Used

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

Were the Vikings vicious? What did they do with their dead? How did they build their ships? Did they discover America? What was a berserker? This book tells us all about the northern warriors who sailed forth around 1000 years ago. It looks at the...

Presents firsthand, eyewitness accounts and reminiscences by participants in the Anglo-Zulu War.Book InformationISBN 9781853671227Author Ian KnightFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Greenhill BooksPublisher Greenhill BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Watermills were once commonplace but, because of their domestic scale and their often picturesque waterside locations, many have now lost their waterwheels and machinery and the buildings have been converted to other uses. Water power has been used for...

Superstitions are surprisingly enduring. Even in an age of relentless scientific advances, it is remarkable how many survive intact. From crossing one's fingers to an aversion for meetings on Friday the 13th, we are all a little superstitious. This book...

Exploring the lives of infamous pirates, this book takes an in-depth look at their swashbuckling adventures on the high seas. The historical design and photographs help engage children in learning about pirates' daily lives, ships, flag symbols and...

The definitive work on Hitler's war machine charting its evolution from the formidable force which won stunning victories during the Blitzkrieg in 1940, to the hard campaigns it fought in the deserts of North Africa and the frozen wastelands of the...

'He writes history like nobody else. He thinks like nobody else ... He sees the world as a whole, with its limitless fund of stories' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times Where have the people in any particular place actually come from? What are the historical...

Stalingrad has become a by-word for grim endurance and tenacity; for the refusal to give up, no matter the cost. In this book, Peter Antill takes a dispassionate look at one of the most talked about battles in history. He asks why the Germans allowed...

When nineteen year old Alexander Scrimgeour lost his life at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, he had already left a legacy - complete diaries spanning the previous six years, chronicling first his life as the son of a wealthy stock broker, then his time as...

'WWII in Cartoons' provides a unique insight into the second World War through the medium of newspaper cartoons published at the time. The cartoonist's skill in distilling the events and situations which shaped the course of the war provides an ideal...

After the First World War, Harry Hahn returned to America with his new wife and a spectacular wedding present - which the couple claim was the real La Belle Ferronniere by Leonardo Da Vinci. The painting caused a sensation until the world's leading art...

One hundred years have passed since the first flight from a warship, an appropriate moment at which to mark the audacity, courage, vision and determination of the men, and more recently women, who have crewed aircraft carriers or flown from their decks...

The publishers of Britain at War in Colour, America at War in Color and the Imperial War Museum's Second World War in Photographs have scoured the world's archives to find over 250 startling colour images of the Third Reich. These powerful photographs...

ST DAVIDS CATHEDRALBook InformationISBN 9781841653990Author PitkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Pitkin PublishingPublisher Pavilion BooksWeight(grams) 140g

"Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles" is a fascinating record of the ferries that ply the waters off the west coast of Scotland, and which have been part of the fabric of life in this part of Scotland for generations. For visitors these ferries...

Designed as an introduction to reference and research works, the books in this series provide a balanced treatment of the principal areas of knowledge with emphasis on scientific, natural history, technical and cultural topics. This volume provides an...

Welcome to the museum! Here you will find a collection of objects from ancient civilisations. Objects of beauty, objects of functionality, objects of war, objects of life, and objects of death and burial. As you wander from room to room, explore the...

Famed for their fighting qualities, fanaticism and brutality, the Waffen-SS evolved from being Hitler's fiercely loyal personal bodyguard in the 1920s into an army which spearheaded the assault on the Soviet Union and staunchly defended the Reich in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566477260Author Douglas PeeblesFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Mutual PublishingPublisher Mutual Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400133093Author Kati MartonImprint Tantor Media, IncPublisher Tantor Media, IncWeight(grams) 162g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955482816Author R.Meurig EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Pontypridd MuseumPublisher Pontypridd Museum

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948667251Author John SheafFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Historical Publications LtdPublisher Historical Publications Ltd

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

Exeter, fortress of the Second Augustan Legion and subsequently the capital of the civitas Dumnoniorum, played an important part in the history of Roman Britain. This comprehensive study of finds from Exeter throws new light on the economy of south-west...

As part of the legendary Major John Howard''s Company of the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry, Denys Edwards seized Pegasus Bridge in the daring coup de main operation. He and his colleagues then went on to fight their way into Germany.'Book InformationISBN...

Some 125 color photographs mark a charming tour through eighteen of Charleston's most legendary houses, discussing how a wide variety of styles blend beautifully to become a distinct, and sometimes eccentric, regional style with unique features such as...

Sixteen pages of simple line drawings for children. Both artefacts and reconstructed scenes are included, with informative captions for an adult to read to a child.Book InformationISBN 9780714121543Author Catherine WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553272536Author E. WieselFormat PaperbackPage Count 109Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams) 68g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780517249543Author OutletFormat HardbackPage Count 15Imprint CrescentPublisher CrescentWeight(grams) 567g

Alastair Duncan tells the story of the meteoric rise and fall of Art Nouveau, which began as a general reaction by young artists and designers to the stifling traditionalism and revivalism of the mid-nineteenth-century fine and decorative arts. The 'new...

Despite major improvements in collecting information and forecasting the weather, the 'factor of the unpredictable' is as real today, as it was in days when Noah was forced to set sail on the ark. Floods have drowned millions, droughts and famines have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312065959Author Lisa HopkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 363g

When war broke out in 1939, Alex Henshaw - holder of the record for flying to Cape Town and back - was determined that his peacetime flying skills should be put to good use. He was appointed Chief Test Pilot at Castle Bromwich, the Spitfire factory near...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956656018Author Frank BallFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Grand Pier LtdPublisher Grand Pier Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780951311103Author Gordon A. PayneFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Weight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861015559Format HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Salamander BooksPublisher Salamander Books LtdWeight(grams) 1437g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861015207Format HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Salamander BooksPublisher Salamander Books LtdWeight(grams) 1466g