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Boy Soldiers of the Great War by Emden, Richard van 9781399011631
RRP: £25.00£18.02After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of... -
Nancy Wake: World War Two's Most Rebellious Spy by Russell Braddon 9781542021661
£9.92'Of all the variously talented women SOE sent to France, Nancy Wake was perhaps the most formidable' -Sebastian Faulks This is the incredible true story of the greatest spy you've never heard of-as told to the author by the woman herself. At the... -
King Cnut and the Viking Conquest of England 1016 by W. B. Bartlett
RRP: £10.99£7.25The Viking Conquest of England in 1016 - a far tougher and more brutal campaign than the Norman Conquest exactly half a century later - saw two great warriors, the Danish prince Cnut and his equally ruthless English opponent King Edmund Ironside, fight... -
Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace by Alexander Mikaberidze
RRP: £32.49£22.61A full-life portrait of the man Tolstoy immortalized, Stalin lionized, and Russian history has manipulated and mythologized beyond recognition. Every Russian knows him purely by his patronym. He was the general who triumphed over Napoleons Grande... -
Futile Exercise?: The British Army's Preparations for War 1902-1914 by Simon Batten 9781911512851
RRP: £35.00£24.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512851Author Simon BattenFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth by Elizabeth Grosz 9780231145190
RRP: £14.99£12.15Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. She approaches art as... -
Lewis W. Hine. America at Work by Peter Walther
RRP: £20.00£15.29Photographer, teacher, and sociologist Lewis W. Hine (1874-1940) shaped our consciousness of American working life in the early 20th century like no other. Combining his training as an educator with his humanist concerns, Hine was one of the earliest... -
The Arab of the Future: Volume 1: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 - A Graphic Memoir by Riad Sattouf
RRP: £19.99£15.00VOLUME 1 IN THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CHILDHOODThe Arab of the Future tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's childhood, spent in the shadows of three dictators - Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his father.A GUARDIAN BOOK... -
Team Dog: How to Establish Trust and Authority and Get Your Dog Perfectly Trained the Navy Seal Way by Mike Ritland
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425276273Author Mike RitlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Publisher Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Weight(grams) 205g -
Normanton by Bryan Fraser 9780752415031
RRP: £12.99£9.62This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752415031Author Bryan... -
A History of the SAS: The First Forty Years by John Strawson 9781804364376
RRP: £12.99£8.18"Who Dares Wins". The world's most legendary special forces unit - and a history of action you will barely believe.This is the extraordinary, secretive story of how the SAS evolved from an unconventional handful of soldiers, operating behind enemy lines... -
The Castle: A History by John Goodall
RRP: £19.99£17.37A vibrant history of the castle in Britain, from the early Middle Ages to the present day The castle has long had a pivotal place in British life, associated with lordship, landholding, and military might, and today it remains a powerful symbol of... -
War of the Wind by Victoria Williamson 9781911107507
RRP: £8.99£6.34An award-winning climate fiction novel that explores unlikely friendships as a group of children with disabilities find themselves at the heart of an eco-mystery. On a remote Scottish island, 14-year-old Max's life is changed forever when he loses his... -
A Good Place to Hide: How One Community Saved Thousands of Lives from the Nazis In WWII by Peter Grose
RRP: £12.99£8.60During the occupation of France in WWII the villages around Le Chambon-sur-Lignon pulled off an astonishing and largely unknown feat. Risking everything, they underwent a long-running battle of nerves and daring to hide 5,000 men, women and children,... -
The Apothecaries' Garden by Sue Minter
RRP: £12.99£9.62In the heart of London, beside the Thames not far from the site of the world famous flower show, there is another magical garden. It has been there for over three hundred years and is now the calmest corner, and the most valuable four acres of freehold,... -
Central Birmingham 1920-1970: Images of England by Keith Turner
RRP: £12.99£9.62This companion volume to Central Birmingham 1870-1920 captures the changing face of the city over a further half century using a selection of nearly 200 old photographs, many of which have never before been published. The book portrays not just the... -
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Rees
RRP: £12.99£9.09Fuelled by hate. Unable to form normal human relationships. Unwilling to debate political issues.In many ways Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, yet he inspired millions, leading Germany into the cataclysmic events of the Second World War.But how... -
Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Hannah Durkin 9780008446512
RRP: £22.00£14.58GUARDIAN: BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024 WATERSTONES: JANUARY'S BEST BOOKS BBC: BOOK HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2024 'GRIPPING' THE TIMES ... -
Avebury by Evelyn Francis 9781904263159
RRP: £5.99£4.11Avebury is the largest stone circle on Earth! Silbury Hill is as old as the Great Pyramid! What is the secret geometry of the ancient stones? Was a lost science once practiced here? Packed with rare old engravings and great new research this timeless... -
Battle for the Bocage, Normandy 1944: Point 103, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Villers Bocage by Tim Saunders 9781526797278
RRP: £18.99£13.61This is the story of the fighting in Normandy by the veteran desert formations brought back by Montgomery from the Mediterranean in order to spearhead the invasion; 50th Infantry and 7th Armoured divisions, plus 4th Armoured Brigade. Heavily reinforced... -
The Crusader Armies: 1099-1187 by Steve Tibble
