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1971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India by Anam Zakaria 9780143454038
RRP: £21.95£15.16The year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh-on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people's homes and their stories, and in political discourse. It marks the birth of the nation, its liberation... -
Korea: A History by Eugene Y. Park
RRP: £29.99£25.99While popular trends, cuisine, and long-standing political tension have made Korea familiar in some ways to a vast English-speaking world, its recorded history of some two millennia remains unfamiliar to most. Korea: A History addresses general readers,... -
Israel's Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood by Idith Zertal 9780521850964
RRP: £70.00£32.29The ghost of the Holocaust is ever present in Israel, in the lives and nightmares of the survivors and in the absence of the victims. In this compelling and disturbing analysis, Idith Zertal, a leading member of the new generation of revisionist... -
A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu by Jonathan Clements
RRP: £14.99£9.32'If I had to pick a single general martial arts history book in English, I would recommend A Brief History of the Martial Arts by Dr Jonathan Clements' RICHARD BEITLICH, Martial History Team blogFrom Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a... -
Postwar Japan as History by Andrew Gordon
RRP: £31.00£23.95Japan's catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar Japan through the lens of history. The contributors to this book seek to offer such a view. As they examine three... -
Whispers in the Tall Grass by Nick Brokhausen
RRP: £25.00£20.11On his second combat tour, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small... -
East and West by Christopher Patten 9780330373081
RRP: £16.99£12.18In June of 1997, over a century and a half of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. Chris Patten writes about his experiences as the last governor of the colony of Hong Kong. He explains why he adopted the stance that he did, and how he fought his... -
June Fourth: The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989 by Jeremy Brown
RRP: £24.99£21.18The Tiananmen protests and Beijing massacre of 1989 were a major turning point in recent Chinese history. In this new analysis of 1989, Jeremy Brown tells the vivid stories of participants and victims, exploring the nationwide scope of the democracy... -
Major Farran's Hat: Murder, Scandal and Britain's War Against Jewish Terrorism 1945-1948 by David Cesarani
RRP: £16.99£12.28In May 1947 a Jewish teenager was mysteriously abducted in Jerusalem. He was never seen alive again. A grey felt hat found at the scene was traced to Major Roy Farran, a highly decorated ex-SAS officer leading a covert counter-terrorist squad. Farran was... -
Asia's Cauldron by Robert D. Kaplan
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812984804Author Robert D. KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)... -
India in the Second World War: An Emotional History by Diya Gupta
RRP: £30.00£26.43In 1940s India, revolutionary and nationalistic feeling surged against colonial subjecthood and imperial war. Two-and-a-half million men from undivided India served the British during the Second World War, while 3 million civilians were killed by the... -
The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II by Ian Buruma 9781838957674
RRP: £10.99£7.32'A multiple biography with overlapping chronology is a tricky feat and Buruma pulls it off magnificently.' Ben Macintyre, The TimesOn the face of it, the three characters here seem to have little in common - aside from the fact that each committed... -
The Underworld of the East: Being Eighteen Years of Actual Experiences of the Underworlds, Drug Haunts and Jungles of India, China and Malaya by James S. Lee
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953663118Author James S. LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Green Magic PublishingPublisher Green Magic PublishingWeight(grams) 280gDimensions(mm)... -
Forgotten Wars: The End of Britain's Asian Empire by Christopher Bayly
RRP: £16.99£12.28This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma... -
Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life During the Age of the Shoguns by Constantine Vaporis
RRP: £36.99£34.46In this newly revised and updated 2nd edition of Voices of Early Modern Japan, Constantine Nomikos Vaporis offers an accessible collection of annotated historical documents of an extraordinary period in Japanese history, ranging from the unification of... -
Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech by Ronan Lee 9780755602476
RRP: £22.99£20.11The genocide in Myanmar has drawn global attention as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be presiding over human rights violations, forced migrations and extra-judicial killings on an enormous scale. This unique study draws on... -
The City of Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain and the Early Modern World by Anne Gerritsen 9781108499958
RRP: £30.99£26.03We think of blue and white porcelain as the ultimate global commodity: throughout East and Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean including the African coasts, the Americas and Europe, consumers desired Chinese porcelains. Many of these were made in the kilns... -
The Frozen Chosen: The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
RRP: £9.99£7.11In November 1950 The US 1st Marine Division was trapped in the Chosin Reservoir following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, the ensuing battle is considered by the United States Marine Corps... -
Dubai: Gilded Cage by Syed Ali 9780300152173
£19.35In less than two decades, Dubai has transformed itself from an obscure Gulf emirate into a global center for business, tourism, and luxury living. It is a fascinating case study in light-speed urban development, hyperconsumerism, massive immigration, and... -
Discovering the Ottomans by Ilber Ortayli 9781847740083
RRP: £9.99£6.75What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What lessons can be learnt from the civilization that the Ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? One of Turkey's leading historians, Ilber... -
Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall
RRP: £29.00£22.48In one of the most detailed and powerfully argued books published on American intervention in Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall examines the last great unanswered question on the war: Could the tragedy have been averted? His answer: a resounding yes. Challenging... -
The Mongol Conquests: The Military Operations of Genghis Khan and Sube'Etei by Carl Fredrik Sverdrup 9781913336059
RRP: £25.00£21.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913336059Author Carl Fredrik SverdrupFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Mountain Poems Of Meng Hao-jan by Hao-Jan Meng
RRP: £12.99£8.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972869232Author Hao-jan MengFormat PaperbackPage Count 81Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago BooksWeight(grams) 164g -
Ceylon at War, 1939-1945 by Ashley Jackson 9781912390656
RRP: £35.00£28.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390656Author Ashley JacksonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Centurion: Armoured Hero of Post-War Tank Battles by Jackson, Robert 9781526741349
RRP: £14.99£10.95The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to out-gun and out-perform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever... -
Investment in Blood: The True Cost of Britain's Afghan War by Frank Ledwidge 9780300205268
RRP: £10.99£9.81In this follow-up to the extremely successful Losing Small Wars, Frank Ledwidge analyses the cost - both financial and human - of Britain's involvement in the Afghanistan war. With the aid of interviews, on-the-ground research and countless Freedom of... -
No Worse Enemy: The Inside Story of the Chaotic Struggle for Afghanistan by Ben Anderson 9781851689774
£15.12The war in Afghanistan is over ten years old. It has cost countless lives and hundreds of billions of pounds. Politicians talk of progress, but the violence is worse than ever. In this powerful and shocking expose from the front lines in Helmand... -
Japan Blue Indigo Dyeing Techniques: A Beginner's Guide to Shibori Tie-Dyeing by Piggy Tsujioka
RRP: £15.99£12.05Discover the fun of shibori and the beauty of indigo dyeing in one book!This book presents a new spin on the beloved Japanese art of Shibori resist tie-dying using 100% natural indigo dyes and simple techniques that you can do at home.Add artistic... -
Antigonus The One-Eyed: Greatest of the Successors by Jeff Champion 9781526774897
RRP: £12.99£9.09Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors.' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to... -
Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s by Julian Gewirtz
RRP: £27.95£22.10A BBC History Magazine Best Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearThe history the Chinese Communist Party has tried to erase: the dramatic political debates of the 1980s that could have put China on a path to greater openness.On a hike... -
The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation by Thomas Lamarre
RRP: £21.99£19.19Despite the longevity of animation and its significance within the history of cinema, film theorists have focused on live-action motion pictures and largely ignored hand-drawn and computer-generated movies. Thomas Lamarre contends that the history,... -
Paradise Afire Volume 2: The Sri Lankan War, 1987-1990 by Adrien Fontanellaz 9781912866304
RRP: £16.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866304Author Adrien FontanellazFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Through the Arc of the Rain Forest by Karen Tei Yamashita 9781566894852
RRP: £12.99£8.63"Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying." New York Times Book Review "Dazzling . . . a seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction." San Francisco Chronicle "Impressive . . . a flight of fancy through a dreamlike Brazil." ... -
Letters From Iwo Jima: The Japanese Eyewitness Stories That Inspired Clint Eastwood's Film by Kumiko Kakehashi
RRP: £9.99£6.48Based on the letters that inspired Clint Eastwood's filmLETTERS FROM IWO JIMA reveals the true story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the subject of two films directed by Clint Eastwood. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS tells the story of the US Marines who raised the... -
Bahawalpur: The Kingdom that Vanished by Anabel Loyd
RRP: £26.99£13.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670093779Author Anabel LoydFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House, IndiaDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 30mm -
Singapore: A Very Short History: From Temasek to Tomorrow by Alvin Tan 9789811840906
RRP: £9.99£8.43Singapore: A Very Short History - From Temasek to Tomorrow is a fresh, new, and highly-readable account of Singapore's history. It is a sweeping story of discovery, abandonment, rediscovery and development of what is today one of the world's greatest... -
Last Children Of The Raj, Volume 1 (1919-1939): British Childhoods in India by Laurence Fleming
RRP: £15.00£9.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903660201Author Mark TullyFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Dexter HavenPublisher Dexter HavenWeight(grams) 434gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 30mm -
Birth of an Empire by Yuri Pines 9780520289741
RRP: £34.00£26.85In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. Hailed by some and maligned by many, Qin has long been an enigma. In this pathbreaking study,... -
Shogun: The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan's Greatest Ruler by A. L. Sadler
RRP: £15.99£10.09Uncover the true history behind the critically acclaimed FX/Hulu series "SHOGUN" in this epic biography of the man who unified Medieval Japan. For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war against one another incessantly. Shogun... -
Slim, Master of War: Burma, 1942-5 by Robert Lyman
RRP: £10.99£7.05'Elegantly written and beautifully produced' TLSHow 'Uncle Bill' won the war in BurmaDefeated and demoralised, British units in the Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943, General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his...