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Things that Should be in a Poem by Coral Rumble 9781912745203
RRP: £8.99£6.73'Did you know, you can bump into a poem anywhere? You find them in houses, fields, oceans, cities, trees...the list is endless! I've even found poems in people's faces, when they laugh or cry, or get excited. Of course, you have to write the poems you... -
The Private Life of Spies by Alexander McCall Smith
RRP: £16.99£11.54During WW2 there was a rumour that German spies were landing by parachute in Britain, dressed as nuns...'Spy-masterful storytelling' Sunday Post'Delightfully old-fashioned and prudent of prose, McCall Smith unspools his tales' Daily Mail'[Adds] another... -
Civil Aircraft Markings 2020 Allan S Wright 9781910809372
RRP: £11.95£8.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809372Author Allan S WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
A Soldier's Song by Ken Lukowiak
RRP: £9.99£1.99An utterly compelling and much needed reminder of what war is really all about.In 1982 Private Ken Lukowiak served with 2 Para in the Falklands. He was away from home for little more than eight weeks, yet the experience of war was to change his life for... -
THE HAUNTING OF SHARON RECTORY: Our Truth, Our Horror And Heartbreak by Emma Louise Tully 9781527257733
£9.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527257733Author Emma Louise TullyFormat PaperbackPage Count 237Imprint Emma Louise TullyPublisher Emma Louise Tully -
The Roman Triumph by Mary Beard
RRP: £23.95£19.54It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his most glamorous prisoners, as well as... -
Restating Orientalism: A Critique of Modern Knowledge by Wael Hallaq
RRP: £35.00£28.14Since Edward Said's foundational work, Orientalism has been singled out for critique as the quintessential example of Western intellectuals' collaboration with oppression. Controversies over the imbrications of knowledge and power and the complicity of... -
Journey's End: Bomber Command's Battle from Arnhem to Dresden and Beyond Kevin Wilson 9780753828588
RRP: £12.99£8.60'A brilliant insight into life in the air and on the ground' ObserverIn February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, killing an estimated 25,000 people and destroying one of the most... -
Aircraft of World War II: Development, Weaponry, Specifications by Robert Jackson
RRP: £12.99£8.73Aircraft of World War II details the design and specifications of 75 of the most important warplanes used during the conflict, from the venerable Fairey Swordfish biplane, through legendary aircraft such as the Supermarine Spitfire and Douglas C-47... -
Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Elaine Treharne
RRP: £8.99£6.45This Very Short Introduction provides a compelling account of the emergence of the earliest literature in Britain and Ireland, including English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman. Introducing the reader to some of the greatest poetry,... -
Blood Of Spain: An Oral History of the Spanish Civil War by Ronald Fraser 9780712660143
RRP: £17.99£13.35We discover what civil war, revolution and counter-revolution actually felt like from inside both camps. The contours of the war take shape through the words of the eyewitnesses. The atmosphere of events is vividly recaptured. And though the lived... -
How the Jews Defeated Hitler: Exploding the Myth of Jewish Passivity in the Face of Nazism by Benjamin Ginsberg 9781442222380
RRP: £59.00£51.45One of the most common assumptions about World War II is that the Jews did not actively or effectively resist their own extermination at the hands of the Nazis. In this powerful book, Benjamin Ginsberg convincingly argues that the Jews not only resisted... -
British Destroyers 1939-45: Wartime-built classes by Angus Konstam
RRP: £11.99£8.43As the possibility of war loomed in the 1930s, the British Admiralty looked to update their fleet of destroyers to compete with the new ships being built by Germany and Japan, resulting in the commissioning of the powerful Tribal-class. These were... -
Spain by Robert Goodwin
RRP: £16.99£12.28In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach; across most of Europe to the Americas, the Philippines, and India. Goodwin tells the story of Spain and the Spaniards, from great soldiers like the Duke... -
The Hellfire Clubs: Sex, Satanism and Secret Societies by Evelyn Lord
RRP: £16.99£14.61The first authoritative account of the Hell-Fire Clubs, who joined them, and which notorious legends about them are true The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. Rumors of their orgies, recruitment of prostitutes, extensive... -
Among the Kings: The Unknown Warrior, an Untold Story by Mark Scott
RRP: £11.99£10.95"Known Unto God" It was the war to end all wars and became one of the bloodiest and cruellest conflicts in history. Into the hands of author Mark Scott came a poignant survivor of those nightmare years - a notebook carried through the trenches by... -
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche 9780865476752
RRP: £19.00£12.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865476752Author William LangewiescheFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)... -
Culture in the Third Reich by Moritz Follmer
RRP: £26.49£18.61'It's like being in a dream', commented Joseph Goebbels when he visited Nazi-occupied Paris in the summer of 1940. Dream and reality did indeed intermingle in the culture of the Third Reich, racialist fantasies and spectacular propaganda set-pieces... -
Rebels and Patriots by Michael Leck
RRP: £12.99£9.80From the first shots at Jumonville Glen to the surrender at Appomattox, Rebels and Patriots allows you to campaign with Wolfe or Montcalm, stand with Tarleton at Cowpens or Washington at Yorktown, or don the blue or grey to fight for Grant or Lee. From... -
A Travellers History of Canada by Robert Bothwell 9781566563864
RRP: £10.99£9.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566563864Author Robert BothwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)... -
Forgotten Women Zing Tsjeng 9781914240690
RRP: £30.00£19.40'To say this [book] is "empowering" doesn't do it justice. Buy a copy for your daughters, sisters, mums, aunts and nieces - just make sure you buy a copy for your sons, brothers, dads, uncles and nephews, too.' - indy100'Here's to no more forgotten women... -
