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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850221852Author E. V. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint TruranPublisher Truran

The publication of "Robinson Crusoe" in London in 1719 marked the arrival of a revolutionary art form: the novel. British writers were prominent in shaping the new type of storytelling - one which reflected the experiences of ordinary people,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856058810Author Richard HumbleFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Weight(grams) 170g

Presents a collection of tales from the East Anglia of yesteryear.Book InformationISBN 9781853061912Author Harold Mills WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Countryside BooksPublisher Countryside Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840843309Author Michael SharpeFormat HardbackImprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon

This sometimes controversial book explains what part the British Expeditionary Force played in bringing World War I to an end. Tim Travers, author of The Killing Ground, also available as a Pen & Sword Military Classic shows in detail how an Allied...

How Would the railways of today - across Germany, Belgium, France, Britain, Austria, and all other combatants - fare if they were faced with the challenges their counterparts a century earlier were? Without the railways for the Great Powers, the most...

A Guardian best history book of 2016 Eccentric, shy aristocrat ... or mad, bad and dangerous to know? Neighbour Jane Austen found the 3rd earl of Portsmouth a model gentleman and Lord Byron maintained that, while the man was a fool, he was certainly no...

In 1996, the centenary year of the institution of the Royal Victorian Order and the Royal Victorian Medal, Volume l of Royal Service was published. It recorded the history of the Order, the Medal and the Royal Victorian Chain and all substantive...

Takes a fresh look at the county, with over 60 colour illustrations by Bill Meadows and text by David Green, former editor of "Warwickshire Life".Book InformationISBN 9781853065378Author Bill MeadowsFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719552618Author Ian DawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 552g

The SAS operate worldwide, often living in the most hostile and isolated environments. In doing so, SAS soldiers are confronted by situations of extreme danger, not just from the enemy, but from their surroundings - yet they survive. SAS soldiers are...

'Fascinating... A vivid account' - Philippa Gregory, The Times 'Moore's prose is witty. Her book is full of arresting detail and thoughtful comment' - Sunday Times 'An enchanting, idiosyncratic Tardis of a book, peppered with good humour' - Daily...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904396895Author Susan PeterkenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Logaston PressWeight(grams) 190g

Part of the "I Was There" series, this volume tells the story of Columbus, the son of an obscure Italian weaver, who grew up to be one of the most famous explorers of all time. It follows Christopher Columbus from his boyhood in Genoa to his...

Glowering over the city, Carlisle Castle is built on the site of a Roman fort at a crucial location where roads to Scotland and across northern England meet. A military base for some 900 years, it was the last castle to be besieged in England, when the...

Featuring works from an international list of artists, the BP Portrait Award highlights the vitality of portrait painting today. This book presents the diverse range of styles in contemporary portraiture and the variety of techniques used by artists...

The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, Robert Kershaw attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and...

American distrust of government, polititians and authority in general can be traced back to the time of the official investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the suspicion generated by the publication of the Warren report,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840136814Author Darman PeterFormat HardbackPage Count 196

Upstairs, an Edwardian home was a picture of elegance, sophistication and serenity, filled with social engagements and lavish dinner parties. Downstairs was another story; a hive of domestic activity, as servants strove to ensure that life ran as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784040529Author Karen FarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 210g

'So you think because you've watched TOWIE you've got us Essex Girls figured out? You don't know the half of it. Events in this book are so shameless that I've had to change all the names, but everything that happens is real.' Becci Fox is an Essex girl...

In the sands of the Western Desert in 1941-42, Erwin Rommel made history as the Desert Fox, waging a brilliant and bold campaign against the British. Beginning at El Agheila in March 1941, the Afrika Korps--frequently outnumbered--drove the British...

Covers the days of peace following the downfall of Napoleon to the death of Queen Victoria and the beginning of the present era, including the British Empire at its highest peak, the creation of the dominions and the first steps towards the British...

More than a capital city, Londoners had witnessed the unthinkable - the public execution of a king at Whitehall. Thousands had died in the Plague of 1665, then the Great Fire of 1666. But from the ashes rose a modern city, rebuilt with the shining dome...

There are 37,780 First World War memorials in Britain, listing names from all walks of life - estates, villages, places of work. They stand as landmarks to a defining period in British history - and yet one which is in danger of slipping away from...

This text takes a look at the conflict in Ulster and offers a concise and balanced history of the last 25 years. Jack Holland has uncovered first-hand information and interviewed many of the most important characters in the arena.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954292805Author Patrick J. GoodlandFormat PaperbackWeight(grams) 148g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953890309Author Siobhan LincolnFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Weight(grams) 130g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953882205Author Paul StallardFormat HardbackPage Count 128Weight(grams) 210g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953851102Author Adolphe Geo. JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 180Weight(grams) 125g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780951660058Author George CaldwellFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bugle Horn PublicationsPublisher Bugle Horn Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780951464816Author Janet FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Bygone BristolPublisher Bygone Bristol

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948699085Author Rodney LeggFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dorset Publishing CompanyPublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948265976Author James BelseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Redcliffe Press LtdPublisher Redcliffe Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946418701Author Andrew J. LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Hobnob PressPublisher Hobnob PressWeight(grams) 170g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942637755Author Malcolm J BarkerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Barricade BooksPublisher Barricade BooksWeight(grams) 535g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780938314639Author John RuckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Two Bears PressPublisher Two Bears PressWeight(grams) 472g

This book is longlisted for the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize. This is the essential new book by the author of Bloodlands - "The most important work of history for years." (Antony Beevor). A radical reframing of the Holocaust that challenges...