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The Roman Shore Forts: Coastal Defences of Southern Britain by Andrew Pearson
RRP: $48.75$36.70The eleven forts constructed by the Romans along the British coast between Branchester in Norfolk and Portchester in Hampshire have traditionally been referred to as the 'Forts of the Saxon Shore'. However, recent research suggests that these sites may... -
Gaza Under Hamas: From Islamic Democracy to Islamist Governance by Bjorn Brenner
RRP: $46.78$41.50WINNER OF PALESTINE BOOK AWARDS 2017 Hamas is designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU, the USA and the UN. It has made itself notorious for its violent radicalism and uncompromising rejection of the Jewish state. After its infamous... -
Gateshead Then & Now Rob Kirkup 9780752465678
RRP: $29.23$18.53Contrasting a selection of 45 archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this stunning book traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in Gateshead during the last century. Accompanied by detailed and informative... -
The Historical Atlas of the British Isles by Alex Swanston
RRP: $38.98$27.85This atlas covers the history of the British Isles from earliest times to the present day.The first hunter-gatherers,who crossed into what would become our familiar islands by the land-bridge, and later followed by more familiar peoples the Celts,Angles,... -
Propaganda by Jacques Ellul
RRP: $31.18$22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394718743Author Jacques EllulFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)... -
Panzers in the Defence of Festung Posen 1945 by Maciej Karalus
RRP: $33.05$27.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390168Author Maciej KaralusFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Napoleon's Greatest Triumph: The Battle of Austerlitz by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
RRP: $21.43$16.52In August 1805, Napoleon abandoned his plans for the invasion of Britain and diverted his army to the Danube valley to confront Austrian and Russian forces in a bid for control of central Europe. The campaign culminated with the Battle of Austerlitz,... -
Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC by Paul Cartledge
RRP: $74.08$65.09In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited... -
The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali Ibn Abi Talib by Hassan Abbas
RRP: $39.00$33.89The life and legacy of one of Mohammad's closest confidants and Islam's patron saint: Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings... -
The Emperor's Feast: 'A tasty portrait of a nation' -Sunday Telegraph Jonathan Clements 9781529332421
RRP: $48.75$32.72'A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history . . . a timely reminder that the country's modern cuisine is the delicious fruit of a rich, ancient and perhaps surprisingly multicultural tradition' FUCHSIA DUNLOP, SPECTATOR'A... -
Aircraft Carriers, The World Encyclopedia of: An illustrated history of amphibious warfare and the landing crafts used by seabourne forces, from the Gallipoli campaign to the present day Bernard Ireland 9780754835714
RRP: $29.25$21.70This impressive, newly-updated encyclopedia is both a fascinating history of aircraft carrier development and a well-documented visual directory of more than 150 of the world's aviation ships spanning a period of almost 120 years. The book's coverage... -
The Indian Contingent: The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk by Ghee Bowman
RRP: $39.00$29.78'An incredible and important story, finally being told' - Mishal Husain On 28 May 1940, Major Akbar Khan marched at the head of 299 soldiers along a beach in northern France. They were the only Indians in the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk. With... -
Interrogator: The Story of Hanns Joachim Scharff, Master Interrogator of the Luftwaffe by Raymond F. Toliver
RRP: $62.38$39.59The story of Hanns Scharff, the master interrogator of the Luftwaffe who questioned captured American fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in World War II. Scharff, a German Intelligence Officer, gained the reputation as the man who... -
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire by H. W. Crocker
RRP: $42.88$29.74A brawling, rambunctious history celebrating the Empire-and the intrepid empire-builders-that gave the United States, Canada, India, and Australia not just a common language, but common ideals of freedom and justice The British Empire-the biggest... -
Disaster Before D-Day: Unravelling the Tragedy at Slapton Sands by Stephen Wynn
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Darganfod Tai Hanesyddol Eryri / Discovering the Historic Houses of Snowdonia by Richard Suggett
$42.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871184532Author Richard SuggettFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of WalesPublisher Royal... -
Sowerby Bridge by David Cliff
RRP: $25.33$19.25This excellent selection of old photographs shows the famous Yorkshire textile town of Sowerby Bridge, from its heyday of industrial importance through to post-industrial, late twentieth-century times.About the AuthorDavid Cliff is the chairman of the... -
The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation by Roy Hattersley
RRP: $33.13$23.95William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away... -
Frankfurt by Brian Melican 9781909930186
RRP: $25.33$23.30Frankfurt is a city that punches well above its weight. Despite its diminutive size--it has fewer than a million inhabitants--it is a financial centre of global importance, named alongside metropolises and capitals such as Tokyo, London, and New York... -
Sand Creek Massacre by Stan Hoig 9780806111476
RRP: $36.95$25.47Sometimes called ""The Chivington Massacre"" by those who would emphasize his responsibility for the attack and ""The Battle of Sand Creek"" by those who would imply that it was not a massacre, this event has become one of our nation's most controversial... -
The Paras in Afghanistan by Craig Allen
RRP: $31.18$22.64In 2021, the British Army's 20-year engagement in Afghanistan ended with chaotic scenes at Kabul International Airport. The Parachute Regiment had been involved since the earliest days of conflict and was there at the end to provide security for the... -
