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Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays by Wade Davis 9781778400445
RRP: £18.99£12.93“Wade Davis is a true wayfinder, and these essays offer new insight into his visionary approach to culture, landscape, and the planet he loves as fiercely as any writer working today.”—John Vaillant, author of Fire WeatherA timely and eclectic collection... -
FLAK: German Anti-Aircraft Weapons by Tom Laemlein 9789198842524
RRP: £29.99£20.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789198842524Author Tom LaemleinFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Canfora Grafisk FormPublisher Canfora Grafisk Form -
It Happened on the Mackinac Bridge by Mike Fornes 9781467161480
RRP: £24.99£16.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467161480Author Mike FornesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 9g -
Five Days in London, May 1940 by John Lukacs 9780300276510
RRP: £9.99£8.59"A masterpiece. . . . Nobody has done more than John Lukacs to turn the short history book into an art form."—Anthony Beevor "As gripping as any novel."—Robert Harris"A short but magnificent history book."—Daniel Finkelstein The days from May 24 to May... -
Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity by Simcha Gross 9781009280525
RRP: £100.00£89.88From the image offered by the Babylonian Talmud, Jewish elites were deeply embedded within the Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE). The Talmud is replete with stories and discussions that feature Sasanian kings, Zoroastrian magi, fire temples, imperial... -
The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy by Federico Finchelstein 9780520392496
RRP: £21.00£16.06Meet today's almost fascists and learn the warning signs to intercept them on the road from populism to dictatorship. With The Wannabe Fascists, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise explanation of why Trumpism and similar movements across... -
Tanked in Cincinnati: Fortune & Calamity in the Beer Business by Michael D Morgan 9781467157247
RRP: £24.99£16.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467157247Author Michael D MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 9g -
The Swans of Harlem: Fifty years of sisterhood, five black ballerinas, one incredible story by Karen Valby 9781786582508
RRP: £16.99£11.48For fans of Hidden Figures and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'The kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!' MISTY COPELAND'Vibrant, propulsive and inspiring' TIA WILLIAMSHarlem 1969; it's the height of the Civil Rights era... -
I Will Tell No War Stories: What Our Fathers Left Unsaid about World War II by Howard Mansfield 9781493081080
RRP: £18.99£16.84When I grew up, World War II was omnipresent and hidden. This was also true of myfather’s time in the Air Force. Like most of his generation, it was a rule with him not totalk about what he’d seen at war. “You’re not getting any war stories from me,”... -
Ohio's Presidents: A History & Guide by Heather S Cole 9781467156530
RRP: £24.99£16.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467156530Author Heather S ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 9g -
Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines: A History by Mary Christopher 9781467154291
RRP: £24.99£16.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467154291Author Mary ChristopherFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 9g -
Enemies in the Empire: Civilian Internment in the British Empire during the First World War by Stefan Manz 9780198912156
RRP: £30.00£27.60During the First World War, Britain was the epicentre of global mass internment and deportation operations. Germans, Austro-Hungarians, Turks, and Bulgarians who had settled in Britain and its overseas territories were deemed to be a potential danger to... -
Restorations of Empire in Africa: Ancient Rome and Modern Italy's African Colonies by Samuel Agbamu 9780192848499
RRP: £90.00£81.98The histories of Europe and Africa are closely intertwined. At times, this closeness has been emphasized, at other times, suppressed and denied. Since the nineteenth century, European imperial powers have carved up the continent of Africa among... -
The King's Men: The Sandringham Company and Norfolk Regiment Territorial Battalions, 1914–1918 by Neil R Storey 9781399021401
RRP: £15.99£12.28The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in... -
The Egyptian Book of the Dead Oracle: Includes 50 Cards and a 128-Page Book by Marie Bruce 9781398833067
RRP: £24.99£16.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398833067Author Marie BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius Entertainment -
A Cultural History of Color in the Renaissance by Sven Dupré 9781350459991
£28.52A Cultural History of Color in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1650, a time of change, conflict, and transformation. Innovations in color production transformed the material world of the Renaissance, especially in ceramics, cloth, and paint... -
Homelands: A Personal History of Europe by Timothy Garton Ash 9780300276725
RRP: £18.00£12.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780300276725Author Timothy Garton AshFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Yale University PressPublisher Yale University Press -
Origins of Crow Agencies in Montana: Transitioning Beyond the Buffalo by MS Molinaro 9781467156905
RRP: £24.99£16.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467156905Author MS MolinaroFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 9g -
The Battle of Dranesville: Early War in Northern Virginia, December 1861 by Ryan Quint 9781611216936
RRP: £25.99£18.68After the guns of Manassas fell silent, the opposing armies grappled for position wondering what would come next. Popular history has us believe that daily briefings reported something along the lines of “All quiet along the Potomac.” Reality was... -
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab Badawi 9780753560129
RRP: £25.00£18.02*AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Radio 4 Book of the Week*Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian and The Rest is PoliticsEveryone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone.For too long, Africa's history... -
Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline by Paul Cooper 9780715655009
RRP: £25.00£17.51Based on the hit podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse. Across the centuries, we journey from the... -
Sofonisba Anguissola by Cecilia Gamberini 9781848224902
RRP: £35.00£26.68Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1532–1625), an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a noble family, was one of the first women artists of Europe to establish an international reputation during her lifetime. This book explores the evolution of Sofonisba... -
The Battle of Itter Castle, 1945 by Stephen Wynn 9781399007078
RRP: £22.00£15.62The Battle of Itter Castle was undoubtedly one of the strangest events of the Second World War, being one of only two occasions during the war in which Americans and Germans fought side by side. The castle was seized by the Nazis on 7 February 1943, on... -
A Surgeon in Napoleon’s Grande Armée: The Campaign Journal of Baron Percy by Calum Johnson 9781399044257
RRP: £25.00£20.94Pierre-François Percy was Surgeon-in-Chief of Napoleon’s Grande Armée. This is the first English translation of Baron Percy’s notebooks, containing his interesting, revealing, and informative testimony of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic campaigns in... -
The G N Devy Reader: After Amnesia, ‘Of Many Heroes’, The Being of Bhasha and Countering Violence by D.N. Devy 9789354424717
RRP: £55.99£52.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354424717Author D.N. DevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint Orient Blackswan Pvt LtdPublisher Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd -
The Shortest History of Italy: 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic - A Retelling for Our Times by Ross King 9781891011450
RRP: £16.95£11.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891011450Author Ross KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Experiment, LLCPublisher Experiment, LLCWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 132mm *... -
Peace Comes Dropping Slow: My Life in the Troubles by Denis Bradley 9781785375002
RRP: £16.99£14.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785375002Author Denis BradleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion PressWeight(grams) 600g -
The 1906-1910 Cubs Dynasty: Rowdy Times and Rugged Men in Cutthroat Chicago by Gary D Santella 9781467156790
RRP: £24.99£16.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467156790Author Gary D SantellaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 9g -
The Shortest History of Italy by Ross King 9781913083564
RRP: £14.99£12.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083564Author Ross KingFormat HardbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
The Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots by Steven J Reid 9781399523530
RRP: £95.00£84.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399523530Author Steven J ReidFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams) 735g -
Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown by Rory Carroll 9780008476694
RRP: £10.99£8.35The Sunday Times Bestseller A Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2023 A Spectator Book of the Year 2023 ... -
Santa Monica Pier: America's Last Great Pleasure Pier by James Harris 9781626401297
RRP: £29.99£17.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626401297Author James HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Angel City Press,U.S.Publisher Angel City Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 850g -
Deaths of Artists by Jim Moske 9780922233533
RRP: £28.99£19.24Starving Artist Knifed to Death in Village Room… Famous Artist Dies Penniless and All Alone… Deep in the archives of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are two strange scrapbooks packed with century-old newspaper obituaries of painters, illustrators,... -
A History of British Tramp Shipping, 1870-1914 (Volume 1): Entry, Enterprise Formation, and Early Firm Growth by Gordon H. Boyce 9781802074666
£117.53Celebrated in the novels of Joseph Conrad and vintage films, tramp ships - the precursor of bulk carriers - are not well understood today. Yet, these vessels transported in bulk essential minerals and ores, grains, timber, and other commodities and... -
A Chance to Harmonize: How Fdr's Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression--One Song at a Time by Sheryl Kaskowitz 9781639365715
RRP: £29.95£18.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639365715Author Sheryl KaskowitzFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 549g -
Armies of the Scythians and Sarmatians 700 BC to AD 450: Weapons, Equipment and Tactics by Gabriele Esposito 9781399047357
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Scythians were a horse nomads from the central Eurasian steppes who migrated south and west into the region around the Black Sea from the seventh century BC which they dominated until replaced and absorbed by the very similar Sarmatians from the... -
How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents by Talmage Boston 9781637586976
RRP: £32.00£20.28How the Best Did It is an accessible and insightful explanation of how the most important leadership traits from America’s eight greatest presidents can be implemented by today’s leaders. “A discerning examination of what all of us can learn from some of... -
Searching for Franklin: New Light on History’s Worst Arctic Disaster by Ken McGoogan 9781771623681
RRP: £21.99£18.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771623681Author Ken McGooganFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Douglas & McIntyrePublisher Douglas & McIntyre -
Art & War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries by Dr. Sylvain Bellenger 9780847899890
RRP: £45.00£38.61Art & War in the Renaissance, published on the occasion of a major traveling exhibition, presents distinctive arms and armor within the rich context of an important tapestry series to highlight the beauty of Renaissance Europe's war culture.This... -
I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine by Al Martinez 9781476693163
RRP: £28.99£23.38Al Martinez, a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer...