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The Free World: A Cultural History of the Cold War by Louis Menand
RRP: $58.50$53.98Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas,... -
Wartime Juliet Gardiner 9780755310289
RRP: $21.43$14.84Juliet Gardiner's critically acclaimed book - the first in a generation to tell the people's story of the Second World War - offers a compelling and comprehensive account of the pervasiveness of war on the Home Front. The book has been commended for its... -
The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades by Usamah ibn Munqidh
RRP: $25.33$18.21The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.About the AuthorUsama ibn Munqidh was born on 4 July, 1095 in northern Syria. In... -
Stonehouse: Cabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy by Julian Hayes
RRP: $21.43$12.81The true story behind the 2023 ITV series, STONEHOUSE, starring Matthew Macfayden and Keeley Hawes. 'An extraordinary life . . . a vivid account' Telegraph 'Completely absorbing' CAROL ANN LEE, author of The Murders at White House Farm and A Passion For... -
Policy of Deceit: Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939 by Peter Shambrook 9780861546329
RRP: $68.25$65.03'Policy of Deceit is the work of a lifetime, a forensic, fair-minded examination of the Hussein-McMahon correspondence that exposes how the British government broke its promises to the people of Palestine.' The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the... -
Love on the Island: The most gorgeously romantic, escapist and spicy summer read of 2023! by Jessica Gilmore 9781398715547
RRP: $17.53$10.82'Sunny, sexy and gloriously escapist. The perfect beach read' ALEX BROWN'The perfect summer escape - hot, romantic and funny' RACHAEL LUCASOne week. Two couples. A holiday they'll never forget... Indi Drewe is turning thirty and is exactly where she... -
John Law: A Scottish Adventurer of the Eighteenth Century James Buchan 9781848666085
RRP: $29.23$19.31At the summit of his power, John Law was the most famous man in Europe. Born in Scotland in 1671, he was convicted of murder in London and, after his escape from prison, fled Scotland for the mainland when Union with England brought with it a warrant for... -
On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945 by Chris Gibson
RRP: $58.40$43.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109510Author Chris GibsonFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications -
ShipCraft 32: British Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Ark Royal and the Illustrious Class by Robert Brown 9781399036269
RRP: $33.13$23.95The ‘ShipCraft’ series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of popular warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject, highlighting differences between ships and... -
The Tank Factory: British Military Vehicle Development and the Chobham Establishment by William Suttie
RRP: $35.08$26.99Despite being the inventor of the tank and responsible for campaign-winning tactics, by the start of the Second World War the United Kingdom had fallen well behind other nations in the design and build of armoured vehicles. Here, William Suttie uncovers... -
The Judgement of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism by Ross King
RRP: $33.13$23.95In 1863, the French painter Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world and the darling of the 'Salon' - that all important public art exhibition held biannually in Paris. Manet, on the other hand, was struggling in obscurity... -
The British Army since 2000 James Tanner 9781782005933
RRP: $29.23$24.47In the past decade and a half the unique requirements of dual wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have radically altered the appearance and capabilities of the British Army's infantry soldiers. Gone are the tactics uniforms and equipment of the Cold War,... -
The Catalpa Rescue: The gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison story in Australian and Irish history Peter FitzSimons 9781472131348
RRP: $37.03$25.64The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history.New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators for Irish freedom from the English yoke - hatch a daring plan to free six Irish... -
Battleship Duke of York: An Anatomy from Building to Breaking Ian Buxton 9781526777294
RRP: $87.75$64.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526777294Author Ian BuxtonFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint US Naval Institute PressPublisher US Naval Institute PressWeight(grams) 305g -
The Ismaili Assassins: A History of Medieval Murder James Waterson 9781526760821
RRP: $29.23$21.35The Ismaili Assassins were an underground group of political killers who were ready to kill Christians and Muslims alike with complete disregard for their own lives. These devoted murderers were under the powerful control of a grand master who used... -
Walking Arras Paul Reed 9781844156191
RRP: $25.33$17.92Walking Arras marks the final volume in a trilogy of walking books about the British sector of the Western Front. Paul Reed once more takes us over paths trodden by men who were asked to make a huge ' and, for all too many, the ultimate ' sacrifice. The... -
Time Song: Searching for Doggerland by Julia Blackburn
RRP: $29.23$22.13SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE AND THE HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE A journey told through stories and songs into Doggerland, the ancient region that once joined the east coast of England to HollandTime Song tells of the creation, the existence and the... -
A Brief History of Italy: Indispensable for Travellers Jeremy Black 9781472140890
RRP: $21.43$14.63'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and personal experience'Ciro Paoletti, Secretary General of the Italian... -
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100–1300 by Catherine Hanley 9780300272970
RRP: $25.33$22.35An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty... -
Legion Condor 1936-39: The Luftwaffe develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War by James S. Corum
