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Hitler's U.S. Allies: Americans Who Supported the Nazis by Norman Ridley 9781036110956
RRP: £20.00£14.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
SAS Forged in Hell: From Desert Rats to Dogs of War: The Mavericks who Made the SAS by Damien Lewis 9781529413847
RRP: £9.99£6.80The incredible true story of the SAS's mission to liberate Europe, featuring never-before-seen archive materialFROM BESTSELLING MILITARY HISTORIAN DAMIEN LEWISSummer, 1943: the largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for Europe, aiming to bulldoze... -
Changing Histories for KS3: Connected Worlds, c.1000–c.1600 by Christine Counsell 9781398307032
RRP: £21.00£19.06Change the history that pupils learn at Key Stage 3. Reframe familiar topics, discover forgotten stories and amplify unheard voices.Through an evocative, story-based approach, this ground-breaking course brings together historical scholarship and... -
Lost London by Tim Brown 9781398117402
RRP: £15.99£10.85London has seen huge changes since the 1980s. Massive infrastructure projects such as Crossrail/the Elizabeth Line have transformed the cityscape in many parts of the capital. Areas such as Kings Cross and much of the City of London have been rebuilt and... -
Quiet Rebels: A History of Ontario Women Lawyers by Mary Jane Mossman 9781771125925
RRP: £81.00£69.89“It’s a girl!” As the Ontario press announced, Canada’s first woman lawyer was called to the Ontario bar in February 1897. Quiet Rebels explores experiences of exclusion among the few women lawyers up to 1957, and how their experiences continue to shape... -
Maritime Bristol in the Slave-Trade Era by Professor Nicholas Rogers 9781837651511
RRP: £80.00£66.61Explores the maritime history of Bristol, a leading slave port in the eighteenth century Delves into the hazards of the slave trade, its recruitment of seamen, its fractious labour relations and mutinies, and how these were resolved by law. One chapter... -
The Thistle and The Rose by Linda Porter 9781801105781
RRP: £27.99£17.94Margaret Tudor, the elder sister of her more famous brother Henry VIII, is the single most important Tudor figure of this era that historians have consistently overlooked. Married at thirteen to the charismatic James IV of Scotland, a man more than twice... -
The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune by Alexander Stille 9781250872494
RRP: £20.00£12.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250872494Author Alexander StilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g -
The Art of Running: From Marathon to Athens on Winged Feet by Andrea Marcolongo 9781787705043
RRP: £12.99£8.56In 490 BCE the indefatigable Athenian herald Philippides made his legendary 26 mile run to deliver to the people of Athens news of their city’s victory over the Persians. Each year, all over the world, thousands of athletes and millions of enthusiasts... -
The Ancient Near East (Ancient Origins): Stories Of People & Civilization by Matthias Adelhofer 9781804176153
RRP: £10.99£7.78A gorgeous Collector's Edition. Exploring the ancient origins of Sumer we find the beginnings of civilization as we know it now, with language, cities, religious conviction, organised society and a wealth of culture revealed in clay tablets collected in... -
The Great Épinal Escape: Indian Prisoners of War in German Hands by Ghee Bowman 9781803995007
RRP: £22.00£16.09On 11 May 1944 – just four weeks before D-Day – 67 American heavy bombers dropped 168 tons of bombs on the sunlit French town of Épinal on the Moselle river. Unbeknownst to the aircrew of the ‘Mighty Eighth’, this was the temporary home of over 3,000... -
Chinese Workers of the World: Colonialism, Chinese Labor, and the Yunnan–Indochina Railway by Selda Altan 9781503638235
£58.89Chinese workers helped build the modern world. They labored on New World plantations, worked in South African mines, and toiled through the construction of the Panama Canal, among many other projects. While most investigations of Chinese workers focus on... -
Erasure and Tuscarora Resilience in Colonial North Carolina by David La Vere 9780815638353
RRP: £81.00£66.08In the wake of their victory in the Tuscarora War (1711–15), English settlers forced the Tuscarora Indians of eastern North Carolina, along with the Meherrin, Core, Chowan, Mattamuskeet, Neuse, Hatteras, Bay River, and White Oak River Indians, to become... -
Black Reason, White Feeling: The Jeffersonian Enlightenment in the African American Tradition by Hannah Spahn 9780813951188
RRP: £98.00£79.67The vital influence of Black American intellectuals on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson’s ideas The lofty Enlightenment principles articulated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, so central to conceptions of the American founding, did... -
Aeffect: The Affect and Effect of Artistic Activism by Stephen Duncombe 9781531506506
£95.61The first book to seriously identify how artistic activism works and how to make it work better The past decade has seen an explosion in the hybrid practice of “artistic activism,” as artists have turned toward activism to make their work more socially... -
Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler’s Radar by Max Hastings 9780008642167
RRP: £25.00£15.84Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed... -
Modern Brussels Map / Carte Bruxelles Moderne: Guide to Modern Architecture in Brussels by Jacinthe Gigou 9781912018178
RRP: £9.95£8.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018178Author Jacinthe GigouPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40g -
Double-Sided Antler and Bone Combs in Late Roman Britain: Stylistic Groups, Context and Status by Nina Crummy 9781803276441
RRP: £30.00£24.17Double-Sided Antler and Bone Combs in Late Roman Britain offers the first detailed study and catalogue of a comb type that represents a new technology introduced into Britain towards the end of the 4th century AD and a major signifier of the late fourth-... -
Spike Island: The Rebels, Residents & Crafty Criminals of Ireland’s Historic Island by John Crotty 9781785374883
RRP: £17.99£14.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374883Author John CrottyFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War by Kevin C.M. Benson 9781636244266
RRP: £34.95£21.76Given the length of time the United States spent in Iraq, there is a perception that there was no consideration before the war of what should be done after coalition forces arrived in Baghdad and removed Saddam Hussein. However as this unofficial history... -
Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country by Michael Reid 9780300278682
