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To Begin the World Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe by Matthew Lockwood
RRP: $53.63$31.38The first exploration of the profound and often catastrophic impact the American Revolution had on the rest of the world While the American Revolution led to domestic peace and liberty, it ultimately had a catastrophic global impact-it strengthened the... -
The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe Douglas Rogers 9781907595219
RRP: $25.33$16.97In The Last Resort, journalist Douglas Rogers tells the eye-opening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe.About the AuthorDouglas Rogers is an award-winning journalist and travel... -
To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945 by John C. McManus
RRP: $62.38$40.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593186886Author John C. McManusFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land by Joshua Abbott
RRP: $21.43$14.76From Barnet to Richmond, explore the history of London's Metro-LandA Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land is your essential pocket guide to the modernist architecture of London's suburbs. Inspired by John Betjeman's 1973 documentary Metro-Land and the... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England by Nigel Saul 9780192893246
RRP: $45.81$34.01This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval England. Written by expert scholars and drawing on the latest research, it offers an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of... -
Billington: Victorian Executioner by Alison Bruce
RRP: $25.33$19.25'An insightful and gripping account that will take you into the dark but fascinating world of a Victorian executioner.' - Stewart P. EvansBetween 1884 and 1905 James Billington and his three sons, Thomas, William and John, were responsible for 235... -
London's Statues and Monuments by Peter Matthews
RRP: $36.08$26.70The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city's great figures and events - from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren's Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in... -
Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change by Jared Diamond
RRP: $29.23$21.35'A riveting and illuminating tour of how nations deal with crises - which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis' YUVAL NOAH HARARI, author of SAPIENS ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Author of the landmark... -
Heinemann History Study Units: Student Book. Medieval Realms by Nigel Kelly
$46.49Contents: Part One: Introduction Part Two: The Norman Conquest Why was there an Invasion? The Norman Victory The Victory Completed Keeping Control: The Feudal System Keeping Control: Motte and Bailey Castles Keeping Control: Square Keep Castles The Land... -
Jesus in the House of the Pharaohs: The Essene Revelations on the Historical Jesus by Ahmed Osman 9781591430278
RRP: $37.03$32.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591430278Author Ahmed OsmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Bear & CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm)... -
Devil (Leopards of Normandy 1): A vivid historical blockbuster of power, intrigue and action David Churchill 9781472219213
RRP: $19.48$13.46**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY**The fate of England hangs in the balance of a fight between brothers...In DEVIL, David Churchill writes with the immediacy of Conn Iggulden, the epic ambition of Bernard Cornwell... -
The Black Banners Declassified by Ali Soufan
RRP: $29.23$21.66A new, fully uncensored edition of the definitive insider's account of the War on Terror'A former FBI agent's memoir on the War on Terror is declassified after 9 years' Time'One of the most valuable and detailed accounts of its subject to appear in the... -
The Great Siege of Malta: The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John Bruce Ware Allen 9781512601169
RRP: $37.05$36.08In the spring of 1565, a massive fleet of Ottoman ships descended on Malta, a small island centrally located between North Africa and Sicily, home and headquarters of the crusading Knights of St. John and their charismatic Grand Master, Jean de Valette... -
Illustrated Tales of Wiltshire Eddy Greenfield 9781398111264
RRP: $31.18$21.16Wiltshire's very landscape is steeped in folklore and mythology, with almost every hill, standing stone and barrow having its own stories and legends. With so much of this history still visible on the land it is no wonder that the county has more than... -
Outlander’s Scotland Seasons 4–6: Discover the evocative locations for a new era of romance and adventure for Claire and Jamie by Phoebe Taplin
RRP: $11.70$8.09Explore the glories of Scotland on an evocative trip to Outlander country. This beautiful book, a companion to the bestselling Outlander's Scotland, introduces more than 25 of the locations featured in the hugely popular TV show, concentrating this time... -
On Dangerous Ground by Maire Comerford 9781843518198
RRP: $35.10$29.02On Dangerous Ground is the revolutionary period memoir of Republican Maire Comerford (1893-1982). This striking memoir, one of the last of its era, includes Comerford's original text, written mainly in the 1940s and '50s, and new material unearthed from... -
Twelve Years a Slave: The Black History Classic Solomon Northup 9780857089069
RRP: $19.48$13.65DISCOVER 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... -
The People's Dictatorship: A History of Nazi Germany by Alan E. Steinweis 9781107012363
RRP: $136.50$118.64In this up-to-date, succinct, and highly readable volume, Alan E. Steinweis presents a new synthesis of the origins, development, and downfall of Nazi Germany. After tracing the intellectual and cultural origins of Nazi ideology, the book recounts the... -
Ship Spotter's Guide Angus Konstam 9781472808691
RRP: $13.63$9.38Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. From the Viking longship, pirate ships and super dreadnoughts to today's nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers, naval warfare has proved to be an essential... -
Social Change and Continuity: England 1550-1750 by Barry Coward 9780582294424
RRP: $64.33$46.64Barry Coward has revised his wide-ranging text which outlines the major social changes that occurred in England in the two hundred years after the Reformation. He examines the religious and intellectual changes resulting from revolutionary pressures, as... -
