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A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-700 by Stephen Mitchell 9781119768555
RRP: £41.95£37.13A sweeping historical account of the Later Roman Empire incorporating the latest scholarly research In the newly revised 3rd edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire, 284-700, distinguished historians Geoffrey Greatrex and Stephen Mitchell deliver... -
Viking Clothing by Thor Ewing 9780752435879
RRP: £22.00£16.44Describing the different garments worn by women and men, this book looks at the aspects of cloth production - raw materials, production tools and techniques for woven and non-woven textiles, decorative textiles and embroidery. It also shows how much can... -
The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family by Mai Elliott
RRP: £18.49£13.68A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family. Beginning with her great-grandfather, who rose from rural... -
Hitler's Death by Luke Daly-Groves
RRP: £14.99£10.95Did Hitler shoot himself in the Fuhrerbunker or did he slip past the Soviets and escape to South America? Countless documentaries, newspaper articles and internet pages written by conspiracy theorists have led the ongoing debate surrounding Hitler's last... -
Enfield: Britain in Old Photographs by Alan Dumayne 9780752452166
RRP: £16.99£14.10The London Borough of Enfield, which includes the former boroughs of Southgate and Edmonton, came into being in 1965. This selection of superb photographs gives an unforgettable impression of the recent history of these areas, and shows how they... -
In Pursuit of Civility: Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England by Keith Thomas
RRP: £13.99£12.25A SUNDAY TIMES, EVENING STANDARD, SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR"In this gloriously rich book, Keith Thomas, one of our greatest living historians, explores how the idea of civility, from lavatory habits to table manners, evolved in early... -
Waterloo 1815 3: Mont St Jean and Wavre by John Franklin
RRP: £16.99£12.28Waterloo is one of the defining campaigns of European history. The name conjures up images of the terrible scale and grandeur of the Napoleonic Wars and the incredible combined effort that finally ended Napoleon's aspirations of power in Europe. Drawn... -
The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture by Jerrilynn D. Dodds 9780300142143
£22.68A dynamic vision of medieval Castilian culture and the Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin strands that are woven into its fabric Named a Book of the Year by the Times Literary Supplement, this lavishly illustrated work explores the vibrant interaction among... -
Tolworth Remembered by Mark Davison 9780953424023
RRP: £9.95£9.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953424023Author Mark DavisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Mark DavisonPublisher Mark Davison -
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: A Captivating Guide to the History of Wessex and Mercia by Captivating History 9781647487843
RRP: £17.97£12.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647487843Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)... -
Vikings of the Irish Sea by David Griffiths 9780752436463
RRP: £20.00£15.04This book looks at the activities of the Vikings in the Irish Sea, a band of water that has been important since prehistoric times in the history of maritime cultural exchange between Britain and Ireland as well as the Scandinavian countries. The Vikings... -
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen 9781324094067
RRP: £17.99£15.36There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus "discovers" a strange continent and brings back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing "New World" as... -
Tumult in the Clouds: The Centenary Collection by James Goodson
RRP: £9.99£7.11In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism esprit de corps... -
T-90 Standard Tank: The First Tank of the New Russia by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £12.99£11.01A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia. In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to drop the discredited T-72... -
On Christopher Street: Life, Sex, and Death after Stonewall by Michael Denneny
RRP: £18.00£15.40Through the eyes of publishing icon Michael Denneny, this cultural autobiography traces the evolution of the US's queer community in the three decades post-Stonewall. The Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s have been captured in... -
Is the Vicar in, Pet?: From the Pit to the Pulpit - My Childhood in a Geordie Vicarage Barbara Fox 9780751553017
RRP: £9.99£6.80In the heart of Ashington - a bustling Geordie mining town - a handsome red-brick vicarage, surrounded by rambling gardens, stands proudly among the rows of terraced houses. It is the perfect place for playing games, keeping secrets and chasing the... -
Sugar: The world corrupted, from slavery to obesity by James Walvin
RRP: £10.99£7.40An 'entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity . . . By alerting readers to the ways that modernity's very origins are entangled with a seemingly benign and delicious substance, How Sugar Corrupted the World... -
Arms and Armour of the Medieval Joust by Tobias Capwell 9780948092831
RRP: £9.99£7.06Jousting is the most iconic form of mounted combat. For more than five hundred years, the sport itself, and the chivalric culture that surrounded it, took on almost mythical qualities. Here, Tobias Capwell explains the glitz and glamour of a sport that... -
Iron Age Communities in Britain: An account of England, Scotland and Wales from the Seventh Century BC until the Roman Conquest by Barry Cunliffe 9780415562928
RRP: £54.99£48.72Since its first publication in 1971, Barry Cunliffe's monumental survey has established itself as a classic of British archaeology. This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions, whilst taking into account the... -
The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton 9780486496368
RRP: £6.49£5.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486496368Author Alexander HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