RRP: £12.99£11.46A major new history of the Crusades that illuminates the strength and sophistication of the Western and Muslim armies During the Crusades, the Western and Muslim armies developed various highly sophisticated strategies of both attack and defense, which... -
Roads in Roman Britain by Hugh Davies 9780752425030
RRP: £18.99£14.32There has been a strong interest in Roman roads in Britain for centuries and a vast amount of information has been accumulated from observation and excavation. For the first time this new study analyses the data systematically and evaluates it from a... -
Southern Thunder: The Royal Navy and the Scandinavian Trade in World War One by Dunn, Steve 9781526726636
RRP: £25.00£18.02During World War One the Scandinavian countries played a dangerous and sometimes questionable game; they proclaimed their neutrality but at the same time pitched the two warring sides against one another to protect their import and export trades. Germany... -
Imperial Rome AD 284 to 363: The New Empire by Jill Harries
RRP: £32.00£29.97A distinct perspective on the momentous religious change in the region Diocletian (284-305) and his principal successor, Constantine (306-337), would rule the Roman world for over half a century and Constantine's sons would build on their legacy... -
Anson: Royal Navy Commander and Statesman, 1697-1762 by Anthony Bruce 9781804511923
RRP: £29.95£20.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804511923Author Anthony BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
British Cavalryman vs German Cavalryman: Belgium and France 1914 by Alan Steele
RRP: £14.99£10.95Fully illustrated, this book casts light on the utility and role of the German and British cavalry in the early stages of World War I on the Western Front. In the early months of World War I, before the fighting degenerated into static trench warfare,... -
The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie-Antoinette by Chantal Thomas
RRP: £20.00£15.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299397Author Chantal ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm -
The Cecils: The Dynasty and Legacy of Lord Burghley by David Lee 9781399083775
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Cecils: The Dynasty and Legacy of Lord Burghley looks at the lives of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I's Chief Minister and Secretary of State and that of his son, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. Lord Burghley served three Tudor Monarchs... -
The Shop Girls: A True Story of Hard Work, Friendship and Fashion in an Exclusive 1950s Department Store by Ellee Seymour
RRP: £10.99£7.40For Eve, Irene, Betty and Rosemary, working at the exclusive Heyworth's department store in Cambridge is a dream come true. Once the girls step inside the elegant building - surrounded by luxurious dresses and beautiful accessories - the hardships of... -
In the Hell of the Eastern Front: The Fate of a Young Soldier During the Fighting in Russia in WW2 by Sauer, Arno 9781526797704
RRP: £14.99£10.95On 22 June 1941, German forces launched Operation Barbarossa -Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. Instead of the swift knock-out blow that the Germans had anticipated, the war against the Soviets ground on relentlessly for almost four years. It was... -
Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces 1: 31 BC-AD 195 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £12.99£9.09Between the reigns of Augustus and Septimius Severus, the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire frequently saw brutal fighting, most notably during the conquest of Dacia by Trajan, the suppression of the Great Revolt in Judea and intermittent clashes... -
Churchill Tanks: British Army, North-West Europe 1944-45 by Dennis Oliver 9781526710888
RRP: £14.99£10.95Designed as a heavily armoured tank which could accompany infantry formations, the Churchill's ability to cross rough ground and climb seemingly unassailable hills became legendary. The tank first saw action in 1942 and the basic design was constantly... -
Croydon and Waddon by Raymond Wheeler 9780752443010
RRP: £14.99£11.55All aspects of everyday life are recorded here, from shops, businesses, churches and schools to work and leisure, day trips and days off. The landscapes and landmarks of the town and its surrounding areas are captured in this valuable historical record... -
The Oxford History of the Renaissance by Gordon Campbell
RRP: £12.99£9.09Histories you can trust. The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include? Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon... -
Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World by Peter Chapman
RRP: £9.99£6.70In this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., with not just clever marketing, but covert CIA operations, bloody coups and brutalised... -
The Island That Disappeared: Old Providence and the Making of the Western World by Tom Feiling
RRP: £14.99£10.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911184041Author Tom FeilingFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Explore Books (London)Publisher Explore Books (London)Weight(grams) 620g -
Not In Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK Anthony Summers 9780755365425
RRP: £10.99£7.40'It might not be in your lifetime', said the Chief Justice of the United States when asked whether the files on the assassination of President Kennedy would be made public. If the President was killed by a lone gunman, as the first official enquiry... -
Guide to the Crew of Titanic: The Structure of Working Aboard the Legendary Liner by Gunter Babler
RRP: £15.99£12.25Much has been written about Titanic, the British passenger liner that sank on her maiden voyage after a collision with an iceberg in 1912; however, until now little mention has been made about the intricate world of the ship's complement, which comprised... -
How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did by Stephen Clarke
RRP: £10.99£7.77Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the... -
The Rastafarians by Leonard E. Barrett 9780807010396
RRP: £19.99£13.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807010396Author Leonard BarrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm *...