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Henry VIII's Children: Legitimate and Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Tudor King by Caroline Angus 9781399095860
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Black Handsworth: Race in 1980s Britain by Kieran Connell 9780520300682
RRP: $58.50$45.42In 1980s Britain, while the country failed to reckon with the legacies of its empire, a black, transnational sensibility was emerging in its urban areas. In Handsworth, an inner-city neighborhood of Birmingham, black residents looked across the Atlantic... -
1920s Berlin by Rainer Metzger
$30.62It was the decade of daring Expressionist canvases, of brilliant book design, of the Bauhaus total work of art, of pioneering psychology, of drag balls, cabaret, Metropolis, and Marlene Dietrich's rising star in theater and silent film. Between the... -
The New Science by Giambattista Vico
RRP: $39.00$33.89A fresh translation of The New Science, with detailed footnotes that will help both the scholar and the new reader navigate Vico's masterpieceThe New Science is the major work of Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico. First published in 1725 and revised... -
The Guide to Mysterious Iona and Staffa by Geoff Holder 9780752443805
RRP: $29.23$22.85A guide to supernatural, paranormal, folkloric, eccentric and, above all, mysterious that has occurred on islands of Iona and Staffa. It includes entries covering Iona's tombstones, simulacra, standing stones, gargoyles, ruins, churches and archeological... -
Across The Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings by Earl Swift 9780062986535
RRP: $42.90$37.50"THRILLING. ... Up-end[s] the Apollo narrative entirely." -The Times (London)A "brilliantly observed" (Newsweek) and "endlessly fascinating" (WSJ) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, revealing why these extraordinary yet overshadowed... -
The Pulse Glass: And the beat of other hearts by Gillian Tindall
RRP: $19.48$14.06*As read on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week*'A genius for a certain kind of social history that, in shining a light on one small place, illuminates a huge amount' Sunday TelegraphA toy train. A stack of letters. A tiny pulse glass, inherited from her... -
The Declaration of Arbroath: 'For Freedom Alone' by Edward J. Cowan
RRP: $19.48$13.46The Declaration of Arbroath, 6 April, 1320, is one of the most remarkable documents to have been produced anywhere in medieval Europe. Signed by 51 Scottish nobles, it confirms Scotland's status as an independent sovereign state with the right to use... -
The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942: Clash for supremacy in the Pacific by Mark Stille
RRP: $31.18$22.64The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a sever defeat... -
Victorian Maps of England: The county and city maps of Thomas Moule by Thomas Moule
RRP: $58.50$44.36The most beautiful Victorian maps of England's counties and cities - in large format - by one of Britain's great cartographer's Thomas Moule. Thomas Moule was one of the finest Victorian mapmakers and is regarded as the true follower of John Speed in... -
The Saved and the Damned: A History of the Reformation by Prof Thomas Kaufmann 9780198841043
RRP: $72.13$61.91Thomas Kaufmann, the leading European scholar of the Reformation, argues that the main motivations behind the Reformation rest in religion itself. The Reformation began far from Europe's traditional political, economic, and cultural power centres, and... -
Atomic Thunder: British Nuclear testing in Australia by Dr Elizabeth Tynan 9781526727572
RRP: $33.13$24.73British nuclear testing took place at Maralinga, South Australia, between 1956 and 1963, after Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies had handed over 3,200 square kilometres of open desert to the British Government, without informing his own people... -
The Military and Police Forces of the Gulf States Volume 3: The Aden Protectorate 1839-1967 by Cliff Lord
RRP: $38.90$27.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914377228Author Cliff LordFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
In Search of Romania by Dennis Deletant
RRP: $39.00$34.79The imposition of Communist ideology was a misfortune for millions in Eastern Europe, but never for Dennis Deletant. Instead, it drew him to Romania. The renowned historian's association with the country and its people dates back to 1965, when he first... -
Armoured Warfare in the Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Anthony Tucker-Jones 9781526701756
RRP: $29.23$21.35The Battle of the Bulge took the Allied armies by surprise in 1944/. It was a result of the extraordinary recovery of Hitler's panzer divisions following crushing defeats on the Eastern and Western fronts. In a daring offensive he hoped his panzers would... -
Murder at Wrotham Hill by Diana Souhami
RRP: $29.23$4.76Murder at Wrotham Hill takes the killing in October 1946 of Dagmar Petrzywalski as the catalyst for a compelling and unique meditation on murder and fate. Dagmar, a gentle, eccentric spinster, was the embodiment of Austerity Britain's prudence and thrift... -
The Somme 1916: Martinpuich and the Butte de Warlencourt by Bob Paterson
RRP: $29.23$26.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526764461Author Bob PatersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 197Imprint Pen & Sword MilitaryPublisher Pen & Sword MilitaryWeight(grams) 140g -
The Gunzburgs: A Family Biography Lorraine de Meaux 9781905559992
RRP: $48.75$27.81In 1857 the Gunzburgs arrived in Paris from Russia with their large family, a retinue of business staff and extensive domestic help: personal assistants, secretaries, tutors, wet-nurses and nannies, coachmen, ladies' companions, valets and maids, and... -
British Political History, 1867-2001: Democracy and Decline by Malcolm Pearce
RRP: $72.13$65.38This third edition of British Political History, 1867-2001 is an accessible summary of major political developments in British history over the last 140 years.Analyzing the changing nature of British society and Britain's role on the world stage, Malcolm... -
Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews by Deatra Cohen
RRP: $44.85$30.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623175443Author Deatra CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S. -
Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary from Hitler's Last Birthday to VE Day by Walter Kempowski 9781847086419
RRP: $25.33$17.16Swansong 1945 chronicles four significant days in the last three weeks of WWII: 20 April, Hitler's last birthday; 25 April, when American and Soviet troops first met at the Elbe; 30 April, the day Hitler committed suicide; and 8 May, the day of the... -
Wars of the Republic: Ancient Roman Wargaming 343-50 BC by Eric Farrington
RRP: $25.33$19.15From the First Samnite War and the eventual conquest of the Italian Peninsula, to the defeat by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene, and final victory over the Gauls at Alesia, Wars of the Republic is a miniature wargame that allows you to campaign with the... -
Vyborg 1944: The Last Soviet-Finnish Campaign on the Eastern Front by Bair Irincheev 9781912390274
RRP: $58.40$40.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390274Author Bair IrincheevFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Liverpool's Children in the Second World War by Pamela Russell 9780752451589
RRP: $29.23$22.85This is the untold story of Liverpool's children in the Second World War. Whilst everyone is familiar with the tales of evacuees who were rushed out of the cities once the bombs started falling, many of us are unaware that many stayed behind, either by... -
The Forgotten Queens of Islam by Fatima Mernissi 9780745614199
RRP: $35.08$31.77When Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988, there were some who claimed that is was a blasphemous assault on Islamic tradition, since no Muslim state, they alleged, had ever been governed by a woman. In this extraordinary book, now... -
Longbowman vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60 by David Campbell
RRP: $29.23$21.35For centuries, the crossbow had played a key role on the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War they came up against a... -
The Seventh Shrine: Meditations on the African Spiritual Journey: From the Middle Passage to the Mountaintop by Orland Bishop 9781584209645
RRP: $39.00$27.85Orland Bishop is a remarkable man who has combined extensive study of medicine, naturopathy, psychology and indigenous cosmologies with a deep dedication to human rights, Founder of the ShadeTree foundation which works with at-risk young people in Los... -
Burnley Football Club 1882-1968: Images of Sport by Ray Simpson
RRP: $25.33$19.25This collection of over 200 photographs and items of memorabilia traces the course of one of English football's most famous clubs, from its birth in 1882 to the watershed period of the late 1960s. As a founder member of the Football League in 1888, the... -
A Brief History of the English Reformation Mr Derek Wilson 9781845296469
RRP: $25.33$16.97Religion, politics and fear: how England was transformed by the Tudors.The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed English religion and why it still matters... -
Old Dundalk and Blackrock by Hugh Oram 9781840333756
RRP: $23.30$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840333756Author Hugh OramFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 174mm *... -
Devon at War 1939 45 by Derek Tait 9781473855755
RRP: $25.33$17.92When war was declared on 1 September 1939, the people of Devon pulled together in a way that they hadn't done since the Great War of 191418. This book covers the people of Devon's contribution to the war effort, from the commencement of the conflict in... -
Hotbed: Bohemian New York and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism by Joanna Scutts 9780715655085
RRP: $25.33$17.30New York City, 1912: in downtown Greenwich Village, a group of women gathered, all with a plan to change the world. This was the first meeting of 'Heterodoxy', a secret social club. Its members were passionate advocates of women's suffrage, labour... -
The Diver and The Lover: A novel of love and the unbreakable bond between sisters by Jeremy Vine
RRP: $17.53$5.95'The lives of the characters get entangled in this powerful read' WOMAN'S OWN'A pacy, gripping tale... written with skill and colour. It gave me enormous pleasure to read such a satisfying novel.' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'If you're in desperate need of a... -
US Army Rangers 1989-2015: Panama to Afghanistan by Leigh Neville
RRP: $29.23$22.91Written by an expert on modern Special Forces units and the operations they undertake, this book explains the evolution of the Rangers' missions in Panama, the first Gulf War, Somalia and the post 9/11 invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. It reveals the... -
The Apprentice of Buchenwald: The True Story of the Teenage Boy Who Sabotaged Hitler's War Machine by Oren Schneider 9789493276529
RRP: $33.05$20.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493276529Author Oren SchneiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Amsterdam PublishersPublisher Amsterdam PublishersWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)... -
History SL&HL: The Move to Global War: Study & Revision Guide for the IB Diploma by Joe Gauci
$37.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913433376Author Joe GauciFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Peak Study Resources LtdPublisher Peak Study Resources LtdWeight(grams) 401gDimensions(mm)... -
A Century of Birkenhead & Wirral: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Cliff Hayes
RRP: $29.23$22.85This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Birkenhead and Wirral during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives... -
The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India by Urvashi Butalia
RRP: $42.88$38.01The partition of India into two countries, India and Pakistan, caused one of the most massive human convulsions in history. Within the space of two months in 1947 more than twelve million people were displaced. A million died. More than seventy-five... -
Europe and the People Without History by Eric R. Wolf 9780520268180
RRP: $58.50$46.20Offering insight and equal consideration into the societies of the "civilized" and "uncivilized" world, "Europe and the People Without History" deftly explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. In this foundational text about... -
The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947 by Denis Judd
RRP: $42.88$41.54The British experience in India began in earnest over four hundred years ago, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. For many years the English interlopers and traders who made contact with the subcontinent were viewed by Indians as little more than...