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A New History of the Picts by Stuart McHardy
RRP: $11.60$8.51When the Romans came north to what is now modern Scotland they encountered the fierce and proud warrior society known as the Picts, who despite their lack of discipline and arms, managed to prevent the undefeated Roman Army from conquering the northern... -
Hitler's Alpine Headquarters by James Wilson 9781526782113
$22.88Hitlers Alpine Headquarters look at the development of the Obersalzberg from a small, long established farming community, into Hitlers country residence and the Nazis southern headquarters. Introducing new images and additional text, this book is a much... -
Blindfold and Alone by John Hughes-Wilson
RRP: $16.76$11.09The definitive history of the British soldiers executed by their own Army during the First World WarThree hundred and fifty-one men were executed by British Army firing squads between September 1914 and November 1920. By far the greatest number, 266 were... -
Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot: Defending The Reich Against The RAF and USAAF by Wolfgang Fischer
RRP: $16.76$11.73Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform. During this time, he was given a succession of postings varying from a... -
In Ishmael's House: A History of Jews in Muslim Lands by Martin Gilbert
RRP: $25.79$22.41A powerful account of Jews living in Muslim lands and the surprising truths about their shared history The relationship between Jews and Muslims has been a flashpoint that affects stability in the Middle East and has consequences around the globe. In... -
In the Shelter of Each Other: Growing Up in Liverpool in the 1930s & '40s by Jack Maddox
RRP: $19.34$14.90In the Shelter of Each Other is a wonderful collection of childhood reminiscences of Liverpool from the 1930s and 40s. In 1932 England was out of work. The mills were silent and the river ships were rusting at anchor. The king was ageing and his... -
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb
RRP: $21.92$15.84It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to build an atomic bomb. They have the physicists, but they don't have enough 'heavy water' - essential for their nuclear designs. For two years, the Nazis have occupied Norway, and with it the Vemork hydroelectric... -
Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces 2: 3rd Century AD by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: $16.76$11.73The appearance of Roman soldiers in the 3rd century AD has long been a matter of debate and uncertainty, largely thanks to the collapse of central control and perpetual civil war between the assassination of Severus Alexander in 235 and the accession of... -
West Drayton and Yiewsley by Stephen Skinner 9780752428413
RRP: $16.76$12.41A history of West Drayton & YiewsleyBook InformationISBN 9780752428413Author James SkinnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Vegetius: Epitome of Military Science by N. P. Milner
$38.17The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory... -
Celts: The History and Legacy of One of the Oldest Cultures in Europe by Martin J Dougherty 9781838862817
RRP: $38.69$21.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838862817Author Martin J DoughertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Amber BooksPublisher Amber BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 191mm *... -
Oxfordshire Folk Tales by Kevan Manwaring
RRP: $16.76$12.41Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross and listen to the tales of this ancient county. Hear how a King and his knights were turned to stone at the mysterious Rollright Stones; how Dragon Hill got its name; take the Devil's Highway to the End of the World -... -
Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944: The Soviet offensive in the Northern Arctic David Greentree 9781472831132
RRP: $19.34$14.13This title examines the bitter conflict between two highly tactical armies as they battled across challenging terrain to gain control of strategically significant Northern Finland. On the one side were the invading Soviet troops, hoping to liberate an... -
Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court by Simon Thurley
RRP: $14.18$9.35The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England. Life in the court of the House of Stuart has been... -
Weimar Germany: The Republic of the Reasonable by Paul Bookbinder
RRP: $25.79$22.99The Weimar period, which extended from 1919 to 1933, was a time of political violence, economic crisis, generational and gender tension, and cultural experiment and change in Germany. Despite these major issues, the Republic is often treated only as a... -
The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus: 3rd Century BC by Nicholas Sekunda
RRP: $15.47$10.87Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire. After inheriting the throne as a boy, and a period of exile, he began a career of alliances and expansion,... -
Winning Wars: The Enduring Nature and Changing Character of Victory from Antiquity to the 21st Century by Matthias Strohn
RRP: $70.95$65.44While 'winning' might be considered a fundamental part of the human objective, what constitutes winning and how one might achieve it remain somewhat abstract, in war as in any other human endeavour. 'Winning' militarily at the tactical level - in a... -
A History of Economic Thought: The LSE Lectures by Lionel Robbins
RRP: $58.05$46.08Lionel Robbins's now famous lectures on the history of economic thought comprise one of the greatest accounts since World War II of the evolution of economic ideas. This volume represents the first time those lectures have been published. Lord Robbins... -
Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners by Ben Hubbard
RRP: $25.80$24.26"As every amateur toxicologist knows, the difference between a poison and medicine is often simply the dose."There is no weapon as insidious, as seductive or as mysterious as poison. In this terrifying account of history's silent assassin, discover the... -
Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain by Brian A. Catlos
