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Early Medieval Art by Lawrence Nees
RRP: $45.81$33.17The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. While books had long been central to the Christian religious tradition, education, and culture, they now became an important artistic medium, sometimes decorated with... -
A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary 1939-1940 by Iris Origo
RRP: $21.43$13.57Iris Origo, one of the twentieth century's great diarists, was born in England in 1902. As a child, she moved between England, Ireland, Italy and America, never quite belonging anywhere. It was only when she married an Italian man that she came to rest... -
In the Shadows: The extraordinary men and women of the Intelligence Corps by Michael Ashcroft
RRP: $48.75$36.09With a Foreword by Lord Hague of Richmond The Intelligence Corps is one of the smallest and most secretive elements of the British Army. It has existed in various guises since the early twentieth century, but it was only formally constituted in July... -
Terrible Beauty: A Cultural History of the Twentieth Century: The People and Ideas that Shaped the Modern Mind: A History Peter Watson 9781842124444
RRP: $37.03$27.18'Breathtakingly entertaining, endlessly instructive, irresistibly enjoyable' THE TIMES'A tour de force ... breathtaking' SPECTATOR'A magnificent achievement' LITERARY REVIEWTERRIBLE BEAUTY presents a unique narrative of the twentieth century. Unlike more... -
Hitler: Volume I: Ascent 1889-1939 by Volker Ullrich
RRP: $42.90$31.24Selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times, Times Literary Supplement and The TimesDespite his status as the most despised political figure in history, there have only been four serious biographies of Hitler since the 1930s. Even more... -
We Were Warriors: A Powerful and Moving Story of Courage Under Fire by Johnny Mercer
RRP: $21.43$15.89'An adrenalin-fuelled, gritty story of heroism on the frontline in Afghanistan' - Andy McNabUnflinching and laced with wry humour, Johnny Mercer's We Were Warriors is an action-packed account of his journey from young commando to a captain with one of... -
Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour by Martin Meredith 9781471135453
RRP: $25.33$17.18In this vast and vivid panorama of history, Martin Meredith, bestselling author of The State of Africa, follows the fortunes of Africa over a period of 5,000 years. With compelling narrative, he traces the rise and fall of ancient kingdoms and empires;... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown Valentine Low 9781472290922
RRP: $21.43$13.01FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' TelegraphThe gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important... -
Yes To Life In Spite of Everything by Viktor E Frankl 9781846046360
RRP: $29.23$21.66'Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as an opportunity' Edith Eger, bestselling author of The Choice'Offers a path to finding hope even in these dark times' The New York Times A rediscovered masterpiece by the 16 million... -
The English Family 1450 - 1700 by Ralph A. Houlebrooke 9780582490451
RRP: $62.38$60.65The history of the family has become the source of lively controversy and Ralph Houlbrooke's study has made a major contribution to the debate. Thorough investigations reveal the attitudes and aspirations of all levels of society set within economic,... -
The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World's Most Famous Dynasty Natalie Livingstone 9781529366730
RRP: $25.33$17.22'Captivating, intimate, dazzling epic and revelatory' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE The story of the family who rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become synonymous with wealth and power has been much mythologized. Yet half the Rothschilds, the women, remain... -
Women and the Piano: A History in 50 Lives by Susan Tomes 9780300266573
RRP: $48.75$40.79Women are an essential part of the history of the piano-but how many women pianists can you name? Throughout most of the piano's history, women pianists lacked access to formal training and were excluded from male-dominated performance spaces. Even the... -
This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality by Peter Pomerantsev
RRP: $21.43$14.70**HOW TO WIN AN INFORMATION WAR: THE PROPAGANDIST WHO OUTWITTED HITLER AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2020A TIMES and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Quietly frightening.' Guardian'Essential reading.' Irish Times'Consistently... -
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge
RRP: $25.33$17.59'An incisive, inspiring and vitally illuminating account of a city which changed the ancient world and which deserves to be remembered by the modern. A masterful book written by a master historian.' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of Istanbul and... -
Roads in Roman Britain by Hugh Davies 9780752425030
RRP: $37.03$28.35There has been a strong interest in Roman roads in Britain for centuries and a vast amount of information has been accumulated from observation and excavation. For the first time this new study analyses the data systematically and evaluates it from a... -
The North Will Rise Again: In Search of the Future in Northern Heartlands by Alex Niven 9781399414012
RRP: $25.33$18.21"Incorporating sharp questions and big ideas, Niven shifts deftly between history, politics, culture and literature to offer a fascinating and provocative analysis of the marginalisation of the North." Madeleine Bunting, author of Labours of Love: the... -
Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War by David Edgerton 9780141026107
RRP: $25.33$18.21GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEARThe familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy... -
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920 by Eugene Rogan
RRP: $25.33$18.21*FULLY UPDATED WITH A NEW FOREWORD*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016'Truly essential' Simon Sebag MontefioreThe final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World... -
A History of the Jewish War: AD 66-74 by Steven Mason 9780521618540
RRP: $60.43$55.38A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes... -
Am I Normal?: The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don’t Exist) by Sarah Chaney 9781788162463
RRP: $21.43$14.29*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour* *A Blackwell's and Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2022* 'Excellent ... one of those rare pop-science books that make you look at the whole world differently' The Daily Telegraph ***** 'Riveting' Mail... -
