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The Mosquito Pocket Manual: All marks in service 1941-1945 by Martin Robson
RRP: £9.99£7.11The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during and after the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was... -
Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard by Guy de la Bedoyere
RRP: £12.99£11.46A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make-or destroy-the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the... -
London: The Concise Biography by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: £20.00£14.69An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London.Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Moving back... -
A Companion to Global Environmental History by Professor J. R. McNeill 9781118977538
RRP: £35.95£32.07The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future... -
The Chinese in Britain: A History of Visitors and Settlers by Barclay Price 9781445686646
RRP: £20.00£14.29Today over 400,000 Chinese live in Britain, many more attend British universities, and an increasing number visit Britain on business and as tourists. But until now, there has been no comprehensive history of the Chinese who came to the country. This... -
Ukraine At War: Street Art, Posters + Poetry by Daoud Sarhandi-Williams 9781623717261
RRP: £35.00£22.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623717261Author Daoud Sarhandi-WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc -
World War II Illustrated Atlas by David Jordan 9781838863531
RRP: £24.99£17.79World War II was the greatest conflict in the history of mankind. It penetrated into every corner of the globe, from the Arctic to the Pacific Oceans. Immense armed forces engaged one another in battle in every type of environment, from the desert sands... -
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: The USA, 1954-75: conflict at home and abroad by John Wright
£23.02Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed for EdexcelEnable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the... -
9/11 Conspiracy Theories by David Gardner
RRP: £9.99£7.11The time is right to learn what really happened on 9/11. The time is right to unearth what has been deliberately withheld from the public. Nearly twenty years ago, on 11 September 2001, four passenger aircraft were hijacked and flown into the World Trade... -
Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth by Guy Standing
RRP: £10.99£7.77'One of the most important books I've read in years' Brian EnoWe are losing the commons. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared wealth; our national utilities have been sold off to foreign conglomerates, social housing is almost... -
The Jesuits: A History by Markus Friedrich 9780691226200
RRP: £22.00£18.36The most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern worldSince its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus-more commonly known as the Jesuits-has played a critical role in the... -
The Hitler Conspiracies: The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination by Richard J. Evans
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Brilliant, a 5 out of 5 masterpiece' Evening StandardThe renowned historian of the Third Reich takes on the conspiracy theories surrounding Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, in a vital history book for the 'post-truth' ageThe idea that nothing happens by... -
Signal and Noise: Media, Infrastructure, and Urban Culture in Nigeria by Brian Larkin
RRP: £22.99£20.01Mainstream media and film theory are based on the ways that media technologies operate in Europe and the United States. In this groundbreaking work, Brian Larkin provides a history and ethnography of media in Nigeria, asking what media theory looks like... -
N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia by Mark Piesing
RRP: £12.99£8.48"GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted." -Wall Street JournalThe riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which... -
Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks by Simon Morrison 9780520304437
RRP: £21.00£16.63A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century. This biography... -
The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World by Iuliia Mendel
RRP: £20.00£12.86When Ukrainian journalist Iuliia Mendel got the call she had been hired to work for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, she had no idea what was to come.In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his... -
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History by Paul Begg 9781405807128
£35.74In 1888 the Whitechapel area of London was the scene of some of the most brutal murders ever recorded in history - and yet the case of Jack the Ripper remains unsolved. Steering clear of wild conspiracy theories, and spurious attempts to advance new... -
Three Sips of Gin: Dominating the Battlespace with Rhodesia's Elite Selous Scouts by Tim Bax 9781909384293
RRP: £29.95£21.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909384293Author Tim BaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Lost Buildings of Birmingham by Roy Thornton
RRP: £14.99£11.55The lost buildings of Birmingham.Book InformationISBN 9780750950992Author Roy ThorntonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 170mm * 10mm -
Richard III by David Baldwin
RRP: £10.99£7.25Not many people would claim to be saints, or alternatively, consider themselves entirely without redeeming qualities. Some are unquestionably worse than others, but few have been held in greater infamy than Richard Plantagenet, afterwards Duke of... -
50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution by Katherine Spillar 9780593321560
RRP: £42.00£26.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593321560Author Katherine SpillarFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler 9780190876739
