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Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War Two by James Holland
RRP: £12.99£9.09'James Holland is a master' BBC HistoryIt was to be the battle to end the air war once and for all.During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces launched their first-ever round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. The aim... -
Boomerang: The Meltdown Tour by Michael Lewis
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A highly enjoyable exercise in financial disaster tourism... politically incorrect, often very funny, and shot through with genuine insight' Robert Harris, The TimesIn this hilarious, fascinating, timely must-read, Michael Lewis reveals the true... -
Aeneid by Virgil 9780872207318
RRP: £15.99£13.36Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition. With characteristic virtuosity, he delivers a... -
Tanks in the Easter Offensive 1972: The Vietnam War's great conventional clash by William E. Hiestand
RRP: £11.99£8.43This study explains how the armies of North and South Vietnam, newly equipped with the most modern Soviet and US tanks and weaponry, fought the decisive armored battles of the Easter Offensive. Wearied by years of fighting against Viet Cong guerillas... -
A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson 9780099598039
RRP: £12.99£9.09One woman's investigation into the nature of memory, the past, and above all, love. All families have their myths and Juliet Nicolson's was no different: her flamenco dancing great-great-grandmother Pepita, the flirty manipulation of her... -
The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food—Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes by Mark Kurlansky 9781635575934
RRP: £20.00£14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635575934Author Mark KurlanskyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA -
What the Romans Did for Us: Age 7-8, Below Average Readers by Alison Hawes 9781408112861
RRP: £6.99£5.55The White Wolves brand is known for providing engaging books that children want to pick up, at a range of different reading levels. The new non-fiction strand reflects the range of non-fiction texts that children will come across in the real world, from... -
Richard Nixon: the life by John Farrell 9781911617525
RRP: £18.99£13.23Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a Sunday Independent Book of the Year A deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of America's most complex president. Award-winning biographer John A. Farrell examines the life and legacy of one of America's... -
Fuchsia by Fuchsia Author
RRP: £16.99£12.28*A younger reader's edition of the number-one bestselling memoir by former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. With a new introduction from Mrs Obama herself*What's important is our story, our whole story, including those moments when we... -
Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Dennis Romano 9780190859985
RRP: £31.99£28.60A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice--from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present day--that traces its evolution as a city, city-state, regional power, and overseas empire. No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From... -
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in 18th-century India by William Dalrymple
RRP: £18.99£13.33From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time. James Achilles... -
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation by Ian Mortimer
RRP: £14.99£10.95From the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, comes the story of King Edward III, who - like Elizabeth and Victoria after him - embodied the values of his age, forged a nation out of war and re-made England.He ordered his... -
My Life by Fidel Castro
RRP: £18.99£13.61The acclaimed autobiography of Fidel Castro, one of the towering political figures of our age, who dominated both Cuba and the world stage for over half a century.Here Castro tells his story in full for the first time, speaking openly about ... -
Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire by Kojo Koram
RRP: £12.99£7.51WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2023Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political WritingLonglisted for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural UnderstandingA Guardian Book of the Year'Brilliantly arranged and rich with fresh... -
Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt by Ilona Regulski
RRP: £40.00£27.75Praise for the exhibition ***** The Telegraph ***** The Times ***** Daily Telegraph **** The Evening Standard "Plunge into the infinity pool of ancient Egyptian history with this dizzying array of artworks" - Waldemar Januszczack, Sunday Times Culture... -
The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano
RRP: £12.99£9.09An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, and a precursor to the famous nineteenth-century slave narratives, Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy... -
Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind by Mike Jay 9780300276091
RRP: £10.99£9.37"Fascinating."-Thomas W. Hodgkinson, The Guardian "Richly detailed and frequently illuminating."-Rhys Blakely, Times (UK) "Excellent."-Clare Bucknell, New Yorker A New Yorker Best of the Week PickA provocative and original history of the scientists and... -
Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All by Steven Levitsky 9780241586204
RRP: £20.00£14.29THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE - essential reading ahead of the 2024 US election'Just like their previous work, this book is concise, readable, and convincing' Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of... -
Einstein's Fridge: The Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe by Paul Sen
RRP: £9.99£6.64'Hugely readable and entertaining' JIM AL-KHALILI 'An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this discipline's breadth, largely told through its history' PHIL BALL, PHYSICS WORLD Einstein's Fridge tells... -
Blackburn Buccaneer Owners' Workshop Manual: All marks (1958-94) by Keith Wilson
RRP: £25.00£9.27Born in the 1950s when the Cold War was rapidly escalating, the subsonic Blackburn Buccaneer was designed as a carrier-borne strike aircraft, which eventually went on to serve both the Royal Navy and the RAF. The Buccaneer entered service with the Royal... -
