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Red Round Globe Hot Burning: A Tale at the Crossroads of Commons and Closure, of Love and Terror, of Race and Class, and of Kate and Ned Despard by Peter Linebaugh
RRP: $29.67$23.87On February 21, 1803, Colonel Edward (Ned) Marcus Despard was publicly hanged and decapitated in London before a crowd of 20,000 for organizing a revolutionary conspiracy to overthrow King George III. His black Caribbean wife, Catherine (Kate), helped to... -
Peterborough in 50 Buildings by Lorna Talbott 9781398113596
RRP: $20.63$14.00In the seventh century the Anglo-Saxons built an abbey dedicated to St Peter, where the Roman Ermine Street crossed the River Nene. The town around the abbey came to be known as St Peter's Burgh, and is dominated today by the cathedral on the site... -
The History of Central Asia: The Age of Decline and Revival by Christoph Baumer
RRP: $64.50$59.55For more than a hundred years, Central Asia was the heartland of the mightiest military power on the planet. But after the fragmentation of the all-conquering Mongol polity, the region began a steep decline which rendered this former domain of horse... -
Central Huddersfield 1889: Yorkshire Sheet 246.15a by Alan Godfrey 9781847844729
$4.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847844729Author Alan GodfreyImprint Alan Godfrey MapsPublisher Alan Godfrey Maps -
Emperor'S Handbook, the by AURELIUS 9780743233835
RRP: $30.96$17.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743233835Author AURELIUSPage Count 160Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 292g -
The Politics of Genocide - The Holocaust in Hungary by Randolph Braham
RRP: $161.25$127.27The third revised and updated edition of this comprehensive two-volume history by one of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust provides unparalleled perspective on the destruction of Hungarian Jewry during the Nazi era. A critical component of any... -
Domitian: Tragic Tyrant by Pat Southern 9780415555067
RRP: $56.75$49.59This is the first ever study to assess Emperor Domitian from a psychological point of view and covers his entire career from the early years and the civil war AD through the imperial rule to the dark years and the psychology of suspicion. Pat Southern... -
The Ardennes 1944-1945 Volume II: Hitlers Winter Offensive Revisited by Christer Bergstrom 9789188441768
RRP: $127.71$79.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188441768Author Christer BergstromFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Vaktel ForlagPublisher Vaktel ForlagWeight(grams) 1095g -
Agricultural Revolution in England: The Transformation of the Agrarian Economy 1500-1850 by Mark Overton
RRP: $47.72$40.39This book is the first available survey of English agriculture between 1500 and 1850. It combines new evidence with recent findings from the specialist literature, to argue that the agricultural revolution took place in the century after 1750. Taking a... -
Secret Royal Leamington Spa by Graham Sutherland
RRP: $20.63$14.00Although Royal Leamington Spa has its origins several hundred years ago, then known as Leamington Priors, the town only came to prominence in the past 200 years. With the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars raging between 1792 and 1815, travel to foreign... -
A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century: Updated and Revised Edition by James P. Brennan
RRP: $48.96$44.09A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century, originally published in Buenos Aires in 1994, attained instant status as a classic. Written as an introductory text for university students and the general public, it is a profound reflection on the... -
The Nasirean Ethics (RLE Iran C) by Nasīr ad Dīn Tūsi 9781032547091
RRP: $41.27$37.06The Nasirean Ethics is the best known ethical digest to be composed in medieval Persia, if not in all mediaeval Islam. It appeared initially in 633/1235 when Tusi was already a celebrated scholar, scientist, politico-religious propagandist. The work has... -
Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris by Olivier Wieviorka
RRP: $32.19$26.17The Allied landings on the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, have assumed legendary status in the annals of World War II. But in overly romanticizing D-day, Olivier Wieviorka argues, we have lost sight of the full picture. Normandy offers a balanced,... -
Isle & Empires: Romanov Russia, Britain and the Isle of Wight by Stephan Roman
$16.99The tumultuous story of the Romanovs and their enigmatic relationship with Britain is brought to life in Stephan Roman's Isle and Empires. This new book explores the misunderstandings, suspicions and alliances that created an uneasy partnership... -
Handbrake!: Dassault Super Etendard Fighter-Bombers in the Falklands/Malvinas War, 1982 by Mariano Sciaroni
RRP: $25.74$18.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070722Author Mariano SciaroniFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Last Children Of The Raj, Volume 2 (1939-1950): British Childhoods in India by Laurence Fleming
RRP: $19.35$12.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903660218Author Mark TullyFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Dexter HavenPublisher Dexter HavenWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 30mm -
The Politics of the Veil by Joan Wallach Scott 9780691147987
RRP: $32.25$25.27In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of "conspicuous signs" of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds... -
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by Admiral William H. McRaven 9781538729755
RRP: $19.34$12.85Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin... -
The Middle Ages and the Movies: Eight Key Films by Robert Bartlett
RRP: $25.80$19.36In The Middle Ages and the Movies eminent historian Robert Bartlett takes a fresh, cogent look at how our view of medieval history has been shaped by eight significant films of the twentieth century. The book ranges from the concoction of sex and... -
Norfolk Shipping by Mike Stammers 9780752427577
RRP: $25.79$19.38The county of Norfolk is surrounded by water, with the North Sea to the east and north, the Great Ouse, Little Ouse and River Waveney to the west and south, and for hundreds of years ships have played a vital role in the economy of the country. No doubt... -
F6F Hellcat: Philippines 1944 by Edward M. Young