U.S. History For Dummies Steve Wiegand 9781119550693
RRP: £18.99£13.15Find FREE chapter quizzes onlineDiscover important events that shaped the nationGet to know the superstars of the past Don't miss a moment of U.S. history The United States is undergoing a period of intense political and social change. From the rise of... -
Ross Kemp on Afghanistan by Ross Kemp
RRP: £15.99£11.61Ross Kemp risks all to tell the story of the British soldier in Ross Kemp on Afghanistan.He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the... -
Margaret of Anjou: She-Wolf of France, Twice Queen of England by Joanna Arman
RRP: £22.99£15.18In 1445 a fifteen-year-old French girl left her homeland to marry the son of the great warrior Henry V. Sixteen years later, her husband had lost his throne and she had fled into exile. For a decade, she struggled to reclaim the throne of England before... -
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister 9781668022924
RRP: £9.99£6.41Journalist Rebecca Traister's New York Times bestselling exploration of the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement is "a hopeful, maddening compendium of righteous feminine anger, and the good it can... -
William Marshal by David Crouch
RRP: £41.99£40.40David Crouch's William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this intriguing medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his... -
The Viking Siege of Paris: Longships raid the Seine, AD 885-86 by Si Sheppard
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Vikings' siege of Paris in 885-86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the Seine demanding tribute. The Franks' refusal prompted the... -
The Wonderbox: Curious histories of how to live Roman Krznaric 9781846683947
RRP: £8.99£6.45There are many ways to try to improve our lives - we can turn to the wisdom of philosophers, the teachings of religions or the latest experiments of psychologists. But we rarely to look to history for inspiration - and when we do it can be surprisingly... -
Snakehead: The heart-stopping China series travels to America (China Thriller 4) by Peter May
RRP: £10.99£6.10THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILESAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland 'No one can create a more... -
The Paras: 'Earth's most elite fighting unit' - Telegraph Max Arthur 9781444787566
RRP: £12.99£8.60Tough, highly adaptable and efficient, the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding, renowned historian Max Arthur has compiled this enthralling... -
1967: Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East by Tom Segev
RRP: £16.99£11.941967 did not mark the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it was a year that changed the course of history. When Egypt's President Nasser closed the straits of Tiran to Israeli navigation, it triggered a conflict between Israel and the... -
The House of Mitford Jonathan Guinness 9780753818039
RRP: £14.99£9.80The classic story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary families.Among the six daughters and one son born to David, second Lord Redesdale, and his wife Sydney were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, who married fascist leader Sir... -
Craft Beer: More than 100 of the world's top craft beers (Collins Little Books) by Dominic Roskrow
RRP: £6.99£4.71The perfect stocking filler for craft beer lovers. This beautifully presented Little Book is an excellent introduction to the world of craft beer including the major UK, US, and European microbreweries. It includes a fascinating history of the... -
Against All Tides: The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot by Marv Truhe 9781641607841
RRP: £29.99£18.54Simmering racial tensions inflamed by discriminatory punitive measures sparked a violent confrontation aboard the USS Kitty Hawk while it was engaged in air strikes off the coast of North Vietnam. The US Navy charged Black sailors with rioting and... -
The Knights Templar and Scotland by Robert Ferguson 9780752493381
RRP: £15.99£12.25Places and books like Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on Scotland's Knights Templar. Who they were and what they did has been touched upon, but never properly explored until now. They were close advisors to Scotland's early... -
The Battle of Britain on the Big Screen: The Finest Hour' Through British Cinema by Dilip Sarkar
RRP: £25.00£15.62During the Second World War, the British movie industry produced a number of films concerning the war, all of which were, by necessity, heavily myth-laden and propagandised. Foremost among these productions was The First of the Few, which was the biggest... -
Cuzco 1536-37: Battle for the Heart of the Inca Empire by Si Sheppard
RRP: £15.99£11.61A highly illustrated and detailed study of one of the most important campaigns in the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish conquest of the vast Inca Empire. In April 1532 a bloody civil war between two brothers ended with one of them, Atahualpa,... -
Little Bird of Auschwitz: How My Mother Escaped Death and Found Our Family Jacques Peretti 9781473646445
RRP: £10.99£7.40'That nickname . . .''"Little bird." It wasn't mine. I found out later he gave it to every little girl that came in to be injected. "Little Bird" didn't mean anything. It was a trick. There were thousands of "little birds", just like me, all thinking... -
Sale Of The Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution by Chrystia Freeland
RRP: £14.99£9.80This is the first account of Russia's second revolution - the country's dramatic, wrenching transition from communist central planning to a market economy. Written by one of the finest writers on contemporary Russia, it is told by interweaving high... -
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III Jeremy Black 9781472147905
RRP: £16.99£11.54The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III.Much more than a... -
Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War by Ian Ona Johnson
RRP: £27.99£24.01When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its army seemed an unstoppable force. The Luftwaffe bombed towns and cities across the country, and fifty divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border. Yet only two decades...