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Classical Literature: An Introduction by Neil Croally 9780415468138
RRP: £39.99£35.46Classical Literature: An Introduction provides a series of essays on all the major authors of Greek and Latin literature, as well as on a number of writers less often read. An introductory chapter provides information on important general topics, such as... -
US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99£11.01This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's heavy cruiser classes. Versatile warships, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their... -
War Amongst the Clouds: My Flying Experiences in World War I and the Follow-On Years by Hugh Granville White
RRP: £20.00£14.69This is a personal account written by a man reflecting on his time as a young pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War, who eventually became an ace. It is a story of survival against the odds at a time when the conduct of... -
Edward III's Faithful Knight: Walter Mauny and His Legacy by Stephen Porter
RRP: £20.00£13.74Sir Walter Mauny was described as Edward III's 'faithful knight'. That accurately summed up his life and career as a loyal servant of the king, distinguishing himself as a soldier, naval commander and diplomat. From the profits of war and royal favour he... -
Combined Arms Warfare in the Twentieth Century by Jonathan M. House 9780700610983
RRP: £32.95£26.30For centuries, the world has witnessed the development and use of increasingly complex and powerful military systems and technologies. In the process, the ""art of war"" has truly become the art of combined arms warfare, in which... -
London's Royal Docks in the 1950s: A Memory of the Docks at Work by AE Smith 9781409259565
RRP: £12.79£7.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781409259565Author AE SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com -
From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover by Athan Theoharis 9780929587677
RRP: £18.99£14.72Documents from the late FBI director's secret files reveal for the first time the shocking extent of FBI activities in spying on prominent Americans and political groups. A grimly fascinating-and profoundly disturbing-self-exposure by one of the false... -
The Wretched Women: The stories of some of the women sentenced to transportation by the Lancashire courts between 1818 and 1825 by Megan Roberts
RRP: £12.99£9.09In May 1824 twenty women under sentence of transportation languished in the gaol at Lancaster Castle. Some had been there for years and amongst them was a 76 year old. One woman called Mary Partridge was described as being a fit healthy woman who wished... -
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 by Toby Harnden
RRP: £18.99£12.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316540971Author Toby HarndenFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 147mm *... -
740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building by Professor Michael Gross
RRP: £19.00£12.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767917445Author Michael GrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm) 209mm *... -
Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent
RRP: £20.00£12.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385338455Author Michael BaigentFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Dell Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
1989: A Global History of Eastern Europe by James Mark 9781108447140
RRP: £24.99£21.34The collapse of the Berlin Wall has come to represent the entry of an isolated region onto the global stage. On the contrary, this study argues that communist states had in fact long been shapers of an interconnecting world, with '1989' instead marking a... -
Homeland Security in the UK: Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attack since 9/11 by Paul Wilkinson 9780415383752
RRP: £29.99£27.04This book is a detailed examination of whether domestic security measures are striking an appropriate balance between homeland security and civil liberties in the post-9/11 era.Professor Paul Wilkinson and the other contributors assess the nature of UK... -
Empire of Rubber: Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia by Gregg Mitman
RRP: £19.99£13.96An ambitious and shocking expose of America's hidden empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation, and its long shadow In the early 1920s, Americans owned 80 percent of the world's automobiles and consumed 75 percent of the world's rubber... -
Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC by Paul Cartledge
RRP: £37.99£33.38In 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... -
Invasion!: Operation Sea Lion, 1940 by Martin Marix Evans 9780582772946
RRP: £36.99£36.14This terrifying alternative reality is actually based on historical facts. The book follows the real course of events up to1 September, including the planning in Britain and Germany, and the aerial war. The fictional story then supposes that the Germans... -
No Beast So Fierce: The Champawat Tiger and Her Hunter, the First Tiger Conservationist by Dane Huckelbridge
RRP: £9.99£6.64The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle between man and wild. But this pulse-pounding narrative is also a nuanced story of how colonialism and environmental destruction upset the natural order, placing... -
The Falklands Conflict Twenty Years On: Lessons for the Future by Stephen Badsey 9780415350303
RRP: £47.99£41.81A fascinating new insight into the Falklands Conflict, covering every aspect of its origins and the political and diplomatic response to the Argentinean action as well as illuminating accounts of the military action to retake the islands, at every level... -
The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit by Ian Buruma
RRP: £9.99£6.70'Rich and rewarding' Wall Street JournalIt is impossible to understand the last 75 years of British and American history without understanding the Anglo-American relationship, and specifically the bonds between presidents and prime ministers. FDR of... -
Genesis: Memory of Fire, Volume 1 by Eduardo Galeano
RRP: £9.99£9.57Genesis , the first volume in Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire trilogy, is both a meditation on the clashes between the Old World and the New and, in the author's words, an attempt to rescue the kidnapped memory of all America." It is a fierce,... -
