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The Picts: A History by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $14.18$9.44The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they... -
The Crossbow by Mike Loades
RRP: $20.63$14.98Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. The study of bow designs, trigger mechanisms and... -
The Jewish War by Josephus 9780199646029
RRP: $16.76$11.73'I am Josephus...I myself fought against the Romans' In August of AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a six-month siege. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against Roman domination which began in AD 66 with... -
The Husband Hunters: Social Climbing in London and New York Anne de Courcy 9781474601450
RRP: $14.18$9.55Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so... -
Verulamium: The Roman City of St Albans by Rosalind Niblett 9780752419152
RRP: $29.03$21.66In its heyday Verulamium was the third largest city in Roman Britain, was no less than seven temples within the city walls. Why it was that Verlamion, the iron age settlement of the Catuvellauni, became so prosperous and what this prosperity meant for... -
The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols by Christoph Baumer
RRP: $109.65$99.21Between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries, Central Asia was a major political, economic and cultural hub on the Eurasian continent. In the first half of the thirteenth century it was also the pre-eminent centre of power in the largest land-based... -
The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea by Jon Gower
RRP: $25.80$17.21An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water 'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.' Roddy Doyle 'Remarkable. Lively ... Gower writes beautifully... -
The Complete Dambusters: The 133 Men Who Flew on the Dams Raid by Charles Foster
RRP: $25.80$19.92On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at a height of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of... -
Mary Ann Cotton: The West Auckland Borgia by Martin Connolly 9781473876200
RRP: $19.34$14.13A female thief, with four husbands, a lover and, reportedly, over twelve children, is arrested and tried for the murder of her step-son in 1872, turning the small village of West Auckland in County Durham upside down. Other bodies are exhumed and when... -
Cannabis: A History by Martin Booth 9780553814187
RRP: $16.76$11.73To some it's antisocial anathema, to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provides relief from crippling pain. Some fear it is a dangerous drug that leads to 'reefer madness' and addiction; to others still it is a legal anomaly and should be... -
The Eagle Unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the Second World War by Halik Kochanski
RRP: $24.50$17.56In Halik Kochanski's extraordinary book, the untold story of Poland and the Poles in the Second World War is finally heardBy almost every measure the fate of the inhabitants of Poland was the most terrible of any group in the Second World War. Following... -
Frostgrave: Perilous Dark by Joseph A. McCullough
RRP: $23.21$17.56There are many tales of the Frozen City, and not all of them tell of battles between rival wizards. Often, the greatest adventures are those that pit a wizard and his trusty warband against the myriad perils found amidst the ruins of Felstad. This new... -
Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story by Keren Blankfeld 9780753560815
RRP: $21.92$17.21'Haunting and powerfully resonant... this is a story not just of remarkable individuals, but also a tribute to the wider indomitability of the human spirit at the darkest moment in European history' - Sinclair McKay, bestselling author of Berlin and... -
Diana: The Life and Legacy of the People's Princess by Brian Hoey
RRP: $16.76$11.13Fully illustrated with beautiful photographs, this special commemorative book by royal biographer Brian Hoey - who had the privilege of meeting Diana on several occasions - pays tribute to the life of this remarkable young woman. Diana, Princess of... -
The Kalmar War, 1611-1613: Gustavus Adolphus's First War by Michael Fredholm Von Essen 9781804510063
RRP: $38.64$26.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804510063Author Michael Fredholm Von EssenFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
An Introduction to the Ancient World Lukas de Blois 9780815372417
RRP: $47.72$42.48An Introduction to the Ancient World offers a thorough survey of the history of the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. Covering the social, political, economic and cultural processes that have influenced later western and Near Eastern civilisations,... -
Voice of the Past: Oral History by Paul Thompson 9780192893178
RRP: $41.91$34.64In this revised edition of Paul Thompson's successful book, he traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement. He challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks at the use of oral... -
Utopianism for a Dying Planet: Life after Consumerism by Gregory Claeys
RRP: $45.15$37.07How the utopian tradition offers answers to today's environmental crisesIn the face of Earth's environmental breakdown, it is clear that technological innovation alone won't save our planet. A more radical approach is required, one that involves profound... -
The English Public School - An Irreverent and Personal History: An Irreverent and Personal History by Martin Stephen
RRP: $21.92$15.17Until his retirement in 2011, Dr Martin Stephen was High Master of St Paul's School, and before that of Manchester Grammar School, two of the most academically successful independent schools in the world, bar none. As such, he is uniquely placed to write... -
The Big House: The Story of a Country House and its Family by Christopher Simon Sykes
RRP: $14.18$9.35The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years. 'The Big House' is the biography of a great country house and the lives of the Sykes family who lived there, with varying fates, for... -
