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Battlefield Britain by Peter Snow 9780563487890 [USED COPY]
RRP: $47.25$4.81For much of its long history, Britain has been bloodily ravaged by war and internal strife: foreign invasions have devastated British society, bitter battles have been fought over social and political rights, and brutal warlords have torn the country... -
History of Britain (Vol 3): The Fate of the Empire: 1776-2000 by Simon Schama 9780563487197 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.81'While Britain was losing an empire, it was finding itself...' The compelling opening words to this volume, The Fate of the Empire, set the tone and agenda for the final stage of Simon Schama's epic voyage around Britain, her people and her past... -
History of Britain (Vol 2): The British Wars 1603-1776 by Simon Schama 9780563487180 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.81'Great Britain? What was that?' asks Simon Schama at the start of this, the second book of his epic three-volume journey into Britain's past. This volume, The British Wars, is a compelling chronicle of the changes that transformed every strand and... -
Simon Schama's Power of Art by Simon Schama 9780563487104 [USED COPY]
RRP: $52.50$5.88'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe,... -
The Tudors: Facts, Things to Make, Activities by Rachel Wright 9780749678289 [USED COPY]
$5.57Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period in British history. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of archive photographs and artworks.Book InformationISBN... -
Bomber Crew by James Taylor 9780340838716 [USED COPY]
RRP: $42.00$4.81Long after the Battle of Britain, the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command risked their lives night after night during the Second World War. Over 55,000 of the airmen never returned from these missions; a further 10,000 became prisoners of war. And yet Bomber... -
Guy Fawkes by Harriet Castor 9780749643164 [USED COPY]
$3.97Exciting stories about famous people, outlining their lives and the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text and a black-and-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts... -
On The Trail Of: Celts by Peter Chrisp 9780749638191 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.88$11.19A look at how we can learn about our Celtic past by observing the evidence around us, such as remaining architecture, wooden post holes, coins and pottery. Suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 2. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs... -
Romans by Richard Wood 9780749638184 [USED COPY]
$5.57A look at how we can learn about our Roman past by observing the evidence around us, such as remaining architecture, wooden post holes, coins and pottery. Suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 2. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs... -
Evacuees of the Second World War by Mike Brown 9780747807452 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$4.47During the last days of peace in 1939 nearly two million people, most of them children, were evacuated from British cities, towns and ports to the countryside, or across the Atlantic to the USA and Canada. Whole schools were evacuated together and found... -
.Isms: Understanding Art by Stephen Little 9780713670110 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$3.93This is an easy to use guide to a wide range of art 'isms'. From the isms of the Renaissance to the isms of now, it gives a practical introduction to all the significant isms that have shaped art history. For each ism, there is a definition, an... -
The Road to Verdun: France, Nationalism and the First World War by Ian Ousby 9780712664301 [USED COPY]
$4.81Verdun was the largest, the longest and the bloodiest battle between the French and Germans in the First World War, lasting from February 1916 until the end of the year and claiming more than 700,000 casualties. For the French in particular, it was... -
Somerset and Bristol by James Osmond 9780711233249 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$4.83Somerset is a beautiful historic county with an astonishing range of scenery, from rolling hills and rocky coastline to windswept moors and limestone gorges. There are three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, one UNESCO World Heritage Site and a... -
The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World: Unlocking the Secrets of Past Civilizations by Brian Fagan 9780500510506 [USED COPY]
RRP: $52.40$5.88The human past is full of unsolved mysteries: Was Atlantis fact or fiction? Who were the Tarim Mummies? Will the world end in 2012, as predicted by the Maya? Were the ancient Egyptians Black Africans? How did language evolve? The Seventy Great Mysteries... -
Standing Stones: Stonehenge, Carnac and the World of Megaliths by Jean-Pierre Mohen 9780500300909 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.70$4.75Who built the megaliths, those massive stone structures ranging from tombs to standing stones that date back to over 4000 BC? Why were they built? How were the enormous stones transported and erected? Were these strange, sacred stones used as temples or... -
Francis Bacon: 'Taking Reality by Surprise' by Christophe Domino 9780500300763 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.70$8.04Francis Bacon's powerful and disturbing images of the human figure have had a profound impact on the art of the 20th century. A lifelong student of colour, form and brushwork, he created an art at once classical and modern, ordered and chaotic, in which... -
A Rumor Of War by Philip Caputo 9780712664455 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$5.21In March 1965, Marine Lieutnant Philip J. Caputo landed in Danang with the first ground combat unit committed to fight in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home - physically... -
The Sword and the Grail by Andrew Sinclair 9780712657303 [USED COPY]
$4.81More than 90 years before Columbus, Prince Henry St Clair of Orkney reached North America with a Venetian captain and 300 colonists. Based on new archaeological evidence, this book confirms Prince Henry's voyage, and details the role played by the... -
Picasso: Master of the New by Marie-Laure Bernadac 9780500300329 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.70$4.75Picasso's name has become synonymous with creative genius, but who was he - a public figure who lived his life in the headlines, or a private person, unpredictable and filled with secrets? This intimate portrait traces his life from the early years in... -
Sucking Eggs Thrift and Going Green by Patricia Nicol 9780701182403 [USED COPY]
$5.57Recycling, composting, buying locally-sourced food and vintage clothing, checking air miles and carbon footprints - our ever-growing national obsession with being green, healthy and preserving the planet is beginning to affect the way many of us shop,... -
