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The Real Life Downton Abbey by Jacky Hyams 9781843589556 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£1.86They were the super rich of their times, pampered beyond belief - the early 20th-century Edwardian gentry, who lived like superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army of butlers, servants, footmen, housekeepers and grooms. Class, money,... -
Descent Into Barbarism: The History of the 20th Century: 1933-1951 by Martin Gilbert 9780006376620 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00£2.65From Britain's 'greatest living factual historian' (Paul Johnson, Evening Standard), Volume II of his global history. Martin Gilbert is Britain's leading popular historian. His three-volume History of the Twentieth Century is a complete global... -
Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness by Craig Nelson 9781474605656 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29On 7 December 1941, an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes launched a surprise attack on the United States, killing 2,403 people and forcing America's entry into the Second World War. With vivid prose and astonishing detail, Craig Nelson combines thrilling... -
Men Of Air: The Doomed Youth Of Bomber Command by Kevin Wilson 9780753823989 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Moo's Law: An Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution by Jim Mellon 9780993047862 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.54Moo's Law is the latest title from successful investor Jim Mellon, to help readers understand the investment landscape in cultivated and plant-based proteins and materials. Jim has a vision that within the next couple of decades world agriculture will be... -
The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-up in History by Michael Baigent 9780007242337 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In the sequel to 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail' Michael Baigent reveals the truth and tackles controversial questions, such as whether or not Christ survived the crucifixion. ... -
Scotland Rising: The Case for Independence by Gerry Hassan 9780745347264 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£5.89The Scottish independence debate has consequences for Scotland, British politics, the future of the UK - and internationally. In Scotland Rising, Gerry Hassan addresses the key questions in this debate with a deep dive into its history, beyond the... -
The Battle of Marathon by Peter Krentz 9780300177664 [USED COPY]
RRP: £17.99£13.92A gripping account of the pivotal battle that changed Greek military history 2,500 years ago How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Clever scholars skeptical of our... -
A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided by Amanda Foreman 9780141040585 [USED COPY]
RRP: £22.00£2.29'No two nations have ever existed on the face of the earth which could do each other so much good or so much harm'President Buchanan, State of the Nation Address, 1859A World on Fire tells, with extraordinary sweep, one of the least known great stories... -
10 Stori o Hanes Cymru (Y Dylai Pawb eu Gwybod) by Ifan Morgan Jones 9781849675413 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£6.90A highly visual and factual book with the aim of encouraging children to discover and learn more about 10 stories from Welsh history. Comprising stories about Gwenllian Ferch Gruffudd; Owain Glyndwr; Black Bart; Dic Penderyn/Merthyr Riots; Alfred Russel... -
Titanic: A Passenger's Guide Pocket Book by John Blake 9781472834164 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£4.42An examination of one of the most famous ships of all time, from a refreshingly different angle. Compiled from authentic period sources with nostalgic illustrations. Launched in May 1911, the triple-screw steamer Titanic was the pride of the White... -
Lucky Johnny: The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps by Johnny Sherwood 9781444790337 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.13In 1938 Johnny Sherwood was a young professional footballer on the brink of an England career, touring the world with the all-star British team the Islington Corinthians. By 1942 he was a soldier surrendering to the Japanese at the siege of Singapore. ... -
Beaufighter Boys: True Tales from those who flew Bristol's Mighty Twin by Graham Pitchfork 9781911667162 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£5.89A departure from the Cold War for the Boys series! Researched many years ago by the author for a project which did not come to fruition, Beaufighter air and ground crew gave freely of their stories which ranged from complete memoirs to brief anecdotes... -
Midnight in Peking: The Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French 9780241957172 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£1.92Midnight in Peking is a gripping true murder mystery by Paul FrenchTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'A first-rate murder story, a thrilling narrative. Hurtles along from one cliffhanger to the next' SpectatorPeking, 1937:The teenage... -
Last Man Down: The Fireman's Story: The Heroic Account of How Pitch Picciotto Survived the Collapse of the Twin Towers by Richard Picciotto 9780752849416 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29The No. 1 bestselling true story of Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto who, on 11 September, survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.On September 11th, Battalion Commander Richard 'Pitch' Picciotto was the highest ranking... -
Trusted Mole: A Soldier’s Journey into Bosnia’s Heart of Darkness by Milos Stankovic 9780006530909 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29The powerful, disturbing and highly acclaimed account of a British officer in the Parachute Regiment, of part Yugoslav origin, painfully caught up in the savage maelstrom of the Bosnian war. Milos Stankovic worked as an interpreter and liaison... -
On This Day She: Putting Women Back Into History, One Day At A Time by Tania Hershman 9781789462715 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00£2.80'A joyous and celebratory tribute to all those who battled to be heard, who fought for their achievements to be recognised and honoured, who simply kept going' Kate MosseThe tried and tested 'On This Day in History' format has elevated the stories of... -
The Last 100 Years (give or take) and All That by Al Murray 9781529411850 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.65A fascinating and hilarious gallop through twentieth-century British history, by comedian Al Murray.An awful lot has happened in the last 100 years or so. In fact, when you look at how much went on in the 20th century, it's amazing it didn't take longer... -
Terry Jones' Barbarians by Alan Ereira 9780563539162 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and... -
South Wales Collieries Volume 2 by David Owen 9780752423937 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.80This is part of a series on South Wales Collieries, which illustrates the area's industrial history during the past 200 years, in text and photographs, and gives a glimpse of both working and village life in the valleys. This volume covers the Lewis... -
