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Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe by Gordon Corera
RRP: £10.99£7.46Gordon Corera uses declassified documents and extensive original research to tell the story of MI14(d) and the Secret Pigeon Service for the first time. 'This is an amazing story' Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 ... -
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Volume 3) Robert A Caro 9781847926135
RRP: £35.00£25.68'The greatest biography of our era ... Essential reading for those who want to comprehend power and politics' The TimesRobert A. Caro's legendary, multi-award-winning biography of US President Lyndon Johnson is a uniquely riveting and revelatory account... -
The Steel Bonnets by George MacDonald Fraser
RRP: £18.99£12.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorThe author of the famous 'Flashman Papers' and the 'Private McAuslan' stories, George MacDonald Fraser has worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada. In addition... -
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures Of Stanley And Livingstone by Martin Dugard
RRP: £12.99£9.34In 1866 Britain's foremost explorer, Dr David Livingstone, went in search of the answer to an age-old geographical riddle: where was the source of the Nile? Livingstone set out with a large team, on a course that would lead through unmapped, seemingly... -
13 Hours: The explosive inside story of how six men fought off the Benghazi terror attack by Mitchell Zuckoff 9781785030529
RRP: £16.99£12.4713 HOURS is the true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. On that fateful day, a team of six American security... -
Sir Francis Drake by John Sugden
RRP: £12.99£9.34How well do you know the life of one of Britain's great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death.Sir Francis Drake's career is one of the most colourful on... -
The Story of a Life: ‘A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement’ Telegraph by Konstantin Paustovsky
RRP: £14.99£11.51Discover one of Twentieth-Century Russia's most lauded lost classics, now in a remarkable new translation.'Outstanding... A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement' Telegraph'One of the great Russian autobiographies, as fresh now as the day it... -
The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes
RRP: £10.99£7.99*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2020*'A bravura performance, highly entertaining' Evening StandardThe Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering... -
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
RRP: £14.99£9.96Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The... -
3 Commando: Helmand Assault by Ewen Southby-Tailyour 9780091937768
RRP: £15.99£11.61When the Royal Marines Commandos returned to a chaotic Helmand in the winter of 2008, they realised that to stand any chance of success they would need to pursue an increasingly determined Taliban harder than ever before. This time they were going to... -
Old Soldier Sahib Frank Richards 9781910901205
RRP: £9.99£7.32From the author of the celebrated Great War memoirAbout the AuthorFrank Richards was born in 1883 in Monmouthshire. Orphaned at nine years old, he was brought up by his aunt and uncle in the industrial Blaina area, and went on to work as a coal miner... -
Custer's Trials by T. J. Stiles
RRP: £13.99£9.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize (History) 2016 and Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award 2016. Short-listed for California Book Award 2016 and Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in... -
No time to wave goodbye by Ben Wicks 9781408800935 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.09_________________________ An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II, with an introduction by Michael Caine _________________________ 'This vivid collection of memories recreates the... -
No time to wave goodbye Ben Wicks 9781408800935
RRP: £7.99£5.98_________________________ An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II, with an introduction by Michael Caine _________________________ 'This vivid collection of memories recreates the... -
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley 9781639362523
RRP: £29.95£23.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Agatha Awards (Best Nonfiction) 2022.Book InformationISBN 9781639362523Author Lucy WorsleyFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus CrimePublisher Pegasus... -
My Reminiscences of East Africa: The East Africa Campaign of the First World War by the Most Notable German Commander by Paul Emil Von Lettow-Vorbeck 9780857064172
£20.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857064172Author Paul Emil Von Lettow-VorbeckFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 526g -
Cromwell, Our Chief Of Men by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: £16.99£12.11The bestselling historian's biography of a decisive figure in England's history.No Englishman has made more impact on the history of his nation than Oliver Cromwell; few have been so persistently maligned in the folklore of history. The central purpose... -
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance Dr Ross King 9781784709372
RRP: £12.99£9.34'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally... -
Sybil & Cyril: Cutting through Time by Jenny Uglow 9780571354160
RRP: £12.99£8.80'A joy to read.' Sunday Times'Outstanding.' Daily Telegraph'Excellent.' The Spectator'Superb.' Literary Review'Scintillating . . . A gripping, mysterious love story which also sheds light on British culture between the wars.' Financial TimesIn 1922,... -
Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last by Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
