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The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilisation by Anthony Everitt
RRP: $32.25$21.71The story of Athens is truly intriguing: how did a tiny community of 200,000 citizens manage to give birth to towering geniuses across the range of human endeavour, create one of the greatest civilizations in history, and lay the foundations of our own... -
The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party by Brian Hanley
RRP: $24.50$17.56The story of contemporary Ireland is inseparable from the story of the official republican movement, a story told here for the first time - from the clash between Catholic nationalist and socialist republicanism in the 1960s and '70s through the Workers'... -
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana: Great Battles by Ian F. W. Beckett
RRP: $16.76$11.73This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major battle in the Anglo-Zulu... -
The Ismaili Assassins: A History of Medieval Murder James Waterson 9781526760821
RRP: $19.34$14.13The 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... -
A Brief History of The Third Reich: The Rise and Fall of the Nazis Martyn Whittock 9781849012997
RRP: $14.18$9.55Beginning in the broken aftermath of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles that made German recovery almost impossible, Whittock tells not just the account of the men who rose to the fore in the dangerous days of the Weimar republic, circling... -
The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks, 1932-1939 by J. Arch Getty 9780300104073
RRP: $32.25$30.88Now updated with new facts, and abridged for use in Soviet history courses, this gripping book assembles top secret Soviet documents, translated into English, from the era of Stalin's purges. The dossiers, police reports, private letters, secret... -
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: $14.18$9.55When 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... -
Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me by Matthew Lewis
RRP: $32.25$21.32King Richard III remains one of the most controversial figures in British history. Matthew Lewis's new biography aims to become a definitive account by exploring what is known of his childhood and the impacts it had on his personality and view of the... -
Liverpool: Britain in Old Photographs by Catherine Rothwell 9780752449418
RRP: $19.34$14.90Liverpool in Old Photographs brings to life the history of a famous port and city over the past century. Concentrating on its varied shipping and unparalleled waterfront, its historic streets and buildings of outstanding architectural interest, together... -
12 Books That Changed The World: How words and wisdom have shaped our lives by Melvyn Bragg
RRP: $16.76$11.09When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or... -
A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution by Raquel Varela
RRP: $25.79$17.22On the 25th April 1974, a coup destroyed the ranks of Portugal's fascist Estado Novo government as the Portuguese people flooded the streets of Lisbon, placing red carnations in the barrels of guns and demanding a `land for those who work in it'. This... -
Harrier Boys: Volume Two: New Threats, New Technology, New Tactics, 1990 - 2010 by Bob Marston
RRP: $25.80$18.95In the second volume of Harrier Boys, as with the first, the history of this remarkable aircraft in service with UK armed forces is illustrated through personal reminiscences of the people who worked with it. The book begins with explanations of the... -
Lewes and Evesham 1264-65 by Richard Brooks
RRP: $21.92$15.84At the crescendo of the Second Barons' War were the battles of Lewes and Evesham. It was an era of high drama and intrigue, as tensions between crown and aristocracy had boiled over and a civil war erupted that would shape the future of English... -
Roman Lincoln: Conquest, Colony & Capital by Michael J. Jones
RRP: $35.48$26.16This is the first full-length treatment of Roman Lincoln, more than 1500 years after its demise. By AD 450 it had ceased to exist as an urban centre; its physical remains, however, survived well for several centuries, and some elements - notably the city... -
Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties by Rachel Cooke
RRP: $14.18$9.55In her apron and rubber gloves, a smile lipsticked permanently across her face, the woman of the Fifties has become a cultural symbol of all that we are most grateful to have sloughed off. A homely compliant creature, she knows little or nothing of sex,... -
India: A Million Mutinies Now by V. S. Naipaul
RRP: $21.92$16.09The third book in V. S. Naipaul's acclaimed Indian trilogy, with a preface by the author. India: A Million Mutinies Now is a truly perceptive work whose insights continue to inform travellers of all generations to India. Much has changed since V. S... -
UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia by Miles Russell 9780750990813
RRP: $19.34$14.90Roman Britain is usually thought of as a land full of togas, towns and baths with Britons happily going about their Roman lives under the benign gaze of Rome. This is, to a great extent, a myth that developed after Roman control of Britain came to an... -
White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea by Tyler Stovall
RRP: $32.25$25.79The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of... -
A History Book for Scots: Selections from the Scotichronicon by Walter Bower 9781906566593
RRP: $21.92$15.58Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon - 'a history book for Scots'. It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the... -
Spitfire: The Legend Lives On John Dibbs (Author) 9781472815491
RRP: $38.70$29.09Published to coincide with the 80th birthday of the Spitfire this is a gripping and visually spectacular volume, which celebrates the life of Britain's most iconic military aircraft. The Spitfire turns 80 on 5 March 2016, and the passion for the... -
Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer 9780593328101
