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363rd Fighter Group in World War II: in Action over Germany with the P-51 Mustang by Kent D. Miller
RRP: $89.68$59.90This history sheds light on the achievements of the 363rd for the period it flew escort and ground support missions over Europe. The day-to-day operations are interspersed with quotes from the group and squadron diaries, and supplemented by an exhaustive... -
The Master Plant: Tobacco in Lowland South America Andrew Russell 9781350007390
RRP: $77.98$67.84Described as a 'master plant' by many indigenous groups in lowland South America, tobacco is an essential part of shamanic ritual, as well as a source of everyday health, wellbeing and community. In sharp contrast to the condemnation of the tobacco... -
Retreat from Reconstruction, 1869-1879 by William Gillette 9780807110065
$76.01According to William Gillette, recent reinterpretation of Reconstruction by revisionist historians has often tended to overemphasise idealistic motivations at the expense of assessing concrete achievements of the era. Thus, he maintains, the failure of... -
Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris 9780375504877
RRP: $58.50$56.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Biography) 2010.Book InformationISBN 9780375504877Author Edmund MorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 784Imprint Random House IncPublisher... -
A Travellers History of Canada by Robert Bothwell 9781566563864
RRP: $21.43$18.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566563864Author Robert BothwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)... -
Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies by Brett Velicovich 9780062693938
$26.23“A must read for anyone who wants to understand the new American way of war.” — General Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency A former special operations member takes us inside America’s... -
Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471a1877: A Sourcebook by Thomas Donald Conlan
RRP: $124.78$108.54In addition to providing excerpts from classic tales of Japan's warrior past, this volume draws on a wide range of lesser-known but revealing sources-including sword inscriptions, edicts, orders, petitions, and letters-to expand and deepen our... -
Native Life in South Africa by Solomon T. Plaatje
RRP: $37.03$25.21Native Life in South Africa (1916) is a book by Solomon T. Plaatje. Written while Plaatje was serving as General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress, the work shows the influence of American activist and socialist historian W. E. B... -
The A to Z of Belgium by Robert Stallaerts 9780810872011
RRP: $87.75$77.01In 1830, the inhabitants of the southern part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands revolted against King William I. The National Congress then declared independence and proclaimed the installation of a parliamentary monarchy, and thus, the new... -
Easter Sepulchre in England by Pamela Sheingorn
RRP: $51.68$42.65The Easter Sepulchre is the English form of a monument known throughout Western Europe in the Middle Ages as the sepulchrum domini, the tomb of the Lord, the monument associated specifically with the commemorative Easter rites. The Easter Sepulchre stood... -
Norfolk Shipping by Mike Stammers 9780752427577
RRP: $38.98$29.76The 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... -
Elizabeth Stride and Jack the Ripper: The Life and Death of the Reputed Third Victim by Dave Yost 9780786433186
RRP: $42.88$35.59As soon as the newspapers hit the streets on October 1st, 1888, Elizabeth Stride became world renowned as the third victim of Jack the Ripper. Reportedly, Stride was killed only an hour before fellow victim Catherine Eddowes, becoming a key player in the... -
Cultures of Disaster: Society and Natural Hazard in the Philippines Greg Bankoff 9781138879263
RRP: $93.58$82.15Engagingly written with 34 graphs and 15 tables showing climate changes and the history of hazards in the PhilippinesWith the current threat of global warming, this is something that will affect other countries in the futureThis study will be of interest... -
Around Norwich: Britain in Old Photographs by Neil Storey 9780752453781
RRP: $25.33$19.25Around Norwich is not just another book on this fine city. Combining many previously unpublished photographs of outstanding quality and interest with well-researched captions, including many new facts and stories, one of the county's foremost local... -
Akizuki the Japanese Destroyer by Mariusz Motyka 9788365437266
RRP: $33.15$32.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788365437266Author Mariusz MotykaFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian MajsakPublisher Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian... -
The War Within: Diaries from the Siege of Leningrad by Alexis Peri 9780674248335
RRP: $40.85$32.72Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book PrizeWinner of the University of Southern California Book PrizeHonorable Mention, Reginald Zelnik Book Prize"Fascinating and perceptive."-Antony Beevor, New York Review of Books"Stand aside, Homer. I doubt whether... -
The Memoirs of Helene Kottanner (1439-1440) Maya Bijvoet Williamson 9780859914628
RRP: $35.08$30.46Eye-witness account of the theft of the crown of St Stephen in 15c Hungary. Helene Kottanner was servant and confidante of the widowed Queen Elizabeth of Hungary (1409-1442). This is her first-person account of the part she played in the theft of the... -
We Need Snowflakes: In defence of the sensitive, the angry and the offended. As featured on R4 Woman's Hour Hannah Jewell 9781473672154
RRP: $21.43$14.63Is today's youth over sensitive, mollycoddled and intellectually pathetic? Does the scourge of political correctness threaten the very fabric of our nations? Yes, and yes! comes the cry of the incensed politician, columnist, comedian, disgruntled father,... -
Sog Medic: Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence by Joe Parnar 9781612006338
RRP: $48.75$43.17Elite units carried out many dangerous operations during the Vietnam War, the most secret and hazardous of which were conducted by the Studies and Observations Group, formed in 1964. In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has... -
God'S Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor by Katherine V. Dillon 9781574886955
RRP: $33.13$28.51God's Samurai is the unusual story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career aviator who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in most of the fiercest battles of the Pacific war. A valuable record of major events, it is also the personal story of a man... -
