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Jasper Rees has always wanted to be Welsh. But despite Welsh grandparents (and a Welsh surname) he is an Englishman: by birth, upbringing and temperament. In this singular, hilarious love letter to a glorious country so often misunderstood, Rees sets out...

The age of exploration was drawing to a close, yet the mystery of the North Pole remained. Contemporaries described the pole as the `unattainable object of our dreams', and the urge to fill in this last great blank space on the map grew irresistible.In...

Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey to the Duchess of Windsor. Few of those who had settled there thought much about what was going on in the rest of...

In "When I Was a Nipper" Alan Titchmarsh goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. With characteristic wit, warmth and humour he draws on...

Intelligence specialist Leigh Neville identifies, describes and illustrates the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the British, American and other Coalition forces committed to the 'War on Terror' in Afghanistan since 2001, providing a fascinating...

Osprey's study of desert tactics employed in North Africa during World War II (1939-1945). In 1940-43 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British, Italians, German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and...

No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. This book traces the Rangers from the time of Robert Rogers during the French-Indian War of the 18th...

On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark, and then Norway, in an attempt to secure the vital mineral resources of Scandinavia for their war industry. This assault, Operation Weserubung, represents the first joint air-land-and-sea campaign in the...

In late September 1941, the war in the east was approaching a climax. Since the beginning of the German invasion on 22 June 1941, Soviet forces had suffered the staggering loss of over 2 million troops. After inflicting a horrendous defeat on the Soviet...

Mackintosh follows the rise and fall of one of Britain's most fascinating and original artists and designers of the twentieth century. Covering everything from his early architecture, furniture and decorative arts to his late watercolours, this stunning...

'A humbling, inspiring account of some of the real founders of modern day Special Forces soldiering' Bear Grylls The Nazi Hunters is the incredible, hitherto untold story of the most secret chapter in the SAS's history. Officially, the world's most elite...

Formerly published as The Curse of the Death's Head, this book is the story of the infamous SS Totenkopf Division. The soldiers wore the sinister silver insignia of the Death's Head on their collars, and they were feared, hated and respected as one of...

The book describes some of the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding successes and some were unmitigated disasters. North Sea Battle: In the early weeks of World War II, Britain and Germany were determined to attack one another's...

This is the graphic personal account of a Soviet submariner during his years at sea in the Baltic during the Second World War. It describes all the action - and there was plenty of it - that the author was involved in, including numerous engagements with...

By any standards, Admiral Sir John Treacher is an exceptional man who has had the fullest of lives. Old enough to have served and be sunk in the War, he went to be a naval aviator flying in the Korean War. His career took ff too and he rose rapidly to be...

The first aircraft to sink a submarine was a small flying-boat of the Imperial Austro-Hungarian Naval Air Arm. The year was 1916 and by this time during World War One, the aeroplane as an attack weapon was becoming appreciated by all the combatants. In...

Military history and geography explain each other in North America as nowhere else in the world. Award-winning historian John Keegan explores their relationship and examines the battles fought over three centuries between Frenchman and Indian, Royalist...

Bringing together Sigmund Freud, Osip Mandelstam, Lloyd George, Bertrand Russell, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon, Vera Brittain - voices famous and unknown - Peter Vansittart takes us through the course of the Great War, juxtaposing letters from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843238508Author Phil CarradiceFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843231998Author Herbert WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer PressWeight(grams) 118g

Told largely in the words of people who lived through this extraordinary time, The Forties: Good Times Just Around the Corner is a vividly remembered account of the most important decade of the twentieth century. Beautifully and lavishly decorated with...

From royal assassinations to ill-planned treason, from medieval trials and harsh punishment to latter-day mysteries and mass terror, this book leads the reader into a world of conspiracies and dark deeds, with a text supported by artworks and photographs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841350127Author John M. DibbsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840670226Author Maureen HillFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Brockhampton PressPublisher Caxton PublishingWeight(grams) 420g

The construction of the British Super Dreadnought warships between 1905 and 1920 was a mammoth undertaking involving two Roayl Naval dockyards and the largest armament manufacturers and naval shipbuilding firms in the UK.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840138078Author C. McNabFormat HardbackPage Count 324Imprint Grange Books LtdPublisher Grange Books Ltd

Young children will love to spot the lords, ladies, knights and jesters in this new medieval addition to the popular "1001 Things to Spot" series. Scenes include life in a castle, a magnificent feast, an exciting jousting tournament, the busy...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about Ireland, including why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriors went to battle naked, and how to make yourself invisible. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of...

Meet Henry, an ordinary boy in an extraordinary house... Step inside Henry's House and join Henry, his dog Mothball and a quirky cast of characters as they find out everything there is to know about knights and castles. Fact-packed, fun-packed, get...

Meet Henry, an ordinary boy in an extraordinary house...There's a pyramid in the back garden and a pharaoh in the living room! Step inside Henry's House and join Henry, Jaggers the caretaker and a quirky cast of characters as they find out about ancient...

The nasty bits at your fingertips. From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War trenches ...from both sides of the barbed wire. Want to know: How your own wee could save...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs, including why the Aztecs liked to eat scum, when the world is going to end and their horrible habit of drinking live toads in wine. Filled with foul facts, terrible timelines and a grisly...

THE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. Readers can discover why Alexander the Great banned beards, what smelly sport was...

Simon Tuttle and his Pa are tricksters struggling to make a living on the Tudor streets. When disaster strikes Simon must fend for himself, even if it means committing treason. But can he pull of his Pa's carefully concocted plan and should he trust his...

From gangs of gangsters to maniacs who massacre, meet the biggest baddies in history and discover how they tortured and terrifie their way to the top. Want to know: Whose savage speciality was nostril-splitting? Which evil emperor served up guts in...

"The Awesome Activity Book" is stuffed with killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring the awful Egyptians, groovy Greeks and incredible Incas to life. Want to: paint the inside of a pharaoh's tomb; learn how to compete in the...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Frightful First World War, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Ruthless Romans, including which emperor enjoyed eating camel's heels, who were the terrible twins who founded Rome and which evil emperors made murder a sport. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap...

"DK Eyewitness Victorians" is an orginal and exciting look at the great events and achievements of the Victorian era. Amazing colour photographs offer your child a unique 'eyewitness' view of this peaceful and prosperous time. From developments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900838115Author Maurice BalmeFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint The Pentland PressPublisher The Pentland Press