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Republic of Shame: Stories from Ireland's Institutions for 'Fallen Women' by Caelainn Hogan
RRP: £10.99£7.99'At least in The Handmaid's Tale they value babies, mostly. Not so in the true stories here' Margaret Atwood '[A] furious, necessary book' Sinead GleesonUntil alarmingly recently, the Catholic Church, acting in concert with the Irish state, operated a... -
Napoleon'S Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur
RRP: £13.99£12.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585423316Author Penny Le CouteurFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer
RRP: £25.00£18.30AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES * SUNDAY TIMES * TELEGRAPH * SPECTATOR * PROSPECT'Utterly brilliant . . . Authoritative, lively and profoundly human, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand... -
The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
RRP: £9.99£7.32'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' Washington Post'It's true; Marxists just wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller' GuardianAt the age of twenty-three, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native... -
The Guns of August: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: £12.99£9.34Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war.War pressed against every frontier. Suddenly dismayed, governments struggled and twisted to fend it off. It was no use . . .Barbara... -
Meat Grinder: The Battles for the Rzhev Salient, 1942-43 by Prit Buttar
RRP: £30.00£22.94An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian soldiers. The fighting between the German and Russian armies in the Rzhev Salient during World War... -
Please Write Soon: The Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II by Michael Rosen 9780702303180
RRP: £12.99£8.81The Times Children's Book of the Week 9th April 2023 Shortlisted for the Historical Association's Young Quills 2023 Award Inspired by a true family story, Michael Rosen presents an astonishing... -
The Templars by Dan Jones 9781781858929
RRP: £11.99£8.38Dan Jones narrates in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion the remarkable story of the Knights Templar. 'Exhilarating, epic, sword-swinging history' TLS 'Jones is certainly an entertainer, but also a fine historian who knows how to render... -
Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982 by Dominic Sandbrook
RRP: £18.99£14.01SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, LONDON EVENING STANDARD, DAILY MAIL AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Magisterial ... If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine a more... -
China: An Epic Novel by Edward Rutherfurd
RRP: £10.99£4.21THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Bravo; this is a big, complex and utterly involving portrait of 19th-century China' THE TIMESThe internationally bestselling author portrays the great clash of East and West in his new epic: China China in the nineteenth... -
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
RRP: £10.99£7.99On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around... -
Skye: The Island and Its Legends by Otta F. Swire 9781912476336
RRP: £8.99£6.54This is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes, of small people who trap humans in earthen mounds where time stands still; of dark, shape- shifting spirits whose cloak of human form is betrayed by the sand and... -
The History of England's Cathedrals by Nicholas Orme 9780300275483
RRP: £20.00£17.24The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster England's sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and... -
Napoleon's Spy: The brand-new historical adventure about Napoleon, hero of Ridley Scott’s new Hollywood blockbuster by Ben Kane 9781409197911
RRP: £8.99£6.39NAPOLEON: EMPEROR OF FRANCE, MASTER OF EUROPE.1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's five hundred thousand strong army. With Tsar Alexander seemingly ill-prepared, a... -
The Men of 1924: Britain's First Labour Government by Peter Clark 9781913368814
RRP: £20.00£14.28The new Cabinet in January 1924 consisted, as governments had for generations, of twenty white, middle-aged men. But that is where the similarities with previous governments ended, for the election of Britain's first Labour administration witnessed a... -
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey
RRP: £12.99£9.34An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and... -
Rorke's Drift 1879: 'Pinned like rats in a hole' by Ian Knight
RRP: £16.99£14.10Rorke's Drift sums up some of the best traditions of the British self-image: steadfastness against the odds, victory in adversity and the thin red line. The British stand deserves to go down in history as one of the most heroic actions of all time. The... -
Discovering Glasgow Illustrated Map: Ideal for exploring by Dominic Beddow
RRP: £5.99£4.34Explore new places with dependable maps from Collins. As the largest city in Scotland, Glasgow is a vibrant and bustling hub, enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year. This updated map displays delightful water-colour mapping, and includes... -
Stalin's War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin
RRP: £24.99£16.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541672789Author Sean McMeekinFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 207mm * 137mm * 57mm -
The Face Of War by Martha Gellhorn 9781862071506
RRP: £10.99£7.54Martha Gellhorn was one of the twentieth century's greatest war correspondents. The Face of War is a selection of her reports, on the conflicts in Spain, Finland, China and World War II, with later reports on Vietnam, Israel and Central America.Reports... -
Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
RRP: £10.99£7.87*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018**WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2019*'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer'A riveting account of human error and state duplicity. . ... -
Ataturk Andrew Mango 9780719565922
RRP: £14.99£10.45This biography of Ataturk aims to strip away the myth to show the complexities of the man beneath. Born plain Mustafa in Ottoman Salonica in 1881, he trained as an army officer but was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the... -
If This Is A Woman: Inside Ravensbruck: Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women by Sarah Helm
RRP: £14.99£10.45Winner of the Longman-History Today Book Prize 2016 On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 800 women - housewives, doctors, opera singers, politicians, prostitutes - were marched through the woods fifty miles north of Berlin, driven on past a... -
The Negro Question Part 4 the Missing Link by Lee Cummings 9781508702863
RRP: £10.00£8.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781508702863Author Lee CummingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution - centenary edition with new introduction Orlando Figes 9781847924513
RRP: £25.00£19.50Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, A People's Tragedy is the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the Russian Revolution available today.'A modern masterpiece' Andrew MarrOpening with a panorama of Russian society, from the... -
The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century, Fifth Edition by Robert Service
RRP: £18.99£13.61Robert Service's The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century provides a superb panorama of Russia in the modern age. Russia's recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror and two world wars, and the... -
My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: England 1485-1558: The Early Tudors by Nicholas Fellows 9781471875977
RRP: £10.50£9.87Exam Board: OCR Level: AS/A-level Subject: History First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney 9781426220883
RRP: £13.99£9.86This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today. Female rulers are a rare... -
Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis by Martin J Sherwin
RRP: £15.99£13.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307386335Author Martin J. SherwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino
RRP: £10.99£7.99'A book of wonders' Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the YearWinner of the Wainwright Prize 2022 - Eating to Extinction is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital... -
DK Eyewitness Hamburg by DK Publishing
RRP: £12.99£9.34The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this vibrant city.Tour the museums and galleries on museum mile, visit the world's largest model railway at Miniatur... -
Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy David Rohde 9780393881967
RRP: £22.20£18.99Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so... -
The Hebridean Baker: My Scottish Island Kitchen by Coinneach MacLeod
RRP: £26.00£19.58Global TikTok baking sensation The Hebridean Baker is back, serving up a fresh selection of exciting new recipes, charming stories and breathtaking photography from the Hebridean Islands.Failte, I'm Coinneach, the Hebridean Baker, and welcome to my... -
Hitler: A Global Biography by Brendan Simms 9780465022373
£26.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465022373Author Brendan SimmsFormat HardbackPage Count 704Imprint Basic Civitas BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES USWeight(grams)... -
The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan, his heirs and the founding of modern China by John Man
RRP: £10.99£7.99Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia... -
The Story of Russia: 'An excellent short study' by Orlando Figes
RRP: £10.99£7.99A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Sunday Times * Irish Times * Spectator * Financial Times * Telegraph * Aspects of History 'The history book you need if you want to understand modern Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'A magnificent, magisterial thousand year... -
The Clanlands Almanac: Seasonal Stories from Scotland by Sam Heughan
RRP: £16.99£3.88A seasonal meander through the wilds of Scotland. 'If Clanlands was a gentle road trip through Scotland, this almanac is a top down, pedal to the metal up and down odyssey through the many byways of a Scottish year. An invitation to anyone who picks up... -
The Times Lives Less Ordinary: Obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable by Nigel Farndale 9780008637071
RRP: £9.99£6.84Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 85 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive. Be they dons, pop stars, vicars, MPs, rugby players or aristocrats, each has marched to the... -
Dictators: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century by Frank Dikoetter
RRP: £10.99£7.73A New Statesman, Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year 'Brilliant' NEW STATESMAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Enlightening and a good read' SPECTATOR 'Moving and perceptive' NEW STATESMAN Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung,... -
White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves by Giles Milton
RRP: £12.99£8.83This is the forgotten story of the million white Europeans, snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of North Africa to be sold to the highest bidder. Ignored by their own governments, and forced to endure the harshest of...