Medieval Minds Pupil's Book Britain 1066-1500 by Jamie Byrom
$56.80Invokes curiosity and wonder to engage all pupils through arresting source material, thought-provoking enquiry and clear, vibrant pates. Supports development of thinking skills through progressive steps in each enquiry, which gradually build... -
Palaces of Pleasure: From Music Halls to the Seaside to Football, How the Victorians Invented Mass Entertainment by Lee Jackson 9780300254785
RRP: $23.38$20.30An energetic and exhilarating account of the Victorian entertainment industry, its extraordinary success and enduring impact The Victorians invented mass entertainment. As the nineteenth century's growing industrialized class acquired the funds and the... -
No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal by Mark Owen 9780451472243
RRP: $33.13$22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451472243Author Mark OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint New American LibraryPublisher New American LibraryWeight(grams) 305g -
US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War Jim Laurier (Illustrator) 9781849087513
RRP: $33.13$27.50Twenty-five US Marine Corps squadrons flew versions of the Phantom II and 11 of them used the aircraft in South-East Asia from May 1965 through to early 1973. Rather than the air-to-air missiles that were the main component in the original F-4 armament,... -
The Discovery of Sussex by Peter Brandon
RRP: $48.75$30.07There is a greater difference between life in Sussex today and life one hundred years ago than there was between the times of our great-grandparents and of Queen Elizabeth, for in 1900 Sussex away from the seaside resorts had more in common with the... -
The Medieval Housewife: & Other Women of the Middle Ages by Toni Mount
RRP: $31.18$21.16Have you ever wondered what life was like for the ordinary housewife in the Middle Ages? Or how much power a medieval lady really had? Find out all about medieval housewives, peasant women, grand ladies, women in trade and women in the church in this... -
Diplomatic Gifts: A History in Fifty Presents by Paul Brummell
RRP: $48.75$42.96Gifts have been part of international relations since ancient times. They can serve as tokens of friendship, apology or authority; as taunts, bribes, boasts or tricks. They can also go wrong: Mali's 2013 gift of a camel to French President Francois... -
Rebel Women: The renegades, viragos and heroines who changed the world, from the French Revolution to today by Rosalind Miles
RRP: $11.68$8.33Rosalind Miles' The Women's History of the World was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and translated into almost forty languages.Now it is time for a new women's history - for more famous, infamous and little-known rebels.We begin with the... -
Dead Drop: TheTrue Story of Oleg Penkovsky and the Cold War's Most Dangerous Operation by Jeremy Duns 9781849839297
RRP: $17.53$11.72The astonishing true story of how the CIA, MI6 and a Soviet defector saved the world in 1962, as told in the new film, The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. In August 1960, a Soviet colonel called Oleg Penkovsky tried to make contact with the West... -
Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality by E. J. Hobsbawm 9781107604629
RRP: $31.18$25.62Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism. Events in the late twentieth century in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics have since reinforced the central... -
Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman Hannah Arendt 9781681375892
RRP: $33.13$22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681375892Author Hannah ArendtFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc -
Edexcel GCE History AS Unit 1 F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich: Germany 1918-45 Alan White 9781846907524
$46.88Book InformationISBN 9781846907524Author Alan WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Edexcel LimitedPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 216mm * 8mm -
Hidden Depths: Women of the RNLI by Sue Hennessy 9780752454436
RRP: $39.00$29.78For over 180 years images of strong, selfless males have populated the reports and literature of the lifeboat service. What has not been so well documented or recognised are the roles that, right from the very beginning, women have played in working to... -
The British Dream: Successes and Failures of Post-war Immigration by David Goodhart
RRP: $46.80$33.07SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE PADDY POWER POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS 2014 In The British Dream, David Goodhart tells the story of post-war immigration and charts a course for its future. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with people... -
Battle Under the Moon: The Disastrous RAF Raid on Mailly-Le-Camp, 1944 by Jack Currie
RRP: $17.53$12.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809808Author Jack CurrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Emperor's Feast by Jonathan Clements
RRP: $21.43$14.63'A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history . . . a timely reminder that the country's modern cuisine is the delicious fruit of a rich, ancient and perhaps surprisingly multicultural tradition' FUCHSIA DUNLOP, SPECTATOR'A... -
Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco
RRP: $42.90$33.97Rafah, a town at the southernmost tip of the Gaza Strip, is a squalid place. Raw concrete buildings front rubbish-strewn alleys. The narrow streets are crowded with young children and unemployed men. Situated on the border with Egypt, swaths of Rafah... -
Italian Colonial Troops 1882-1960 by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: $23.38$16.63A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian colonial units who served in East and North Africa. Italy only unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient, in the 'scramble' for Africa. An initial foothold in... -
A Dying Colonialism by Frantz Fanon
RRP: $25.33$17.30Frantz Fanon's seminal work on anticolonialism and the fifth year of the Algerian Revolution. Psychiatrist, humanist, revolutionary, Frantz Fanon was one of the great political analysts of our time, the author of such seminal works of modern...