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Special Operations and National Security: Policies, Strategies, and Tactics Ben Gans 9781032429694
RRP: $283.50$240.98This book focuses on strategic special operations and how these have led to the achievement of major foreign policy goals, which is illustrated by six case studies.The study specifically focuses on the alignment of the policies, strategies, and tactics... -
England in the Nineteenth Century Volume 2: 1806-1810 A. F. Fremantle 9781032901640
RRP: $168.00$142.80Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition of the cotton spinners, the hardships for labouring children, the overcrowded prisons and other brutal punishments. At this time the... -
Making an Industrial Revolution: Skill, Knowledge, Community and Innovation Gillian Cookson 9781837651412
RRP: $56.68$48.17Making an Industrial Revolution presents a fresh perspective on British industrialization. Advances in technology, commerce and science played their part, but - as this book argues - above all it was communities of shared skill, knowledge and experience... -
A Social History of Amateur Music-Making and Scottish National Identity: Scotland’s Printed Music, 1880-1951 Karen E. McAulay 9781032389202
RRP: $283.50$240.98Late Victorian Scotland had a flourishing music publishing trade, evidenced by the survival of a plethora of vocal scores and dance tune books; whether informing us what people actually sang and played at home, danced to, or enjoyed in choirs, or... -
Byzantine Sources for the Crusades, 1095-1204 Georgios Chatzelis 9780367858407
RRP: $283.50$240.98The Christian, Greek-speaking Byzantine empire was placed rather uneasily between western Christendom and the Islamic world during the Crusade era. Like all historical topics – particularly medieval – sources on the crusades give a variety of... -
The Unruly Ocean: Law and Justice in the World’s Oceans, Seas and Shorelines Erika Techera 9780367437183
RRP: $283.50$240.98This book introduces non-specialist readers to the history of how human societies have sought to control, use and exploit our oceans, seas and shorelines over time in different geographical and cultural contexts.Oceans, Seas and Shorelines in Law... -
The Elements of Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle R.B. Appleton 9781032903262
RRP: $178.50$151.73The Elements of Greek Philosophy (1922) is an overview of the basic principles of Ancient Greek philosophy, tracing the developments of Greek thought from Thales of Miletus to Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.Book InformationISBN 9781032903262Author R.B... -
The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750 John Forrest 9780718897925
RRP: $63.00$53.55Morris dancing, one of the more peculiar of the English folk customs, has been greatly misunderstood. In The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750 John Forrest analyses a wealth of evidence to show that Morris dancing does not, as is often assumed, have... -
The Brontës' Christmas: The Festive Season in Georgian England Maria Hubert 9781803997605
RRP: $27.28$23.18Describes Christmas in the Bronte household through the eyes of their father and Aunt Branwell, the glittering social whirl of balls, charades and other festive entertainments observed by the Bronte sisters at their various teaching posts, and the... -
Deserted Medieval Villages Maurice Beresford 9780718897918
RRP: $73.50$62.48Deserted Medieval Villages combines archaeological and historical expertise to produce a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the studies of deserted medieval villages. Including an extensive historical and archaeological review of the surge in... -
Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence since 1945 Kirsten E. Schulze 9781501777660
RRP: $243.60$207.06Contesting Indonesia explains Islamist, separatist and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945. In a sweeping argument that connects endemic violence to a national narrative, Kirsten E. Schulze finds that the outbreak of violence is... -
Reframing Women Printmakers PL Henderson 9781913641443
RRP: $41.98$35.68From Cassatt to Kollwitz and Kruger to Kusama, the art of printmaking has been a catalyst for revolution in women’s artistic expression. The fascinating lives of diverse and historic women artists, and their use of a range of printmaking techniques from... -
The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde Alyce Mahon 9780691264622
RRP: $73.50$62.48How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakersThe writings of the Marquis de Sade (1740–1814) present a libertine philosophy of sexual excess and human suffering that... -