Wing Leader by Johnnie Johnson 9780907579243
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579243Author Air Vice Marshall 'Jonnie' JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Liberty over London Bridge: A History of the People of Southwark by Margaret Willes 9780300272208
RRP: £20.00£16.98The first complete history of Southwark, London's stubbornly independent community over the Thames Southwark's fortunes have always been tied to those of the City of London across the river. But from its founding in Roman times through to flourishing... -
The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War by Tom Whipple 9780552177801
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Deeply researched and engagingly written' The Times'Has the pace and style of a well-crafted thriller' Mail on Sunday'Chock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a Robert Harris thriller' Rowland White, author of... -
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018 by Bart van Es
RRP: £9.99£7.11WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018A SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2019'A masterpiece of history and memoir' Evening Standard'Superb. This is a necessary book - painful, harrowing,... -
American Conspiracy Theories by Joseph E. Uscinski
RRP: £42.99£30.15We are living in an age of conspiracy theories, whether it's enduring, widely held beliefs such as government involvement in the Kennedy assassination or alien activity at Roswell, fears of a powerful infiltrating group such as the Illuminati, Jews,... -
Readings in Chinese Women’s Philosophical and Feminist Thought: From the Late 13th to Early 21st Century by Professor Ann A. Pang-White
RRP: £32.99£31.25Readings in Chinese Women's Philosophical and Feminist Thought gathers 40 original writings on women by 32 authors (many of whom are women) from the Yuan dynasty to the Republics, an important 700-year historical period during which women's learning in... -
The SBS in World War II by Gavin Mortimer
RRP: £12.99£9.09A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association. The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during... -
WJEC Eduqas GCSE History: Changes in Health and Medicine in Britain, c.500 to the present day by R. Paul Evans
£24.12Exam Board: EduqasLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Endorsed by EduqasBring out the best in every student, enabling them to develop in-depth subject knowledge and historical skills with the market-leading... -
The Woman Writer: The History of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists by Sylvia Kent 9780752451596
RRP: £14.99£11.55Since its creation in 1894 by Joseph Snell Wood, the Society of Women Writers & Journalists has attracted the company of many famous women writers, journalists, poets and playwrights. From its early days when at least 200 women applied to join, the... -
The Tower of London: The Biography by Stephen Porter
RRP: £10.99£7.25The Tower of London is an icon of England's history. William the Conqueror built the White Tower after his invasion and conquest in 1066 to dominate London, and it has become infamous as a place of torture, execution and murder. The deaths of royals... -
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
RRP: £25.00£18.02A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Sunday Times * Irish Times * Spectator * Financial Times * Telegraph * Aspects of History 'The history book you need if you want to understand modern Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'A magnificent, magisterial thousand year... -
V&A Gallery of Fashion: Revised Edition by Claire Wilcox
RRP: £14.99£11.95Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivaled collections of dress,accessories, shoes and hats from the 17th century to the present day. This thoroughly revised and redesigned edition... -
The Ulster Grand Prix: 100 Years by Norman Windrum
RRP: £20.00£16.83From the first race in 1922, the Ulster Grand Prix has been one of the most thrilling events in the international motorcycling calendar, attracting enormous crowds of spectators to watch the world's great riders in action. Now, a century on, the UGP... -
Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture by Per Faxneld
RRP: £45.99£40.21According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries. The notion of woman as the Devil's accomplice is prominent throughout Christian history and has... -
Engineers: From the Great Pyramids to Spacecraft by Adam Hart-Davis
RRP: £25.00£19.22Full of incredible tales of achievement and ingenuity, Engineers celebrates the greatest engineers that ever lived and the stamp they have left on our world. Learn all about how engineering projects have changed the course of history and added to human... -
London's Secret Square Mile by David Long 9781803994864
RRP: £12.99£9.62The streetscape of London's historic square mile has been evolving for centuries, but the City's busy commercial heart still boasts an extensive network of narrow passages and alleyways, secret squares and half-hidden courtyards.Using his wealth of local... -
World War II The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
RRP: £25.00£20.02Explore the history of the people, politics, and events of World War II - one of the most destructive events in world history.If you're keen on military history and World War II, this book is for you. This complete visual guide covers the events leading... -
Lost Realms: A History of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings by Thomas Williams
RRP: £25.00£16.83'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages ... [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of... -
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan 9781908906298
RRP: £9.99£6.80Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic figures by examining Jesus within the context of the times in which he lived: the age of zealotry, an era awash in apocalyptic fervour... -
Hi Hitler!: How the Nazi Past Is Being Normalized in Contemporary Culture by Gavriel David Rosenfeld
RRP: £30.99£24.20The Third Reich's legacy is in flux. For much of the post-war period, the Nazi era has been viewed moralistically as an exceptional period of history intrinsically different from all others. Since the turn of the millennium, however, this view has been...