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A Profound Secret: May Gaskell, her daughter Amy, and Edward Burne-Jones by Josceline Dimbleby 9780552999816 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81A chance encounter with Andrew Lloyd Webber at a summer party sent Josceline Dimbleby on a quest to uncover a mystery in her own family's past. Her great-aunt Amy Gaskell was the subject of a beautiful dark portrait by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward... -
Churchill's War in Words: His Finest Quotes, 1939-1945 by Jonathan Asbury 9781904897361 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.88$4.39Churchill's War in Words transports the reader back to the storm-struck days of the Second World War. Focussing only on words used at the time, it reveals the way that Winston Churchill talked about the conflict in public and in private - and the way... -
The Lost Diary Of Erik Bloodaxe, Viking Warrior by Steve Barlow 9780006945567 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.68$3.99Viking Scandal - Gorblime tells all. Newly discovered diaries and logbook entries reveal that famous Viking king, Erik Bloodaxe, couldn't write. However, his court poet Gorblime could! You read it here first - astonishing details of life in Viking times... -
The Very Bloody History Of Britain, 2: The Last Bit! by John Farman 9780099417781 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$3.93John Farman makes history hysterical in this must-have companion volume to the best-selling THE VERY BLOODY HISTORY OF BRITAIN: THE FIRST BIT!It's the wittiest and wackiest chronicle of modern British history you'll find - ranging from post-war... -
The Ascent Of Woman: A History of the Suffragette Movement by Melanie Phillips 9780349116600 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.81The story of the fight to gain the vote for women is about much more than a peripheral if picturesque skirmish around the introduction of universal suffrage. It is an explosive story of social and sexual revolutionary upheaval, and one which has not yet... -
Witnesses Of War: Children's Lives Under the Nazis by Nicholas Stargardt 9781844130856 [USED COPY]
RRP: $39.88$9.32Witnesses of War is the first work to show how children experienced the Second World War under the Nazis. Children were often the victims in this most terrible of European conflicts, falling prey to bombing, mechanised warfare, starvation policies, mass... -
Alfred the Great by David Horspool 9781445639369 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$3.93The discovery earlier this year in Winchester of human remains, almost certainly of Alfred the Great or his eldest son, has sparked renewed interest in England's most celebrated monarch. King Alfred's historical achievements, saving his kingdom from... -
Boldness Be My Friend by Richard Pape 9780755316267 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.81'"Escape... escape... escape... by God!"' was his constant exhortation. "Never mind hunger pains, discomfort, or any other agony. Let escape become your passion, your one and only obsession until you finally reach home."'Shot down over Berlin in 1941,... -
A History of England in 100 Places: From Stonehenge to the Gherkin by John Julius Norwich 9781848546097 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$5.57From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgwater Canal to Blackpool Pier, acclaimed historian John Julius Norwich tells the political, cultural, social, religious and economic story of England through one hundred key... -
The Sweeney: The First Sixty Years of Scotland Yard's Crimebusting: Flying Squad, 1919-1978 by Dick Kirby 9781526756305 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$15.69Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Wonders of the World's Museums: Discover 50 amazing exhibits! by Molly Oldfield 9781526360281 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$5.57Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
World War II Vichy French Security Troops by Stephen M. Cullen 9781472827753 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$13.40After the Fall of France in 1940, a new puppet state was set up in the south. Officially known as the French State, it is better known as Vichy France. This collaborationist Vichy regime's armed forces were more active and usually more numerous than... -
Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France by Lucy Moore 9780007206025 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.81The bestselling author of 'Maharanis' recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history. Germaine... -
GI Brides: The wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love by Duncan Barrett 9780007501441 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.18$4.81The Sunday Times bestseller From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love, providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience. The... -
The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill by Mary S. Lovell 9780316732826 [USED COPY]
RRP: $52.50$5.88There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have... -
Silent Night: The Remarkable Christmas Truce Of 1914 by Stanley Weintraub 9781471135194 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.47SILENT NIGHT brings to life one of the most unlikely and touching events in the annals of war. In the early months of WWI, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides left their trenches, laid down their arms, and joined in a spontaneous celebration with their... -
The Quest for Arthur by Stuart McHardy 9781842820124 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$18.35King Arthur of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table are enduring romantic figures. A national hero for the Bretons, the Welsh and the English alike Arthur is a potent figure for many. This quest leads to a radical new knowledge of the ancient myth... -
Explore!: World War Two by Jane Bingham 9780750288835 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.88$5.57This photographic book gives you an overview of World War Two. From how the war began to how it spread worldwide, the new technology that was used in war for the first time, how women's roles changed in society because of the war, what life was like on... -
On the Spartacus Road: A Spectacular Journey through Ancient Italy by Peter Stothard 9780007340804 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$2.63In this inspiring and original book, former editor of The Times, Sir Peter Stothard, re-traces the journey taken by Spartacus and his army of rebels. In the final century of the first Roman Republic an army of slaves brought a peculiar terror... -
