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Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914–1918 Peter Chasseaud 9781803998329
RRP: €35.70€30.35When first published in 2006, Rats Alley was a ground-breaking piece of research, the first-ever study of trench names of the Western Front. Now, in this fully updated and revised second edition, the gazetteer has been extended to well over 20,000 trench... -
Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa Rosalind C. Morris 9780231216128
RRP: €33.32€28.32What has gold done to people? What has it made them do? The Witwatersrand in South Africa, once home to the world’s richest goldfields, is today scattered with abandoned mines into which informal miners known as zama zamas venture in an illicit—often... -
Now Is Not the Time: Inside Our Obsession with the Present Brett Bowden 9781803416755
RRP: €11.89€10.10Human beings have an overwhelming tendency to overemphasize the significance of the present without considering context or historical perspective. For many, here and now is as good as it gets -�we have steadily progressed from a savage past, and all we... -
Spad 13 C1 Janusz Swiatlon 9788365958419
RRP: €22.61€19.22This book is the latest in a new reference series for aircraft modellers called "Spotlight On" and presents detailed illustrations of the famous French World War One biplane fighter aircraft developed by Societe Pour L'Aviation et ses Derives (SPAD). By... -
Bracket [On Sharing] Neeraj Bhatia 9781957183770
RRP: €41.65€35.40Bracket [On Sharing] considers the historic roots of sharing and their relationship to contemporary models of sharing. Sharing is one of humanity’s most basic traits; we intrinsically recognise the benefits of pooling resources within a community in... -
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: Volume 3: P-Z James Jack Webb 9781952715181
RRP: €47.54€40.41This third volume of a three-volume set offers concise biographical information for generals and admirals of the Third Reich with surnames between P and Z. The set covers all branches of service, providing a brief but scholarly overview of each... -
Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943–1945: Red Steamroller Robert Forczyk Forczyk 9781399077712
RRP: €17.84€15.16By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during... -
Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds Paul Gilchrist 9781526179166
RRP: €23.79€20.22This ground-breaking title, publishing to mark the centenary of the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, reveals the hidden histories of the world’s highest mountain. -
Charlotte Salomon. Leben? oder Theater? Evelyn Benesch 9783836598668
RRP: €23.80€20.23When German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943) handed her gouache series Life? or Theater? over to a friend, she beseeched him to “take good care of it, it is my entire life.” A few months later, the five-months pregnant Charlotte was picked up by a...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:RRP: €23.80€20.23Subtotal: -
Football and International Relations under Francoism, 1937–1945 Juan Antonio Simón 9781032260624
RRP: €160.65€136.55This book shines a light on the specific role football played in relation to the international relations of the Franco regime in mid-twentieth century Spain.In the thirty-five years of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, sport, and specifically... -
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Omer Erkmen 9788365958051
RRP: €22.61€19.22"This book is the latest in a new reference series for aircraft modellers called "Spotlight On" and presents detailed illustrations of the famous Lockheed T-33 "Shooting Star" (or "T-Bird") American jet trainer aircraft. The book contains 40... -
Modern Russian Air Power, Volume 1: The Russian Air Arms Today Piotr Butowski 9781950394166
RRP: €48.78€41.46This volume launches a new series of three books from Harpia Publishing about Russian air power. The first two volumes present all types of military aircraft currently operated by Russia, their purpose, features and characteristics. The third volume will... -
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Bettany Hughes 9781474610346
RRP: €13.08€11.11Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders... -
100 Moments in the History of Mexico Alejandro Rosas 9781595342843
RRP: €29.74€25.28Our knowledge of Mexican history is primarily through the political and social events in recent centuries that have defined the country as we know it today. The Conquest, Independence, Reform, Revolution, and other fundamental events and periods frame... -
Robert Hooke's Experimental Philosophy Felicity Henderson 9781789149548
RRP: €21.36€18.16Robert Hooke was England’s first professional scientist, and a pioneer in the field of science communication. He was also one of the few early scientists to leave a detailed manual describing how others could follow his lead and become ‘experimental... -
Childhood in the Middle Ages Shulamith Shahar 9781032548791
RRP: €35.69€30.33Drawing on a wide variety of European sources, Childhood in the Middle Ages (1992) examines attitudes towards children, images of childhood, and the concept of the stages of childhood in medieval culture, from the nobility to the peasantry. It makes... -
The Spanish Navy in the War of 1898 John Houghton 9781804511800
RRP: €41.65€35.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804511800Author John HoughtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Moral Conduct and Authority: The Place of Adab in South Asian Islam Barbara Daly Metcalf 9780520364370
RRP: €95.20€80.92This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices... -
The Waffen SS Order of Battle in Normandy: Volume II: 1st SS Panzer Division Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler Jeff Dugdale 9781526760548
RRP: €29.75€25.29The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler started life as Hitler's personal bodyguard and would grow exponentially during the course of the Nazi regime to an absolute elite panzer division. Transferred from the Eastern Front, The 1st would... -
Niki de Saint Phalle: A-Z Katharina Sykora 9783775754378
RRP: €26.18€22.25The Many Facets of Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle loved pseudo-orders, which she used to arbitrarily assemble terms and pictograms on a sheet of paper. Under the heading “I Love,” for example, the sign of a snake could be found next to the...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:RRP: €26.18€22.25Subtotal: -
Hellenistic Monarchies in the Mediterranean World: Building a New World Order? Mark Munn 9783658450892
