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The Road To Stalingrad by John Erickson
RRP: $25.33$17.22The first of two volumes in John Erickson's monumental history of the Soviet-German war.In THE ROAD TO STALINGRAD Professor Erickson takes us in detail from the inept command structures and strategic delusions of the pre-invasion Soviet Union, through... -
Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front by Ronan McGreevy 9780750983587
RRP: $39.00$29.78The First World War was the biggest conflict in Irish history. More men served and more men died than in all the wars before or since that the Irish fought in. Often forgotten at home and written out of Irish history, the Irish soldiers and their... -
One of Our Own: The Remarkable Story of Battle of Britain Pilot Squadron Leader Victor Ekins MBE DFC by David Duker 9781399050678
RRP: $42.90$30.46This is the enthralling story of a young man who found himself at the epicentre of one of the biggest turning points in recent history - The Battle of Britain. Guided by the diaries that he meticulously kept throughout his wartime experience and that lay... -
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer
RRP: $19.48$12.69In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, where a momentous revolution had taken power three years earlier. For more than half a century, the stand-off continued-through the tenure of ten American... -
Set Adrift Upon the World: The Sutherland Clearances by James Hunter 9781839830303
RRP: $29.23$21.00Winner of Saltire Scottish History Book of the Year They would be better dead, they said, than set adrift upon the world. But set adrift they were - thousands of them, their communities destroyed, their homes demolished and burned. Such were the... -
City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir by Paul French
RRP: $25.33$16.97'Shanghai's champion storyteller - He grips his reader to the end' Economist'Gripping, breakneck ultra-noir reminiscent of vintage Ellroy' David Peace, author of Red or Dead'If you love Richard Lloyd Parry and David Grann, don't miss City of Devils'... -
Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj 9789747100662
RRP: $50.68$42.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789747100662Author Kukrit PramojFormat PaperbackPage Count 663Imprint Firecracker InteractivePublisher Firecracker InteractiveWeight(grams) 454g -
The Allure of the Archives by Arlette Farge
RRP: $33.13$31.98An exquisite appreciation of the distinctive rewards of historical research and a classic guide to the personal yet disciplined craft of discovery, now in its first English translation. Arlette Farge's Le Gout de l'archive is widely regarded as a... -
Richard III: The Road to Leicester by Amy Licence
RRP: $31.18$21.16Following the dramatic announcement that Richard III's body had been discovered, past controversies have been matched by fresh disputes. Why is Richard III England's most controversial king? The question of his reburial has provoked national debate and... -
All The King's Men: The British Redcoat in the Era of Sword and Musket by Saul David
RRP: $40.93$29.60Saul David's All The King's Men is a thrilling history of the British Redcoat from the English Civil War to Waterloo.Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed... -
Jasper Tudor: Dynasty Maker by Terry Breverton
RRP: $19.48$13.34The Wars of the Roses were a bitter and bloody dispute between the rival Plantagenet Houses of York and Lancaster. Only one man, Jasper Tudor, the Lancastrian half-brother to Henry VI, fought from the first battle at St Albans in 1455 to the last at... -
Blindfold and Alone by John Hughes-Wilson
RRP: $25.33$17.22The 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... -
Fw 190D-9: Defence of the Reich 1944-45 by Robert Forsyth
RRP: $27.28$19.21The Fw 190D-9 - the 'long-nosed' Dora - represented the cutting edge and pinnacle of wartime Germany's piston-engine aviation development. This new history by leading German aviation specialist Robert Forsyth reveals what it was like to pilot her in... -
A Bitter Winter: The Irish Civil War, 1922-23: 2022 by Colum Kenny
RRP: $17.53$14.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913934378Author Colum KennyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Eastwood BooksPublisher Wordwell -
Brittany: A Cultural History by Wendy Mewes
RRP: $29.25$26.62Brittany's richly layered landscape has contributed depth and character to the region's traditional oral culture, from stories of the sea and shore to tales of misty moors, sacred hill-tops and secretive forests. Evangelizing Dark Age saints from Britain... -
Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer by Jo Marchant
RRP: $21.43$15.35In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck near the island of Antikythera dating from around 70 BC.Lying unnoticed for months amongst their hard-won haul was what appeared to be a formless... -
The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages by Norman Cohn 9780195004564
RRP: $41.91$29.72The end of the millennium has always held the world in fear of earthquakes, plague, and the catastrophic destruction of the world. At the dawn of the 21st millennium the world is still experiencing these anxieties, as seen by the onslaught of fantasies... -
Accidental Gods: On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Turned Divine Anna Della Subin 9781783785025
RRP: $21.43$14.29A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip. Spanning the globe and five centuries, Accidental Gods introduces us to a new pantheon: of man-gods,... -
Britsoft: An Oral History by Alex Wiltshire
RRP: $58.50$37.26"Britsoft documents a vibrant period of invention in Britain's cultural history - the start of a new form of entertainment, created on ZX Spectrums, Commodore 64s, Amigas and Atari STs, in bedrooms and living rooms. Interviewees include: David Braben... -
The Tudor Cookbook: From Gilded Peacock to Calves' Feet Pie by Terry Breverton
RRP: $21.43$14.33Have you ever wondered what the Tudors ate? What was served at the courtly feasts of Henry VIII, or what kept peasants alive through the harsh winters of the sixteenth century? The Tudor Cookbook provides over 250 recipes from authentic period manuals... -
The Causes of the Civil War: Revised Edition by Kenneth M. Stampp 9780671751555