The German Navy in World War II: The Kriegsmarine 1939–45 Nigel Thomas 9781472863126
RRP: $31.48$26.75An illustrated study of the uniforms and personal equipment worn by the personnel of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Third Reich, from 1935–45. Founded in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, the Kriegsmarine was established in 1935 and reached... -
Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe Matthew Gabriele 9780063336674
RRP: $52.50$44.63The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones saga—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and lay down... -
Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike Barbara Kingsolver 9780571392070
RRP: $35.68$30.32AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOWFrom the multi-million copy bestselling author Demon Copperhead: a true story of female-led resilience during the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983 - now available for the first time in the UK.'[Kingsolver] means to save us by... -
The Colonial Towns of Piedmont North Carolina Christopher E. Hendricks 9781621909002
RRP: $147.00$124.95How do towns come into existence? What circumstances determine whether they succeed or fail? In The Colonial Towns of Piedmont North Carolina, author Christopher E. Hendricks looks at one region in eighteenth-century America to explore answers to these... -
Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War Lyndal Roper 9781399818025
RRP: $63.00$53.55The German Peasants' War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the FrenchRevolution. Like a vast contagion it spread from southwest Germany through Württemberg, Swabia, theAllgäu, Franconia, Thuringia, Saxony to Alsace in what is now... -
Roman Soldier vs Dacian Warrior: Dacian Wars AD 85–106 Dr Murray Dahm 9781472864239
RRP: $33.58$28.54Fully illustrated, this book assesses the Roman and Dacian fighting men who clashed in three bloody encounters during the Dacian Wars of AD 85–106. While the Roman emperor Trajan’s two campaigns against the Dacian people (AD 101–02 and 105–06) are widely... -
Decisions of the Red River Campaign: The Fifteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Operation Michael S. Lang 9781621909163
RRP: $69.20$58.82By the time of the Red River Campaign, which occurred between March 10 and May 22, 1864, Federal victory in the American Civil War was nearly assured. This final Union offensive in the trans-Mississippi theater was launched to capture Shreveport, a... -
Stirling's Men: The Inside History of the SAS in World War II Gavin Mortimer 9781835980590
RRP: $27.28$23.18The story of the greatest Special Forces unit the world has ever seen, told by the men who fought together.In 1941, maverick officer David Stirling – adventurer, gambler, rake – created the Special Air Service. The soldiers came from all walks of life:... -
From Dictatorship to Democracy: Confronting the Authoritarian Past in Brazil Gisele Iecker de Almeida 9781835536971
RRP: $241.50$205.28In From Dictatorship to Democracy: Confronting the Authoritarian Past in Brazil, Dr Gisele Iecker de Almeida offers a thought-provoking examination of how government initiatives construct representations of the past and can play a crucial role in shaping... -
What Would You Be in Ancient Greece? Mary Auld 9781912944620
RRP: $23.08$19.61Meet teenagers like Timarete, a young woman artist, and Cosimo, a trainee bard. There’s Lysander, who wants to be an actor, and Cassie, who wants the right to vote. Sebastian is an oarsman who dreams of owning a market stall, while Agnodike has become a... -
The Writing on the Wall: The British Commonwealth and Aggression in the East 1931–1935 E. M. Andrews 9781032888156
RRP: $189.00$160.65First published in 1987, The Writing on the Wall tells the story of the muddle, shortsightedness and duplicity which characterised Britain’s dealings with her Pacific Dominions. It describes the reactions of each Dominion and chronicles the desultory... -
The Rabbit Hole Book: 99 adventures into the history of stuff Richard Coles 9781405971331
RRP: $29.40$24.99Brought to you by Penguin. Have you ever wondered why pubs have certain names?Or why jet lag exists?Or perhaps you have speculated about the origin of the paperclip?If any of these ring true or if you can relate to spending far too much time down an... -
Pan Tadeusz, or the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Tale of the Polish Nobility in the Years 1811 and 1812 in Twelve Books Adam Mickiewicz 9798887196046
RRP: $224.68$190.97Arguably the most authoritative English translation of Poland’s great national poem. Sometimes called the “last epos in world literature,” Pan Tadeusz (first published in Paris in 1834) is a classic tale of romance, mystery, war, and patriotism set in... -
