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Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788 by Paul Kleber Monod 9780521447935
RRP: £44.99£38.54Although historians have devoted much attention to the influence of Jacobitism on Parliamentary politics, none has hitherto attempted to explore its broader implications in English society. Paul Monod's acclaimed study, newly available in paperback,... -
Korea 1950-53 Recounting REME Involvement by John Dutton 9780955675300
RRP: £16.75£14.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955675300Author John DuttonFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Las Atalayas PublishingPublisher Las Atalayas PublishingWeight(grams) 504g -
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail by Tim Moore
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Bill Bryson on two wheels' IndependentScaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. Asking for trouble and getting it, he sets off at the... -
Out of the Hay and into the Hops: Hop Cultivation in Wealden Kent and Hop Marketing in Southwark, 1744-2000 by Celia Cordle 9781907396045
RRP: £18.99£16.98Based on oral histories and farm books, this account offers a fascinating analysis of some 300 years of hop-cultivation history in the Weald of Kent, a rural area in the South of England, and in the London Borough of Southwark. The diverse processes of... -
The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – A Hidden History by Kate Morgan 9780008559571
RRP: £20.00£13.34'Compulsively readable' - Times Literary Supplement 'An outstanding work' - Philippa Gregory 'A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity' Helen Fry, historian and author of Women... -
Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 by Saul David
RRP: £12.99£9.09Saul David's Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 is a fascinating look at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century.The real story of the Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour,... -
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City by Catharine Arnold 9781849832922
RRP: £10.99£7.00Beginning with an atmospheric account of Tyburn, we are set up for a grisly excursion through London as a city of ne'er do wells, taking in beheadings and brutality at the Tower, Elizabethan street crime, cutpurses and con-men, through to the Gordon... -
The Illuminated Window: Stories Across Time by Virginia Chieffo Raguin 9781789147933
RRP: £30.00£20.95The Illuminated Window is a unique journey through stained-glass installations that spans both time and place. Diverse in technique and style, these windows speak for the communities that created them. From the twelfth to the twenty-first century, we... -
Thomas Cromwell: The untold story of Henry VIII's most faithful servant by Tracy Borman
RRP: £12.99£8.60**Revised edition includes a new chapter on 'Thomas Cromwell's London'**'This deeply researched and grippingly written biography brings Cromwell to life and exposes the Henrician court in all its brutal, glittering splendour.' Kate Williams,... -
The Holocaust: A New History by Laurence Rees
RRP: £14.99£10.95THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER AND THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNT FOR 30 YEARS.'By far the clearest book ever written about the Holocaust, and also the best at explaining its origins and grotesque mentality, as well as its chaotic development'... -
Nambu Pistols: Japanese military handguns 1900–45 by John Walter
RRP: £15.99£11.61This is the absorbing story of the handguns credited to Nambu Kijiro, the principal personal-defence weapons of the Imperial forces. Featuring full-color artwork and carefully chosen photographs, this book charts the origins, development, combat use,... -
The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The TimesAn epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history's most venerated military and religious heroes... -
Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester by Nicola Tallis
RRP: £10.99£7.47'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison WeirThe first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice... -
Company Commander by Russell Lewis
RRP: £18.99£13.61In 2008 Major Russell Lewis commanded a company of two hundred soldiers from the British Army's legendary Parachute Regiment on a six-month tour in the most dangerous part of Afghanistan.Company Commander is his story, a riveting first-person account of... -
Queens of the Conquest: The extraordinary women who changed the course of English history 1066 - 1167 by Alison Weir
RRP: £14.99£10.95Full of passion and betrayal, murder and war, the first volume of an epic new series from bestselling historian Alison Weir, bringing five of England's medieval queens to life.A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearLove, murder, war, betrayalThis is the story... -
Alan Clark: A Life in his Own Words by Alan Clark
RRP: £16.99£11.94Some of the most talked about books of recent years, Alan Clark's diaries provide a witty and irreverant insider's account of political life in Britain. Now in one volume.'From the moment the first scabrous and brilliant volume was published, people... -
Hollywood: The Oral History by Sam Wasson 9780571366958
RRP: £18.99£13.83'Essential . . . thrilling . . . invaluable.' Irish Times'Absorbing . . . rippling with fun and atmosphere.' Sight & Sound'Hollywood's ultimate oral history.' New YorkerThe greatest conversation in the history of Hollywood.From the archives of the... -
Into the Black: The electrifying true story of how the first flight of the Space Shuttle nearly ended in disaster by Rowland White 9780552160223
RRP: £12.99£9.09On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built - the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of... -
A Mother's Secret: The Battersea Tavern Series (Book 1) by Kitty Neale 9781409197348
RRP: £7.99£2.83The heartwrenching new novel from bestselling author Kitty NealeCan she put right the secrets of the past?London, 1939. Winnie Berry has been the landlady of the Battersea Tavern for nearly twenty-five years, and the pub is like home to her - a place of... -
Shooting an Elephant;With the Introductory Essay 'Why I Write' by George Orwell 9781528719049
