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Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta--and Then Got Written Out of History by Howell Raines 9780593137758
RRP: $58.50$38.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593137758Author Howell RainesFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA... -
Kent's Industrial Heritage by James Preston
RRP: $31.18$21.16Kent is thought of as the 'Garden of England' and has been described as a county of 'hops, apples and cherries'. This may be true of a large part of the county, particularly after the Weald lost its important broadcloth and iron industries, but north... -
Full Spectrum Resistance, Volume Two: Actions and Strategies for Change by Aric McBay
RRP: $29.23$19.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609809287Author Aric McBayFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. -
The Jacobean Kirk, 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy Alan R. MacDonald 9781859283738
RRP: $263.25$228.70This book is the first detailed discussion of the political history of the Scottish Church in the reign of James VI (1567-1625). It offers a refreshing new perspective on the Reformed Kirk during the crucial period in its development. It is an... -
BiografiA De Un CimarroN: By Miguel Barnet and Esteban Montejo William Rowlandson 9780719080913
RRP: $25.33$18.51This Biography of a runaway slave is arguably the best-known book to have been written and published in revolutionary Cuba, being the testimonial narrative of Esteban Montejo, a former slave, runaway, and soldier in the Cuban wars of independence. The... -
Jack the Ripper: The 21st Century Investigation by Trevor Marriott 9781844541034
RRP: $35.08$6.45The case of Jack the Ripper has at last been cracked by the one man most qualified to do so - a former murder squad detective. Trevor Marriott casts aside the rumours which have for so long dogged the most famous police case of all time. Revealing the... -
My Three Dads: Patriarchy on the Great Plains by Jessa Crispin 9780226820101
RRP: $31.20$26.99Sharp and thought-provoking, this memoir-meets-cultural criticism upends the romanticism of the Great Plains and the patriarchy at the core of its ideals. For many Americans, Kansas represents a vision of Midwestern life that is good and wholesome and... -
Republic F-105 Thunderchief: Wing and Squadron Histories by James Geer 9780764316685
RRP: $124.78$82.88This new book is a comprehensive history of the wings and squadrons that operated the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Detailed histories are provided for all TAC, USAFE, and PACAF units that flew the aircraft, as well as for Air Force Reserve and Air Guard... -
Hockley: Britain in Old Photographs by David Harvey 9780752447216
RRP: $25.33$19.25This fascinating collection of photographs, including many rare and old images (some from as early as 1865) explores Hockley over the past century and a half, and details the social, architectural and functional changes in the area. With sections on... -
A History of Tokyo 1867-1989: From EDO to SHOWA: The Emergence of the World's Greatest City by Edward Seidensticker
$41.28This is a freaking great book and I highly recommend it... if you are passionate about the history of 'the world's greatest city,' this book is something you must have in your collection. JapanThis.com. Edward Seidensticker's A History of Tokyo... -
March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 3 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 9780268201708
RRP: $64.35$57.78In March 1917, Book 3 the forces of revolutionary disintegration spread out from Petrograd all the way to the front lines of World War I, presaging Russia's collapse. One of the masterpieces of world literature, The Red Wheel is Nobel prize-winner... -
Amarna Diplomacy: The Beginnings of International Relations by Raymond Cohen
RRP: $54.60$48.61Published in 1992, William L. Moran's definitive English translation, The Amarna Letters, raised as many questions as it answered. How did Pharaoh run his empire? Why did the god-king consent to deal with his fellow, mortal monarchs as equals? Indeed,... -
The Fight for Greek Sicily: Society, Politics, and Landscape by Melanie Jonasch 9781789253566
RRP: $87.75$80.36The island of Sicily was a highly contested area throughout much of its history. Among the first to exert strong influence on its political, cultural, infrastructural, and demographic developments were the two major decentralized civilizations of the... -
Hong Kongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997 by Chi Man Kwong 9780192845740
RRP: $173.55$157.35Hong Kong has been caught between empires ever since the First Opium War (1839-1842). As a result, the study of Hong Kong history has been subjected to the influence of the empires that controlled or laid claims over it. The historical experience of the... -
The Lebanese Connection: Corruption, Civil War, and the International Drug Traffic by Jonathan Marshall
RRP: $58.48$52.85Long before Mexico, Colombia, and Afghanistan became notorious for their contributions to the global drug traffic, Lebanon was a special target of U.S. drug agents for harboring the world's greatest single transit port in the international traffic in... -
The Routledge History Handbook of Medieval Revolt by Justine Firnhaber-Baker 9780367143763
RRP: $89.68$79.03The Routledge History Handbook of Medieval Revolt charts the history of medieval rebellion from Spain to Bohemia and from Italy to England, and includes chapters spanning the centuries between Imperial Rome and the Reformation. Drawing together an... -
The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan
RRP: $29.23$23.22One of Hollywood's first scandals was nearly its last. 1936 looked like it would be a great year for the movie industry. With the economy picking up after the Great Depression, Americans everywhere were sitting in the dark watching the stars-and few... -
A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire by Nicola Sly 9780752465814
RRP: $29.23$22.85A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past. There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of... -
Imperialism and the Development Myth: How Rich Countries Dominate in the Twenty-First Century by Sam King 9781526171917
RRP: $48.75$42.96China has moved from being one of the poorest societies to a level now similar with other relatively developed Third World societies - like Mexico and Brazil. The dominant idea that it somehow threatens to 'catch up' economically, or overtake the rich... -
