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Published now for the first time in paperback My Boy Jack is the extraordinary story of Kipling's search for his son. John Kipling was reported missing in the Battle of Loos on the Western Front in 1915. His father, Rudyard, had pulled strings to get his...

How did fears of the Cold War shape Australian images of Asia? What was the nature of the Vietnamese revolution, which some 50 000 Australian troops failed to reverse in the 1960s? How did a small and marginal peace movement grow into the powerful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551537597Author Megan DurnfordFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Amazing StoriesPublisher Amazing StoriesWeight(grams) 612g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952582847Author Janet BalchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ewhurst History SocietyPublisher Ewhurst History Society

* How do pupils make sense of the past? * What is the relationship between the way historians construct interpretations of the past and the way pupils learn history in schools? This book draws together developments in a wide range of fields: in academic...

The Medici are probably the best-known and most illustrious Italian family - one that produced two popes, two Queens of France and such a multi-faceted and extraordinary figure as Lorenzo the Magnificent. Their name is inextricably linked to the history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955884702Author Huw ParsonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Peevish Bee BooksPublisher Peevish Bee Books

Over the past twenty years, new approaches to the history of the Reformation of the Church have radically altered our understanding of that event within its broadest social and cultural context. In this classic study R. W. Scribner provided a synthesis...

'Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.'A potted history of the women who pioneered feminism and changed the world.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752403298Author Colin TookeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint NPI Media GroupPublisher The History Press Ltd

The Who's Who in ...? series is an indispensable source of information and ideas to support the study of biography and key figures across the curriculum. Each title contains biographies for 50 people who have made their mark on history. Colourful and...

Depicting the famous meeting of Wellington and Blucher directly after their joint victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, Maclise's monumental 'cartoon' caused a sensation when it was first shown at the House of Lords in 1859...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906768249Author E. H. CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Stacey InternationalPublisher Stacey International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883476106Author George,F NafziferFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Emperor's PressPublisher Emperor's Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870402057Author Stewart WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Stewart Williams PublishersPublisher Stewart Williams Publishers

"Schools at War" marks the first time that the extraordinary tales of evacuation, improvisation, drama and trauma experienced by many English schools during the Second World War have been collected into a single book. This remarkable...

Endorsed by English Heritage experts, this a uthoritative book uses the latest archaeological methods and discoveries to explain current knowledge on Stonehenge 'Book InformationISBN 9781855854666Format PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Collins &...

In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eyewitnesses and has produced a breathtaking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted. Based on interviews with survivors and accounts by...

This gripping and intriguing Student Book combines an enquiry-led approach with factual narrative. Written by experienced Head of History, Aaron Wilkes in an approachable and understandable style, including: relevant and fascinating facts, interesting...

The contrast between soldiering in peace and war is well illustrated by 'Nap' Murray's experiences. It took him 16 years to reach the substantive rank of Major in 1938 but by 1944 he was an acting Lieutenant General.His fascinating memoirs, skilfully...

This title contains special items that include: slide-reveal that turns a rusty archaeological artefact into a gleaming, freshly forged Roman dagger; lift-up flap that reveals the gruesome slash mark of a long sword on a soldier's skull; a mini-guide...

Alistair Cooke was the greatest of all twentieth century reporters of life in America to the rest of the world. Published to celebrate the centenary of his birth, this book presents the cream of his writings on the events that shaped modern American...

Conway are proud to introduce Shipwright, the first volume of the new international annual for ship modellers. The new format sees the introduction, for the first time, of full colour photography, a major step forward in presenting step-by-step building...

In this astonishing portrait of a society at total war, we learn: the total casualties sustained by the UK up to the beginning of May 1945 amounted to close on one million. Of this total 746,109 were suffered by the Armed Forces (228,383 killed, 59,476...

The history of the building of Alton Towers in Staffordshire from its beginnings in the 18th C. as Alveton Lodge; its extension in Gothic Revival Style for the Earl of Shrewsbury as Alton Abbey & shortly after, the influence of A W N Pugin who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782123323Author Nigel CawthorneFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

There's no denying the charm of San Francisco, a city perched on rolling hills, where "little cable cars climb half-way to the stars." With dramatic vistas at every turn, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Bay to the east, its cityscape is...

Discover the truth behind the myths of the Emerald Isle Forget about shamrocks, leprechans, and all that blarney; 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History dispels the myths and tells the true story of the Irish. Inside, you'll learn about: Lives of...

Based on a series of a BAFTA-nominated animated documentaries, the artwork in Survivors of the Holocaust has been reinvented to bring together six different real-life survivors' account of the Holocaust. Every word rings with truth, whether it describes...

This series allows you to explore the past through the eyes of a child. Discover what it was like to to go to school, play and grow up during some of the most exciting periods of history. Children in History: Egyptians offers a look at how children in...

Why was the Vietnam War so contentious, and how did one of the world's superpowers fail to defeat a much less wealthy and populous opponent? Why was the Vietnam War of such global significance and how has it affected people on both sides of the conflict?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956382528Author Richard BroadheadFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint O&B ServicesPublisher O&B ServicesWeight(grams) 950g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891413387Author Jeffrey L. LevinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio PressWeight(grams) 718g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851778648Author David LyonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Conway Maritime Press LtdPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 235g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780828103015Author William P. BrandonFormat PaperbackPage Count 419Imprint American Heritage Publishing CoPublisher American Heritage Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780760315040Author S CrawfordFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Motorbooks InternationalPublisher Motorbooks InternationalWeight(grams) 699g

Heroes of the SAS details the personal stories of men who have, through their extraordinary valour and devotion to duty, left their mark on the history of the British Army's elite Special Forces regiment. From the early days in North Africa during World...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954286033Author Michael CableFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Live Wire BooksPublisher Live Wire Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954020231Author Pat ManningFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Jenna PublishingPublisher Jenna Publishing

Collected here for the first time are the beautiful and exotic paintings of Clare Rojas. One of the San Francisco Bay Area's most beloved art stars, Rojas is influenced by craft, folk art, and the beauty and wisdom of the garden. Her work weaves together...