The History of Wales by John Graham Jones 9781783161683 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$5.92Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Thin Red Line: An eyewitness history of the Crimean War by Julian Spilsbury 9780304367214 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$5.57A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's RedcoatsThe Crimean War was the first 'modern' war for the British forces: journalists reported home via the telegraph, a device that also tempted the government to micro-manage the war from the comfort of Whitehall. It... -
The Nailsworth Valley by Howard Beard 9780752437255 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$8.67Offers a collection of over 200 photographs, taking a nostalgic look at the Nailsworth Valley, through Amberley and Woodchester to Selsey and Rodborough. This work provides a pictorial history of the streets and buildings of the area, and the local... -
Rummage: A History of the Things We Have Reused, Recycled and Refused to Let Go by Emily Cockayne 9781781258521 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$5.57'Brilliantly original ... shimmering book. ... What binds this book together and gives it a numinous quality is the tenderness that the author displays for other people's ingenious leftovers, from brotherly teeth to Puritan kites.' Guardian 'Rich,... -
A Short History of Seafaring by Brian Lavery 9780241379691 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$4.81Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disasters A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales,... -
Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide by Sheila Szatkowski 9781780273730 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$6.51During the 18th century, Edinburgh was the intellectual hub of the Western world. Adam Smith, David Hume, Dugald Stewart and Adam Ferguson delivered their diverse tomes on philosophy and political economy. Others such as James Hutton, Joseph Black, Lord... -
In Our Time: The companion to the Radio 4 series by Melvyn Bragg 9780340977521 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly enlightens and entertains substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and takes us on an amazing tour through the history of... -
Military Intelligence Blunders and Cover-Ups: New Revised Edition by John Hughes-Wilson 9781841198712 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81This book is a professional military-intelligence officer's and a controversial insider's view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history. It includes the serious developments in government misuse of intelligence in the recent... -
Our War by Christopher Somerville 9781474617635 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$5.57Never heard before real stories of soldiers who fought in WW2 'Extraordinary ...If they had not made our war their war also, victory might not have come in 1945' DAILY TELEGRAPHIn this powerful and moving narrative, Christopher Somerville skilfully links... -
Horizons - The History of the Air Cadets by Wing Commander H. R. 'Ray' Kidd 9781848846548 [USED COPY]
RRP: $73.50$14.51Although the first air cadet unit was raised in Bournmouth in 1928, the first squadrons to be formed in a privately funded national organisation were part of the Air Defence Cadet Corps in 1938. Thousands of youngsters joined and were able to learn about... -
Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia's History by Catherine Merridale 9780141032351 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$5.57WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2013HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014The extraordinary story of the Kremlin - from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries... -
The Downfall of Money: Germany's Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class by Frederick Taylor 9781408840184 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$13.42A timely narrative account of the biggest financial crisis in modern history and its human consequences by the author of Dresden and The Berlin Wall. 'Excellent ... This is a dramatic story, well told' Wall Street Journal Many theorists believed a... -
Doubt: A History by Jennifer Hecht 9780060097950 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$5.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060097950Author Jennifer HechtFormat PaperbackPage Count 564Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 150g -
Instrument of War: The German Army 1914-18 by Dennis Showalter 9781472829801 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$12.39Drawing on more than a half-century of research and teaching, Dennis Showalter presents a fresh perspective on the German Army during World War I. Showalter surveys an army at the heart of a national identity, driven by - yet also defeated by -... -
The Environment and the Classical World by Patrica Jeskins 9781853995477 [USED COPY]
RRP: $48.28$27.17For the people of antiquity, the dominant force in shaping their life, economy and culture was the natural environment. This is an exploration of the direct influence of the geography, climate and resources of the Mediterranean world upon the Greeks and... -
April Blood by Lauro Martines 9780712667876 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81In April 1478, a plot to murder the two heads of the powerful Medici family dramatically miscarried. The younger of the two brothers was killed, but Lorenzo the Magnificent, the brilliant poet and connoisseur escaped. A bloodbath followed and all of... -
As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade by Mark Thomas 9780091909222 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.58$5.57Mark Thomas is one of the UK's most effective and best-known political activists, as well as being a highly successful stand-up comedian. His show, The Mark Thomas Product, ran for six highly acclaimed series on Channel Four. Amazingly, this is his first... -
Junior History Book 1 by Edward Lawlor Brennan 9781902984964 [USED COPY]
RRP: $41.98$4.52Junior History Book 1 is the first in a three-part chronological History course which takes pupils on a fascinating journey from the dinosaurs, through to the Dark Ages visiting the Stone Age and Ancient Egypt along the way. Rigorous but fun, this book... -
Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals by Niall Ferguson 9780241952252 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$7.33Edited by Niall Ferguson, Virtual History applies 'counterfactual' arguments to decisive moments in modern history.What if Britain had stayed out of the First World War?What if Germany had invaded Britain in 1940?What if Nazi Germany had defeated the... -
Llanelli by Brian Davies 9780752433707 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$12.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752433707Author Brian DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press Ltd -
Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995 by Stephen J. Lee 9780415131032 [USED COPY]
RRP: $77.68$5.33Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995 examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form. It:* introduces fresh angles to long-studied topics* consolidates a great body of recent...