RRP: £14.99£9.90A moving account of survival and faith from Israel Meir Lau, a Holocaust survivor and former Chief Rabbi of Israel, with forewords by former President of Israel Shimon Peres and the bestselling author of Night, Elie Wiesel-both Nobel Peace Prize... -
Marie Antoinette by Stefan Zweig
RRP: £12.99£8.80Bringing to life one of the most complex characters in European history Stefan Zweig based his biography of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen, on the correspondence between her and her mother, and her great love... -
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 by Kate Summerscale
RRP: £9.99£7.97SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A page-turner with the authority of history' PHILIPPA GREGORY 'As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying read' SARAH WATERS London, 1938. Alma Fielding, an ordinary young... -
Gandhi 1914-1948: The Years That Changed the World by Ramachandra Guha
RRP: £18.99£14.22'Essential reading ... will not be bettered' Ferdinand Mount, Wall Street Journal'Gandhi's finest biographer' David Kynaston, GuardianThe magnificent new biography of Gandhi by India's leading historianA New York Times Notable Book of 2018Gandhi lived... -
Napoleon: A Concise Biography by Mr David Bell
RRP: £14.99£10.95This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while situating him firmly in historical context. David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human... -
The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino Jane Stevenson 9781800241985
RRP: £14.99£11.11The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro. 'Painstakingly researched and yet unfailingly readable' Ross King 'An insight into one of Renaissance Italy's... -
The Duchess Countess by Catherine Ostler 9781471172588
RRP: £10.99£7.21A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR A VOGUE BOOK OF THE YEAR'A rollicking read... [Ostler] tells Elizabeth's story with admirable style and gusto' Sunday Times'Terrifically entertaining: if you liked... -
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
RRP: £9.99£7.32When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how... -
Biography: A Very Short Introduction by Hermione Lee
RRP: £8.99£6.65Biography is one of the most popular, best-selling, and widely-read of literary genres. But why do certain people and historical events arouse so much interest? How can biographies be compared with history and works of fiction? Does a biography need... -
Double Cross by Ben Macintyre
RRP: £12.99£8.70'Addictive and deeply moving' Independent 'Utterly gripping' Anthony Beevor, Daily Telegraph 'Enthralling ... A reminder that heroism can be found in the most unlikely places' Evening Standard 'I have seldom enjoyed a spy story more than this one' Max... -
George IV by E. A. Smith 9780300088021
£29.61This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch's character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king's... -
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage 9781849832854
RRP: £20.00£13.06Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2023 Winner of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyWinner of the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and DiplomacyWinner of the American History Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2023... -
Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer by Michael Smith
RRP: £9.99£9.34In 1922 a journalist commented on British tenacity to General Bruce, leader of the British Everest Expedition. Bruce replied with a single word: 'Shackleton'. Ernest Shackleton is one of history's great explorers, an extraordinary Edwardian character who... -
Enid Blyton: The Biography by Barbara Stoney
RRP: £12.99£9.87Enid Blyton is known throughout the world for her imaginative childrens books and her enduring characters such as Noddy and the Famous Five. She is one of the most borrowed authors from British libraries and she holds a fascination for readers old and... -
Saga Land: The Island Stories at the Edge of the World by Richard Fidler
RRP: £12.99£9.11'I adored this book - a wondrous compendium of Iceland's best sagas' - Hannah Kent A new friendship. An unforgettable journey. A beautiful and bloody history.This is Iceland as you've never read it before ...Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kari... -
'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan's Blossoms by Naoko Abe
RRP: £14.99£11.11The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman'This is not just a tale of trees, but of . . . endeavour, war and reconciliation' Sunday TimesCollingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became... -
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor
RRP: £15.99£14.51Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues,... -
Queen of Spies: Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War Spy Master by Paddy Hayes
RRP: £12.99£8.87The only biography of Britain's celebrated female spy - now fully updated with previously classified materials. From being raised in a Tanzanian shack, to attaining MI6's most senior operational rank, Daphne Park led a highly unusual life. Drawing on... -
Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57 by Chips Channon
RRP: £35.00£25.29This third and final volume of the unexpurgated diaries of Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon begins as the Second World War is turning in the Allies' favour. It ends with Chips descending into poor health but still able to turn a pointed phrase about the... -
The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo by Paul Strathern
RRP: £12.99£8.80Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in a striking fashion. Likewise, the thought and... -
The Travels by Marco Polo
RRP: £18.99£14.01A sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo's seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition. Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271...