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do... -
Korea: A New History of South and North by Victor Cha
RRP: $25.80$22.14A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day "Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account."-Christopher Harding, The Telegraph ... -
Losing the Battle, Winning the War: How we can all defy the odds we're given by Ben Parkinson 9780751580259
RRP: $14.18$8.35Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Secrets of the Cold War: Espionage and Intelligence Operations - From Both Sides of the Iron Curtain by Andrew Long
RRP: $32.25$22.73The Cold War, which lasted from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, was fought mostly in the shadows, with the superpowers manoeuvring for strategic advantage in an anticipated global armed confrontation that... -
The Washing Of The Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879 by Donald R. Morris
RRP: $32.25$23.25In 1879, armed only with their spears, their rawhide shields, and their incredible courage, the Zulus challenged the might of Victorian England and, initially, inflicted on the British the worst defeat a modern army has ever suffered at the hands of men... -
The Power of Deserts: Climate Change, the Middle East, and the Promise of a Post-Oil Era by Dan Rabinowitz
RRP: $14.18$12.38Hotter and dryer than most parts of the world, the Middle East could soon see climate change exacerbate food and water shortages, aggravate social inequalities, and drive displacement and political destabilization. And as renewable energy eclipses fossil... -
For the Safety of All: A Story of Scotland's Lighthouses by Donald S Murray
RRP: $19.34$13.33'There have always been lighthouses in my life. There has been a closeness and steadiness to our relationship, as if they have kept pace and in close contact with me.' Lighthouses punctuate Scotland's coastline - a stoic presence on the edge of the... -
Roman Medicine by Audrey Cruse 9780752414614
RRP: $32.25$24.43Until the mid-nineteenth century the Western medical tradition rested firmly on the foundations established in Classical Greece and later transmitted throughout the Roman Empire. Against this long and complex background, including both religious and... -
The Color of Time: Women in History: 1850-1960 by Dan Jones
RRP: $51.54$28.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639362851Author Dan JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm) 256mm * 204mm * 20mm -
Modern British and World History 1760-1900 (Knowing History) by Robert Peal
RRP: $15.47$15.04Deliver an ambitious, knowledge-rich and global KS3 History curriculum to develop pupils' knowledge of the past, build their skills and equip them to progress through to GCSE 9-1 History. Provide a coherent... -
The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain's Colonial Legacy by Philippe Sands
RRP: $21.92$14.54THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERAfter the Second World War, new international rules heralded an age of human rights and self-determination. Supported by Britain, these unprecedented changes sought to end the scourge of colonialism. But how... -
Pax Britannica by Jan Morris
RRP: $16.76$11.04The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour. This classic work... -
Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation, c. 1100-1707: Volume 3: Readings, c. 1100 - c. 1500 by Bob Harris
RRP: $24.50$22.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845860059Author Bob HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Discovery PressPublisher Dundee University Press Ltd -
The Stepney Doorstep Society: The remarkable true story of the women who ruled the East End through war and peace by Kate Thompson
RRP: $12.89$9.17The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars.'Inspiring tales of courage in the face of hardship' Mail on Sunday'Inspiring . . . Takes you back to a time of community and helping... -
Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II by Paul Kennedy
$34.91A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II "When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling."-Ian W. Toll, New York Times "The book makes for enjoyable... -
The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning by Jeremy Lent
RRP: $23.21$18.11Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Silver Award! This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a vast range of different... -
Kill or Capture: The first in a brand new high-octane SAS series by Billy Billingham
RRP: $19.34$11.53BOOK TWO IN THE SERIES, SURVIVE TO FIGHT, IS AVAILABLE NOW!THE FIRST IN A BRAND NEW SERIES FROM SAS: WHO DARES WINS STAR.A country in turmoil. A rescue mission gone wrong. A hero unlike any other fighting to save a broken world. Matt 'Mace' Mason is... -
The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup
RRP: $25.79$18.12First revealed by a Tibetan monk in the 14th century, Bardo Thodol ("Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Intermediate State") - known more commonly as The Tibetan Book of the Dead - describes the experience of human consciousness in the bardo, the... -
Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA by Theresa Runstedtler
RRP: $32.25$21.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645036951Author Theresa RunstedtlerFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Bold Type BooksPublisher Bold Type BooksWeight(grams) 560gDimensions(mm) 240mm *... -
Cape Matapan 1941: Cunningham’s Mediterranean Triumph by Angus Konstam 9781472857231
RRP: $21.92$15.84The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina. The Battle of Matapan witnessed the first use of decisive new technologies to bring about a stunning British victory over... -
Hawkhurst: Murder, Corruption, and Britain's Most Notorious Smuggling Gang by Joseph Dragovich
RRP: $21.92$16.69South-east England, 1740s: war and heated politics bring the old practice of smuggling to new and dangerous heights. Violent gangs of smugglers terrorise communities and confound government attempts to stop them. The most famous of these, the Hawkhurst... -
If the Gods are Good: The Story of "HMS Jervis Bay's" Final Heroic Battle by Gerald L Duskin 9780907579731
RRP: $10.31$7.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579731Author Gerald L DuskinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Jambusters: The remarkable story which has inspired the ITV drama Home Fires by Julie Summers
RRP: $12.89$8.27The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to... -
Steam Around Leeds in the 1960s by Keith W. Platt
RRP: $20.63$14.00The 1960s saw the final hurrah of steam on the railways - the final period of steam-powered locomotives dominating the main line. This meant that a colourful array of traffic could be found across the length and breadth of Great Britain, and an army of... -
Before The Pyramids by Christopher Knight
RRP: $21.92$13.40The suggestion that the Giza pyramids were laid out to represent the stars of Orion's belt, with the position of the River Nile reflecting the Milky Way, was first put forward by the renowned author Robert Bauval in his bestselling book The Orion Mystery... -
The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe by Barry Cunliffe 9780198820130
RRP: $25.79$18.94Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland... -
Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth by Dan Richards
RRP: $14.18$9.44There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet. Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of...