The Balkans by Mark Mazower
RRP: $19.48$13.65A dazzling short history of the Balkans from the Romans to the present, which provides vital historical and cultural background to contemporary Balkan politics.At the end of the twentieth century people spoke as if the Balkans had plagued Europe for ever... -
Culture And Imperialism by Edward W. Said
RRP: $29.23$21.35Following his profoundly influential study, "Orientalism", Edward Said now examines western culture. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, "Culture and Imperialism" is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable... -
A Natural History of Ghosts: 500 Years of Hunting for Proof Roger Clarke 9780141048086
RRP: $21.43$15.58The fascinating true history of ghosts - how we see them and why we believe in them, from Roger ClarkeWhat explains spectral sightings? Why do we fear the supernatural? What proof is there? Growing up in a haunted house, Roger Clarke spent much of his... -
Volcano: Live, Dormant and Extinct Volcanoes around the World by Robert J. Ford 9781838863111
RRP: $38.98$28.98Did you know that there are more than 60 active volcanoes in Europe today? Or that the longest-existing lava lake is in Ethiopia? Or that Mount Stromboli off the coast of Italy has been in almost continuous eruption for the past 2000 years? Illustrated... -
Venice by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $37.03$26.54In this magnificent vision of Venice, Peter Ackroyd turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place from London and the River Thames, to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and beauty. He leads us through the history of the city, from the first refugees... -
God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou
RRP: $48.75$36.31Winner of The PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022Shortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize 2022A The Times Books of the Year 2022Three thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian lands we now call Israel and Palestine, a group of people worshipped a complex... -
Access to History: Italy: The Rise of Fascism 1896-1946 Fifth Edition by Mark Robson
$49.16Exam board: AQA; Pearson Edexcel; OCRLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level)Put your trust in the textbook series that has given thousands of A-level History students deeper... -
Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation by Peter Marshall
RRP: $35.08$30.79WINNER OF THE 2018 WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Centuries on, what the Reformation was and what it accomplished remain deeply contentious. Peter Marshall's sweeping new history-the first major overview for general readers in a generation-argues that... -
Lucifer'S Court: A Heretic's Journey in Search of the Light Bringers by Otto Rahn
RRP: $29.23$23.28Otto Rahn's lifelong search for the Grail brought him to the attention of the SS leader Himmler, who shared his esoteric interests. Induced by Himmler to become the chief investigator of the occult for the Nazis, Rahn traveled throughout Europe--from... -
Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir 9781784701888
RRP: $21.43$15.58The third volume of Alison Weir’s magisterial history of the queens of medieval England.‘Weir’s history books are as gripping as novels’ The TimesMedieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies – yet, as Alison Weir shows in this group biography,... -
Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse, 1935-1943 by John Gooch
RRP: $33.13$23.95WINNER OF THE 2021 DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYA DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020From an acclaimed military historian, the definitive account of Italy's experience of the Second World WarWhile staying closely aligned with Hitler,... -
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Medicine Through Time, c1250-Present by Ian Dawson
$49.94Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed for EdexcelEnable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the... -
The Fetterman Massacre by Dee Brown 9780803257306
RRP: $33.13$25.76The Fetterman Massacre occurred on December 21, 1866, at Fort Phil Kearny, a small outpost in the foothills of the Big Horns. The second battle in American history from which came no survivors, it became a cause celebre and was the subject of a... -
Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 by Sir Rodric Braithwaite
RRP: $25.33$18.21Russia's invasion of Afghanistan, told by a former British Ambassador Twenty-five years ago, when the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan after a gruelling nine-year occupation, they left a legacy obscured by distortion and distrust. Fuelled by Cold War... -
Dark Knights and Dingy Castles by Terry Deary
RRP: $15.58$10.55Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Dark Knights and Dingy Castles. Including: why one nutty knight chopped off his own finger the revolting truth about a gong-farmer's job ... -
Cloven Country: The Devil and the English Landscape by Jeremy Harte 9781789148336
RRP: $21.43$15.58According to legend, the English landscape - so calm on the surface - is really the Devil's work. Cloven Country, now in paperback, tells of rocks hurled into place and valleys carved out by infernal labour. The Devil's hideous strength laid down great... -
Empire of Lies by Paul Craig Roberts 9788793987494
$37.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793987494Author Paul Craig RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Korsgaard PublishingPublisher Korsgaard PublishingWeight(grams)... -
The Betrayal of Richard III: An Introduction to the Controversy by V. B. Lamb 9780750962995
RRP: $17.53$13.75In this classic work, Peter Hammond and the late V.B. Lamb survey the life and times of Richard III and examine the contemporary evidence for the events of his reign, tracing the origins of the traditional version of his career as a murderous tyrant and... -
The Operator: The Seal Team Operative And The Mission That Changed The World by Robert O'Neill 9781471148156
RRP: $19.48$12.89'A riveting, unvarnished and wholly unforgettable portrait of America's most storied commandos at war.' - Joby Warrick, author of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction A stirringly evocative,... -
On the Shadow Tracks: A Journey through Occupied Myanmar by Clare Hammond 9780241623893
RRP: $48.75$34.36'On the Shadow Tracks harnesses the railway lines of Myanmar’s complicated past to its turbulent present, and the result is part travelogue, part history and completely absorbing. An astonishing achievement’Joanna LumleyIn 2016, while working as a...