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Latin for Local History: An Introduction by Eileen Gooder 9780582487284
RRP: $93.58$89.66Latin for Local History provides a self-teaching guide for those historians who wish to tackle the language in which the majority of pre-eighteenth century historical records have been written. It is unique in dealing only with Latin found in historical... -
The Wars of the Roses by Hugh Bicheno
RRP: $29.23$21.35THE REAL GAME OF THRONES... The Wars of the Roses were a prolonged brawl over an inheritance by a deeply dysfunctional extended family. The inheritance in question was the throne of England; the story is one of unbridled ambition and murderous... -
From Judgment to Passion: Devotion to Christ and the Virgin Mary, 800-1200 by Rachel Fulton Brown 9780231125512
RRP: $68.25$56.04Devotion to the crucified Christ is one of the most familiar, yet most disconcerting artifacts of medieval European civilization. How and why did the images of the dying God-man and his grieving mother achieve such prominence, inspiring unparalleled... -
The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme by Gavin Stamp
RRP: $19.48$13.86Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, is arguably the finest structure erected by any British architect in the twentieth century. It is the principal,... -
Mail by Rail - The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson 9781526776136
RRP: $68.25$47.37Railways have been used for the carriage of mail since soon after the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in 1830, the development of the first travelling post offices following, enabling the Post Office to achieve maximum efficiencies in mail... -
The Tolls of Death (Knights Templar Mysteries 17): A riveting and gritty medieval mystery by Michael Jecks
RRP: $19.48$13.26After their gruelling journeys to Galicia and Scilly, Baldwin and Simon are at last back on the English mainland, dumped unceremoniously when their shipmaster partakes of his cargo and almost wrecks the ship. Eager to get home, Baldwin and Simon set off... -
Hitler as Military Commander by John Strawson 9781804364352
RRP: $25.33$15.95Was Hitler 'the greatest strategic genius of all time' as Nazi propaganda had it, or just an amateur?Why was the startling success of his campaigns in Poland and France followed by the blundering mistakes in Russia, North Africa and France? Might Germany... -
Traces of Vermeer by Jane Jelley 9780198789734
RRP: $29.23$21.35Johannes Vermeer's luminous paintings are loved and admired around the world, yet we do not understand how they were made. We see sunlit spaces; the glimmer of satin, silver, and linen; we see the softness of a hand on a lute string or letter. We... -
A History of Lincoln by Richard Gurnham
RRP: $43.88$32.74The earliest settlement beside the Brayford Pool was called Lindon, and this Celtic name was adopted by the Roman conquerors in the first century ad. e fortress established on the hill above the river Witham was later transformed into a provincial... -
Short History Of The Victorian Era, A Pocket Essential by Gordon Kerr
RRP: $19.48$5.67It began with the horse-drawn carriage and ended with the aeroplane... An era, beginning in the 1830s and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, that saw the British Empire - the largest ever seen - dominate the world. British ingenuity in the... -
Mansfield Past and Present: The Changing Face of the Town and its People by The Old Mansfield Society
RRP: $31.18$23.89Mansfield has seen many changes over the year. Influenced by its industrial past of coal mining and textiles, it still thrives as a market town. Drawing from The Old Mansfield Society's vast archive, this book presents historical images of Mansfield... -
The Hidden Horticulturists: The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain's Gardens by Fiona Davison 9781786495082
RRP: $21.43$13.88'Delightful... The Hidden Horticulturists pulsates with the extraordinary energy and excitement of the time.' Daily MailChosen as one of the Sunday Telegraph's 'Top Ten Gardening Books of the Year' _____________________The untold story of the remarkable... -
The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470 by Barbara E. Crawford
RRP: $39.00$28.18The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island and... -
Crisis of the Seventeenth Century: Religion, the Reformation, & Social Change by Hugh Trevor-Roper 9780865972780
RRP: $21.35$18.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865972780Author Hugh Trevor-RoperFormat PaperbackPage Count 465Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 757g -
Fading London: The City's Vanishing Ghost Signs by Helen Cox 9780750992596
RRP: $39.00$29.33Take a photographic journey into London's often overlooked advertising history and see how the capital's businesses of old made use of hand-painted signs to inform, advertise and appeal to consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising... -
Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage by Stephen Budiansky 9780452287471
RRP: $46.80$32.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452287471Author Stephen BudianskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge by Yves Buffetaut 9781612006697
RRP: $38.98$27.85German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxembourg in December of 1944 to January 1945 which the Germans called Operation Wacht am Rhein, the... -
Luftwaffe Blitz: The Inside Story November 1940-May 1941 by Chris Goss
RRP: $36.95$15.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791519Author Chris GossFormat PaperbackPage Count 209Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Spitfires Over Berlin: Desperation and Devastation During WW2's Final Months: 2019 by Dan Sharp
RRP: $48.65$36.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658047Author Dan SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 464gDimensions(mm) 196mm *... -
Code-Breaker: The untold story of Richard Hayes, the Dublin librarian who helped turn the tide of WWII by Marc McMenamin 9780717181612
RRP: $35.08$25.25The incredible true story of the librarian, the Nazi spy and Ireland's secret role in turning the tide of World War II When unassuming librarian Richard Hayes, a gifted polymath and cryptographer, was drafted by Irish intelligence services to track... -
