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The evocative memoirs of Jennie Hawthorne, who was born in 1916 into an Irish Catholic family and spent her formative years in the heart of the East End, in a truly multicultural community.About the AuthorJennie Hawthorne was born and brought up in the...

As with the Great War, the Second World War gave rise to a rich crop of legends, many of which persist in the public consciousness even today. Some are well known, like the Dunkirk story, which portrayed the disaster of 1940 as a victory. Others are more...

This is a graphic portrayal of the crucial part played by aircraft and personnel of the US Army Air Force (USAAF), American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and British Special Operations Executive (SOE) operations behind enemy lines in occupied Europe...

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France is in crisis. In this provocative account, Timothy Smith argues that the French economic and social model is collapsing inward on itself, the result of good intentions, bad policies, and vested interests who employ the rhetoric of 'solidarity' to...

A captivating picture book for architects, engineers, and a general audience, Built for Britain features over 100 British buildings in a stylish square format. Organized by building type. It has an index designed to make it easy to find buildings in...

Ranging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these...

1942 - British troops are stranded in the desert, struggling to hold back Rommel's Afrika Corps. Hitler's armies have reached Moscow, and there are murmurs of discontent at home as new doubts emerge about Churchill's leadership. Elsewhere in Europe...

BL By a leading historian of the period BL Draws on sources recently released under the Thirty Year Rule The People's Peace is the first comprehensive study by a professional historian of British history from 1945 to the present day. It examines the...

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A professional military historian analyzes the most spectacular cock-ups in military history caused by everything from incompetent generals to interfering politicians, hopeless planning and misplaced confidence. This graphic account has a great deal to...

Whilst these three great artists have been the subject of numerous exhibitions and publications, the relationship between them has never fully been explored. Now, for the first time, a team of specialists examine this artistic triangle. Exhibition at...

This work follows the transformation of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's brick power station, on Bankside, into the Tate Modern art gallery, by Swiss Architects Herzog & de Meuron. It presents a photographic account of every stage of the development and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857703429Author Gregory HolyoakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857702873Author Young BillFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857600018Author Charles KightlyFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Cadw Welsh Historic MonumentsPublisher Cadw

Hewlett Johnson, the Red Dean of Canterbury Cathedral from 1931 to 1963, was one of the most complex and intriguing public figures in 20th-century Britain. Converted to communism in the 1890s, he spent more than half a century as a priest in the Church...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856055352Author Jon LakeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bookmart LtdPublisher Bookmart LtdWeight(grams) 1497g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855682788Author Gervase PhinnFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Dalesman Publishing Co LtdPublisher Dalesman Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 1000g

The first in a new series of studies of great military men as battlefield commanders and controllers of fighting forces. Known as a fine motivator of men and a master of utilizing his resources, Lee has been assessed by many historians. This is not...

In a series of hilariously dry fictional sketches, E F Benson introduces us to some of the more bizarre inhabitants of Mayfair's Edwardian high society - a world he knew intinately. Each is a distinct representative of an anthropological 'type': Sir...

Based on a series of fascinating 'What ifs' posed by leading military historians, this compelling new alternate history reconstructs the moments during World War II which could conceivably have altered the entire course of the Second World War and led to...

An authoritative guide to the guns and manufacturers Fully-illustrated with photographs and diagrams Written by a world authority on firearms The armies of the Third Reich were formidable foe for Allied soldiers. This was, in large, part due to the...

As a classic work and out of print for many years, August Schaumann''s diaries provide a graphic and vivi d account of campaigning life during the Peninsular Wars 'Book InformationISBN 9781853673535Author A.F.L. SchaumannFormat HardbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853671982Author H.T. HaydenFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Greenhill BooksPublisher Greenhill Books

On June 23, 1812, Napoleon's Grande Armee, over 500,000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equally massive Russian army faced them. The ensuing campaign was a catastrophe for Napoleon. Although the battle of Borodino, which resulted in heavy...

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This work contains chilling tales including the "Bromley Poltergeist", "Phantoms of the Pantiles" and "Spirits of the Theatre Royal, Chatham".Book InformationISBN 9781853066504Author W. H. JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852911485Author Delia R. SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 60Imprint Queen Anne PressPublisher Queen Anne Press

More than eight decades after the most famous sinking of all time, interest in the Titanic tragedy remains as strong as ever. Here, two of the world's foremost Titanic experts bring the story right up to date to include: new facts which have emerged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852271169Author Richard LambFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint W.H. Allen / Virgin BooksPublisher Virgin BooksWeight(grams) 820g

Henry Eighth from 1509 to 1547 - in his reign the Bible was translated into English - toward the end of his life he was extremely corpulent On 1 August 1818, the Napoleonic Wars had ended, and King George III was on his deathbed, but still two years from...

Stretching for 73 miles across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the most important monument of Roman Britain, and the best-known frontier of the entire Roman empire. It was built on the orders of the emperor Hadrian after he visited Britain in AD 122...

Who built Stonehenge? How and when was it built? And why? This book, aimed at the inquisitive child (and adult), looks at these questions and, with the aid of innovative paper technology, attempts to answer them. This book shows how the massive stone...

The subjective term "region" and its theoretical implications are considered in the opening chapters of this text. The empirical section ranges in time from the appearance of the German "stern" duchies in the Middle Ages to...

Fifteen kings and fourteen queens are buried in Westminster Abbey, which is also the nation's coronation church; every coronation since that of William the Conqueror has taken place in the Abbey. The close relationship between 'Crown and Cloister' was...

The Roman Baths at Bath is the best-preserved ancient baths and temple complex in northern Europe. It is here, at the heart of the World Heritage Site of Bath, that the only thermal springs in the UK emerge from deep underground, bringing health and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899388226Author Janet FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Bygone BristolPublisher Bygone Bristol

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781898926009Author Stafford HildredFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Wordstar PublishingPublisher Wordstar PublishingWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876268619Author Mary Anne JebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint University of Western Australia PressPublisher UWA PublishingWeight(grams) 658g