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson 9780500203965 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.00$5.57The ancient civilization of Egypt offers a dazzling array of kings and dynasties, gods and goddesses, temples and tombs, and this new dictionary provides a handy reference guide through this endlessly fascinating subject. All the major archaeological... -
English Parish Churches by Graham Hutton 9780500201398 [USED COPY]
$3.93The late Sir John Betjeman described this volume as "a gem of a book...condensed knowledge without being stodgy, affectionate without being mawkish." From the Saxon simplicity of the little church of St. Lawrence at Bradford-on-Avon to the late... -
The Warrior's Honour: Ethnic War and the Modern Consciousness by Michael Ignatieff 9780701163242 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.75Since the early 1990s, Michael Ignatieff has travelled the world's war zones, from Bosnia to the West Bank, from Afghanistan to central Africa. THE WARRIOR'S HONOUR is a report and a reflection on what he has seen in the places where ethnic war has... -
Surrealist Art by Sarane Alexandrian 9780500200971 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.80$4.03Surrealism was a revolution. Unlike other modern movements such as cubism and geometrical abstraction, it was not based purely on artistic innovation; its aim was nothing less than the liberation, in art and in life, of the resources of the subconscious... -
Turner by Graham Reynolds 9780500200834 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.90$4.39A study of the life and works of Joseph Mallord William Turner. A precocious talent, he first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the age of 15, an institution that was to play a major part in his life, recognizing his genius and supporting him against... -
The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design by Nikolaus Pevsner 9780500200728 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.90$4.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorSir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983) is widely considered one of the most influential writers on the history of architecture in the 20th century. He is best known for... -
Philip Matyszak's Classical Compendium by Philip Matyszak 9780500051627 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$2.63Many ancient writers - from Pliny and Plutarch to Xenophon were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes and after-dinner jokes. Here, writer and historian Philip Matyszak brings together his favourite incidents, wisecracks and curious... -
Amazing Facts About Ancient Egypt by James Putnam 9780500016299 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.50$4.47Amazing Facts about Ancient Egypt reveals: that Howard Carter's pet canary was swallowed by a cobra on the day Tutankhamun's tomb was opened; that the Egyptians were the first people to hatch eggs artificially; that ritual false beards were worn by... -
Storm and Conquest: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10 by Stephen Taylor 9780571224654 [USED COPY]
RRP: $42.00$5.57By 1809, the Indian Ocean was the final battleground for Nelson's Navy and the French fleet. At stake was Britain's commercial lifeline to India - and its strategic capacity to wage war in Europe. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power... -
The Incas: Empire of Blood and Gold by Carmen Bernand 9780500300404 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.70$3.93When Francisco Pizarro landed in Peru in 1532 he found a vast empire seemingly overflowing with gold and silver. Ruled by monarchs claiming direct descent from the sun itself, its inhabitants built roads, bridges and terraced fields in the precipitous... -
Gauguin by Belinda Thomson 9780500202203 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.80$4.75Paul Gauguin achieved a high public profile during his lifetime, and was one of the first artists of his generation to achieve international recognition. But his prominence has always had as much to do with the dramatic events of his life - his... -
Islands in Danger: Story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands, 1940-45 by Alan Seaton-Wood 9780450029356 [USED COPY]
RRP: $10.48$4.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780450029356Author Alan Seaton-WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint New English Library LtdPublisher Hodder & Stoughton General... -
U-boat Hunter by Bryan Perrett 9780439959384 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.58$3.95Sixteen-year-old Peter Rogers is training to be a Royal Navy officer in 1939 when he hears that his father's ship has been torpedoed off the coast of Ireland. The survivors, including his father, have been captured by a German U-boat crew and treated... -
The Vicious Vikings by Terry Deary 9780439944069 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.58$3.74Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking Gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and... -
The Awesome Egyptians by Terry Deary 9780439944038 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.58$3.74Step back to an awesomely ancient time with the Awesome Egyptians. Discover which king had the worst blackheads, why some kings had to wear false beards and why the peasants were revolting. History with the nasty bits left in! 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES... -
Russia: A Concise History by Ronald Hingley 9780500276273 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.90$4.39The recent tremendous changes in Russia have only enhanced the special fascination which this powerful, enigmatic country has so long held for the world at large. Russia's history, from her beginnings as an illiterate pagan Slav community centered on... -
The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz 9780465090976 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.38$7.16The Way We Never Were examines two centuries of American family life and shatters a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes,... -
Turkey Unveiled (Om) by Hugh Pope 9781585670963 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$13.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585670963Author Hugh PopePage Count 373Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 602g -
Heinemann Advanced History: Italian Unification 1820-71 by Martin Collier 9780435327545 [USED COPY]
RRP: $44.08$4.75Heinemann Advanced History has quickly established itself as a major series for AS and A-level students. As well as word-of-mouth success, it has been praised in journals such as the Times Educational Supplement and BBC History Magazine. What makes... -
Horrible Christmas (2019) by Terry Deary 9781407196862 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$4.81Filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wants to know! The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, to Christmas in the trenches whenthe British and...