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For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front, 1914-18 by Shrabani Basu
RRP: $25.33$18.21Over a million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War, the largest force from the colonies and dominions. Their contribution, however, has been largely forgotten. Many soldiers were illiterate and travelled from remote villages in India to fight... -
F2H Banshee Units by Jim Laurier
RRP: $31.18$22.64A fully illustrated study of the extraordinarily successful early-generation jet, the F2H Banshee, a frontline aircraft that served with 27 US Navy and US Marine Corps squadrons and three Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) squadrons. The F2H Banshee was an... -
The City in the City: Architecture and Change in London's Financial District by Amy Thomas 9780262048415
RRP: $56.55$40.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048415Author Amy ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 992gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 167mm * 33mm -
Rock Me on the Water: 1974--the Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television and Politics by Ronald Brownstein
RRP: $25.33$16.98"An electric story filled with gripping personalities, compelling backstage histories, and a clear message for the divided America of today: the forces that fear change can win for a time, but in America the future always gets the last word. A lyrical... -
Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, and Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados by Russell R. Menard 9780813937144
$58.60Intending at first simply to do further research on the mid-seventeenth-century ""sugar revolution"" in Barbados, Russell Menard traveled to the island. But once there, he quickly found many discrepancies between the historical understanding of the way... -
Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order by Timothy Andrews Sayle
RRP: $54.58$45.06Born from necessity, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has always seemed on the verge of collapse. Even now, some seventy years after its inception, some consider its foundation uncertain and its structure weak. At this moment of incipient... -
BOUDICA THE TRUTH by Janet Smart
RRP: $19.48$18.93In the province of Britannia during AD60. the brutality of the Roman Empire forced catastrophic retaliation by the people. Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, rose in rebellion, joined by thousands of her fellow countrymen. Together they engaged in a deadly... -
Britain's Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation by Brendan Simms
RRP: $21.43$15.58'Dazzling ... a trenchant, provocative account of the intimate relations of Britain and Europe and how each shaped the other' Prospect Magazine'Elegant, refreshing and wide-ranging ... this is essentially a brief history of the UK but a deliciously... -
The Kings & Queens of England by Nicholas Best 9780297834878
RRP: $17.53$10.96A beautifully illustrated companion to the Royal family throughout historySpanning ten dynasties of England's monarchs, The Kings and Queens of England presents portraits and potted biographies of England's monarchs. Spanning from the Normans through to... -
Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story by Michael Rosen
RRP: $21.43$14.63From minding your Ps and Qs to wondering why X should mark the spot, Alphabetical is a book for everyone who loves words and language. Whether it's how letters are arranged on keyboards or Viking runes, textspeak or zip codes, this book will change the... -
The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History by Martin Gilbert 9780415558112
RRP: $46.78$40.93'An unusual and compelling insight into Jewish history... sheer detail and breadth of scale' BBC History MagazineThis newly revised and updated edition of Martin Gilbert's Atlas of Jewish History spans over four thousand years of history in 154 maps,... -
Futile Exercise?: The British Army's Preparations for War 1902-1914 by Simon Batten 9781911512851
RRP: $68.25$47.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512851Author Simon BattenFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Lost Buildings of Nottingham: Britain in Old Photographs by Douglas Whitworth
RRP: $29.23$22.85Nottingham, in common with many other English cities, experienced great changes during the twentieth century. This book illustrates the major buildings and many of the minor structures which were lost during that period. The Blitz of the Second World War... -
The Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War by Yasmin Khan
RRP: $29.23$21.35The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. But, until now, there has never been a comprehensive account of India's turbulent home front and the nexus between... -
The Polish Navy 1918-45: From the Polish-Soviet War to World War II by Przemyslaw Budzbon
RRP: $23.38$16.89Packed with illustrations, this is a study of the Polish warships such as the Grom-class destroyers that were developed and built in the interwar years. Newly independent Poland's naval force was created in 1920, initially with six ex-German torpedo... -
Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them by Stephane Rossini 9780486260136
$16.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486260136Author Stephane RossiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 295g -
Wargames Terrain and Buildings: WWI Trench Systems by Douglas Hardy
RRP: $29.23$21.35Although it was a global conflict, for many WW1 is synonymous with the war in the trenches of the Western Front. For anyone wargaming these battles a good trench system is a must. Douglas Hardy is a very experienced wargamer and terrain modeller and a... -
French Armour in Vietnam 1945-54 Simon Dunstan 9781472831828
RRP: $23.38$16.63French experience with armour in Indo-China dated back to 1919, when it sent FT-17s to the colony, followed by a variety of armoured cars. After World War II, French troops were equipped with a motley collection of American and cast-off British equipment... -
Music and Metamorphosis in Graeco-Roman Thought by Pauline A. LeVen
RRP: $60.43$44.56Where does music come from? What kind of agency does a song have? What is at the root of musical pleasure? Can music die? These are some of the questions the Greeks and the Romans asked about music, song, and the soundscape within which they lived, and... -