RRP: £11.99£10.15An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond “Comprehensive and engaging.”—Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Spain’s transition to democracy after Franco’s long dictatorship was widely hailed as a... -
Inquisition and Knowledge, 1200-1700 by Professor Peter Biller 9781914049255
RRP: £29.99£24.83Essays considering how information could be used and abused in the service of heresy and inquisition. The collection, curation, and manipulation of knowledge were fundamental to the operation of inquisition. Its coercive power rested on its ability to... -
The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art by Ann Millett-Gallant 9783031482502
RRP: £27.99£22.59The second edition offers an essential update to the foundational first edition, The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art. Featuring updated chapters and case studies, this second edition will not only expand on the first edition but will bring a new focus... -
Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts—and America by Mike De Socio 9781639363858
RRP: £22.00£14.05This deeply-reported narrative illuminates the battle for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America, a decades-long struggle led by teenagers, parents, activists, and everyday Americans.Weaving in his own experience as a scout and journalist, Mike De... -
The Intellectual Foundations of Modern Ukraine: The Nineteenth Century by Andriy Zayarnyuk 9781032368399
RRP: £39.99£35.06This is the first synthetic book-length study in English of the Ukrainian nation-building during the "long" nineteenth century.The narrative follows the evolution of the Ukrainian intellectuals and their ideas from the Age of Enlightenment at the end of... -
Cultural Heritage in Modern Conflict: Past, Propaganda, Parade by Timothy Clack 9781032201214
RRP: £39.99£35.06This edited volume offers an in-depth study of heritage and warfare from the perspective of defence studies.The book focuses on how, in different contexts, heritage can be a catalyst and target of conflict, an obstacle to stabilisation, and a driver of... -
The Temporality of Festivals: Approaches to Festive Time in Ancient Babylon, Greece, Rome, and Medieval China by Anke Walter 9783111364865
RRP: £27.50£21.10How can time become festive? How do festivals manage to make time ‘special’, to mark out a certain day or days, to distinguish them from ‘normal’, everyday time, and to fill them with meaning? And how can we reconstruct what festive time looked like in... -
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson 9780593861837
RRP: £37.00£21.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593861837Author Erik LarsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint Random House Large PrintPublisher Diversified PublishingWeight(grams) 811g -
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham 9781982176617
RRP: £35.00£22.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982176617Author Adam HigginbothamFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
Vienna and the New Wohnkultur, 1918-1938 by Michelle Jackson-Beckett 9780198879497
RRP: £76.00£69.10While the domestic sphere might seem tangential to the dire political situation and humanitarian crises of interwar Europe, it was nevertheless at the forefront of debates about cultural identity and economic policy in the Viennese press, culture, and... -
Ancient Rome for Kids by Oldrich Ruzicka 9788000070971
RRP: £12.99£8.63Journey back to Ancient Rome with 6 interactive fold-out maps in this enthralling illustrated book for kids, exploring bygone culture, history, gods, gladiators, and more.This immersive book takes kids on a deep exploration of one of history's most... -
Alton B. Parker: The Man Who Challenged Roosevelt by Bradley C. Nahrstadt 9781438495989
RRP: £25.51£18.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438495989Author Bradley C. NahrstadtFormat PaperbackPage Count 357Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
State, Resistance and Change in South Africa by Philip Frankel 9781032311630
£33.99Originally published in 1988, this book describes and analyses the factors that were operative in South Africa during the 1980s, at a time when Apartheid was under intense pressure. It focuses not only on the central arenas of political action, but also... -
Selected Essays on George Gascoigne by Gillian Austen 9780367630904
RRP: £39.99£35.06This collection of essays situates George Gascoigne in context as the pre-eminent writer of the early part of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. His ceaseless experimentation was hugely influential on those later Elizabethans - including Spenser, Sidney and... -
Liverpool by Terry Deary 9780702331190
RRP: £6.99£4.64Discover all the foul facts about the city whose name probably translates to 'muddy-pool' with history's most horrible headlines: Liverpool edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the historical town of Liverpool... -
The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos 9781538740767
RRP: £35.00£19.79No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy and mystery. Created under President Kennedy, the Sit Room has been the epicentre of crisis management for... -
Agrarian History of the Cuban Revolution: Dilemmas of Peripheral Socialism by Joana Salém Vasconcelos 9798888902332
RRP: £30.00£19.88In Agrarian History of the Cuban Revolution, the Brazilian historian Joana Salém Vasconcelos presents in clear language the complicated challenge of overcoming the condition of Latin America's underdevelopment through a revolutionary process.Based on... -
The Dhofar War: British Covert Campaigning in Arabia 1965-1975 by Stephen Quick 9781804130988
RRP: £95.00£83.12Between 1965 and 1975, Britain discreetly supported the Sultanate of Oman in achieving a historic Cold War-era counterinsurgency win in its remote Dhofar Province. To date, this role has traditionally been represented either in terms of a narrow... -
Christ the Physician in Late-Medieval Religious Controversy: England and Central Europe, 1350-1434 by Dr Patrick Outhwaite 9781914049262
RRP: £75.00£61.81A consideration of the allegory of Christ the Divine Physician in medical and religious writings. Discourses of physical and spiritual health were intricately entwined in the Middle Ages, shaping intellectual concepts as well as actual treatment. The... -
Ships: More than 1000 colour illustrations by David Ross 9781838864996
RRP: £29.99£21.11From the dawn of civilization man has held a fascination with the sea, and over the centuries has built myriad ships and sailing craft for an equally diverse range of purposes. Ships: Visual Encyclopedia provides a fascinating at-a-glance guide to more...