RRP: £9.99£8.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528719049Author George OrwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 32gDimensions(mm) 152mm * 102mm * 2mm -
Mull and Iona: A Historical Guide by David Caldwell
RRP: £9.99£6.70Mull and Iona are two of the most visited islands in Scotland, and have played a central role in the history of the country. As the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, Iona has been a place of pilgrimage for almost 1,500 years and was a beacon of... -
SOE Manual: How to be an Agent in Occupied Europe by Special Operations Executive
RRP: £9.99£6.64The actual course given to all secret agents in SOE before working behind enemy lines. It includes everything you needed to know to go undercover - from documents, cover stories and how to live off the land to how to get through an interrogation. ... -
Jigsaw Murders: The True Story of the Ruxton Killings and the Birth of Modern Forensics by Jeremy Craddock
RRP: £14.99£11.55'Absolutely gripping. Impeccably researched and written with the pace and narrative drive of a thriller, but attentive too to the dignity of the victims.' - Daragh Carville, creator of ITV's The BayThe true story of the shocking 1930s murder case, and... -
Writers in Paris: Literary Lives in the City of Light by David Burke 9780984004386
RRP: £19.95£16.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984004386Author David BurkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Paris Writers PressPublisher Paris Writers PressWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
1964: The Year the Swinging Sixties Began by Christopher Sandford 9781803991238
RRP: £20.00£15.04Step back in time to 1964, a year of cultural upheaval and political transformation. From the rise of the Civil Rights movement in the United States to the global phenomenon of Beatlemania, this was the year that gave us bold fashion, unforgettable music... -
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar 9780241626085
RRP: £16.99£12.28How can we change the conversation around gender, become better allies, challenge misconceptions and make the world a better place?Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced across the world in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack... -
Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism by Philip J. Stern 9780674988125
RRP: £29.95£24.06"A landmark book...[a] bold reframing of the history of the British Empire."-Caroline Elkins, Foreign AffairsAn award-winning historian places the corporation-more than the Crown-at the heart of British colonialism, arguing that companies built and... -
Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
RRP: £21.99£14.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551528502Author Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press -
Flags, The World Encyclopedia of: An illustrated guide to international flags, banners, standards and ensigns by Alfred Znamierowski 9780754834809
£20.49Throughout the ages flags have been a means of cultural and national identity, communication, and a means of representation for groups and associations. Compiled by a leading authority this book, newly updated for this larger format edition, is a... -
Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers by Mary Wellesley
RRP: £12.99£8.60'This book is an expression of love... Sublimely conceived and beautifully written' Gerard DeGroot, The Times'Immersive, conversational and intensely visual' Helen... -
Bill Bryson's African Diary by Bill Bryson 9780857524201
RRP: £12.99£9.09Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of humankind, is a land of stunning landscapes,... -
Standing in Line: A Memoir: 30 Years of Obsessive Queuing at Wimbledon by Benjamin Chatfield
RRP: £14.99£11.95Standing in Line is a humorous memoir, based on a variety of experiences in The Queue, one of sport's most fascinating traditions. Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy becoming a 39-year-old man, it is a love letter both to Wimbledon and to the... -
The French Revolution and What Went Wrong by Stephen Clarke
RRP: £10.99£7.77An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks back at the French Revolution and how it's surrounded... -
Hiroshima by John Hersey
RRP: £9.99£7.11The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. It also announced a new era in human history: the Atomic Age. Written only a year after the event,... -
Peace, War and Whitehall: A Memoir by Lord Charles Guthrie
RRP: £25.00£19.28'Charles Guthrie has been one of Britain's foremost soldiers as well as a terrific personality throughout his remarkable life. It is great that he is now telling his own story.' - Sir Max Hastings Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie commanded at every... -
Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors by Emma Jolly 9781848845732
RRP: £14.99£12.28Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the British led there. It also introduces the reader to the range of historical records that can be consulted in... -
Wiltshire's Military Heritage by Andrew Powell-Thomas
RRP: £15.99£10.85The landlocked county of Wiltshire, characterised by its high downland and wide valleys, has a rich military history that stretches back through the centuries. Evidence of Wiltshire's military heritage can be seen throughout the county with numerous... -
Bells and Bellringing by John Harrison
RRP: £8.99£6.96Handel called Britain 'The Ringing Isle' because he heard bells ringing everywhere he went. Behind the quintessentially English sound of bells ringing lies a unique way of hanging bells and a special way of ringing them that evolved in the late sixteenth... -
The World Crisis Volume V: The Unknown War by Sir Winston S. Churchill
RRP: £25.99£24.16The World Crisis is considered by many to be Winston S. Churchill's literary masterpiece. Published across five volumes between 1923 and 1931, Churchill here tells the story of The Great War, from its origins to the long shadow it cast on the following... -
The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain 1649-1815 by N. A. M. Rodger
RRP: £20.00£14.69The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. It describes not just battles, voyages...