RRP: €118.99€101.14The contributions to this volume represent a range of case studies that provide perspectives on the question of how deeply Hellenic influence penetrated into the lives of the subjects of the Hellenistic monarchies. Greek became the language of... -
Modern Rwanda: A Political History Filip Reyntjens 9781009284479
RRP: €83.29€70.79Rwanda has been the subject of much research following the genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in 1994. Moving beyond recent histories which examine Rwanda's past predominantly through the lens of this tragic event, Filip Reyntjens utilises a longue... -
The Mexican Revolution Robert Weis 9781032317144
RRP: €160.65€136.55This volume untangles the multiple threads of the Mexican Revolution to present an accessible introduction to its causes, development, and consequences.Grounded in a detailed narrative that readers can actively explore through accompanying primary... -
Spanish Colonial Troops 1828-1936 Mmp Books 9788367227445
RRP: €23.80€20.23Until 1825 Spain controlled a vast colonial empire in the Americas, which stretched from Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south; following several years of bloody wars, however, most of the American colonies of Spain became independent republics... -
Three Roads to Death: The Massacre at Goliad David Garlock 9781648430947
RRP: €41.59€35.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648430947Author David GarlockFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Texas A&M University PressPublisher Texas A&M University Press -
Our World: By the Numbers Steve Jenkins 9780063315716
RRP: €20.22€17.18From Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes a fascinating, comprehensive, and in-depth look at our world as seen through numbers, facts, and stunning infographics.With his signature style, Steve Jenkins uses engaging graphics and... -
Information Warriors: The Battle for Hearts and Minds in the Middle East Vyvyan Kinross 9781914325236
RRP: €15.41€13.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914325236Author Vyvyan KinrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Nomad PublishingPublisher Nomad PublishingWeight(grams) 600gQty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:RRP: €15.41€13.10Subtotal: -
The Soldier's Reward: Love and War in the Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon Jennifer Ngaire Heuer 9780691262574
RRP: €45.22€38.44A sweeping history of intimacy and family life in France during the age of revolutionThe French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars devastated Europe for nearly a quarter of a century. The Soldier’s Reward recovers the stories of soldiers and their... -
Living and Dying in Mesopotamia Alhena Gadotti 9781350301870
RRP: €101.15€85.98To achieve a better understanding of the everyday lives of the Mesopotamians, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman interrogate the relationships between life, death and the afterlife in this ancient society. By focusing on the beliefs and rituals... -
Japanese Swords and Armor: Masterpieces from Thirty of Japan's Most Famous Samurai Warriors Paul Martin 9784805318386
RRP: €41.65€35.40The first book to present the amazing swords and armor belonging to the most famous Samurai in Japanese history!In Japanese Swords and Armor, Samurai sword expert Paul Martin presents scores of magnificent blades, fittings and armor from the 12th to the... -
Three Consuls: Capitalism, Empire, and the Rise and Fall of America's Mediterranean Community, 1776–1840 Lawrence A. Peskin 9781009444620
RRP: €35.70€30.35For two generations after independence, Americans viewed the Mediterranean as the new commercial frontier. From common sailors to wealthy merchants, hundreds of Americans flocked to live and work there. Documenting the eventful lives of three American... -
The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History Alexis Wick 9781009087889
RRP: €22.60€19.21Why study Ottoman history? What are the available sources? And how can researchers begin locating, reading, and interpreting these? The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History provides a broad introduction to the field, offering readers accessible... -
Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World: Chief Charlo and Father De Smet in the Rocky Mountains Sally Thompson 9781496239617
RRP: €38.08€32.37Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World brings to life the complicated history of Jesuit missionaries among Montana’s Native peoples—a saga of encounter, accommodation, and resistance during the transformative decades of the mid-to-late nineteenth century... -
The Port: Hà Tiên and the Mo Clan in Early Modern Asia Xing Hang 9781009426985
RRP: €95.20€80.92The Port (present-day Hà Tiên), situated in the Mekong River Delta and Gulf of Siam littoral, was founded and governed by the Chinese creole Mo clan during the eighteenth century and prospered as a free-trade emporium in maritime East Asia. Mo Jiu and... -
The 1914–2024 War Atlas: Modernity Deciphered Anew Marcin Wojciech Solarz 9781032543963
RRP: €160.65€136.55The 1914–2024 War Atlas deconstructs the contemporary widespread and well-known image of the 20th and 21st century, arguing for the continuity of the historical process covering the period 1914-2024.The years between 1914 and 2024 constitute a period of... -
Joan of Arc’s Army: French armies under Charles VII, 1415–53 Philippe Gaillard 9781472862112
RRP: €15.46€13.14A fully illustrated study of the French armies that were inspired by Saint Jeanne d’Arc, reformed under King Charles VII and eventually victorious over England in the Hundred Years’ War. Saint Jeanne d’Arc remains a central figure in France’s national... -
Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money Jim Willis 9781578598557
RRP: €17.84€15.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578598557Author Jim WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Visible Ink PressPublisher Visible Ink Press -
Elie Bouhereau: the collections and communities of a Huguenot refugee Amy Boylan 9781801511292
RRP: €59.50€50.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781801511292Author Amy BoylanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press Ltd -
Turncoat: Roundhead to Royalist, the Double Life of George Downing Dennis Sewell 9781786498250
RRP: €26.18€22.25George Downing came of age as a Puritan pioneer in colonial Massachusetts, before crossing the Atlantic to sign up for the English Civil War. He fast became Oliver Cromwell's chief of military intelligence and was later a diplomat and an MP. However,... -
Stuart Spouses: A Compendium of Consorts from James I of Scotland to Queen Anne of Great Britain Heather R Darsie 9781399095914
RRP: €29.75€25.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.