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Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare 9780008323295
RRP: $33.13$23.95A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022 'This is a wonderful book. A... -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar by Mark Stille
RRP: $31.18$22.64In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. The Japanese correctly predicted this, and prepared a complex operation to use the remaining strength of its navy to defend its... -
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes by Tariq Ali
RRP: $48.75$40.37The subject of numerous biographies and history books, Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today, Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to be magisterial, has adopted many of his hero's mannerism! And,... -
Coffeeland: A History by Augustine Sedgewick
RRP: $21.43$15.58*Winner of the 2022 Cherasco International Prize*'Thoroughly engrossing' Michael Pollan, The Atlantic'Wonderful, energising' Kathryn Hughes, The GuardianCoffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's... -
Dover in the Second World War by Terry Sutton
RRP: $37.03$27.92This book tells in detail what it was like to live in an English town constantly under siege from enemy guns in the Second World War. Many towns in Britain suffered from enemy action during the 1939-45 war but none endured the almost daily explosions of... -
Young Bloods (Wellington and Napoleon 1) by Simon Scarrow
RRP: $19.48$13.96YOUNG BLOODS is the first gripping novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris.Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation... -
Relentless Courage: Ukraine and the World at War Carol Guzy 9781950968947
RRP: $87.75$56.61From the front lines of the war in Ukraine comes this compelling collection of images from world-class photographers that captures the humanity, perseverance, and determination of the nation's fight for freedom and independence against all odds. "What... -
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Susan Wise Bauer
RRP: $54.58$46.92In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to... -
Up in Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station by Peter Watts 9780993570209
RRP: $39.00$32.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993570209Author Peter WattsFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Paradise RoadPublisher Paradise Road -
The Crimean War: Europe's Conflict with Russia by Hugh Small 9780750985871
RRP: $35.08$26.99The Crimean War was the most destructive conflict of Queen Victoria's reign, the outcome of which was indecisive; most historians regard it as an irrelevant and unnecessary conflict despite its fame for Florence Nightingale and the Charge of the Light... -
100 Years of London Ammonite Press 9781781453582
RRP: $19.48$14.24Hub of finance, home of the Royal Family, seat of government, centre for the arts, host to international sporting events: London is all of these but also home and workplace to over 8 million people, who go about their lives amid the celebrations and... -
Secret Spitfires: Britain's Hidden Civilian Army by Howman
RRP: $39.00$29.91September 1940: In the midst of the Second World War, The Luftwaffe unleashed a series of devastating raids on Southampton, all but destroying its Spitfire factories.But production didn't stop. Instead, manufacturing of this iconic fighter moved... -
The Anglo-Saxon Landscape: The Kingdom of the Hwicce by Della Hooke
RRP: $38.98$28.31The landscape of pre-Conquest England can often be reconstructed in minute detail. Yet this is one of the first attempts at such a project. Here the evidence is examined for the West Midlands - the counties of Worcestershire, Warwickshire and... -
The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind by Martin Sixsmith 9781781259139
RRP: $25.33$17.92'Essential ... endlessly fascinating ... to read Sixsmith is to want to read more Sixsmith' Forbes More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet... -
African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele 9781787381919
RRP: $48.75$43.74As early as the third century, St Maurice-an Egyptian-became leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion. Ever since, there have been richly varied encounters between those defined as 'Africans' and those called 'Europeans'. Yet Africans and African... -
Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past by Robert Twigger
RRP: $21.43$9.52Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch on the South Coast to Old Sarum to Stonehenge, to Avebury, to Notgrove barrow, to Meon Hill in the midlands, to... -
An Analysis of Daniel Jonah Goldhagen's Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust Simon Taylor 9781912128419
RRP: $12.68$12.11Daniel Goldhagen's study of the Holocaust offers conclusions that run directly counter to those reached by Christopher Browning, whose book Ordinary Men is also the subject of a Macat analysis. As such, the two analyses make possible some interesting... -
An Old Woman's Reflections by Peig Sayers
RRP: $15.58$11.66Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends and history of the Blasket Islands. In her old age, Peig Sayers, recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy in a moving poetic... -
Berezina 1812: Napoleon's Hollow Victory by Professor Alexander Mikaberidze
RRP: $31.18$22.64A superbly illustrated narrative of how Napoleon skilfully extracted his Grande Armee from the clutches of the pursuing Russian armies. Much has been written about the Battle of the Berezina and the 1812 Russian campaign in general, during which the... -
Athens: City of Wisdom by Bruce Clark
RRP: $23.40$16.65A sweeping history of Athens, telling the three-thousand-year story of the birthplace of Western civilization, from Runciman Award winner Bruce Clark 'A stunning retrospect and beautifully written overview of one of the world's greatest cities' Paul... -
The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean Carol Drinkwater 9780752881393
RRP: $19.48$13.65In the terrific bestselling olive series by writer and actress Carol Drinkwater, bestselling author of THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER'She writes so well you can almost smell the sun-baked countryside' BELLA'Spellbinding' CHOICE'One cannot resist Drinkwater's... -
Walking Ypres by Paul Reed 9781781590034
RRP: $31.18$23.42The medieval city of Ypres will forever be associated with the Great War, especially by the British. From 1914 to 1918 it was the key strongpoint in the northern sector of the Western Front, and the epic story of its defence has taken on almost legendary... -
Siege of Budapest 1944-45: The Brutal Battle for the Pearl of the Danube by Balazs Mihalyi
RRP: $31.18$24.30A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling to halt the joint Soviet-Romanian offensive to take the key city on the Danube. The 52-day-long siege of Budapest witnessed some of... -
Wolverhampton: A Century of Change by Alec Brew 9780752420653
RRP: $29.23$22.85This series of photos in the Images of England Series, this time by local author Alec Brew, depicts Wolverhampton, a central Midlands town. This collection covers the town centre as well as some of the surrounding areas, and records the changes that have... -
Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen
RRP: $29.23$23.13Looking for coffee table books that do more than look great on your table? Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World, delivers on both counts. Featuring 100 women who made history and made their mark on the world, it's a... -
London In The Eighteenth Century: A Great and Monstrous Thing by Jerry White
RRP: $58.48$42.78Jerry White's London in the Eighteenth Century is an unrivalled, panoramic account of the city's dramatic century of rebirth by its leading expert.London in the eighteenth century had risen from the ashes. The city and its people had been brought to the... -
Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45 by Peter Hart
RRP: $48.75$35.14This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War. Raw and visceral personal recollections from the men themselves recall some of the most dramatic and horrific scenes imaginable - the sheer nerve-wracking... -
Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics Ed Balls 9781784755935
RRP: $21.43$15.35THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA life in and out of politics - from the despatch box to the stage on Strictly - by one of Britain's most influential and well-loved political figures. 'Full of anecdote, insight and authenticity' Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE... -
1990s, The A Ammonite 9781906672157
RRP: $29.23$20.09This series is each devoted to a decade of British life and contains around 300 photographs which were hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists. Most have lain unseen since they were first used as news pictures and each image has been scanned especially,... -
Familiar Stranger: A Life between Two Islands by Stuart Hall 9780141984759
RRP: $21.43$15.58'This is a miracle of a book' George Lamming'Compelling. Stuart Hall's story is the story of an age' Owen Jones 'Sometimes I feel I was the last colonial'This is the story, in his own words, of the extraordinary life of Stuart Hall: writer, thinker and... -
Siege of Malta 1940-42: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Anthony Rogers 9781784384593
RRP: $29.23$21.35For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another. The Mediterranean island was effectively beleaguered, reliant for defence on anti-aircraft guns and often-outnumbered fighter... -
The Rescue Ships and The Convoys: Saving Lives During The Second World War by B B Schofield 9781036102661
$51.93The Rescue Ships and the Convoys tells the history of one of the least known aspects of Second World War maritime history. Despite the threat of heavy losses of ships and lives, no hospital ships, which had to be lit, could accompany the convoys as they... -
The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin’s Disinformation War by Alan Philps 9781035401338
RRP: $25.33$15.05'A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth' Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind' The Times'A tale of intrigue and... -
Tudor Feminists: 10 Renaissance Women Ahead of their Time by Rebecca Wilson 9781399043618
RRP: $48.75$31.45The term ‘feminist’ would have been anachronistic in the Tudor period, but surely we would not hesitate to call the lady, who would be queen, Anne Boleyn, a feminist? All ten women examined in this book, from Catherine Parr to Margaret Beaufort, lived... -
Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World by Patricia Crone 9781780747415
RRP: $33.13$31.43Eminent historian Patricia Crone defines the common features of a wide range of pre-industrial societies, from locations as seemingly disparate as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America, to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and... -
The Northern Question: A History of a Divided Country by Thomas Hazeldine
RRP: $39.00$27.40Britain has scarcely begun to come to terms with its recent upheavals, from the crisis over Brexit to the collapse of Labour's 'red wall'. What can explain such momentous shifts?In this essential work, Tom Hazeldine excavates the history of a divided... -
1066 and before that - History Poems by Brian Moses
RRP: $11.68$9.18A fantastic collection of history poems that conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of the past - both the great events and battles, and ordinary day-to-day activities.Perfect for young history fans, 1066 and Before That from Brian Moses and Roger... -
Doro: Refugee, hero, champion, survivor by Brendan Woodhouse
RRP: $37.03$25.39'This is Doro and he is beautiful.'So begins the extraordinary story of Doro Goumaneh, who faced an unimaginable series of adversities on his journey from persecution in The Gambia to refuge in France.Doro was once a relatively prosperous fisherman, but... -
Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess of Carnarvon
RRP: $21.43$14.63**Explore the fascinating history of the real Downton Abbey as the Crawley family saga makes its way on to the big screen with Downton Abbey, the major motion picture**'An excellent depiction of English aristocratic life ... a compelling portrait'... -
Thicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia by Rachel Bronson 9780195367058
RRP: $29.23$22.48For fifty-five years, the United States and Saudi Arabia were solid partners. Then came the 9/11 attacks, which sorely tested that relationship. In Thicker than Oil, Rachel Bronson reveals why the partnership became so intimate and how the countries'...