RRP: $25.80$11.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593328101Author Laurence LeamerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 211mm... -
British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII: Volume III: Cruisers and Minelayers by Malcolm George Wright 9781399024884
RRP: $21.92$15.84During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage, applied to both the vertical and horizontal surfaces of their ships, in order to reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying... -
Templar Knight vs Mamluk Warrior by David Campbell
RRP: $20.63$14.98Step into the violent world of the 13th century, where the European states of the Levant battled with Muslim powers for control of Jerusalem. At the cutting edge of the conflict were the elite fighting men of the Crusader and Egyptian armies - the... -
The Intelligence War against the IRA by Thomas Leahy
RRP: $30.95$24.56The exposure of two senior republicans as informers for British intelligence in 2005 led to a popular perception that the IRA had 'lost' the intelligence war and was pressurised into peace. In this first in-depth study across the entire conflict, Thomas... -
Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe by Nancy Goldstone
RRP: $14.18$9.55The four beautiful, cultured and clever daughters of the Count and Countess of Provence made illustrious marriages and lived at the epicentre of political power and intrigue in 13th-century Europe. Marguerite accompanied her husband, King Louis IX of... -
Foula: Island West of the Sun by Sheila Gear 9780648920489
RRP: $16.71$16.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648920489Author Sheila GearFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Michael WalmerPublisher Michael WalmerWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *... -
The Treaty: The gripping story of the negotiations that brought about Irish independence and led to the Civil War by Gretchen Friemann
RRP: $19.34$16.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374203Author Gretchen FriemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Rome and Italy: The History of Rome from its Foundation by R. M. Ogilvie
RRP: $16.76$11.73Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this... -
Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea by Shiraz Maher
RRP: $14.18$10.02'A groundbreaking study ... a masterclass in how to do intellectual history, and one that nobody with an interest in radical Islam should miss' Tom Holland, New Statesman'Readers looking for a rigorous but lucid account of Islamic State's ideas will... -
Owain Glyn Dwr - Prince of Wales by R. R. Davies 9781847711274
RRP: $7.68$7.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847711274Author R R DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 172mm * 120mm * 10mm -
Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children by Dorie McCullough Lawson 9780767909044
RRP: $21.92$15.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767909044Author Dorie McCullough LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
The History and Topography of Ireland by Gerald of Wales
RRP: $12.89$9.17Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry... -
A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives by Philip Matyszak
RRP: $16.76$11.09Discover the lives of the ancient Romans, pieced together from inscriptions, discarded letters, biographies and myth over two thousand years of history. The Roman empire witnessed a huge diversity of human experience over its history. At its pinnacle,... -
Ancient Rhetoric: From Aristotle to Philostratus by Thomas N. Habinek 9780141392646
RRP: $16.76$11.73A new and original anthology that introduces the key writings on rhetoric in the classical world, from Aristotle to Cicero and beyond.Classical rhetoric is one of the earliest versions of what is today known as media studies. It was absolutely crucial to... -
Battle of the Selle: Fourth Army Operations on the Western Front in the Hundred Days 9-24 October 1918 by Peter Hodgkinson
RRP: $58.05$22.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804510483Author Peter HodgkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
History of the Soviet Union by Geoffrey Hosking 9780006862871
RRP: $21.92$17.40The author traces the evolution of the Soviet political system from its origins in 1917 to the present day. He shows how power has rarely been devolved outside a particularly tightly-knit ruling elite. Special emphasis is placed on the experience of the... -
The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1808-1811 by Tim Saunders 9781526757326
RRP: $32.25$23.25Histories of the Light Division have tended to be incomplete, being based on memoirs of a few well known diarists, principally from the 95th Rifles. The authors of this book, the first volume of two, have sought memoirs from across the division,... -
The Little Book of Cork Harbour by Kieran McCarthy 9780750988056
RRP: $19.34$16.19Cork Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world. It is a historical wonder, surrounded by villages, forts, towers and churches, all of which combine to tell the colourful story of Ireland's largest county. A reliable reference book and a... -
The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps: The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi Romulus Hillsborough 9784805315460
RRP: $18.05$11.87"Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honor. And by this courage and for this honor they fought to the death."The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps tells the thrilling story of the Shinsengumi-the legendary corps of Samurai... -
The Castle in the Wars of the Roses by Dan Spencer 9781526718693
RRP: $32.25$22.73The Wars of the Roses is one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in medieval history. Much has been written about the leading personalities, bitter dynastic rivalries, political intrigues, and the rapid change of fortune on the battlefields of...