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Women Philosophers in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Alison Stone 9780192874719
RRP: $113.52$102.94Many women wrote philosophy in nineteenth-century Britain, and they wrote across the full range of philosophical topics. Yet these important women thinkers have been left out of the philosophical canon and many of them are barely known today. The aim of... -
Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II by Meredith Hindley 9781541762718
RRP: $20.63$16.98In the summer of 1940, following France's surrender to Germany, Casablanca was transformed from an exotic travel destination to a key military target. Nazi agents and collaborators soon overran the city looking to capitalize on the new Vichy regime. The... -
A Misunderstood Friendship: Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, and Sino-North Korean Relations, 1949-1976: Revised Edition by Zhihua Shen
RRP: $25.80$20.50Today, the People's Republic of China is North Korea's only ally on the world stage, a tightly knit relationship that goes back decades. Both countries portray their partnership as one of "brotherly affection" based on shared political ideals-an alliance... -
Edge of the World by Michael Powell 9780571153060
RRP: $21.92$14.94Describes the author's attempt to make a film about how the outer Isles of Scotland were being de-populated. The book reveals that the islanders plight was mirrored in the obstacles the film crew themselves had to overcome.Book InformationISBN... -
Truro: The Second Selection by Christine Christine Parnell 9780752416434
RRP: $16.76$2.98Beautiful Georgian Truro has always been a bustling market town although since 1877 it has been graced with the title of 'City'. This second selection of photographs in the Archive Photographs Series gives fascinating insights into the changes that have... -
The Battle of Cambrai 1917: Moeuvres and Bourlon, Cantaing and Graincourt to Flesquieres, Masnieres, Gouzeaucourt and Gonnelieu by Jerry Murland
RRP: $20.63$14.98The 1917 Battle of Cambrai featured the first massed tank attack in military history and provoked the biggest German counter-attack against the British since 1914. The British aimed to break through the German Hindenburg Line, then threaten the rear of... -
The First Great Powers: Babylon and Assyria by Arthur Cotterell
RRP: $38.70$35.28The rediscovery of Assyria in the 1840s transformed Western views on the origins of civilisation. The excavation of Nineveh proved that even the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians together did not constitute the ancient world. These peoples had nothing to do... -
Koreans in Japan: Critical Voices from the Margin by Sonia Ryang 9780415379397
RRP: $54.17$47.41Koreans in Japan are a barely known minority, not only in the West but also within Japan itself. This pioneering study analyses these relations in the context of the particular conditions and constraints that Koreans face in Japanese society. The... -
The Outbreak of the First World War by Sir Hew Strachan
$34.53To Arms is Hew Strachan's most complete and definitive study of the opening of the First World War. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author. ... -
Livy: Ab urbe condita Book VI by Livy
RRP: $36.11$31.31Book VI of Livy's Ab urbe condita covers the history of Rome from 390 to 367 BC, a period during which the city, while in the process of recovering from being sacked by the Gauls, faced serious civil disturbance, the resolution of which fundamentally... -
The Naval Siege of Japan 1945: War Plan Orange Triumphant by Brian Lane Herder
RRP: $21.92$17.83The final months of Allied naval bombardments on the Home Islands during World War II have, for whatever reason, frequently been overlooked by historians. Yet the Allies' final naval campaign against Japan involved the largest and arguably most... -
Smashing Hitler's Panzers: The Defeat of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge by Steven Zaloga
RRP: $32.25$25.89In his riveting new book, Steven Zaloga describes how American foot soldiers faced down Hitler's elite armored spearhead - the Hitler Youth Panzer Division - in the snowy Ardennes forest during one of World War II's biggest battles, the Battle of the... -
All or Nothing: The Axis and the Holocaust 1941-43 by Jonathan Steinberg 9780415290692
RRP: $49.01$43.06German and Italian fascist armies in the Second World War treated the Jews quite differently. Jews who fell into the hands of the German army ended up in concentration camps; none of those taken by the Italians suffered the same fate. Yet the protectors... -
The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb by Greg Mitchell
RRP: $25.79$17.49The shocking and significant story of how the White House and Pentagon scuttled an epic Hollywood production. Soon after atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, MGM set out to make a movie studio chief Louis B. Mayer called "the... -
Burundi: The Biography of a Small African Country by Nigel Watt
RRP: $28.38$25.18Little known in the English-speaking world, Burundi is Rwanda's twin, a small Central African country with a complex history of ethnic tension between its Hutu and Tutsi populations that has itself experienced traumatic events, including mass killings of... -
Learning from Experience: v. III: Lessons from the United Kingdom's Astute Submarine Program by John F. Schank 9780833058973
$25.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833058973Author John F. SchankFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint RANDPublisher RAND -
Byzantium Unbound Anthony Kaldellis 9781641891998
RRP: $20.58$20.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641891998Author Anthony KaldellisFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Gods, Graves And Scholars by C.W. Ceram
$20.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394743196Author C.W. CeramFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm) 173mm * 107mm... -
The Severans: The Roman Empire Transformed by Michael Grant
RRP: $174.15$151.29The Severans analyses the colourful decline of the Roman Empire during the reign of the Severans, the first non-Italian dynasty. In his learned and exciting style, Michael Grant describes the foreign wars waged against the Alemanni and the Persians, and... -
Rome's Empire: How the Romans Acquired and Lost Their Provinces by Patricia Southern