RRP: $18.05$12.58Using maps, contemporary photographs, and new artwork, this book examines the Hellcat and the naval aviators who flew them. Joining combat in the Pacific in late 1943, the Hellcat squadrons soon demonstrated their ascendency over their Japanese... -
Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower by David Baldwin
RRP: $12.89$8.41Elizabeth Woodville is a historical character whose life no novelist would ever have dared invent. She has been portrayed as an enchantress, as an unprincipled advancer of her family's fortunes and a plucky but pitiful queen in Shakespeare's histories... -
From "Euthanasia" to Sobibor: An SS Officer's Photo Collection by Martin Cuppers
RRP: $41.28$36.39The mass murder of the European Jews by Nazi Germany went hand in hand with the destruction of evidence attesting to this genocide. As Holocaust survivor Jules Schelvis puts it, "[v]ery few documents relating to Sobibor and the other death camps" remain... -
Feminists, Islam, and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt by Margot Badran 9780691026053
RRP: $58.05$45.56The emergence and evolution of Egyptian feminism is an integral, but previously untold, part of the history of modern Egypt. Drawing upon a wide range of women's sources--memoirs, letters, essays, journalistic articles, fiction, treatises, and extensive... -
V & W Destroyers: A Developmental History by John Henshaw
RRP: $32.25$23.25The revolutionary battleship Dreadnought of 1906 brought together in one package the new technology of oil fired boilers and steam turbines, and all-big-gun armament; in doing so she rendered all other capital ships then afloat completely obsolete. Ten... -
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties by Mike Davis
RRP: $19.34$16.71Histories of the US sixties invariably focus on New York City, but Los Angeles was an epicenter of that decade's political and social earthquake. L.A. was a launchpad for Black Power-where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts... -
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton 9780691165622
RRP: $20.63$15.73The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost... -
Europe between Democracy and Dictatorship: 1900 - 1945 by Conan Fischer
RRP: $38.64$34.84Fischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe's turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars. Written by a... -
London's Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital by Gillian Pugh
RRP: $19.34$14.90In 1739, the London Foundling Hospital opened its doors to take in the abandoned children of the city. It was the culmination of seventeen years of campaigning by Captain Thomas Coram, driven by his horror at seeing children die in the streets. He was... -
Charles X's Wars Volume 1: The Swedish Deluge, 1655-1660 by Michael Fredholm von Essen
RRP: $38.64$27.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059759Author Michael Fredholm von EssenFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Growing Up with Ireland: A Century of Memories from Our Oldest and Wisest Citizens Valerie Cox 9781529337389
RRP: $12.89$8.77'An incredible portal to our past' The Sunday TimesOn 7 January 1922, Ireland became a free state. Born into that era of turbulence and hope were the twenty-six women and men whose stories and memories of a lifetime are captured by cherished Irish... -
Edwardian Devon 1900-1914: Before the Lights Went Out by David Parker
RRP: $19.34$14.90A century ago, Britain was locked in a devastating worldwide conflict that would change every aspect of society. This book explores life in Devon between 1900 and 1914, offering a revealing glimpse of a world now long-vanished before war broke out. Devon... -
Queen Emma and Queen Edith: Queenship and Women's Power in Eleventh-Century England Pauline Stafford (University of Liverpool) 9780631227380
RRP: $50.25$44.12Through detailed study of these women the author demonstrates the integral place of royal queens in the rule of the English kingdom and in the process of unification by which England was made.About the AuthorPauline Stafford was born and educated in... -
Land, Labor and the Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1882-1914 by Gershon Shafir
RRP: $37.41$29.08Gershon Shafir challenges the heroic myths about the foundation of the State of Israel by investigating the struggle to control land and labor during the early Zionist enterprise. He argues that it was not the imported Zionist ideas that were responsible... -
What is the History of the Book? James Raven 9780745641621
RRP: $21.92$19.63James Raven, a leading historian of the book, offers a fresh and accessible guide to the global study of the production, dissemination and reception of written and printed texts across all societies and in all ages. Students, teachers, researchers and... -
Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many by Erik Hornung
RRP: $30.95$26.88An excellent historical overview of the gods... It is a recommended necessary reading for those studying Ancient Egyptian religion. Frankie's Reviews in Egyptology A work of extraordinary distinction, Hornung's book will appeal to anyone interested in... -
The Beginnings of Jewishness: Boundaries, Varieties, Uncertainties by Shaye J. D. Cohen 9780520226937
RRP: $34.83$27.68In modern times, various Jewish groups have argued whether Jewishness is a function of ethnicity, of nationality, of religion, or of all three. These fundamental conceptions were already in place in antiquity. The peculiar combination of ethnicity,... -
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician: An Account of Rome's Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian by Thomas M. Banchich
RRP: $54.17$47.41The Lost History of Peter the Patrician is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter's History, including additional fragments which are now more often considered the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's so-called Anonymous... -
To Hell on a Fast Horse Updated Edition: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett by Mark Lee Gardner
$17.30"So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles."-Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling authorFrom Spur Award-winning author Mark Lee Gardner, his classic dual biography of Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett,... -
Damned Good Show by Derek Robinson
RRP: $16.76$11.61They joined an R.A.F. known as 'the best flying club in the world', but when war pitches the young pilots of 409 Squadron into battle over Germany, their training, tactics and equipment are soon found wanting, their twin-engined bombers obsolete from the...