Town Well Fortified: The Fortresses of the Civil Wars in Britain, 1639-1660 by David Flintham 9781804513484
RRP: $58.40$40.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804513484Author David FlinthamFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Forger by Cay Rademacher
RRP: $17.53$12.09SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER AWARD 2019 Hamburg, 1948In a routine operation, Chief Inspector Frank Stave is shot down. He survives, but transfers from the murder commission to the office combatting the black market. There, Stave is... -
Wales at War: The Experience of the Second World War in Wales by Stuart Broomfield
RRP: $33.13$25.23When World War II began in September 1939 Wales was considered to be one of the safest parts of the United Kingdom. However, with the Fall of France in June 1940 it came within the range of German bombers based there. Death and destruction followed. The... -
Becoming Irish American: The Making and Remaking of a People from Roanoke to JFK by Timothy J. Meagher 9780300126273
RRP: $48.75$40.79The origins and evolution of Irish American identity, from colonial times through the twentieth century "Subtly provocative. . . . [Meagher] traces the making and remaking of Irish America through several iterations and shows the impact of religion on... -
Casting the Runes: The Letters of M. R. James by Dr Jane Mainley-Piddock
RRP: $58.50$38.84The much-loved author Montague Rhodes James is best known today for his ghost stories. Their popularity has kept them in print since the first collection was issued in 1931, and they've earned a cult following. But for all this literary success, his... -
Queen Victoria: Her Life and Legacy by Kendall, Paul 9781399018319
RRP: $48.75$35.14For almost 64 years, Queen Victoria reigned over Great Britain during a period which saw the country become the most powerful and prestigious in the world and one which experienced enormous social, political and industrial change. Those changes were... -
Growing Remembrance by David Childs 9781848845510
RRP: $29.23$21.35The story of the inspiration for, establishment and evolution of the National Memorial Arboretum is a fascinating one. Sited at Alrewas, Staffordshire, the Arboretum has become the Nation's all year round focus for remembering and paying tribute to all... -
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape by Dr Stejarel Olaru
RRP: $48.75$36.82Nadia Comaneci is the Romanian child prodigy and global gymnastics star who ultimately fled her homeland and the brutal oppression of a communist regime. At the age of just 14, Nadia became the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the... -
House of Tudor: A Grisly History by Mayhew, Mickey 9781399011044
RRP: $39.00$27.87Gruesome but not gratuitous, this decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers some forty-five events' from the Tudor reign, taking in everything from the death of Richard III to the botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and a... -
Conchophilia: Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe by Marisa Anne Bass 9780691215761
RRP: $87.75$69.65A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern EuropeAmong nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia... -
The First Stones: Penywyrlod, Gwernvale and the Black Mountains Neolithic Long Cairns of South-East Wales by William Britnell
RRP: $74.10$68.07The First Stones brings together the results of recent research on the Neolithic long cairns lying in the shadow of the Black Mountains in south-east Wales, focusing upon Penywyrlod and Gwernvale, the two best known tombs within the group, previously... -
The Way It Was.. and That: Recollections of Old Mayo by Joe Coen 9781906628680
$28.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906628680Author Joe CoenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CheckPoint PressPublisher CheckPoint PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Sean MacDiarmada: 16Lives by Brian Feeney 9781847172631
RRP: $31.18$24.12Sean MacDiarmada moved in the shadows, ultra-cautious about what he committed to paper, aware that his letters could be intercepted by the police. Because of this, history has not allocated MacDiarmada the prominent role he deserves in the organisation... -
Rilke: The Last Inward Man by Lesley Chamberlain 9781782277248
RRP: $39.00$34.36When Rilke died in 1926, his reputation as a great poet seemed secure. But as the tide of the critical avant-garde turned, he was increasingly dismissed as apolitical, too inward. In Rilke: The Last Inward Man, acclaimed critic Lesley Chamberlain uses... -
The City of Lies by Michael Russell
RRP: $19.48$13.26Dublin 1940. An IRA attack leaves two guards dead on the streets of Dublin. Two days later, a battle between warring gangs erupts at a race meeting, and on Ireland's east coast the cremated bodies of a wealthy family of five are found in their shuttered,... -
William Rufus by Frank Barlow
RRP: $48.75$41.57William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror and England's king for only 13 years (1087-1100) before he was mysteriously assassinated. In this vivid biography, here updated and reissued with a new preface, Frank... -
Dunkirk and the Little Ships by Philip Weir
RRP: $19.48$14.96During 1940 the German army swept with devastating speed across the Low Countries and into northern France and drove Allied forces back into a small pocket around Dunkirk. Without a swift withdrawal across the English Channel, the latter faced certain... -
Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women on Both Sides by Joshua Levine
RRP: $33.13$23.95Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time.In June 1940,... -
Stonehenge: A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos by John North 9781416576464
$61.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416576464Author John NorthFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 995gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History by Euan Cameron 9780198207603
RRP: $70.18$67.06'Early Modern' is a term applied to the period which falls between the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the nineteenth century. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Europe in this period, exploring the changes and transitions...