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The Book of the Skelligs by John Crowley
$61.12This book explores the Skelligs, Ireland's most dramatic and beautiful Atlantic islands, and focuses particularly on Skellig Michael, a famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. It considers why the construction of a remarkable monastic site near the peak of... -
Women and the Miners' Strike, 1984-1985 by Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite 9780192843098
RRP: $45.15$39.35Just days into the miners' strike of 1984-1985, a few women in coalfield communities around Britain began to meet to consider how they could support the strike, a clash with the Thatcher government over the future of the coal industry. Women ultimately... -
Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
RRP: $16.76$11.73From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Drawing on interviews and internal documents, Rajiv Chandrasekaran... -
Battle of the Atlantic by Marc Milner
RRP: $15.47$11.52World War II was only a few hours old when the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest campaign of the Second World War and the most complex submarine war in history, began with the sinking of the unarmed passenger liner Athenia by the German submarine U30... -
Fortress of Fury by Matthew Harffy
RRP: $12.89$10.00Beobrand is besieged in the action-packed instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles set in AD 647 Anglo-Saxon Britain. War hangs heavy in the hot summer air as Penda of Mercia and his allies march into the north. Caught unawares, the Bernician forces are... -
Tanks on the Streets?: The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919 by Gordon Barclay 9781526782656
RRP: $32.25$22.73At 12.08pm on Friday 31 January 1919, Margaret Buchanan drives her tram into George Square in Glasgow's city centre. She slows down to avoid the youths and men holding their arms up to stop her; some even jump onto the front of her tram. Swirling around... -
The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man who sent Charles I to the Scaffold by Geoffrey Robertson
RRP: $19.34$14.13Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister,... -
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy
$27.21The dramatic story of Rome's first emperor, who plunged into Rome's violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire Caesar Augustus' story, one of the most riveting... -
The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London Sarah Wise 9781844133307
RRP: $16.76$11.73Towards the end of 1831, the authorities unearthed a series of crimes at Number 3, Nova Scotia Gardens in East London that appeared to echo the notorious Burke and Hare killings in Edinburgh three years earlier. After a long investigation, three... -
A University Education by David Willetts
RRP: $25.79$18.94Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England, entrance to universities is by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence on schools--a striking theme of the book. This important book first... -
White Flag?: An Examination of the UK's Defence Capability by Michael Ashcroft 9781785904103
RRP: $25.80$18.68Britain is at a crossroads. As we leave the EU, we face a great challenge and also the opportunity to forge a new identity in an increasingly uncertain world. Our Armed Forces will be critical to our power and prosperity. For centuries, they have been... -
An Historical Map of Swansea & Mumbles: medieval town to Copperopolis by Matthew Stevens
RRP: $14.18$9.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838071929Author Matthew StevensPage Count 2Imprint The Historic Towns TrustPublisher The Historic Towns Trust -
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution by Yuri Slezkine
RRP: $25.80$22.56The epic story of an enormous Soviet apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destructionThe House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of... -
Gnat Boys by Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards
RRP: $32.25$22.73The Folland Gnat was used by the RAF mainly in the advanced training role, in the 1960s and 70s, where it proved to be an ideal lead-in trainer for high-performance aircraft such as the iconic Lightning, the first RAF supersonic fighter. It was also the... -
Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was Christopher Knight 9781907486098
RRP: $21.92$14.89This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard - an ancient unit of linear measurement - led to the discovery of compelling evidence pointing to the existence of an unknown, highly advanced culture which was... -
The Dornier Do 217: A Combat and Photographic Record in Luftwaffe Service 1941-1945 by Chris Goss
RRP: $45.15$32.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906537586Author Chris GossFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Classic PublicationsPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Wales by Alison Jenkins
RRP: $12.89$9.17Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Wales takes you on an absorbing journey around Wales to unearth the adventures, inventions, legends, firsts and birthplaces that have shaped the unique history of Wales. From the ancient mines of the Great... -
Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare
RRP: $14.18$9.35A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022 'This is a wonderful book. A... -
The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship by Ernst Fraenkel 9780198716204
$55.50The Dual State, first published in 1941, remains one of the most erudite books on the logic of dictatorship. It was the first comprehensive analysis of the rise and nature of National Socialism and the only such analysis written from within Hitler's... -
Farewell to the Horse: The Final Century of Our Relationship by Ulrich Raulff
RRP: $16.76$11.73THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR'A beautiful and thoughtful exploration of the role of the horse in creating our world' James Rebanks'Scintillating, exhilarating ... you have never read a book like it ... a new way of considering history'... -
The 1950s Home by Janet Shepherd
RRP: $11.60$7.77The 1950s was a decade of transformation, as Britain moved from austerity to greater affluence. After the Second World War, there was a huge building programme and the creation of new towns brought a new mid-twentieth century vision of the home. The... -
Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt by Steven Johnson
RRP: $21.92$14.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735211612Author Steven JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle by Pseudo-Methodius
RRP: $38.64$31.04This volume contains two texts that crossed the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity. The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius was one of the first works composed in response to the Arab invasions and the establishment of the Muslim empire in the seventh century... -
From Gas Street to the Ganges: Exploring Birmingham's Historical Links with the Commonwealth by Simon Wilcox
RRP: $21.92$16.69If ever there was a regional UK city with the credentials to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham was always it. One in ten people in the city was born in an overseas Commonwealth country, and many more have family in member nations such as... -
Mutiny on the Bounty: A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds by Peter FitzSimons
RRP: $25.80$17.74The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's great epics - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before.Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them... -
British Amphibious Assault Ships: From Suez to the Falklands and the present day by Edward Hampshire
RRP: $16.76$11.73Amphibious assault ships have been at the centre of nearly all of Britain's expeditionary campaigns since World War II, from the Suez crisis of 1956 to operations as far afield as Borneo (1963-66), the Falklands (1982), Sierra Leone (2000) and Iraq... -
Conquer We Must: A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945 by Robin Prior
RRP: $45.15$38.15A major new account of Britain's military strategy between 1914-1945, including the two world wars and everything between The First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914-1945 an unprecedentedly intense and... -
A Reed Shaken by the Wind: Travels Among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq Gavin Maxwell 9780907871934
RRP: $16.76$11.09The Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq were one of the most isolated communities in the world. Few outsiders, let alone Europeans, had been permitted to travel through their homeland, a mass of tiny islands lost in a wilderness of reeds and swamps in southern... -
A History of Halesowen by Julian Hunt
RRP: $23.21$17.60Halesowen is an old place, planned and laid out by the monks of the Premonstratensian Abbey of Hales. Much has been written about its medieval past and William Shenstone's landscape gardens at the Leasowes, but this history of the town is the first to... -
Management Secrets from History: How History Can Change the Way You Manage by Mark P. Donnelly
RRP: $12.89$9.74If you could go back in time and ask any historical figure for advice on how best to manage your business or staff, who would it be? Benjamin Franklin, Niccolo Machiavelli, Elizabeth I or Helena Rubinstein? Well, they are all here, and more... Featuring... -
Warships in the Baltic Campaign 1918-20: The Royal Navy takes on the Bolsheviks by Angus Konstam
RRP: $15.47$10.87A fascinating look at the British naval intervention in the Baltic in 1918-20, and at the British, Soviet and Baltic nationalist fleets that fought. Following the Russian Revolution of October 1917, the Baltic states became a battleground between... -
Inside Terrorism by Bruce Hoffman
RRP: $28.38$23.32Bruce Hoffman's Inside Terrorism has remained the seminal work for understanding the historical evolution of terrorism and the terrorist mind-set. In this revised third edition of his classic text, Hoffman analyzes the latest developments in global... -
The Battle for North Africa: The Epic Second World War Struggle in the Desert by John Strawson 9781804364062
RRP: $16.76$10.55The moment Britain fought back.It was in North Africa that the tide turned; that Britain began its long fightback against Nazi dominance.The distinguished military historian Major General John Strawson's vivid, unputdownable book describes how the... -
An Unreasonable Man by Leslie Turnberg 9781805140634
RRP: $19.34$14.13Pinchas Rutenberg was the man who electrified Palestine in more ways than one. A Russian revolutionary and an assassin who plotted the murder of Lenin and Trotsky, he escaped the Bolsheviks, finishing up at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. There he... -
Norway 1940: The Luftwaffe's Scandinavian Blitzkrieg by James S. Corum
RRP: $19.34$14.13The German invasion of Norway was a pivotal moment in modern warfare, the first joint campaign that featured air power as an equal element of all operations. It was, in fact, the superior use of their air force that gave the Germans the decisive... -
Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Núria Tamarit
RRP: $19.34$14.34The ancient Egyptian myths are some of the oldest and most famous stories in the world. This striking new comic book collection will be the perfect introduction to the world of the ancient Egyptians - containing six tales full of mythical creatures,... -
Iron, Steam & Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution by Roger Osborne
RRP: $24.50$17.56In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human... -
The Experimental Fire: Inventing English Alchemy, 1300-1700 by Jennifer M Rampling
RRP: $29.67$28.55A 400-year history of the development of alchemy in England that brings to light the evolution of the practice. In medieval and early modern Europe, the practice of alchemy promised extraordinary physical transformations. Who would not be amazed to see... -
Decoding the Past: The Psychohistorical Approach Peter Loewenberg 9781560008460
RRP: $59.33$51.77In Decoding the Past, Peter Loewenberg has collected eleven of his brilliant essays on psychohistory, a discipline that has emerged from the synthesis of traditional historical analysis and clinical psychoanalysis. He surveys this relatively new... -
The Murder of William of Norwich: The Origins of the Blood Libel in Medieval Europe by E. M. Rose
RRP: $18.05$12.58In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore disturbing signs of torture, and a story spread that it was a ritual murder, performed by Jews in imitation of...