The Zookeeper's Wife: An unforgettable true story, now a major film by Diane Ackerman 9780755365036 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.31Now a major motion picture, starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl, based on a remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - out in Spring 2017.When Germany invades Poland, Luftwaffe bombers devastate Warsaw and the city's zoo... -
Roman Activity Book by Sue Weatherill 9781902915340 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99£2.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Yorkshire: A Very Peculiar History by John Malam 9781907184574 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£2.13Yorkshire is well known for its miners, pudding and cricket, but Yorkshire: A Very Peculiar History scrapes beyond the surface and past the cliches. Featuring a host of characters from Yorkshire past and present, from Guy Fawkes to Michael Parkinson,... -
Fighting in Hell: The German Ordeal on the Eastern Front by Peter G. Tsouras 9780804116985 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£4.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804116985Author Peter G. TsourasFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Ivy Books,U.S.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 172mm... -
Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudor Dynasty by Elizabeth Norton 9781445605784 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£8.08The extraordinary true story of the 'Red Queen'. Born in the midst of the Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort became the greatest heiress of her time. She survived a turbulent life, marrying four times and enduring imprisonment before passing her claim... -
South Wales Collieries Volume 1 by Owen David 9780752423647 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.69This collection of over 200 images provides an illustrated account of the development of the South Wales Coalfield, once one of the largest and most productive in Britain. It illustrates the area's industrial history during the past two hundred years as... -
The Blind Strategist: John Boyd and the American Art of War by Stephen Robinson 9781925820348 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.99£19.10From the author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes The Blind Strategist: John Boyd and the American Art of War.Colonel John Boyd (1927-1997), a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionized the American art of war through his ideas on... -
After Hitler: The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe by Michael Jones 9781848544963 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.30On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The following day, his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels also killed himself and the crumbling Third Reich passed to Admiral Karl Doenitz. The Nazis' position seemed hopeless. Yet remarkably, the war in... -
Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front by Gunter K Koschorrek 9781848325968 [USED COPY]
RRP: £13.99£2.29Gunter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on, storing them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was not until he was reunited with his daughter in America some... -
Game of Spies: The Secret Agent, the Traitor and the Nazi, Bordeaux 1942-1944 by Paddy Ashdown 9780008140847 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29Spies, bed-hopping, treachery and executions - this story of espionage in wartime Bordeaux is told for the first time. Game of Spies uncovers a lethal spy triangle at work during the Second World War. The story... -
Betrayal in Berlin: George Blake, the Berlin Tunnel and the Greatest Conspiracy of the Cold War by Steve Vogel 9781473647510 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65'Riveting and vivid ... At the heart of the book is Blake's own remarkable story, which Vogel tells with some sympathy, if not approval. It reads like a Hollywood screenplay' Foreign Affairs'A fascinating account of Blake's career as a spy ... Blake's... -
Tail-End Charlie by Mick Manning 9781847800756 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.65As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father' s hair-raising tales about life as an RAF airgunner during the Second World War. Now, years later, he has carefully recreated his father's stories, writing them down as if his dad was speaking... -
Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire by Saul David 9780141005553 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.29In Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire Saul David explores the early part of Queen Victoria's reign,when the British Empire was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This is the story of how it happened and the people... -
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Lady Antonia Fraser 9780753822937 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29Mistresses and wives, mothers and daughters - Antonia Fraser brilliantly explores the relationships which existed between The Sun King and the women in his life. This includes not only Louis XIV's mistresses, principally Louise de La Valliere, Athenais... -
Leonardo's Notebooks: Writing and Art of the Great Master by H. Anna Suh 9781579129460 [USED COPY]
RRP: £17.99£3.37Leonardo's Notebooks is a biography of the genius in his own words, connecting moments of his life to artistic accomplishments through his writings, drawings, and intimate thoughts.Leonardo da Vinci -- artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man... -
National Service: A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963 by Richard Vinen 9780141399805 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.65Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History PrizeSunday Times Top 10 BestsellerRichard Vinen's National Service is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now... -
The Husband Hunters: Social Climbing in London and New York by Anne de Courcy 9781474601450 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so... -
A Brief History of America by Jeremy Black 9781472147387 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£7.58The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to economic history; the political shaping of America; and America in... -
The King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History by Michael Walsh 9780349123769 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years.Men who had once been among the most... -
A Better Song to Sing: Finding life again through the invitations of Jesus by Mags Duggan 9780857468765 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£2.18There has to be more than this... because this is no longer enough. Many sincere followers of Jesus are secretly disappointed, dissatisfied and quietly desperate for more than they are currently experiencing. That more is found as we respond to the...