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Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by Eleanor Parker 9781350383401
RRP: $25.33$19.29"Outstanding." - The Sunday Times "Beautifully written." The Times "Superbly adroit." The Spectator "Excellent." BBC History Magazine The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England - so what... -
Life On Air: A History of Radio Four by David Hendy 9780199550241
RRP: $33.13$26.01Radio Four has been described as 'the greatest broadcasting channel in the world', the 'heartbeat of the BBC', a cultural icon of Britishness, and the voice of Middle England. Defined by its rich mix, encompassing everything from journalism and drama to... -
Treachery at Hursley Park House: The intriguing new WWII mystery featuring wily heroine Josephine Fox by Claire Gradidge
RRP: $17.53$12.32From the winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition comes another tantalising Golden Age wartime mystery.**DON'T MISS THE LASTEST JOSEPHINE FOX MYSTERY, A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. OUT NOW!**PRAISE FOR THE JOSEPHINE FOX... -
The Families of Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Female Network of Power in the Middle Ages by J.F. Andrews
RRP: $39.00$30.11The lives of the sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine are the stuff of legend. Her daughters, however, are less well known, and the fascinating personalities of her daughters-in-law have been almost entirely overlooked, as have those of the daughters she bore... -
Black Sun by Owen Matthews
RRP: $19.48$15.13'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES 'A stunning debut thriller . . . utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting' DAILY MAIL 'Fascinating . . . fearsome' FREDERICK FORSYTH'Enthralling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Thrilling . . . compelling' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE1961... -
Laughter is the Best Weapon: The Remarkable Adventures of an Unconventional Soldier by Charles Ritchie
RRP: $39.00$27.87"An army may march on its stomach but it leans on its funny bone." So says Brigadier Charles Ritchie, and he should know. Postings to the Yemen, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and other far-away trouble spots gave him many opportunities to... -
The Gardens of the British Working Class by Margaret Willes
RRP: $27.28$24.67This magnificently illustrated people's history celebrates the extraordinary feats of cultivation by the working class in Britain, even if the land they toiled, planted, and loved was not their own. Spanning more than four centuries, from the earliest... -
The Highlands and Islands Colouring Book: Past and Present by The History Press 9780750968010
RRP: $25.33$19.25The Highlands and Islands of Scotland have charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of this ancient landscape's unique appeal. Featuring a range of vistas, from majestic mountains and picturesque... -
York Princesses, The: The daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville Sarah J. Hodder 9781789045574
RRP: $21.43$18.74As a collective, the lives of the Princesses of York span across seven decades and the rule of five different Kings. The daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, they were born into an England that had been ruled over by the great Plantagenet... -
The Western Rising of 1549 by Mark Stoyle 9780300276886
RRP: $25.33$22.35"Compelling."-Mathew Lyons, Times (UK) "Authoritative."-Marcus Nevitt, Spectator "A sympathetic portrayal of communities fighting for all they held dear."-Lucy Wooding, Times Literary SupplementThe fascinating story of the so-called "Prayer Book... -
US Battle Tanks 1917–1945 by Steven J. Zaloga 9781472858825
RRP: $58.50$40.83A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from World War I to the end of World War II. In this, the first of two highly illustrated volumes examining the complete history of US Army... -
Replenishing the Earth: The Settler Revolution and the Rise of the Angloworld by James Belich
RRP: $40.93$35.76Why are we speaking English? Replenishing the Earth gives a new answer to that question, uncovering a 'settler revolution' that took place from the early nineteenth century that led to the explosive settlement of the American West and its forgotten twin,... -
Military Aircraft by Jim Winchester 9781838865009
RRP: $58.48$42.59The history of aviation is full of striking and unusual designs, from the biplanes and triplanes of World War I, through the giant bombers and streamlined fighters of World War II to the stealthy shapes and unusual configurations of modern military... -
Finland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Elena Barrett 9781787029088
RRP: $19.48$14.90Don't just see the sights get to know the people. The people of this land of white summer nights and pristine lakes are famous for their sisu, a form of enterprising stoicism. They are survivors: if you were stranded on a desert island, your ideal... -
The Ancient Olympic Games Judith Swaddling 9780714119854
RRP: $19.48$13.65In this revised and all-colour edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of... -
Hurricane: The Plane that Won the War by Jacky Hyams
RRP: $33.13$22.93Britain's first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane, shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain.Often eclipsed by the legend and aerial heroics of the Spitfire, the Hurricane... -
Devil Dogs: First In, Last Out – King Company from Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan by Saul David
RRP: $19.48$13.10A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and also the last. ... -
Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Marcus Aurelius 9781541673854
RRP: $48.75$31.94Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful and wealthy man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and deep reservoirs of personal insight. He collected his... -
A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Ingenious Young Women Whose Secret Board Game Helped Win World War II by Simon Parkin 9780316492065
RRP: $37.03$24.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316492065Author Simon ParkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *... -
The World War II Collection by Nigel Cawthorne 9781789502091