Spying and the Crown: The Secret Pact Between British Intelligence and the Royals by Rory Cormac
RRP: $25.33$17.16A Daily Mail Book of the Year and a The Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2021'Monumental.. Authoritative and highly readable.' Ben Macintyre, The Times'A fascinating history of royal espionage.' Sunday Times'Excellent... Compelling' GuardianFor the... -
The Devil in Disguise: Deception, Delusion, and Fanaticism in the Early English Enlightenment by Mark Knights 9780199577958
RRP: $163.80$128.56The Devil in Disguise illuminates the impact of the two British revolutions of the seventeenth century and the shifts in religious, political, scientific, literary, economic, social, and moral culture that they brought about. It does so through the... -
Mission to Tashkent by F. M. Bailey 9780192803870
RRP: $23.38$19.23'one of the best books about secret intelligence work ever written' Peter Hopkirk. Colonel F. M. Bailey, whose extraordinary adventures are told here, was long accused by Moscow of being a British master-spy sent in 1918 to overthrow the Bolsheviks in... -
Hitler's Secret: The Sunday Times bestselling spy thriller by Rory Clements 9781838770273
RRP: $25.33$18.00THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe most anticipated spy thriller of 2020, from the award-winning author of Corpus.Autumn 1941. The war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If Hitler is to be stopped, a new weapon is desperately needed.In Cambridge,... -
Canal Builders: How Britain's Canal Network Evolved by Anthony Burton
RRP: $29.23$22.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399014304Author Anthony BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pen and Sword TransportPublisher Pen and Sword TransportWeight(grams) 165g -
The Golden Age of Piracy: The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates by David Head
RRP: $50.60$46.84Shrouded by myth and hidden by Hollywood, the real pirates of the Caribbean come to life in this collection of essays edited by David Head. Twelve scholars of piracy show why pirates thrived in the New World seas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century... -
Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein 9781476793061
RRP: $29.23$20.40A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power.Over two decades, Rick Perlstein has published three... -
Northern Ireland: The Fragile Peace by Feargal Cochrane
RRP: $23.38$20.57A foremost scholar in the field looks at Northern Ireland's "Troubles" from the late 1960s to the present day, and questions the impact of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.Book InformationISBN 9780300205527Author Feargal CochraneFormat... -
Wales: History of a Nation by David Ross 9781849343336
RRP: $15.58$11.49This popular history of Wales, now in its third edition, tells the story of Wales from Celtic origins to joining the Union, up to Brexit and 2019. It is an account of its social, political and industrial development to the modern age. It is an ideal... -
Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits James Walvin (University of York, UK) 9781119166221
RRP: $50.60$44.77Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Offers a new and original approach to the history of slavery by an acknowledged expert on... -
Galatians by Philip Francis Esler
RRP: $74.08$65.09Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.Philip F. Esler provides a... -
Perthshire Folk Tales by Lindsey Gibb 9780750982542
RRP: $25.33$19.25Storytellers Lindsey Gibb & C.A. Hope bring together stories from Perthshire, the heart of Scotland, with its bleak moors and majestic mountains, rushing rivers and great woodlands. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet witches and faeries, black... -
The Birth of Nobility: Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 900-1300 by David Crouch 9780582369818
RRP: $93.58$90.44For 300 years separate and mutually uncomprehending English and French historiographies have confused the history of medieval aristocracy. Unpicking the basic assumptions behind both national traditions, this book explains them, reconciles them and... -
Fatal Rivalry, Flodden 1513: Henry VIII, James IV and the battle for Renaissance Britain George Goodwin 9781780221366
RRP: $21.43$14.63The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battle of Flodden.On the back of historian George Goodwin's critically acclaimed debut, FATAL COLOURS, comes... -
The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill by Allen Packwood
RRP: $44.83$38.92Viewed by some as the saviour of his nation, and by others as a racist imperialist, who was Winston Churchill really, and how has he become such a controversial figure? Combining the best of established scholarship with important new perspectives, this... -
The Camerons: The Origins of the Clan Cameron and Their Place in History by John Mackay 9781852170356
RRP: $7.78$6.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852170356Author John MackayFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd -
King: The epic Sunday Times bestselling conclusion to the Lionheart series Ben Kane 9781409197843
RRP: $29.23$27.01The thrilling third instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane.WarleaderAutumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is... -
The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers: 3rd edition by Cecil Humphery-Smith 9781860772399
RRP: $97.50$74.63If you are trying to find yours ancestors, especially before 1837, then this book is a vital source. The first section has a detailed topographical map together with a map showing the parishes for each county in alphabetical order. The second section... -
Wartime Women: A Mass Observation Anthology by Dorothy Sheridan
RRP: $19.48$13.46A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War.The Mass-Observation organisation was set up in 1937 with the aim of recording everyday life in Britain. Dorothy Sheridan has plundered its... -
What's Cooking in the Kremlin: A Modern History of Russia Through the Kitchen Door by Witold Szablowski 9781837730193
RRP: $39.00$27.03'A spicy and original romp through Russian history' ROBERT SERVICE'Poignant, comical, and in the best sense disturbing' PAUL FREEDMAN, AUTHOR OF TEN RESTAURANTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA'This wickedly delicious tale uncovers the secret, gustatory history of...