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The Cow Book: A Story of Life on an Irish Family Farm by John Connell 9781783784189
RRP: $21.43$13.57Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, he finds himself back on the farm and begins to learn the ways of the farmer and the way of the cows. Connell... -
Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren 9780195151749
RRP: $61.41$42.80In 1967 the future of the state of Israel was far from certain. But with its swift and stunning military victory against an Arab coalition led by Egypt in the Six Day War, Israel not only preserved its existence but redrew the map of the region, with... -
How to Build an Aircraft Carrier: The Incredible Story of the Men and Women Who Brought Britain's Biggest Warship to Life by Chris Terrill
RRP: $25.33$17.92Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIP'Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving . . . Terrill takes us deep into the... -
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle Iain MacGregor 9781472135216
RRP: $48.75$32.72'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative' - James Holland'The sheer brutal intimacy of his descriptions of the fighting are extraordinary'... -
Witchcraze by Anne Llewellyn Barstow 9780062510365
RRP: $31.18$19.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062510365Author Anne BarstowFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 235gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells by Mary Chamberlain
RRP: $25.33$18.95A compendium of remedies and cures handed down from mother to daughter from the beginning of time, this work presents a challenge to orthodox medicine and a history of female wisdom which goes back to the earliest times. What are old wives' tales? Where... -
Waterloo: Four Days that Changed Europe's Destiny by Tim Clayton
RRP: $29.23$19.89The bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies,... -
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
RRP: $21.43$15.58Already winning acclaim as one of the best accounts of combat ever written, Black Hawk Down is a minute-by-minute, heart-stopping account of the 1993 raid on Mogadishu, Somalia. Late in the afternoon of Sunday, October 3 1993, 140 elite US Soldiers... -
The A-Z of Victorian Crime by Neil R. A. Bell
RRP: $21.43$14.33Few things are more evocative of Victorian Britain than its criminals; they are, together with railways, gas lamps and swirling fog, vital ingredients in any Victorian melodrama. The truth, however, was often stranger, more thrilling and more horrifying... -
Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History by Janina Ramirez
RRP: $21.43$15.58Over six hundred years ago a woman known as Julian of Norwich wrote what is now regarded as one of the greatest works of literature in English. Based on a sequence of mystical visions she received in 1373, her book is called Revelations of Divine Love. ... -
Belonging: A Memoir by Catherine Corless
RRP: $31.18$22.09ONE WOMAN, THE SECRETS OF A SMALL TOWN, AND A QUEST FOR JUSTICE THAT ROCKED A NATION. Catherine Corless could not have known where her interest in local history would lead her, as she began researching the Tuam Mother and Baby Home in Galway in 2010... -
The Windfall Battleships: Agincourt, Canada, Erin, Eagle and the Latin-American & Balkan Arms Races Aidan Dodson 9781399063227
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II by Kenneth K. Koskodan 9781849084796
RRP: $21.43$16.54An in-depth history of the Polish soldiers who served in World War 2, with previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photographs. There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold; the monumental struggles of an entire... -
The Comanche Empire by Pekka Hamalainen 9780300151176
RRP: $33.13$28.49From the author of Lakota America, an award-winning history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Comanche empire "Cutting-edge revisionist western history."-Larry McMurtry, New York Review of Books "A landmark study that will make readers... -
The Genius of their Age: Ibn Sina, Biruni, and the Lost Enlightenment by S. Frederick Starr 9780197675557
RRP: $44.83$32.53A vibrant portrait of an age when Arabic enlightenment anticipated and inspired the European Renaissance, illuminated by its guiding figures and rivals, Ibn Sina and Biruni. In The Genius of their Age, S. Frederick Starr follows up his acclaimed Lost... -
The Modified Bulleid Pacifics: How Ron Jarvis Reconstructed the Bulleid Pacifics by Tim Hillier-Graves 9781526721662
RRP: $78.00$56.88Oliver Bulleid's Pacifics were perhaps the most controversial steam locomotives ever built in Britain. They seem to been loved and loathed in equal measure and the debate over their strengths and weaknesses took on a new dimension when BR decided to... -
In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution by Sophie Wahnich
$26.95For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terror that the Revolution inflicted upon on its enemies. But recent decades have brought a marked change in... -
Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy by Aidan Dodson 9789774167744
RRP: $29.23$24.47The latter part of the fifteenth century bc saw Egypt's political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the south. The wealth that flowed into Egypt allowed its kings... -
Hebridean Journey: The Magic of Scotland's Outer Isles by Brigid Benson
RRP: $37.03$25.80Shortlisted for the Scottish Nature Photography Book Awards Washed by the surging waves of the Atlantic Ocean, the island chain of Scotland's Outer Hebrides lies at the very edge of Europe. From white shell sands, peaty moors and gnarly mountains to... -
Medieval Women: Social History Of Women In England 450-1500 by Henrietta Leyser
RRP: $25.33$16.97Henrietta Leyser considers the problems and attitudes fundamental to every woman of the time: medieval views on sex, marriage and motherhood; the world of work and the experience of widowhood for peasant, townswoman and aristocrat. The intellectual and... -
British Guided Missile Destroyers: County-class, Type 82, Type 42 and Type 45 by Edward Hampshire
RRP: $25.33$21.47In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's... -
The Red Monarch: The Bronte sisters take on the underworld of London in this exciting and gripping sequel by Bella Ellis
RRP: $19.48$13.65'Teeming with details of the Brontes, of the times and the city, this is such a pleasurable read' - NB Magazine 'Captivating' - Crime Monthly'Filled with twists, turns and Gothic touches, and a strong feminist streak' - Bradford TelegraphThe Bronte... -
Harrier: How To Be a Fighter Pilot by Paul Tremelling 9781405951937
RRP: $21.43$13.77Discover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man's white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers'A wild ride . . . the literary equivalent of injecting pure adrenaline into your brain via your eyeball ' Aviation... -
Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat
RRP: $43.88$38.90A masterfully researched history of Iran from 1501 to 2009"The defiant spirit of [Iran] is brought to life in this monumental history of the past 500 years."-Richard Spencer, The Times (London) "A majestic work that goes a long way in unraveling . . ... -
On Decoloniality: Concepts, Analytics, Praxis by Walter D. Mignolo
RRP: $44.83$39.62In On Decoloniality Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh explore the hidden forces of the colonial matrix of power, its origination, transformation, and current presence, while asking the crucial questions of decoloniality's how, what, why, with... -
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend 9780190673062
RRP: $47.76$41.30In November 1519, Hernando Cortes walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always following the... -
Lmh Official Dictionary Of Jamaican History: A Guide to Jamaican Historical Facts: Jamaica 50 Edition by L.Mike Henry 9789768202970
RRP: $11.68$8.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768202970Author L. Mike HenryFormat HardbackPage Count 58Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 119g -
Stitched Pictures: Techniques and projects by Linda Miller 9780719840371
RRP: $37.03$30.52The renowned embroiderer Linda Miller brings the art of machine embroidery to life in this beautiful book. Packed with practical advice and over 200 photographs, each chapter guides you through all the skills and techniques needed to make an array of... -
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
RRP: $19.48$14.27'One of the most engrossing books I have ever read' Daily TelegraphJohn Kenneth Galbraith's now-classic account of the 1929 stock market collapse remains the definitive book on the most disastrous cycle of boom and bust in modern times.Vividly depicting... -
Tory Nation: The Dark Legacy of the World's Most Successful Political Party by Samuel Earle 9781398518537
RRP: $21.43$14.06'A witty, lucid investigation into one of the great mysteries of our time' JONATHAN COE'Should be read and enjoyed by readers on the left, right and centre' David Edgerton, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ________________________________________________Why do... -
Zero Fail: the rise and fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig
RRP: $37.03$25.02The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassination to the alarming mismanagement of the Obama and Trump years, right up to the insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January 2021 - by the Pulitzer Prize... -
Panzer IV: 1939-1945 Paul Thomas 9781526711281
RRP: $29.23$21.35The Panzer IV Panzerkampfwagen IV was one the foremost German fighting vehicles of the Second World War, and this volume in the TankCraft series is an ideal introduction to it. With detailed captions, text and illustrations the book tells the story of... -
The Case for Palestine: An International Law Perspective by John Quigley 9780822335399
RRP: $46.78$40.64John Quigley brings a necessary international law perspective to bear on the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this updated edition of his important book. Since 2000, the cycle of bloodshed and retribution has spiraled increasingly... -
Eureka!: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks But Were Afraid to Ask Peter Jones (Author) 9781782395164
RRP: $21.43$14.47The ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory, and the rules of logic and geometry; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy; and debated... -
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich 9780399588822
RRP: $39.00$21.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399588822Author Svetlana AlexievichFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941-1942 Antonia Lloyd-Jones 9781681372563
RRP: $31.18$22.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681372563Author Antonia Lloyd-JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,... -
Catherine of Aragon: Henry's Spanish Queen by Giles Tremlett
RRP: $29.23$21.66The image of Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the heir-providing Jane Seymour or the vivacious eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty in her twenties with a passion she had... -
Imperial Spain 1469-1716 by J. H. Elliott
RRP: $25.33$17.92The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. With the marriage of Ferdinand & Isabella, the final expulsion of the Moslems and the... -
Tokyo 1944-45: The destruction of Imperial Japan's capital Mark Lardas 9781472860354
RRP: $33.13$23.95The full history of how the United States targeted and destroyed the Japanese capital from the air, in a ten-month long campaign by the US Army Air Force and the US Navy. In November 1944, the US Army Air Force launched a 111-plane B-29 strike against... -
The Feminism Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained DK 9780241350379
RRP: $38.98$29.80Learn about trade and global economic crises in The Economics Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Economics in this overview guide to the subject,...