Orson Welles, Volume 3: One-Man Band by Simon Callow
RRP: $33.13$25.19In One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work, Simon Callow again probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century, looking closely at the triumphs and... -
Allied Wartime Diplomacy: A Pattern In Poland by Edward J. Rozek
RRP: $77.98$64.68Originally published in 1959, this volume is a symposium from Official Government documents, Mikolajczyk's private files and other Polish sources is an indictment of Soviet policy towards Poland and of the Western Allies' leniency towards Stalin. Book... -
Bristol: History You Can See by Maurice Fells
RRP: $25.33$19.25A history of Bristol.About the AuthorMaurice Fells is a born and bred Bristolian with a passionate interest in the city's history, and a prolific author of books about Bristol. He worked as a journalist in both the print and broadcast mediums, and held... -
The Unknown Black Book: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Soviet Territories by Joshua Rubenstein
RRP: $54.58$47.85The Unknown Black Book provides a revelatory compilation of testimonies from Jews who survived open-air massacres and other atrocities carried out by the Germans and their allies in the occupied Soviet territories during World War II-Ukraine, Belorussia,... -
Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring by Alexander Rose 9780553383294
RRP: $39.00$24.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The National Review Best Book 2006.Book InformationISBN 9780553383294Author Alexander RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div... -
740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building by Professor Michael Gross
RRP: $37.05$24.51Apologies 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 *... -
Decolonisation: The British Experience Since 1945 Nicholas White 9781408245637
RRP: $72.13$69.17Decolonisation: The British Experience since 1945 is a concise and accessible introduction which introduces students to this often dramatic story of colonial wars and emergencies, and fraught international relations. The 2nd edition provides an overview... -
Selected Letters from Pliny the Younger's Epistulae: Commentary by Jacqueline Carlon by Jacqueline M. Carlon
RRP: $87.73$61.05This anthology offers a comprehensive introduction to Pliny the Younger's Epistulae for intermediate and advanced Latin students, with the grammatical, lexical, and historical support to enable them to read quickly and fluidly. As the only selection of... -
The Evolution of the Medieval World: Society, Government & Thought in Europe 312-1500 by David M. Nicholas 9780582092570
$159.28This ambitious and wide-ranging study of the European Middle Ages respects the complexity and richness of its subject; always accessible, it is never merely superficial or over-simplistic. Stressing the long-term factors of continuity, evolution and... -
A History of Modern Palestine by Ilan Pappe
RRP: $136.48$124.22Tracing the history of Palestine from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which have dominated this troubled region, Ilan Pappe's... -
Lucy Hutchinson and the English Revolution: Gender, Genre, and History Writing by Claire Gheeraert-Graffeuille 9780192857538
RRP: $185.25$158.44In Lucy Hutchinson and the English Revolution, Claire Gheeraert-Graffeuille explores Lucy Hutchinson's historical writings and the Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, which, although composed between 1664 and 1667, were first published in 1806... -
Strike Of The Sailfish: Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier by Stephen L. Moore 9780593472873
RRP: $56.53$36.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593472873Author Stephen L. MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Serenade to the Big Bird: A New Edition of the Classic B-17 Tribute by Bert Stiles
RRP: $54.58$34.36After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on November 26, 1944. Stiles' book was written in the... -
Apollo 11: The Moon Landing in Real Time by Ian Passingham
$34.36Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11: The Moon Landing In Real Time brings the mission back to life as never before in a thrilling... -
Domitian: Tragic Tyrant by Pat Southern 9780415555067
RRP: $85.78$74.96This 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... -
Dangerous Work: The Memoir of Private George Weeks of the Labour Corps 1917-1919 by Alan Weeks
RRP: $21.43$16.52British military labour during the First World War developed from an ad hoc arrangement in 1914 into a corps some 400,000 strong, supported by as many as a million dominion and foreign workers by 1918. Records of this contribution to victory are... -
Russian Food since 1800: Empire at Table by Professor Catriona Kelly 9781350192782
RRP: $25.33$23.01In Russia, food has a hugely important role in political, symbolic, and practical terms. In this illuminating history of Russian food in the modern age, Catriona Kelly - a leading cultural historian and keen amateur cook - reflects on this and an... -
Vergil's Aeneid: The Essential Books by Barry B. Powell
RRP: $52.63$22.74Barry Powell, acclaimed translator of the Iliad (OUP, 2013) and the Odyssey (OUP, 2014) now delivers a graceful, lucid, free-verse translation of the most important books and passages of the Aeneid in a pleasant modern idiom. On-page notes explain... -
Divided country: The history of South African cricket retold - 1914-1960 by A. Odendaal
RRP: $66.20$48.56Divided Country explains how segregation and apartheid became entrenched in a unique way in cricket in South Africa between 1915 and the 1950s. While the rest of the cricket world increasingly rubbed out old dividing lines, South Africa reinforced them... -
Black 9/11: Money, Motive and Technology by Mark H. Gaffney 9781634240819
RRP: $50.68$31.20The weeks following the attacks of September 11, 2001, were traumatic for nearly every American, but for some, the answers they received from the media and the government to explain the horrific events was not satisfactory. Accusations of cover-ups,... -
Seafaring: The Full Story by Captain George P Boughton
RRP: $46.78$41.28A sailing classic, of real life adventure, beautifully illustratedTV Presenter JULIETTE FOSTER: "Captain George P Boughton's maritime career began in 1881 at the age of 12, and thanks to his grandson, the founder of GB Publishing Org, this intriguing...