The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933 by Zara Steiner
RRP: $103.35$89.76The peace treaties represented an almost impossible attempt to solve the problems caused by a murderous world war. In The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933, part of the Oxford History of Modern Europe series, Steiner challenges... -
The Book of Lieder by Richard Stokes 9780571224395
RRP: $78.00$53.98This unique volume contains, in parallel translation, a thousand of the most frequently performed Lieder, both piano-accompanied and orchestral. Composers are arranged alphabetically, with their songs appearing under poet in chronological order of... -
A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know by Richard Firth-Godbehere 9780008393793
RRP: $19.48$13.34How have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us? We humans like to think of ourselves as... -
1946: The Making of the Modern World by Victor Sebestyen
RRP: $29.23$21.70With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The peace agreements that brought the conflict to an end implemented decisions that not only shaped the second half of the twentieth century, but continue to affect our world today and impact on... -
High Command: British Military Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars by Christopher L. Elliott 9781849048132
RRP: $31.18$28.22** Includes a New Postcript 'The Chilcot Report-Early Thoughts on Military Matters'** From 2001 Britain supported the United States in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 'Victory' in such conflicts is always hard to gauge and domestic political backing... -
A History Book for Scots: Selections from the Scotichronicon by Walter Bower 9781906566593
RRP: $33.13$23.56Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon - 'a history book for Scots'. It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the... -
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Viking by Tim Collins 9781913971045
RRP: $15.58$10.55This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Halfdan is a 14-year-old boy living in Denmark in 1000 AD. His father wants him to stay at home and learn how to carve wooden... -
Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion by Robert Gordon
$28.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608194162Author Robert GordonFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 618g -
Leith by Tom Wright 9781908373656
RRP: $19.48$14.37The Leith area possesses a highly distinct cultural and social identity, with a contentious history to its relationship with Edinburgh.Tom Wright opens the door to Leith's past by exploring its rich heritage through a comprehensive collection of black... -
Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE by Christopher Ehret
RRP: $42.90$34.38A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of world historyThis book brings together archaeological and linguistic evidence to provide a sweeping global history of ancient Africa, tracing how the continent played an important role in... -
'To Force the Enemy Off the Sea': The Story of the Raf's North Coates Strike Wing by John Vimpany
RRP: $38.90$27.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804510858Author David BoydFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Tigers I and II : Germany's Most Feared Tanks of World War II by David Doyle 9780764358487
RRP: $37.03$25.00Germany's Tiger tank, whether in the form of the Tiger I or later Tiger II (King Tiger), was the most feared tank of WWII. Despite production totaling fewer than 2,000 units, its heavy armor, its power, and perhaps the even more powerful Nazi propaganda... -
Masters of the Air by Donald L. Miller 9780743235457
RRP: $44.85$30.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743235457Author Donald L. MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & Schuster -
World War One: A Short History by Norman Stone
RRP: $21.43$15.58'Do we need another history of the First World War? The answer in the case of Norman Stone's short book is, yes - because of its opinionated freshness and the unusual, sharp facts that fly about like shrapnel' Literary ReviewIn 1914 a new kind of war,... -
Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Plagues, Gods and Grave-Robbers Terry Deary 9781780226385
RRP: $19.48$13.65Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks?Don't bet your afterlife on it.Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all it was at its height 5,000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies and ponder over its... -
Evacuees: Children's Lives on the WW2 Home Front by Mawson, Gillian 9781399085076
RRP: $29.23$21.35On the outbreak of the Second World War, during the first week of September 1939 over three million people were evacuated. Operation Pied Piper was the largest ever transportation of people across Britain, and most of those moved to safety in the... -
Switzerland: Village History by Professor David Birmingham
RRP: $40.93$36.39Switzerland: A Village History is an account of an Alpine village that illuminates the broader history of Switzerland and its rural, local underpinnings. It begins with the colonization of the Alps by Romanized Celtic peoples who came from the plain to... -
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
RRP: $31.18$18.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807028360Author Dina Gilio-WhitakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
Letters from the Mary Rose by David Loades
RRP: $29.23$22.85'The authors are to be congratulated on a book which merits usage in the national curriculum.' - International Journal of Nautical ArchaeologyThe raising of the Tudor warship Mary Rose in 1982 has made her one of the most famous ships in history, though... -
Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy by Robert M Owens 9780806141985
$37.28Often remembered as the president who died shortly after taking office, William Henry Harrison remains misunderstood by most Americans. Before becoming the ninth president of the United States in 1841, Harrison was instrumental in shaping the early years... -
VCs of the First World War: Arras and Messines 1917 by Gerald Gliddon 9780752466040
RRP: $19.48$15.15For much of the First World War, the opposing armies on the Western Front were at a stalemate, with an unbroken line of fortified trenches stretching from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border. The Allied objective after the bloody Battle of the Somme...