RRP: $29.23$21.35The bombing of Guernica has become a symbol of Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War, but the extent of the German commitment is often underestimated. The Luftwaffe sent 20,000 officers and men to Spain from 1936 to 1939, and the Condor Legion... -
Seal Team Six: The incredible story of an elite sniper - and the special operations unit that killed Osama Bin Laden Howard E. Wasdin 9780751549027
RRP: $21.43$14.84When the US Navy send their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. SEAL Team Six is a clandestine unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue and counterinsurgency. Until recently its existence was a... -
Who by Fire: War, Atonement, and the Resurrection of Leonard Cohen by Matti Friedman
RRP: $38.98$26.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954118072Author Matti FriedmanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Spiegel & GrauPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Facing Armageddon: With the RAF on Christmas Island 1961–1962 by Chas Hall 9781911667889
RRP: $39.00$34.36After being called up for National Service in July 1960, twenty-year-old Chas Hall joined the RAF and signed on to extend his time for an extra three years becoming a regular serviceman. Following initial training, he became a wireless operator and... -
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency by Annie Jacobsen
RRP: $33.13$29.15No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history of the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside... -
Spain: A History by Raymond Carr
RRP: $33.13$23.95From Roman times to the present day, Spain has occupied a significant role in the evolution of our Western world. This book highlights the notable trends, intellectual and social, of each particular era in its history. The imposition of Roman rule... -
Corgi Toys by Mick Overton
RRP: $17.53$12.13The Corgi model of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 is the best-selling toy car ever produced and found a place in the hearts of children of all ages around the world. Corgi Toys was founded in Swansea in 1956 and was always highly innovative,... -
Open Cockpit by Arthur Gould Lee
$23.24Thanks to a broken leg during flight school, Arthur Stanley Gould Lee gained valuable additional time flying trainers before he was posted to France during World War I. In November 1917 during low-level bombing and strafing attacks, he was shot down... -
To End All Wars: How the First World War Divided Britain by Adam Hochschild
RRP: $37.03$8.21In this brilliant new work of history, Adam Hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties, close friendships or personal enmities and shows how the war exposed the divisions between them. They include the brother and sister whose views... -
Pakistan: A Personal History by Imran Khan
RRP: $25.33$18.21"A must-read for anyone interested in the intrigue of politics in the most dangerous country on earth" (The Sunday Times)Read the unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a Western audience, seen through the eyes of the man set to become... -
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects by Fintan O'Toole
$55.71This book takes 100 objects and explores their significance in shaping Ireland. Photographs are accompanied by a concise and insightful story that shows the social, political and artistic vitality of each object. Beginning with Mesolithic Ireland and... -
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One by David Kilcullen
RRP: $31.18$28.22War in the post-9/11 world is far different from what we expected it be. Counterinsurgency and protracted guerrilla warfare, not shock and awe, are the order of the day. David Kilcullen is the world's foremost expert on this way of war, and in The... -
The Lee-Enfield Rifle by Martin Pegler
RRP: $31.18$22.64The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and thousands are still in... -
Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow of the Wall by Hester Vaizey
RRP: $29.23$21.66The changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 were particularly dramatic for East Germans. With the German Democratic Republic effectively taken over by West Germany in the reunification process, nothing in their lives was immune... -
Pembrokeshire Villages by Geoffrey Davies 9781850589655
RRP: $17.53$13.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850589655Author Geoffrey DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Sigma PressPublisher Sigma PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 10mm -
Why History Matters by John Tosh
$37.95Does history matter? Is it anything more than entertainment? And if so, what practical relevance does it have? In this fully revised second edition of a seminal text, John Tosh persuasively argues that history is central to an informed and critical... -
Wexford: Ireland in Old Photographs by Nicky Rossiter 9781845882167
RRP: $33.13$25.23The historic town of Wexford has a rich and vibrant history, which is uniquely encapsulated in this selection of archive images taken from the John Scanlon Collection, curated by Dominic Kiernan and preserved by Paddy Donovan. A native of Wexford, the... -
Me 210/410 Zerstoerer Units by Robert Forsyth
RRP: $29.23$27.50Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstoerer ('destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient flight-testing before being declared service-ready, the... -
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Rees
RRP: $25.33$18.21Fuelled 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... -
The Essential Words and Writings of Clarence Darrow by Clarence Darrow 9780812966770
RRP: $34.13$23.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812966770Author Clarence DarrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244g -
St Valery and Its Aftermath Stewart Mitchell 9781473886582
RRP: $48.75$35.14During the German May 1940 offensive, the 51st (Highland) Division, including the 1st and 5th Battalions Gordon Highlanders, became separated from the British Expeditionary Force. After a heroic stand at St Valery-en-Caux the Division surrendered when...