The Book of the Dead by E a Wallis Budge 9781420970968
$28.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420970968Author E a Wallis BudgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 532Imprint Digireads.comPublisher Digireads.comWeight(grams) 1220gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm... -
The Dambusters Flip Book by Imperial War Museums 9781904897323
RRP: $5.15$4.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorImperial War Museums have managed a film archive since their establishment in 1917. The constantly growing collection now extends to more than 23,000 hours of... -
The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali Ibn Abi Talib by Hassan Abbas
RRP: $25.80$22.42The life and legacy of one of Mohammad's closest confidants and Islam's patron saint: Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings... -
Year of Glory: The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862-June 1863 by Monte Akers
RRP: $32.25$27.90No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the "cavalier mystique" as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. And none played a more prominent role during the brief period when the hopes of the nascent Confederacy were at... -
The Spectre of War: International Communism and the Origins of World War II by Jonathan Haslam
RRP: $38.70$30.56A bold new history showing that the fear of Communism was a major factor in the outbreak of World War IIThe Spectre of War looks at a subject we thought we knew-the roots of the Second World War-and upends our assumptions with a masterful new... -
A Brief History of America by Jeremy Black 9781472147387
RRP: $16.76$11.09The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to economic history; the political shaping of America; and America in... -
Ghostly Tyne & Wear by Rob Kirkup
RRP: $16.76$12.41From reports of haunted castles, pubs, theatres and shopping arcades, to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, poltergeists and related supernatural phenomena, Ghostly Tyne & Wear investigates thirty of the most haunted locations in Tyne & Wear today... -
On the Trail of the Mortimers in the Marches: Lords of Wigmore and Ludlow - the story of a dynasty and the places that give an insight into their lives by Philip Hume 9781910839591
RRP: $16.76$14.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839591Author Philip HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
Flag Fen: Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape by Francis Pryor 9780752429007
RRP: $32.25$23.92The Fens of eastern England form a very distinct environment which has produced particular patterns of prehistoric occupation. Dr Francis Pryor, the Director of the Flag Fen Archaeological Trust, gives his own personal account of his discovery and... -
Cultures of London: Legacies of Migration Charlotte Grant 9781350242012
RRP: $25.79$21.34From its origin as the Roman city of Londinium through to its latest incarnation as a super-diverse World City in the twenty-first century, London's history and culture has been shaped by migration. This book expresses and celebrates the plurality of the... -
Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives by Carolyn Steel
RRP: $19.34$14.13*According to the Trussell Trust, food bank use between April and Sept 2018 was up 13% on the same period in 2017.* ... -
The Story of My Life by Giacomo Casanova
RRP: $19.34$16.81Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover of the Western world, but a supreme story teller. He lived a life stranger than most fictions, and the... -
Apache Tactics 1830-86 by Robert N. Watt 9781849086301
RRP: $19.34$16.24The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skilful tactics of the Apache... -
The Bhutto Dynasty: The Struggle for Power in Pakistan by Owen Bennett-Jones
RRP: $15.47$13.09A major new investigation into the Bhutto family, examining their influence in Pakistan from the colonial era to the present day "Students of geopolitics and South Asia will find this a valuable book."-Kirkus Reviews "Fluently written, impeccably... -
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood
RRP: $20.63$16.27The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of the USA. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest... -
Marx and Marxism by Gregory Claeys
RRP: $16.76$11.73An illuminating history of Marx's thought and intellectual influence from a leading historian of socialismWhy was Marx so successful as a thinker? Did he have a system and if so, what does it consist of? How did Marxism develop in the twentieth century... -
Surviving the Home Front: The People and the Media in the Second World War by Stuart Hylton 9781803993560
RRP: $19.34$14.90Terrifying raids, thousands of bombs and countless petrified inhabitants of Britain's busiest cities. These are the prevailing images of the Blitz and the Home Front in the Second World War. However, for the people who experienced it, it was so much more... -
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century by Digby Smith 9780754819011
RRP: $25.79$20.49The uniforms from the 19th century are some of the most colourful and varied in the history of uniformology. In this book there are artworks of familiar Austrian hussars, Prussian dragoons, French chasseurs, American continentals and British grenadiers,... -
Peasant Perspectives on the Medieval Landscape: A study of three communities by Susan Kilby 9781912260218
RRP: $24.50$21.90This compelling new study forms part of a new wave of scholarship on the medieval rural environment in which the focus moves beyond purely socio-economic concerns to incorporate the lived experience of peasants. For too long, the principal intellectual... -
Pioneers of Aerial Combat: Air Battles of the First World War Michael Foley 9781399074957
RRP: $19.34$14.13When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and around the world. In Britain, however, the spark wasnt strong enough to light a...