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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783844392388Author Padmanabha Rao AnantapurFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, offered an example of the enduring legacy of the southern textile industry, company-owned mill villages, and union struggles of the 1930s. G. C. Waldrep illuminates the complex meshing of community ties and traditions...

Pax Britannica? is a study of Britain's international role and foreign policy during the century of her imperial greatness. The study shows how her foreign policy was affected, and to some extent, dictated by her domestic political issues. In her...

The Black Death of 1348-49 may have killed more than 50% of the European population. This book examines the impact of this appalling disaster on England's most populous city, London. Using previously untapped documentary sources alongside archaeological...

The product of many years' research by Susan Palmer, archivist to Sir John Soane's Museum, At Home with the Soanes paints a detailed picture of the social and domestic life at Nos 12 & 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, in the early 19th century - how the...

A stunning new edition of this gory city guide with all the gruesome bits left in! HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: EDINBURGH takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Edinburgh exposing all of its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935347248Author Lew FreedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 17Imprint Epicenter Press (WA)Publisher Epicenter Press (WA)Weight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 213mm...

The fascinating and quirky story of how a gang of eccentric female philanthropists helped the National Trust to save rural Britain in the 1930s. 1927. Britain's heritage is vanishing. Beautiful landscapes are being bulldozed. Historic...

The books that show you what others only tell you.DK Eyewitness Knight contains amazing photographs that offer your child a unique "eyewitness" view on the life and times of these noble warriors. Did you know caltrops - nasty spiked objects - were...

This is not a guidebook. This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Cheltenham. Learn about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic town. The great and the good; the bad and the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752411231Author Ian FrielFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint NPI Media GroupPublisher The History Press Ltd

The Channel Islands were what could have happened to all of us: a test-run of German occupation. That was certainly Hitler's plan. Once Britain had demilitarised the idyllic, unspoilt holiday islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark in 1940 their...

This is a pictorial work, supported by a comprehensive text, of the men and divisions known as Kitchener's Army in the First World War. Westlake''s book will serve as an indispensable reference work for students and it includes many rare photos.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843592822Author Oliver GarnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint National TrustPublisher National TrustWeight(grams) 110g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948667145Author John CloakeFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Historical Publications LtdPublisher Historical Publications Ltd

This is a fascinating record of the pivotal event of World War II told through the personal accounts of the German and Soviet soldiers who fought it, the Russian civilians who watched the destruction of their city, and Western onlookers such as diplomats...

A study of Rene Magritte's basic philosophy and art, and particularly the development of his Surrealist style.Book InformationISBN 9780500201992Author Suzi GablikFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Thames & Hudson LtdPublisher Thames & Hudson Ltd

This is the first biography of Crossman and its author has had access to the subject's private papers. Both Crossman's personal life and political carrer are scrutinized by the mind of an experienced political commentator. It is shown how a matrimonial...

In December 1910, an armed gang of Latvian revolutionaries attempted to rob a jeweller's shop in Houndsditch, in the City of London. In their escape, they killed three policemen and crippled another two. After a manhunt of nearly three weeks, police were...

How did John F. Kennedy protect his country from a nuclear threat and avoid the outbreak of a new world war? What choices did he have, what support and advice did he receive, and how did his decisions affect history and his legacy? This book looks at a...

Greece offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.About the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803375069Author Rosie GreeningFormat HardbackPage Count 12Imprint Make Believe IdeasPublisher Make Believe IdeasDimensions(mm) 233mm * 193mm * 16mm

A history of Standish & Shevington.Book InformationISBN 9781845883218Author Jenny WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Nonsuch PublishingPublisher Nonsuch PublishingWeight(grams) 160gDimensions(mm) 168mm * 124mm * 10mm

The daring attack on the Ruhr dams in May 1943 by RAF Lancasters of 617 Squadron remains one of the greatest feats of arms of the 20th century. It had all the ingredients of a classic adventure story - a miracle weapon designed to destroy an...

A powerful and absorbing study of the German home front from the outbreak of hostilities to the collapse of the Third Reich. It explores the impact of Nazi domestic policies on the German people, and the effects of the extreme radicalization of the...

In 1888, Whitechapel - at the heart of the inner East End - was the most (in)famous place in the country, widely imagined as a site of the blackest and deepest horror. Its streets and alleys were seen as violent and dangerous, overflowing with poverty...

An alternative journey around England, visiting the sights that are definitely not on the average tourist trail.In this charming book, David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest and most interesting sights in England, such as:* Devon's Gnome...

Taking you through the year day by day, The Leeds Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events or facts from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of England as a...

Richard III is probably the House of York's best-known figure, but the other members of the family are just as intriguing as the king who fell on Bosworth Field. These include his father, the Duke of York, who held a claim to the throne that would...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908973818Author David ArscottFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Book HousePublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd

This intriguing book contains over 200 old pictures and a wealth of superbly presented facts, anecdotes and opinions on the way North Glasgow was. North Woodside, Maryhill, Lambhill, Ruchill, Possilpark, and Springburn are all examined in great detail...

Here is all of Scotland's exciting and eventful past in one colourful, concise and comic picture storybook in which every page is packed with famous Scottish characters and incidents.About the AuthorRichard Brassey is the author and illustrator of a host...

A biography of Henry VIII's fifth wife, beheaded for playing Henry at his own game - adultery. At seven o'clock on the morning of 13 February 1542, Catherine Howard stepped out into the cold of the great courtyard of the Tower of London. Slowly she was...

The history of the Scottish monarchy is a long tale of triumph over adversity, characterised by the personal achievements of remarkable rulers who transformed their fragile kingdom into the master of northern Britain. The Kings and Queens of Scotland...

2 Para's performance during Operation MARKET GARDEN is legendary but, as this book amply demonstrates, it was the culmination of three year's battle experience. A major factor behind the Battalion's successes was the leadership of its Commanding Officer,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637584415Author Master Sergeant Trevor D BrewerFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Permuted PressPublisher Permuted PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907771760Author Steve BushFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Maritime BooksPublisher MCI Media Ltd

New in paperback, "The Oxford Children's Encyclopedia of History" is a major reference book for children of 8 and over, giving a fascinating insight into over 12,000 years of human history. Some 120 major entries carefully explain the key issues. Each...

Over 200 stunning archive photographs, most of which have never been published before, illustrate this mesmerising guide to Victorian London seen through the eyes of Charles Dickens. Setting Dickens against the city that was the backdrop and inspiration...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845742638Author H. BiddulphFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd