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Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park by F. H. Hinsley 9780198203278 [USED COPY]
RRP: $142.80$5.10This is a colourful and authentic account of daily life and work at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. By 1942 the codebreakers of Bletchley Park and its out-stations were breaking... -
Over London by Gill Knappett 9781841653686 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.60$4.75Seen from the air, London takes on a whole new look. This new edition of the ever-popular Pitkin Guide Over London features all-new stunning aerial photography. This bird s-eye view takes in all the most famous sights, including Buckingham Palace and... -
The Kings and Queens of England by W M Ormrod 9780752425986 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$5.57This title offers a historical context in which to appreciate the political and moral significance of both the famous and the more obscure incidents in the public and private lives of Britain's monarchs.Book InformationISBN 9780752425986Author W M... -
The Struggle for Democracy: Parliamentary Reform, from the Rotten Boroughs to Today by Roger Mason 9780750956260 [USED COPY]
RRP: $37.78$6.49Prior to the 1832 Reform Act the electoral system was rife with corruption and in desperate need of reform. In England and Wales only about 12 per cent of adult men had the vote and the proportion was even less in Scotland and Ireland. Women did not vote... -
Flanders 1915 (Images of War Series) by Jon Cooksey 9781844153565 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.75By Christmas 1914 Britain's Regular Army had virtually ceased to exist. Four months of hard fighting had drained its manpower and the Territorial Army were called on to plug the gaps. The part-timers leapt at the chance to serve their country overseas... -
Frampton Cotterell & Coalpit Heath Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by Frampton Cotterell Local History Society 9780752464695 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$12.39This fascinating new collection of over 200 archive images of Frampton Cotterell and Coalpit Heath, compiled by the Frampton Cotterell and District Local History Society, provides a photographic record of village street scenes, shops and buildings,... -
The Bitter Sea: The Brutal World War II Fight for the Mediterranean by Simon Ball 9780007203055 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81A gripping history of the Mediterranean campaigns from the first rumblings of conflict through the Second World War and into the uneasy peace of the late 1940s. The Mediterranean Sea lies at the very heart of recent world history. To the... -
The Parthenon by Susan Woodford 9780521226295 [USED COPY]
RRP: $28.35$4.81An introduction to the History of the Parthenon: How the Parthenon came to be built, how the Greeks worshipped their Gods and Goddesses and the history of Parthenon from the 5th century BC until the present day.Book InformationISBN 9780521226295Author... -
The Roman Colosseum by Fiona MacDonald 9781906714994 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$4.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906714994Author Fiona MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Book HousePublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd -
The Making of Music by James Naughtie 9780719562556 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.81The making of Music is the story of our musical history, its origins and how it has shaped us. We have all grown up with a common background noise, whether we realise it or not. The tradition of European music that took shape in medieval monasteries,... -
The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dwr by R. R. Davies 9780192802095 [USED COPY]
RRP: $61.93$39.19Owain Glyn Dwr is arguably the most famous figure in the history of Wales. His revolt (1400-1409) was the last major Welsh rebellion against English rule. It established a measure of unity such as Wales had never previously experienced and generated a... -
The Lost Villages: In Search of Britain's Vanished Communities by Henry Buckton 9781845116712 [USED COPY]
RRP: $126.00$5.75Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Complete Illustrated History of World War Two by Donald Sommerville 9780754818984 [USED COPY]
RRP: $37.78$5.88Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Gorgeous Georgians by Terry Deary 9781407143170 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.68$4.03Learn all about the Gorgeous Georgians, like their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and the schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers! With a bold, accessible new look, illustrated throughout and revised... -
Blighty: British Society in the Era of the Great War by Gerard J.De Groot 9780582061378 [USED COPY]
RRP: $130.18$5.57An analytical survey of Britain in the era of the Great War (focusing particularly on the period 1907-1922), which questions the common assumption that, because the war had a devastating impact on the British people, its social consequences must... -
Birth, Marriage, and Death: Ritual, Religion, and the Life-Cycle in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy 9780198201687 [USED COPY]
RRP: $288.75$18.29From childbirth and baptism through to courtship, weddings, and funerals, every stage in the life-cycle of Tudor and Stuart England was accompanied by ritual. Even under the protestantism of the reformed Church, the spiritual and social dramas of birth,... -
World War II Submarine by Richard Humble 9781907184246 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$4.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907184246Author Richard HumbleFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Book HousePublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd -
Greyfriars Bobby - The Story of an Edinburgh Dog by David Ross 9781902407166 [USED COPY]
RRP: $8.38$3.74This classic, illustrated book tells the story of the famous faithful Skye terrier, Greyfriars Bobby, who watched over his master's grave for 14 years in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. The Corbies series brings the heroes and rogues, triumphs and... -
Children, Childhood and English Society, 1880-1990 by Harry Hendrick 9780521576246 [USED COPY]
RRP: $50.38$4.03This book is intended to be a guide to the burgeoning literature on the history of childhood. Harry Hendrick reviews the most important debates and the main findings of a number of historians on a range of topics including the changing social... -