The Political Writings of Archbishop Wulfstan of York by Andrew Rabin
RRP: £25.00£17.61Archbishop Wulfstan of York (d. 1023) is among the most important legal and political thinkers of the early Middle Ages. A leading ecclesiastic, innovative legislator, and influential royal councilor, Wulfstan witnessed firsthand the violence and social... -
No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Scotland 1900-2015 by Christopher Harvie
RRP: £17.99£14.87This is a colourful and stimulating history of modern Scotland. Christopher Harvie brings his inimitable vision to a history of modern Scotland epitomised by political and social change, in what he sees as 'recuperation' through change. This introductory... -
Passport to Peckham: Culture and Creativity in a London Village by Robert Hewison
RRP: £32.00£20.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913380069Author Robert HewisonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonPublisher Goldsmiths, Unversity of London -
Idealism beyond Borders: The French Revolutionary Left and the Rise of Humanitarianism, 1954-1988 by Eleanor Davey
RRP: £30.99£22.85This is a major new account of how modern humanitarian action was shaped by transformations in the French intellectual and political landscape from the 1950s to the 1980s. Eleanor Davey reveals how radical left third-worldism was displaced by the... -
The Sister Queens: Isabella & Catherine de Valois by Mary McGrigor 9780750992374
RRP: £12.99£9.62Isabella de Valois was 3 years old when, on a hot August day in 1392, her father suddenly went mad. Less than four years later, she was married by proxy to the English King Richard II and arrived in England with a French retinue and her doll's house... -
Earthlings: The Beginning: 1: Earthlings by Ray Star 9781914529122
RRP: £8.99£7.07OIN THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING #EARTHLINGS WORLD Peridot has lived a sheltered life. Raised by an overprotective mother on a remote island, the ways of the world remain a mystery, until the arrival of a young boy Euan, and she finally learns the truth. ... -
The Birth of Territory by Stuart Elden 9780226202570
RRP: £28.00£27.79Territory is one of the central political concepts of the modern world and, indeed, functions as the primary way the world is divided and controlled politically. Yet territory has not received the critical attention afforded to other crucial concepts... -
Japan 1941 by Eri Hotta
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307739742Author Eri HottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
To Settle the Crown: Waging Civil War in Shropshire 1642-1648 by Jonathan Worton
RRP: £25.00£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070944Author Jonathan WortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Voices of Guinness: An Oral History of the Park Royal Brewery by Tim Strangleman
RRP: £58.00£49.58Imagine a workplace where workers enjoyed a well-paid job for life, one where they could start their day with a pint of stout and a smoke, and enjoy free meals in silver service canteens and restaurants. During their breaks they could explore acres of... -
The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald M. Kagan
RRP: £25.99£22.89Why did the Peace of Nicias fail to reconcile Athens and Sparta? In the third volume of his landmark four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian... -
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition by Edwin Erle Sparks Professor Matthew Restall
£20.37An update of a popular work that takes on the myths of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, featuring a new afterword. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest reveals how the Spanish invasions in the Americas have been conceived and presented,... -
Panzer 38t vs BT-7: Barbarossa 1941 by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £15.99£13.33The tank battles in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 were the largest in World War II, exceeding even the more famous Prokhorovka encounter during the Kursk campaign. Indeed, they were the largest tank battles ever fought. This book examines... -
Bell 47/H-13 Sioux Helicopter: Military and Civilian Use, 1946 to the Present by Wayne Mutza 9780764353765
RRP: £18.99£12.67Famously pictured in the opening credits of the popular television series M.A.S.H., Bell's Model 47 helicopter was the first helicopter certified for civilian use in March 1946 and went on to serve a wide variety of military and civilian applications... -
The Early Christians: From the Beginnings to Constantine by Hartmut Leppin 9781316517239
RRP: £34.99£29.21The early Christians were by no means a homogeneous group, let alone a church. This is the fascinating story of the beliefs, practices and experience of individual Christians of antiquity, their relationships to Jewish tradition and the wider Roman... -
A Japanese Mirror: Heroes and Villains of Japanese Culture Ian Buruma 9781843549628
RRP: £12.99£8.56In this scintillating book, Ian Buruma peels away the myths that surround Japanese culture. With piercing analysis of cinema, theatre, television, art and legend, he shows the Japanese both 'as they imagine themselves to be, and as they would like... -
The Road to Gondwana: In search of the lost supercontinent Bill Morris 9781922539335
RRP: £19.99£13.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922539335Author Bill MorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Exisle PublishingPublisher Exisle PublishingWeight(grams) 272g -
The Phoenix: St. Paul's Cathedral And The Men Who Made Modern London Leo Hollis 9781474622868
RRP: £12.99£8.60'A tour de force of biography, history, politics, philosophy and experimental science' ECONOMISTThe remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were... -
Romania's Holy War: Soldiers, Motivation, and the Holocaust by Grant T. Harward
RRP: £38.00£33.27Romania's Holy War rights the widespread myth that Romania was a reluctant member of the Axis during World War II. In correcting this fallacy, Grant T. Harward shows that, of an estimated 300,000 Jews who perished in Romania and Romanian-occupied... -
Sultana Tragedy, The: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster by Jerry Potter
RRP: £26.99£17.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780882898612Author Jerry PotterFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Pelican Publishing CoPublisher Pelican Publishing Co