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Lumumba: Africa's Lost Leader by Leo Zeilig
RRP: £12.99£9.23Patrice Lumumba (1925-61) is perhaps the most famous leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist... -
The School That Escaped the Nazis Deborah Cadbury 9781529365771
RRP: £20.00£13.95*JEWISH CHRONICAL CRITICS' CHOICE: NON-FICTION OF THE YEAR 2022*'A devastatingly affecting book. . . Bunce Court! I keep saying the name to myself because it encapsulates all that is gentle and comically charming about wartime England' The Times ... -
Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 by Vera Brittain
RRP: £14.99£10.05NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE With an introduction by her biographer, Mark Bostridge'Remains one of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time' GUARDIAN 'Vera Brittain's heart-rending account of the way her generation's lives changed is still... -
Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of Baroness de Pontalba by Christina Vella 9780807129623
RRP: £25.95£22.94Born into wealth in New Orleans in 1795 and married into misery fifteen years later, the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba led a life ripe for novelization. Intimate Enemies, however, is the spellbinding true account of this resilient woman's life... -
Mussolini: The Rise and Fall of Il Duce by Christopher Hibbert 9780230606050
RRP: £16.99£15.23With his signature insight and compelling style, Christopher Hibbert explains the extraordinary complexities and contradictions that characterized Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was born on a Sunday afternoon in 1883 in a village in central Italy. On a... -
Nurses of Passchendaele: Tending the Wounded of Ypres Campaigns 1914 - 1918 Christine E. Hallett 9781526702883
RRP: £14.99£11.11The Ypres Salient saw some of the bitterest fighting of the First World War. The once-fertile fields of Flanders were turned into a quagmire through which men fought for four years. In casualty clearing stations, on ambulance trains and barges, and at... -
The Last Prince of Bengal: An Indian Family's Journey from Royalty to Obscurity in the Age of Empire by Lynn Innes
RRP: £20.00£13.75The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, in 1880, he was forced to abdicate by the British authorities,... -
The Angel and the Cad: Love, Loss and Scandal in Regency England by Geraldine Roberts
RRP: £10.99£8.15At the age of sixteen, Catherine Tylney Long became the wealthiest heiress in England, and the public found their 'angel'. Witty, wealthy and beautiful, Catherine was the most eligible of young ladies and was courted by royalty but, ignoring the warnings... -
Sulla: The Last Republican by Arthur Keaveney 9780415336611
RRP: £38.99£34.22In this second edition of Arthur Keaveney's classic biography, a fresh generation of students, scholars and readers are introduced to one of the most pivotal figures in the outgoing Roman Empire.A definitive book in its field, this second edition is a... -
The Other Side of Notting Hill: From Wartime to the Westway by Roger Rogowski 9780750989060
RRP: £16.99£13.13Notting Hill has inspired a large number of books and has often made national news - though not always for the right reasons. It has forever been an area of contrast between rich and poor, and has undergone almost constant change since it was developed... -
Kremlin Winter: Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin by Robert Service 9781509883059
RRP: £10.99£8.15In Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of the finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it. 'One of our most accomplished, erudite... -
The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin 9780803235175
RRP: £15.99£11.542019 Tucson Weekly "40 Essential Arizona Books" pick 2014 One Book Yuma selection 2010 Best of the Best from the University Presses (ALA) selection 2010 Caroline Bancroft History Prize Finalist 2009 Southwest Book of the Year"The Blue Tattoo is well... -
Hillsborough Untold: Aftermath of a Disaster by Norman Bettison 9781785900891
RRP: £18.99£14.03On 15 April 1989, ninety-six spectators lost their lives at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium as they gathered for an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The events of that spring afternoon sparked a controversy that continues... -
Bright Star, Green Light: The Beautiful and Damned Lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald by Jonathan Bate
RRP: £25.00£22.19A dazzling biography of two interwoven, tragic lives: John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald. 'Highly engaging ... Go now, read this book' THE TIMES 'For awhile after you quit Keats,' Fitzgerald once wrote,... -
Memoirs by Rt. Hon Lord Douglas Hurd 9780349118284
£19.16Douglas Hurd retired as Foreign Secretary in 1995 after a distinguished career in Government spanning 16 years. As Secretary of State for Ireland, Home Secretary and then six years in the Foreign Office in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's... -
Lady Gregory's Toothbrush by Colm Toibin
RRP: £8.99£6.80Colm Toibin's Lady Gregory's Toothbrush is a beautiful insight into the life of outspoken Irishwoman, Augusta Gregory.A remarkable figure in Celtic history, she was married to an MP and land-owner, yet retained an unprecedented independence of both... -
Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin by Sherard Cowper-Coles
RRP: £12.99£8.71In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. In 1977 fresh-faced Oxford graduate Sherard Cowper-Coles entered the hallowed portals of the Foreign Office... -
The Red Prince: The Fall of a Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Europe by Timothy Snyder
RRP: £12.99£9.34Wilhelm von Habsburg wore the uniform of an Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the decorations of the Order of the Golden Fleece and, every so often, a dress. He spoke the Italian of his... -
The Victorians: Twelve Titans who Forged Britain by Jacob Rees-Mogg
RRP: £12.99£9.34They built a nation. Now it's our turn.Many associate the Victorian era with austere social attitudes and filthy factories. But in this bold and provocative book, Jacob Rees-Mogg -- leading Tory MP and prominent Brexit advocate -- takes up the story of... -
Hitler's Private Library: The Books that Shaped his Life by Timothy W. Ryback