The Story of the Jews Volume Two: Belonging: 1492-1900 by Simon Schama
RRP: $77.98$52.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062339577Author Simon SchamaFormat HardbackPage Count 800Imprint Ecco PressPublisher Ecco PressWeight(grams) 1111g -
German History Unbound: From 1750 to the Present by H. Glenn Penny
RRP: $44.83$38.14What is German history? Where did it take place? And what role did Germans living outside of Central Europe play in it? This polycentric history offers a new vision: It uses communities of Germans, from Austria to Chile to Russia, to rethink our... -
50 Jewish Messiahs: The Untold Life Stories of 50 Jewish Messiahs Since Jesus & How They Changed the Jewish, Christian & Muslim Worlds by Jerry Rabow 9789652292889
RRP: $35.08$22.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789652292889Author Jerry RabowFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Gefen Publishing HousePublisher Gefen Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 432g -
State and Minorities in Communist East Germany by Mike Dennis 9780857451958
RRP: $193.05$158.18Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, guestA" workers from Vietnam and... -
Religious Reading and Everyday Lives in Devotional Hinduism by Emilia Bachrach 9780197648599
RRP: $136.50$124.29Religious texts are not stable objects, passed down unchanged through generations. The way in which religious communities receive their scriptures changes over time and in different social contexts. This book considers religious reading through a study... -
Greece: A Short History of a Long Story, 7,000 BCE to the Present Carol G. Thomas (University of Washington, USA) 9781118631751
RRP: $50.60$33.07Greece: A Short History of a Long Story presents a comprehensive overview of the history of Greece by exploring the continuity of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to the modern era. Tells the story of Greece through individual personalities that... -
The Egyptians by Sergio Donadoni 9780226155562
RRP: $52.65$51.62Providing an accessible introduction to the people who lived along the Nile for almost 35 centuries, this collection of essays presents studies of ancient Egyptians arranged by social type - slaves, craftsmen, priests, bureaucrats, pharaohs, peasants and... -
Meta-Religion: Religion and Power in World History by James W. Laine 9780520281370
RRP: $58.50$45.42Whereas many textbooks treat the subject of world religions in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individuals seeking wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, James W. Laine treats religion and... -
Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince - A Study of the Years 1340-1365 by Stella Mary Newton
RRP: $38.98$33.60A close study of clothes worn by aristocratic families and their households at the time of the Black Prince - and of Chaucer - showing Europe-wide influences. 1340 to 1363 were years remarkable for dramatic developments in fashion and for extravagant... -
A People`s History of India 31 - The National Movement, Part 2: The Struggle for Freedom, 1919-1947 by Irfan Habib 9788194126010
RRP: $27.28$22.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788194126010Author Irfan HabibFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint TulikaPublisher TulikaWeight(grams) 430gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 167mm * 17mm -
Mary of Oignies: Mother of Salvation by Anneke B Mulder-Bakker 9782503517032
$132.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503517032Author Anneke B Mulder-BakkerFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V. -
Aachen: The U.S. Army's Battle for Charlemagne's City in World War II by Robert W. Baumer 9780811714822
RRP: $44.75$40.33By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into one of attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of... -
Understanding New Security Threats Michel Gueldry (Middlebury Institute of International Studies, USA) 9781138104747
RRP: $72.13$63.92This textbook examines non-traditional forms of security and expands the notion of security to include non-state actors and non-human actors. Proposing an expansive view of non-traditional forms of security that go beyond traditionally recognized issues... -
Crime, Gender and Consumer Culture in Nineteenth-Century England Tammy C. Whitlock 9781138251427
RRP: $97.48$84.83Whilst the actual origins of English consumer culture are a source of much debate, it is clear that the nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in retailing and consumption. Mass production of goods, improved transport facilities and more sophisticated... -
Religion of the People: Methodism and Popular Religion 1750-1900 by David Hempton 9780415077149
RRP: $263.25$229.48Taking account of broader patterns of growth, the focus of this book is Methodism in the British Isles. Hempton discusses why Methodism, the most important religious movement in the English-speaking world in the 18th and 19th centuries, grew when and... -
Christianity and Social Service in Modern Britain: The Disinherited Spirit by Frank Prochaska 9780199539796
$68.72Few subjects bring out so well the differences between ourselves and our ancestors as the history of Christian charity. In an increasingly mobile and materialist world, in which culture has grown more national, indeed global, we no longer relate to the... -
Piracy, Pillage, and Plunder in Antiquity: Appropriation and the Ancient World Richard Evans 9781032177601
RRP: $77.98$68.89Piracy, Pillage, and Plunder in Antiquity explores appropriation in its broadest terns in the ancient world, from brigands, mercenaries and state-sponsored "piracy", to literary appropriation and the modern plundering of antiquities.The chronological... -
Pastoral Care in Medieval England: Interdisciplinary Approaches Peter Clarke (University of Southampton, UK) 9781032091150
RRP: $77.98$68.89Pastoral Care, the religious mission of the Church to minister to the laity and care for their spiritual welfare, has been a subject of growing interest in medieval studies. This volume breaks new ground with its broad chronological scope (from the early... -
The Hidden and Manifest God: Some Major Themes in Early Jewish Mysticism by Peter Schaefer
RRP: $48.32$47.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791410448Author Peter SchaeferFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Nazi Germany by Alan F. Wilt 9780882959108
RRP: $36.95$32.86Begins with a brief sketch of Hitler before turning to the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Third Reich. A conclusion gives an historiographical assessment of Hitlerian Germany and its place in the 20th century.About the...