Histories of the Hanged: Britain's Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire David Anderson 9780753819029
RRP: £14.99£9.80The true story of the Mau Mau rebellion of 1952-60 in Kenya, told for the first timeThis book tells for the first time the story of the dirty war the British fought in Kenya, in the run-up to the country's independence in 1964. In 1952, after years of... -
Empire and Holy War in the Mediterranean: The Galley and Maritime Conflict between the Habsburgs and Ottomans by Phillip Williams 9781784533755
£29.05In the century after 1530 the Habsburgs of Spain and the Ottoman Turks fought a maritime war that seemed destined to lead nowhere. Lasting peace was as unlikely as final triumph, in part because the principal beneficiaries of the fighting were pirates... -
The Industrial Revolution in Shropshire by Barrie Trinder 9780750967877
RRP: £25.00£18.94The first edition (1973) was acclaimed and it firmly established the Shropshire Coalfield as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. After several reprints a new edition appeared in 1981, but since then there has been much further research, and... -
Who Was Responsible for the Troubles?: The Northern Ireland Conflict by Liam Kennedy 9780228003687
RRP: £32.00£28.61The Troubles claimed the lives of almost four thousand people in Northern Ireland, most of them civilians; forty-five thousand were injured in bombings and shootings. Relative to population size this was the most intense conflict experienced in Western... -
The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 (2): Republican Forces Alejandro de Quesada 9781782007852
RRP: £11.99£8.43The Spanish Civil War was the curtainraiser to World War II and involved a complex collection of forces, particularly on the Republican side. This title illustrates how diverse the Republican forces were, drawn from loyal elements of the Spanish army... -
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece (World of Art) by T. H. Carpenter
RRP: £16.99£11.94The Greek myths are so much part of our culture that we tend to forget how they entered it in the first place. Visual sources - vase paintings, engraved gems and sculpture in bronze and stone - often pre-date references to the myths in literature, or... -
The Northern Question: A History of a Divided Country by Thomas Hazeldine 9781786634092
RRP: £11.99£9.70Britain has scarcely begun to come to terms with its recent upheavals, from the crisis over Brexit to the collapse of Labour's 'red wall'. What can explain such momentous shifts?In this essential work, Tom Hazeldine excavates the history of a divided... -
Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt by Alec Ryrie 9780008299859
RRP: £9.99£6.64Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism. ... -
Calton Hill: Journeys and Evocations by Stuart McHardy 9781908373854
RRP: £7.99£5.94Lord Cockburn, Victorian defender of Edinburgh's beauties, describes Calton Hill as 'the Glory of Edinburgh'. 'It presents us,' enthused Cockburn, 'with the finest prospects both of its vicinity and the city... it is adorned by beautiful buildings... -
On Living in an Old Country: The National Past in Contemporary Britain by Patrick Wright
RRP: £19.99£15.02The hulk of Henry VIII's flagship is raised from the seabed in an operation that captures the mind of the nation. The leader of the Labour party wears an informal coat at the Cenotaph and provokes a national scandal. An elderly lady whose ancient house... -
Concentration Camps: A Very Short Introduction by Dan Stone 9780198723387
RRP: £8.99£6.45Concentration camps are a relatively new invention, a recurring feature of twentieth century warfare, and one that is important to the modern global consciousness and identity. Although the most famous concentration camps are those under the Nazis, the... -
The Art of India: Images of Nature by Judith Magee 9780565093105
RRP: £12.99£8.60There is a vast collection of Indian natural history drawings in the Library of the Natural History Museum, London. Spanning a period of more than two hundred years, from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, they depict the rich variety of animals,... -
Voices from Barrow and Furness by Alice Leach
RRP: £12.99£9.62Barrow-in-Furness grew from a tiny hamlet into the largest iron and steel centre on the world, as well as a major shipbuilding centre, in just forty years. Still home to the busiest shipyard in England, Barrow retains many of the spacious streets and... -
Black Box Canberras: British Test and Trials Canberras Since 1951 by Dave Forster
RRP: £29.95£22.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109534Author Dave ForsterFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications -
Soviet Tanks in Manchuria 1945: The Red Army's ruthless last blitzkrieg of World War II by William E. Hiestand
RRP: £12.99£9.09A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in the last weeks of World War II, and how it influenced Soviet tank doctrine as the Cold War dawned. Although long overshadowed in the West... -
Berlin: The Story of a City by Barney White-Spunner
RRP: £25.00£17.62'My only complaint is that it was so fascinating I wish it had been longer. What a story!' Philip Mansel BERLIN is Europe's most fascinating and exciting city. The great movements that have shaken Europe, from the Reformation to Marxism, have their... -
The Great Seljuk Empire by A. C. S. Peacock
RRP: £29.99£24.56The first textbook introduction to the history of the Great Seljuk Islamic Empire to be published in English. The Great Seljuk Empire was the Turkish state which dominated the Middle East and Central Asia in the 11th and 12th centuries. This book surveys... -
Hurricane: Victor of the Battle of Britain Leo McKinstry 9781848543416
RRP: £12.99£8.60In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny.The Luftwaffe greatly outnumbered the RAF, but during the Battle of Britain it was the... -
The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney
RRP: £8.99£6.68Alethea Hawthorne will not allow Measham Hall to fall into the hands of lesser men... 1665. It is five years since King Charles II returned from exile, the scars of the English Civil Wars are yet to heal and now the Great Plague engulfs the land...