RRP: $19.34$17.60Prior accounts have portrayed Islamic Spain either as a paradise of enlightened tolerance, or as the site where civilisations clashed. Award-winning historian Brian A. Catlos taps a wide array of original sources to paint a more complex picture, showing... -
Sephardi: Cooking the History. Recipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora, from the 13th Century Onwards by Helene Jawhara Piner
RRP: $32.24$30.28In this extraordinary cookbook, chef and scholar Helene Jawhara-Piner combines rich culinary history and Jewish heritage to serve up over fifty culturally significant recipes. Steeped in the history of the Sephardic Jews (Jews of Spain) and their... -
The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past by John Lewis Gaddis
RRP: $18.05$12.58What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book... -
Bethlehem: Biography of a Town by Nicholas Blincoe
RRP: $16.76$5.30The town of Bethlehem carries so many layers of meaning--some ancient, some mythical, some religious--that it feels like an unreal city, even to the people who call it home. Today, the city is hemmed in by a wall and surrounded by forty-one Israeli... -
Silchester Revealed: The Iron Age and Roman Town of Calleva by Michael Fulford
RRP: $21.92$20.79With its apparently complete town plan, revealed by the Society of Antiquaries of London's great excavation project, 1890-1909, Silchester is one of the best known towns in Roman Britain and the Roman world more widely. Since the 1970s excavations by... -
The Essential Guide to Airsoft Gear by Ebcon Publishing
RRP: $25.80$19.72The Essential Guide to Airsoft Gear provides the perfect introduction to assembling some of the most sought-after gear you need to look the part on the skirmish field. Featuring iconic loadouts from units such as 22 SAS at the time of Bravo Two Zero,... -
Fips Legendary U-boat Commander by Geoffrey Brooks 9780850526943
RRP: $21.87$15.82Weuner Furbringer (Fips) became one of the most successful U-Boat commanders in WW1 through a blend of skill, daring and, by his own typically modest admission, sheer luck. This vivid memoir, never before published in English, makes compelling reading... -
A Century of Aylesbury: Britain in Old Photographs by Karl Vaughan 9780752458106
RRP: $16.76$12.41This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Aylesbury over the past century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader a... -
Comanches: The History of a People by T. R. Fehrenbach
RRP: $19.34$14.13Authoritative and immediate, this is a brilliant account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T. R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches' rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a... -
Letters of Note: Space by Shaun Usher
RRP: $10.31$7.04In Letters of Note: Space, Shaun Usher brings together fascinating correspondence about the universe beyond our planet, containing hopeful thoughts about the future of space travel, awestruck messages penned about the worlds beyond our own and... -
Shrewsbury in the 1950s, `60s and `70s: Britain in Old Photographs by David Trumper
RRP: $16.76$12.41The county town of Shropshire underwent great changes in the twenty-five years between 1950 and 1975, when the council's watchword was 'down with the old and up with the new'. This book contains over 180 images of Shrewsbury from that time, from the... -
West Bromwich Memories: Britain In Old Photographs by Terry Price 9780750944274
RRP: $23.21$17.60From a few Anglo-Saxon hamlets set in a mostly agricultural landscape, to the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, West Bromwich gradually developed into one of the most successful and prosperous towns in the Black Country... -
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson 9780679785897
RRP: $16.76$12.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679785897Author Hunter S. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm)... -
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels
RRP: $19.34$12.86The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound... -
Hitler's Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler's Bodyguard by Rochus Misch 9781473899025
RRP: $19.34$18.20After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the wars end as Hitler s bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghoff terrace... -
Why?: Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes 9780393355468
RRP: $19.34$16.09Peter Hayes has been teaching Holocaust studies for decades and Why? grows out of the questions he's encountered from his students. Despite the outpouring of books, films, memorials, museums and courses devoted to the subject, a coherent explanation of... -
A History of Christianity in Wales by David Ceri Jones 9781786838216
RRP: $25.79$19.65Christianity, in its Catholic, Protestant and Nonconformist forms, has played an enormous role in the history of Wales and in the defining and shaping of Welsh identity over the past two thousand years. Biblical place names, an urban and rural landscape... -
High Wycombe Revisited by Colin Seabright 9780752436784
RRP: $16.76$12.41This absorbing collection of images offers a nostalgic glimpse into the history of High Wycombe during the last century. Situated between the Chiltern Hills, High Wycombe's early prosperity was based on its watermills and the market which served a large... -
To War With the Walkers: One Family's Extraordinary Story of the Second World War Annabel Venning 9781473679320
RRP: $14.18$9.55**DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019****SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir'ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Uplifting and... -
Sean McLoughlin: Ireland's Forgotten Revolutionary by Charlie McGuire 9780850367058
RRP: $20.58$18.63This biography rescues from obscurity those in the Irish revolutionary movement who, like Sean McLoughlin, not only envisaged, but fought for, an Ireland very different to the impoverished capitalist neo-colony that would come into being after 1922.Book... -
The Annals of the Four Masters: Irish History, Kingship and Society in the Early Seventeenth Century by Bernadette Cunningham
$35.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846825385Author Bernadette CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press Ltd