RRP: £15.99£11.61He was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, Adolf Hitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes - the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. For the first... -
Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J Edgar Hoover by Anthony Summers
RRP: £21.99£15.61For nearly fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. Hoover was lauded... -
The Secrets of the Notebook: A royal love affair and a woman's quest to uncover her incredible family secret by Eve Haas
RRP: £9.99£7.32The incredible true story revealed by a family notebook, telling of four daughters across two centuries of turbulent history, of a passionate and ill-fated royal love affair, ending in a tragic and cruel death. 'The beautiful owner of this... -
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady by John Campbell
RRP: £16.99£12.28'An enormously useful achievement...every twist and turn of her political life is here' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEARIn this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher, we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime... -
Unceasing War on Poverty: Beatrice & Sidney Webb and their World by Michael Ward 9781915494610
RRP: £25.00£20.62Michael Ward studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at University College Oxford, and Economic and Social History at Birkbeck University of London. Elected to the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1981, he led the GLC’s economic development work for... -
Blood And Champagne: The Life And Times Of Robert Capa by Alex Kershaw 9780306813566
£14.28Robert Capa, one of the finest photojournalists and combat photographers of the twentieth century, covered every major conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the early conflict in Vietnam. Always close to the action, he created some of the most enduring... -
Napoleon: A Life in Gardens and Shadows by Ruth Scurr
RRP: £10.99£7.99'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesA revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and... -
Arnhem 1944: The Human Tragedy of the Bridge Too Far by Dilip Sarkar 9781526732736
RRP: £30.00£22.29The airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World War's most famous actions - inspiring innumerable books and the star-studded 1977 movie. This book, however, is unique: deeply moved, the author provides a... -
Salvator Rosa: Paint and Performance by Helen Langdon 9781789145731
RRP: £17.95£13.52Painter, poet and actor Salvator Rosa was one of the most engaging and charismatic personalities of seventeenth-century Italy. Although a gifted landscape painter, he longed to be seen as the pre-eminent philosopher-painter of his age. This new account... -
The Secret History Of The Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307407160Author Jack WeatherfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm)... -
Russia's Road to War with Ukraine: Invasion amidst the ashes of empires by Samir Puri 9781785907708
RRP: £20.00£14.70When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, many in the West were left stunned at his act of brutal imperialism. To those who had been paying attention, however, the warning signs of the bloodshed and slaughter to come had been there for... -
Richard lll: In Fact and Fiction Matthew Lewis 9781526727978
RRP: £12.99£8.56King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognisable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for two years and fifty-eight days. His hold on the popular imagination is largely due to the fictional... -
The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue Russia's Imperial Family by Helen Rappaport
RRP: £10.99£7.99Shortlisted for the HWA Sharpe Books Non-Fiction Crown AwardA work of investigative history that will completely change the way in which we see the Romanov story. Finally, here is the truth about the secret plans to rescue Russia's last imperial family... -
Red: A Natural History of the Redhead by Jacky Colliss Harvey
RRP: £16.99£11.76A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world.With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, Jacky Colliss Harvey explores red hair in the ancient... -
Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland 9781529337754 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.65'A compelling tragedy, but one which casts valuable new light on the outsized human dimensions of both men ... Agonising but excellent' The Telegraph'In this fascinating account of the turbulent Churchill father-and-son relationship, Josh Ireland shows... -
Churchill & Son Josh Ireland 9781529337754
RRP: £20.00£13.95'A compelling tragedy, but one which casts valuable new light on the outsized human dimensions of both men ... Agonising but excellent' The Telegraph'In this fascinating account of the turbulent Churchill father-and-son relationship, Josh Ireland shows... -
The Twelve Caesars by Matthew Dennison
RRP: £12.99£8.80One of them was a military genius; one murdered his mother and fiddled while Rome burned. Six of their number were assassinated, two committed suicide, and five of them were elevated to the status of gods. They have come to be known as the 'twelve... -
Titanic: 'Iceberg Ahead': The Story of the Disaster By Some of those Who Were There by James W Bancroft
RRP: £14.99£11.11To have sailed on the voyage of the century' aboard White Star Line's RMS Titanic - described at the time as a floating palace' - was like being one of the first passengers to fly on Concorde. On 10 April 1912, people from all walks of life began... -
The Diary of John Evelyn John Eve 9781857152913
RRP: £18.99£14.82Sometimes overshadowed by his friend and contemporary, Samuel Pepys, Evelyn is the other great English diarist. He was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial... -
No One But a Woman Knows: Stories of Motherhood Before the War by Margaret Llewelyn Davies 9781844088027
£14.87'I was married at twenty and a mother of three by twenty-three ...When I look back at the first three years of my marriage, I wonder how I lived through it.' When it was published in 1915 No One But a Mother Knows provoked a sensation - for the first... -
Bobby Sands: Nothing But an Unfinished Song Denis O'Hearn 9780745336336
RRP: £18.99£12.94This is the best-selling biography of the IRA resistance fighter and hunger-striker, Bobby Sands. In this updated, new edition, Denis O'Hearn draws from a wealth of interviews with friends, comrades, fellow prisoners and prison wardens, to provide a...