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The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West by David Kilcullen 9781787380981
RRP: £25.00£22.43In 1993, a newly-appointed CIA director warned that Western powers might have 'slain a large dragon' with the fall of the USSR, but now faced a 'bewildering variety of poisonous snakes'. Since then, both dragons (state enemies like Russia and China) and... -
Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years' War: v. 2: Cavalry by Vladimir Brnardic 9781846039973
RRP: £20.00£11.74This history of the Catholic armies of the Habsburg Empire that fought in the Thirty Years' War explores the role of cavalry during the last major religious war in mainland Europe, which saw the end of the large mercenary forces and the beginnings of the... -
Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness by Kenneth M. Pollack
RRP: £30.49£22.28Since World War II, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight--they have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments. Over time, soldiers,... -
The Defence and Fall of Greece, 1940-41 by John Carr 9781526781826
RRP: £14.99£10.95On 28th October 1940, the Greek premier, Ioannis Metaxis, refused to accept a deliberately provocative ultimatum from Mussolini and Italian forces began the invasion of Greece via Albania. This aggression was prompted by Mussolini's desire for a quick... -
Around Llanelli Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by Ron Davies 9780752445588
RRP: £14.99£11.55This captivating book is the second volume illustrating Llanelli, containing over 200 entirely new images that explore the social history of the town. This wonderful set of rare photographs recalls the people and places that have shaped Llanelli's past... -
Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them by Tom Phillips
RRP: £16.99£15.11'Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of conspiracy theories' The Times From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always... -
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction by Hugh Bowden
RRP: £8.99£6.45Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire that had ever existed, leading his army... -
1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth by Charles C. Mann
RRP: £12.99£8.56Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by a great planetary sea. Continental drift tore apart Pangaea, and for millennia the hemispheres were separate, evolving almost entirely different suites of... -
Midnight at Marble Arch (Thomas Pitt Mystery, Book 28): Danger is only ever one step away... Anne Perry 9780755397129
RRP: £9.99£6.80Loyal, honest and, above all, principled. There is no finer detective in Victorian London than Thomas Pitt.It is 1896, and Thomas Pitt is in charge of Special Branch. He is beginning to understand the power he now commands, but is still ill at ease at... -
The Negro Question Part 5 Joseph and the 12th dynasty of Egypt by Lee Cummings 9781517359416
RRP: £9.99£8.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517359416Author Lee CummingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Mabel's War: Love and Hope Beyond the Blitz by Mabel Hewitt
RRP: £10.99£8.25With devastating clarity and gentle humour, Mabel Hewitt takes us through her extraordinary life, from her childhood in the shadow of the First World War right up to the present day. Born in the tumultuous thirties, when the threat of the poorhouse hung... -
The U-Boat War: A Global History 1939-45 by Lawrence Paterson
RRP: £25.00£19.28The accepted historical narrative of the Second World War predominantly assigns U-boats to the so-called 'Battle of the Atlantic', almost as if the struggle over convoys between the new world and the old can be viewed in isolation from simultaneous... -
Emigrants: Why the English Sailed to the New World by James Evans
RRP: £10.99£4.71'Marvellously engaging' The Times'Brisk, informative and eye-opening' Daily TelegraphIn the 1600s, vast numbers of people left England for the Americas. Crossing the Atlantic was a major undertaking, the voyage long and treacherous. Why did they... -
Surrender or Starve: Travels in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea by Robert D Kaplan 9781400034529
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400034529Author Robert D. KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 239gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Clifford's Birthday Party by Norman Bridwell 9780702317699
RRP: £6.99£4.64Happy Birthday, Clifford! Everyone wants to give their friend Clifford a special birthday present. But the blow-up ball gets blown up, the pinata gets smashed, the sweater is too small and the beauty ... -
A Man of Two Worlds: Pedros Bedik in Iran, 1670-1675 by Pedros Bedik 9781933823652
RRP: £50.00£40.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933823652Author Pedros BedikFormat PaperbackPage Count 582Imprint Mage PublishersPublisher Mage PublishersWeight(grams) 900g -
The Invisible Landscape by Terence McKenna 9780062506351
RRP: £17.99£11.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062506351Author T McKennaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 284gDimensions(mm) 155mm *... -
Music and Metamorphosis in Graeco-Roman Thought by Pauline A. LeVen
RRP: £30.99£22.85Where does music come from? What kind of agency does a song have? What is at the root of musical pleasure? Can music die? These are some of the questions the Greeks and the Romans asked about music, song, and the soundscape within which they lived, and... -
The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film by David Thomson 9780063041417
RRP: £25.00£16.83From one of the greatest living writers on film, a magisterial look at a century of battle depicted on screen, and a meditation on the twisted relationship between war and the movies.“Thomson’s own genius is his ability to remain one of the leading... -
Beyond the Monastery Walls: Lay Men and Women in Early Medieval Legal Formularies by Warren C. Brown
RRP: £29.99£26.34Our understanding of life in the early Middle Ages is dominated by Christian churches and monasteries. It is their records and libraries which have survived the centuries, to tell us how the clerics, monks, and nuns who lived and worked within their... -