RRP: $33.13$22.25From Simon & Schuster, The Cause of the Civil War is historian Kenneth Stampp's exploration of America's great civil conflict.Was the Civil War inevitable? What really caused it? Drawing on original sources--from Jefferson Davis to Frederick... -
F3D/EF-10 Skyknight Units of the Korean and Vietnam Wars by Joe Copalman
RRP: $31.18$22.64The Douglas F3D Skyknight was an early but effective attempt at combining new technologies together in a lethal package capable of shipboard operation. Whereas most fighters relied on speed and maneuverability, the portly, straight-winged F3D relied on... -
A History of Contemporary Italy: 1943-80 by Paul Ginsborg
RRP: $29.23$21.35In this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in Italy) Ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decades. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain -... -
The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
RRP: $21.43$15.58Discover the ultimate in classic 1930s travel writing.'A writer of breathtaking prose - prose whose sensuous, chiselled beauty has cast its spell on English travel writing ever since' William Dalrymple In 1933, the delightfully eccentric, Robert Byron... -
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee David Treuer 9781472154941
RRP: $29.23$19.31FINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDCHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCEA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'An informed, moving and kaleidoscopic portrait... Treuer's... -
Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic by Mike Jay
RRP: $23.38$20.57A definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity Mescaline became a popular sensation in the mid-twentieth century through Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception, after... -
Epitaphs of The Great War: Passchendaele by Sarah Wearne
RRP: $21.43$15.23Epitaphs of the Great War Passchendaele is an edited collection of headstone inscriptions from the graves of those killed during the Third Battle of Ypres - Passchendaele. Limited by the Imperial War Graves Commission to sixty-six characters - far more... -
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer 9781400032808
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400032808Author Jon KrakauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
All Along the Echo: ‘One of the best novels of 2022’ The Telegraph, ***** by Danny Denton
RRP: $17.53$12.25'A cyclone of a novel' Guardian'An absolute marvel' Max Porter, bestselling author of Lanny'Dancing and dodging, surprising and poignant' Lisa McInerney, bestselling author of The Rules of RevelationTony Cooney, a middle-aged radio talk-show host, takes ... -
Burning Down The Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution and the Fall of the Berlin Wall by Tim Mohr
RRP: $21.43$14.84LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN 'A moving, powerful and highly innovative sidelight on the fall of Communism in East Germany through punk style and music. This is a complete original' HWA... -
Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49 by Angus Konstam
RRP: $25.33$21.47From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China. These gunboats protected traders and missionaries, safeguarded national interests, and patrolled Chinese rivers in search of... -
H. H. Asquith Letters to Venetia Stanley by Michael Brock
$78.41H. H. Asquith fell in love with Venetia Stanley in the spring of 1912. Over the next three years he wrote to her whenever he could not see her: sometimes three times a day, sometimes during a debate in the house of Commons, on occasion even during a... -
Ark Royal: Sailing Into Glory by Mike Rossiter 9780552174541
RRP: $31.18$22.64In June 1941 the Ark Royal won one of Britain's most famous naval victories. The German destroyer, Bismarck, had been ravaging the British fleet in the Atlantic. Sailing through a ferocious storm the Ark Royal tracked the Bismarck. A dozen swordfish... -
A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World's Favorite Beverage by Laura C. Martin
RRP: $25.33$17.22As the world's most popular beverage, tea has fascinated us, awakened us, motivated us, and calmed us for well over two thousand years.A History of Tea tells the compelling story of the rise of tea in Asia and its eventual spread to the West and beyond... -
Access to History for Cambridge International AS Level: International History 1870-1945 David Williamson 9781510448674
$62.19This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the International History 1870-1945 Option from the Cambridge AS History syllabus for first examination from 2021. Develop knowledge and analytical skills with engaging... -
Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma
RRP: $29.23$19.62Many books have been written, and continue to be written, about the Second World War: military histories, histories of the Holocaust, the war in Asia, or collaboration and resistance in Europe. Few books have taken a close look at the immediate aftermath... -
Damn' Rebel Bitches: The Women of the '45 by Maggie Craig 9781910948293
RRP: $21.43$15.35'A racily written, well-researched and heart-warming account' Scots MagazineToo many historians have ignored the role of women in the '45. This book aims to redress the balance. Damn' Rebel Bitches takes a totally fresh approach to the history of the... -
Undercover Duke: A captivating new novel from the queen of the sexy Regency romance! Sabrina Jeffries 9781472266354
RRP: $21.43$14.63If you love Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, you'll fall head over heels for the family at the heart of Sabrina Jeffries' Duke Dynasty series!'Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!' Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author'Synonymous with... -
What is History?: With a new introduction by Richard J. Evans by Edward Hallett Carr 9780333977019
RRP: $38.98$35.28Since its first publication in 1961 E.H. Carr's What is History? has established itself as the classic introduction to the subject. Ranging across topics such as historical objectivity, society and the individual, the nature of causation, and the... -
The Woodville Women: 100 Years of Plantagenet and Tudor History by Sarah J Hodder
RRP: $39.00$27.87Elizabeth Woodville, queen to Edward IV and mother of the Princes in the Tower. Elizabeth of York, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and the first Tudor queen of England. Elizabeth Grey, granddaughter of Elizabeth Woodville and Countess of Kildare, whose...