RRP: $45.15$29.18The Roman Empire was forged in war and defended by military might. It also endured because of the Romans' ability to assimilate and pacify the different peoples and cultures within their provinces. In Rome's early years it did not annexe territory but... -
The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians by Carlos Lozada 9781668050736
RRP: $38.69$23.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668050736Author Carlos LozadaFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
Burgundian Poleaxe: The Noble Art of Chivalric Axe Combat by Jason Smith
RRP: $50.96$48.52The poleaxe is a fearsome weapon: the armour-breaching weapon par excellence of the late Middle Ages, wielded on foot in friendly tournaments, lethal duels, and on the battlefield. Instruction on its use is found throughout surviving medieval martial... -
Native American Roots: Relationality and Indigenous Regeneration Under Empire, 1770–1859 by Christian Michael Gonzales
RRP: $49.01$43.06Native American Roots: Relationality and Indigenous Regeneration Under Empire, 1770-1859 explores the development of modern Indigenous identities within the settler colonial context of the early United States.With an aggressively expanding United States... -
Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter by Gary Yee
RRP: $20.63$16.41During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. Sometimes equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren, they fought in a manner reminiscent of Napoleonic-era light infantry... -
Violent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq by William R Polk 9780061236204
RRP: $15.47$14.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061236204Author William R PolkFormat PaperbackImprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 231g -
Heresy and Inquisition in France, 1200-1300 by Rosemary Horrox
RRP: $32.25$23.63Heresy and inquisition in France, 1200-1300 is an invaluable collection of primary sources in translation, aimed at students and academics alike. It provides a wide array of materials on both heresy (Cathars and Waldensians) and the persecution of heresy... -
The Scotch-Irish: A Social History by James Graham Leyburn 9780807842591
RRP: $32.19$21.29Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to... -
There's Something Happening Here: The New Left, the Klan, and FBI Counterintelligence by David Cunningham 9780520246652
RRP: $32.25$25.27Using over twelve thousand previously classified documents made available through the Freedom of Information Act, David Cunningham uncovers the riveting inside story of the FBI's attempts to neutralize political targets on both the Right and the Left... -
Radicals in Exile: English Catholic Books During the Reign of Philip II by Freddy Cristobal Dominguez
RRP: $43.80$39.14Facing persecution in early modern England, some Catholics chose exile over conformity. Some even cast their lot with foreign monarchs rather than wait for their own rulers to have a change of heart. This book studies the relationship forged by English... -
An Infinite Fountain of Light – Jonathan Edwards for the Twenty–First Century by George M. Marsden
RRP: $27.08$23.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514006627Author George M. MarsdenFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 2400g -
Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past by Professor Ana Lucia Araujo
RRP: $29.66$27.71Exploring notions of history, collective memory, cultural memory, public memory, official memory, and public history, Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past explains how ordinary citizens, social groups, governments and institutions engage with... -
Writing in the Dark: Bloomsbury, the Blitz and Horizon Magazine Will Loxley 9781474615723
RRP: $12.89$8.77As the streetlamps flickered out and lights were obscured behind brown-paper screens, a subdued atmosphere took hold of London in 1939. Cloistered in pubs and gloomy sitting rooms, London's young writers and artists faced being sent to the front, trading... -
American Civilization: An Introduction by David Mauk 9780367620943
RRP: $51.59$46.52The eighth edition of the hugely successful American Civilization offers students the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment... -
Bristol and the Civil War: For King and Parliament by John Lynch 9780752452142
RRP: $21.92$6.08In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and... -
The Rise of Professional Society: England Since 1880 by Professor Harold Perkin
RRP: $49.01$43.58The Rise of Professional Society lays out a stimulating and controversial framework for the study of British society, challenging accepted paradigms based on class analysis. Perkins argues that the non-capitalist "professional class" represents a new... -
Wing Chun In-Depth: Skills for Combat, Strategies for Life by Munawar Ali Karim
RRP: $43.85$28.88A rare in-depth look at the history, teachings, and wider implications of Wing Chun Wing Chun In-Depth offers an historical overview of the art's development, it examines how to properly approach training for fighting skills that give you an edge in... -
The Storyteller of Jerusalem: The Life and Times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948 by Salim Tamari 9781566569255
RRP: $30.95$19.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566569255Author Wasif JawhariyyehFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Olive Branch PressPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc -
The Psychology of Counter-Terrorism by Andrew Silke
RRP: $56.75$49.59This edited book explores how psychology can be used to improve our understanding of terrorism and counterterrorism.This work firstly aims to provide balanced and objective insight into the psychology of terrorists; what their motivations are, what keeps... -
The King Arthur Conspiracy: How a Scottish Prince Became a Mythical Hero by Simon Stirling
RRP: $19.34$14.90Arthur led the Britons to the brink of victory but was cut down by treachery and betrayal. Arthurian legends have since been corrupted, leading to popular but false assumptions about the king and the belief that his grave could never be found. Drawing on... -
Task Force Hogan: The World War II Tank Battalion That Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe by William R. Hogan 9780063272026
RRP: $32.25$21.19A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father's tank battalion, the "Spearhead," that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany-against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on...