RRP: $68.23$47.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789502091Author Nigel CawthorneImprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Cromwell'S Major-Generals: Godly Government During the English Revolution by Christopher Durston 9780719060656
RRP: $38.98$34.34The first full-scale study of the rule of Cromwell's major-generals over England and Wales during 1655 and 1656. This is a period which had a dramatic impact upon contemporaries and has remained a powerful symbol of military rule down to the present day... -
Bloody British History: Buckinghamshire by Eddie Brazil
RRP: $19.48$15.15Black death at Bletchley! Pustules and pest houses. Burnt at the stake! Lollards tortured and hanged. French kings and guillotines! Exiled King Louis XVIII at Hartwell House. Farmhouse of thieves! The amazing true story of the Great Train Robbery... -
The Complete Guide to German Armored Vehicles: Panzers, Jagdpanzers, Assault Guns, Antiaircraft, Self-Propelled Artillery, Armored Wheeled and Semi-Tracked Vehicles, and More by David Doyle 9781510716575
RRP: $48.75$32.84Here is a jam-packed visual encyclopedia of the armored vehicles used by the Nazi forces in World War II. With over six hundred photos, many of which never before seen by the public, David Doyle book offers military historians a unique look at the German... -
The Picts: A History by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $21.43$14.47The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they... -
Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher by Edward J. Watts 9780190210038
RRP: $74.08$50.58A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best-known female intellectuals. For the sixteen centuries following her murder by a mob of Christians Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a... -
King David: A Biography by Steven L. McKenzie 9780195132731
RRP: $66.28$59.88One of the most important and complex characters in the Bible, King David has been the subject of innumerable portraits, both artistic and literary. Michaelangelo's magnificent sculpture of him is perhaps the single best known work of art in the world,... -
Japan's Modern Myths: Ideology in the Late Meiji Period by Carol Gluck
RRP: $87.75$69.65Ideology played a momentous role in modern Japanese history. Not only did the elite of imperial Japan (1890-1945) work hard to influence the people to "yield as the grasses before the wind," but historians of modern Japan later identified these efforts... -
Operation Sealion: How Britain Crushed the German War Machine's Dreams of Invasion in 1940 Leo McKinstry 9781848547049
RRP: $25.33$16.97'Superbly written and gripping' Daily ExpressThe thrilling true account of Hitler's first defeat.In the summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine was at its zenith. France, Denmark, Norway and the Low Countries were all under occupation after a series of... -
Classical Art: From Greece to Rome by Mary Beard
RRP: $45.81$33.81The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome... -
Sicily 1943 by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $33.13$27.50Not only did the Sicily operation represent a watershed in tactical development of combined arms tactics, it was also an important test for future Allied joint operations. Senior British commanders left the North African theater with a jaundiced and... -
Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine by Jisheng Yang
RRP: $29.23$21.35Yang Jisheng's Tombstone is the book that broke the silence on of one of history's most terrible crimesMore people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in... -
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Neil Sheehan 9780712666565
RRP: $58.50$42.41'Superb. If you ever read just one history of the Vietnam war, read and admire and celebrate this one ' John le CarreWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONOutspoken, professional and fearless, Lt. Col. John Paul Vann... -
Commando: The Inside Story of Britain’s Royal Marines by Monty Halls
RRP: $23.38$16.63'There is only one colour that matters, one that unites us all. And that colour is green.'The Royal Marine Commandos have become a byword for elite raiding skills and cutting-edge military operations. They are globally renowned, yet shrouded in mystery... -
The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659: The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars by Geoffrey Parker
RRP: $52.63$43.04The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasized military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such... -
The Amateur and the Professional: Antiquarians, Historians and Archaeologists in Victorian England 1838-1886 by Professor Philippa Levine 9780521530507
RRP: $77.98$64.86This book highlights the growing divide in nineteenth-century intellectual circles between amateur and professional interest, and explores the institutional means whereby professional ascendancy was achieved in the broad field of studies of the past. It... -
Old Langholm and the Esk Valley by Alex Young 9781840332377
RRP: $14.63$13.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840332377Author Alex YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm -
George III (Penguin Monarchs): Madness and Majesty by Jeremy Black 9780141993423
RRP: $17.53$12.97King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant for America's Founding Fathers, and for his madness, both... -
The Elan Valley Clearance: The Fate of the People and Places Affected by the 1892 Elan Valley Reservoir Scheme by David Lewis Brown
RRP: $25.25$22.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839362Author David Lewis BrownFormat PaperbackImprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany by Michael H. Kater 9780300259247
RRP: $48.75$40.79A wide-ranging, insightful history of culture in West Germany-from literature, film, and music to theater and the visual arts After World War II a mood of despair and impotence pervaded the arts in West Germany. The culture and institutions of the... -
Battle-Scarred: Mortality, Medical Care and Military Welfare in the British Civil Wars by David Appleby 9781526144850
RRP: $48.75$42.49Battle-scarred investigates the human costs of the British Civil Wars. Through a series of varied case studies it examines the wartime experience of disease, burial, surgery and wounds, medicine, hospitals, trauma, military welfare, widowhood, desertion,...