The Indefinable School: The Story of the Edinburgh Academy, 1974-2024 Richard McLauchlan 9781915359353
RRP: $37.80$32.13In 1974, to mark The Edinburgh Academy’s 150th anniversary, alumnus Magnus Magnusson released The Clacken and the Slate, a book which painted a vivid picture of a leading educational establishment, not only in Scotland but in the UK. This bold new... -
Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome James Holland 9780802163844
RRP: $48.28$41.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802163844Author James HollandFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press -
Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike Barbara Kingsolver 9780571392087
RRP: $31.48$26.75AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOWFrom the multi-million copy bestselling author Demon Copperhead: a true story of female-led resilience during the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983 - now available for the first time in the UK.'[Kingsolver] means to save us by... -
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation Grace L. Williams 9781542025515
RRP: $18.88$16.04The galvanizing true story of a group of remarkable women in the 1970s male-run world of business, banking, and finance. They didn’t play by the rules. They changed them and made history. In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in... -
The Vancouver Island Treaties and the Evolving Principles of Indigenous Title Ted Binnema 9781487554071
RRP: $130.20$110.67The Vancouver Island Treaties and the Evolving Principles of Indigenous Title illuminates the history of the enigmatic Vancouver Island treaties of the 1850s, offering new interpretations based on a fresh, exhaustive, and multidisciplinary critical... -
Palestine in the Air: A Cultural History of Palestinian Aviation since 1920 Chin-chin Yap 9780755651436
RRP: $178.50$151.73As the first cultural history of Palestinian aviation, Palestine in the Air reveals civil aviation’s role in the ‘question of Palestine’ over the past century. International civil aviation has been a powerful tool for the systemic disenfranchisement of... -
Pas d'armes and Late Medieval Chivalry: A Casebook Rosalind Brown-Grant 9781835537664
RRP: $73.50$62.48This Casebook features the work of an international, interdisciplinary research group entitled ‘The Joust as Performance: Pas d’armes and Late Medieval Chivalry’ and funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. Its focus is on the pas d’armes... -
Discussing Pax Germanica: The Rise and Limits of German Hegemony in European Integration Emmanuel Comte 9781032792590
RRP: $283.50$240.98Discussing Pax Germanica: The Rise and Limits of German Hegemony in European Integration examines and reconsiders Germany’s paramount role in shaping European integration from the aftermath of World War II to the present.This volume meticulously explores... -
As Long as the Yule Log Burned: Lost Cause Mythmakers and the Disturbing History of an American Plantation Legend Robert E. May 9798881801786
RRP: $41.98$35.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881801786Author Robert E. MayFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers -
History of Intellectual Culture 3/2024: Experimental Spaces: Knowledge Production and its Environments in the Long Nineteenth Century Charlotte A. Lerg 9783111290904
RRP: $86.10$73.19The third issue of the yearbook History of Intellectual Culture (HIC) devotes a thematic section to experimental spaces for knowledge production. The articles in this section investigate the role of experimental environments as sites for knowledge... -
Nazi Super Weapons: Hitler's Evil Plan for Final Victory Michael FitzGerald 9781398842816
RRP: $20.98$17.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398842816Author Michael FitzGeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East Christopher Harding 9780141992273
RRP: $27.28$23.18This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's... -
The History of Art: Painting from Giotto to the Present Day AN Hodge 9781398840713
RRP: $41.98$35.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398840713Author AN HodgeFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
An Encroaching Sea: Nature, Sovereignty and Development at the Edge of British India 1860–1950 Devika Shankar 9781009533683
RRP: $189.00$160.65Ecological and political instability have time and again emerged as catalysts for risky development projects along India's south-west coastline. Devika Shankar probes this complicated relationship between crisis and development through a focus on a port...