The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth by Anna Keay
RRP: £14.99£10.95'A superb biography, which paints a vivid picture of the times and of her subject' Daily Telegraph 'Fascinating, compelling, outrageous and ultimately tragic' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'It is the best royal biography I have read in years' A.N. Wilson ... -
Little Book of Paris Style: The fashion story of the iconic city by Alois Guinut
RRP: £12.99£7.88The epicentre of classic chic and the home of haute couture, Paris is the capital of elegance.From the iconic luxury of Chanel, Dior and Saint Laurent to the effortless sophistication of the typical Parisienne, the city's look is replicated the world... -
The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett
RRP: £10.99£7.77*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?In the 1930s, Germany was at a turning point, with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as... -
England's Witchcraft Trials by Willow Winsham 9781473870949
£16.23Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. With the echo of that chilling injunction hundreds were accused and tried for witchcraft across England throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. With fear and suspicion rife, neighbour could turn against... -
The Little History of Coventry by Peter Walters 9780750989084
RRP: £12.00£8.93The Little History Of Coventry packs into its pages the colour and incident of a thousand years, telling the story of a city that has perhaps been overlooked by mainstream historians, but has often been at the heart of this country's great events. From... -
A Bitter Revolution: China's Struggle with the Modern World by Rana Mitter
RRP: £16.99£12.68China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. Rana Mitter goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful... -
Northern Ireland: The Fragile Peace by Feargal Cochrane
RRP: £11.99£10.55A foremost scholar in the field looks at Northern Ireland's "Troubles" from the late 1960s to the present day, and questions the impact of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.Book InformationISBN 9780300205527Author Feargal CochraneFormat... -
Folklore of the Scottish Highlands by Anne Ross 9780752419046
RRP: £14.99£12.23The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. This has enabled her to collect information at first hand and to assess... -
The Age of Revolution by Charles Kovacs 9780863153952
RRP: £10.99£7.77An overview of world history from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, including the French, American and Industrial Revolutions. Kovacs chooses pertinent stories which create a tapestry showing the development of humankind from medieval times, when... -
Kursk: The Greatest Battle by Lloyd Clark
RRP: £14.99£8.545th July 1943: the greatest land battle of all time began around the town of Kursk in Russia. This epic confrontation between German and Soviet forces was one of the most important military engagements in history and epitomised 'total war'.It was also... -
Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields by Wendy Lower
RRP: £12.99£9.09A shocking and timely reminder of the role Nazi women played in the Holocaust, not only as plunderers and direct witnesses, but on the Eastern Front. History has it that the role of women in Nazi Germany was to be the perfect Hausfrau and a loyal... -
Jungle Soldier: The true story of Freddy Spencer Chapman Brian Moynahan 9781849162081
RRP: £12.99£8.60Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942. His response was to begin a commando campaign of such lethal effectiveness that the Japanese deployed an... -
At Close Range: Life and Death in an Artillery Regiment, 1939-45 by Peter Hart
RRP: £12.99£9.09WINNER OF THE MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS AWARD 'Hart is a historian and author at the peak of his powers' Richard van Emden The best way to understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to see it through the eyes of the soldiers... -
My Best Friend Is A Giraffe by Priddy Books 9781838991395
RRP: £7.99£5.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838991395Author Roger Priddy BooksPage Count 10Imprint Priddy BooksPublisher Priddy BooksDimensions(mm) 186mm * 186mm * 15mm -
Land: The Ownership of Everywhere by Simon Winchester
RRP: £25.00£22.19From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced... -
British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII: Destroyers, Frigates, Escorts, Minesweepers, Coastal Warfare Craft, Submarines & Auxiliaries by Malcolm George Wright 9781399024860
RRP: £16.99£12.28During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both the vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive... -
Das Boot by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim
RRP: £10.99£7.78Filled with almost unbearable tension and excitement, DAS BOOT is one of the best stories ever written about war, a supreme novel of the Second World War and an acclaimed film and TV drama.It is autumn 1941 and a German U-boat commander and his crew set... -
Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Britain, Sport and the 1980s by Roger Domeneghetti
RRP: £20.00£14.691980s Britain, told through the sport of the time.Travel back to the 1980s - to Botham's Ashes and the Brixton riots; the Moscow Olympics and the miners' strike; the Crucible Theatre and the Falklands - to explore how we got to where we are now. Discover... -
The Monuments 2nd edition: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races by Peter Cossins
RRP: £15.99£12.86An awe-inspiring history of the five most legendary "classic" races in world cycling. The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling's one-day tests that the professional riders really prize. Toughest, longest and... -
The Missing Monuments Murders by Judy Stove
RRP: £22.50£19.70In 1806, Jane Austen's relative, the Reverend Thomas Leigh, inherited huge estates and the mood in the extended Leigh/Austen family was jubilant. But within a few years, bizarre events were being reported: the removal and destruction of monuments in the...