RRP: £25.99£19.04How have millions of American Christians come to measure spiritual progress in terms of their financial status and physical well-being? How has the movement variously called Word of Faith, Health and Wealth, Name It and Claim It, or simply prosperity... -
Workhouses of the Midlands: Images of England by Peter Higginbotham 9780752444888
RRP: £15.99£12.25The workhouse system officially ended in 1930, and the world in now a very different place. Many former workhouse buildings have vanished; the survivors, ironically, have often been converted into luxurious houses and flats, and their original purpose... -
Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells: From Abraxas to Zoar by Claude Lecouteux
RRP: £25.00£22.87From Abracadabra to the now famous spells of the Harry Potter series, magic words are no longer confined to the practices of pagans, alchemists, witches, and occultists. They have become part of the popular imagination of the Western world. Passed down... -
A Geography of Offerings: Deposits of Valuables in the Landscapes of Ancient Europe by Richard Bradley 9781785704772
RRP: £15.99£14.85More than quarter of a century ago Richard Bradley published The Passage of Arms. It was conceived as An Archaeological Analysis of Prehistoric Hoards and Votive Deposits, but, as the author concedes, these terms were too narrowly focused for the complex... -
Before & After: The Incredible Story of the Real-life Mrs Wilson Alison Wilson 9781472132352
RRP: £9.99£6.80Aged nineteen, Alison McKelvie was a self-confessed romantic, immersed in books and poetry, and dreaming of beauty, truth and love. In 1940, whilst working as a secretary at MI6, Alison met Alexander Wilson. Thirty years her senior, Alexander was worldly... -
The Forgotten Irish: Irish Emigrant Experiences in America by Damian Shiels 9781845883331
RRP: £17.99£13.64On the eve of the American Civil War, 1.6 million Irish-born people were living in the United States. The majority had emigrated to the major industrialised cities of the North; New York alone was home to more than 200,000 Irish, one in four of the total... -
The Clyde: Mapping the River by John Moore
RRP: £30.00£21.30The Clyde is arguably the most evocative of Scottish rivers. Its mention conjures up a variety of images of power, productivity and pleasure from its 'bonnie banks' through the orchards of south Lanarkshire to its association with shipbuilding and trade... -
IX Squadron Profile by Chris Ward 9781915335180
£25.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915335180Author Chris WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Mention the War PublicationsPublisher Aviation Books Ltd. -
Vietnam - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Geoffrey Murray 9781787028524
RRP: £10.99£8.22Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Vietnam is one of the most fascinating destinations in Southeast Asia. Having emerged from two decades of war, it has undergone a period of rapid and far-reaching change, and its people have their... -
The Cragg Vale Coiners' Walk by Christopher Goddard 9780995450219
RRP: £5.99£5.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995450219Author Christopher GoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Christopher GoddardPublisher Christopher Goddard -
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx by Dr. Jerry Toner 9781781255766
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Toner again spins a tale that is enjoyable and informative.' The Times Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before... -
Arthur Gould: Rugby's First Superstar by Gwyn Prescott 9781904609124
RRP: £17.99£14.87Arthur Gould is the definitive biography of the record-breaking Welsh international player who is widely acknowledged as the first superstar of rugby. Such was his fame and renown, that upon his tragic, early death in 1919, aged just 54, Gould's funeral... -
The Norse Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Carolyne Larrington
RRP: £20.00£13.75A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, infiltrating art, opera, film, television and books,... -
The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience by Hillary Rodham Clinton
RRP: £9.99£6.41Now an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ featuring Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Wanda Sykes, Megan Thee Stallion and more She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old. "Go ahead, ask your question," her father... -
Forgotten Castles of Wales and the Marches by Paul R. Davis 9781910839522
RRP: £16.99£14.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839522Author Paul R. DavisFormat PaperbackImprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
Our Man in New York: The British Plot to Bring America into the Second World War by Henry Hemming
RRP: £12.99£8.60"A revelatory and wholly fascinating work of history. Superbly researched and written with gripping fluency, this lost secret of World War II espionage finally has its expert chronicler." - WILLIAM BOYD'Gripping and intoxicating, it unfolds like the best... -
A Duty of Care: Britain Before and After Corona by Peter Hennessy
RRP: £20.00£14.29One of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-covid society in BritainThe 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain... -
Queer Power: A Celebration of Icons, Activists and Game Changers from Across the Rainbow by Dom&Ink
RRP: £9.99£6.64You're about to meet so many incredible humans. Are you ready hun? Celebrate some of the modern-day trailblazers, champions and icons who have shaped, or are shaping our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish... -
Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family's Story of Slavery by Alex Renton
RRP: £10.99£7.32LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'An incredible work of scholarship' Sathnam SangheraThrough the story of his own family's history as slave and plantation owners, Alex Renton looks at how we owe it to the present to understand the legacy of the...