The Devil in Massachusetts by Marion Starkey 9780385035095 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.58$24.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385035095Author Marion L. StarkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing... -
Aberaeron: Hanes Trwy Luniau/a History in Pictures by Roger Bryan 9780956623102 [USED COPY]
$45.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956623102Author Roger BryanFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Cymdeithas Aberaeron SocietyPublisher Cymdeithas Aberaeron Society -
Chartres Cathedral and the Old Town - English by Malcolm Miller 9780853727071 [USED COPY]
RRP: $10.50$4.47See below for alternative languages for this title Chartres Cathedral is one of the great monuments to medieval art, a spectacular attraction for visitors to this beautiful city. Its old town is equally fascinating. The beautiful Pitkin guide shows all... -
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union by Richard Sakwa 9780415122900 [USED COPY]
RRP: $83.98$71.17Through sources and documents, The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union by Richard Sakwa places the Soviet experience in historical and comparative context. The author introduces each source in this volume fully and provides commentary and analysis.Using... -
Images of Cardiff by "South Wales Echo" 9781859838662 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$8.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859838662Author "South Wales Echo"Format PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
War and Chivalry: The Conduct and Perception of War in England and Normandy, 1066-1217 by Matthew Strickland 9780521023467 [USED COPY]
RRP: $94.48$46.49This is the first large-scale study of conduct in warfare and the nature of chivalry in the Anglo-Norman period. The extent to which the knighthood consciously sought to limit the extent of fatalities among its members is explored through a study of... -
Timeline of Britain by Gordon Kerr 9780953797660 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$3.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953797660Author Gordon KerrFormat HardbackPage Count 159Imprint Canary PressPublisher Omnipress -
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War by Douglas Porch 9781107699847 [USED COPY]
RRP: $54.58$4.75Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs - monetary, political and moral - of operations designed to eliminate... -
We Gave Our Today: Burma 1941-1945 by William Fowler 9780753827147 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$5.57The Lost Voices of our 'Forgotten Army' in the war with Japan 1941-45.Nearly a million strong by 1944, the British 14th Army fought and ultimately conquered the Japanese forces that invaded Burma and strove to break through into India. But the victory... -
Coal House Diary by Gwen Cartwright 9781843239949 [USED COPY]
RRP: $8.40$5.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843239949Author Gwen CartwrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Pont BooksPublisher Gomer Press -
How The Irish Saved Civilizati by Thomas Cahill 9780385418492 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.58$5.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385418492Author Thomas CahillFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)... -
Dictionary of Field Marshals of the British Army by T. A. Heathcote 9781848848818 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$5.92Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension - or effective abolition - of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable. What is certain, however, is that Dr Tony Heathcote's idea of compiling a definitive biographicaldictionary of... -
Railway of Hell by Reginald Burton 9781848842991 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$3.93A young captain in the Royal Norfolk Regiment, Reggie Burton was wounded in the closing stages of the disastrous defence of Malaya and Singapore. He vividly, yet calmly and with great dignity, describes the horror of captivity at the hands of the... -
The River Wye: A Pictorial History by Josephine Jeremiah 9781860773013 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$4.39The River Wye has long been celebrated for its exceptional, picturesque beauty. Though for centuries a busy navigation, with trows and barges trading up and downstream, not to mention the many who fished for salmon from their coracles of ancient design,... -
Brislington by Horfield & Ashley Down Local History Society 9780752403519 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$8.63Brislington in old photographs.Book InformationISBN 9780752403519Author Brislington Conservation and History SocietyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm *... -
Illuminati by Robert Howells 9781780288727 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$5.15Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
'Anwyl Fam' - Pererindod Drwy'r Rhyfel Mawr by Ifor ap Glyn 9781845277475 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.90$12.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845277475Author Ifor ap GlynFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublisher Gwasg Carreg GwalchDimensions(mm) 215mm * 138mm * 12mm -
Your Country Needs YOU: The Secret History of the Propaganda Poster by James Taylor 9781887354974 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$6.85The iconic image by Alfred Leete of Lord Kitchener with outstretched hand and finger, exhorting you to 'do your bit', is a design classic and has been repeatedly imitated worldwide. In the run-up to the World War I anniversary, Your Country Needs YOU... -
The Protestant Reformation in Europe by Andrew Johnston 9780582070202 [USED COPY]
RRP: $52.48$4.47This is a wide-ranging study of the Protestant Reformation. Starting with an analysis of the late-medieval church, the book charts the progress of reform and concludes with an important assessment of the impact of the Reformation.Reviews "A careful... -
Vikings by Magnus Magnusson 9780752426990 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.48$5.57The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a... -
Charles I by Christopher Durston 9780415125659 [USED COPY]
RRP: $92.38$8.04Charles Carlton's biography of the `monarch of the Civil Wars' was praised for its distinctive psychological portrait of Charles I when it was first published in 1983. Challenging conventional interpretations of the king, as well as questioning orthodox...