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Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians In Medieval Christendom by Norman Cohn
RRP: $29.23$21.35In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were... -
The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past by Shaun Walker 9780190659240
RRP: $48.73$35.22In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel... -
Realm of Darkness (Hugh Corbett 23) by Paul Doherty 9781472284792
RRP: $42.88$30.44Paul Doherty's twenty-third medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell.Book InformationISBN 9781472284792Author Paul DohertyFormat... -
Lightnings to Spitfires: Memoirs of an RAF Fighter Pilot and Former Officer Commanding the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight by Clive Rowley
RRP: $48.75$34.36For forty-four years, Clive Rowley flew with the Royal Air Force and for thirty-one of those years he specialised as an air defence fighter pilot. Such was his love of fast fighter aircraft that, in order to stay flying, he transferred to Specialist... -
Norman Naval Operations in the Mediterranean by Charles D. Stanton
RRP: $52.63$43.82The formidable force of the Normans at sea has been frequently overlooked. This volume shows their dominance over the Mediterranean, and its far-reaching effects. The rise of Norman naval power in the central Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth... -
Strick: Tank Hero of Arras by Tim Strickland
RRP: $58.50$40.85Major-General Eugene Vincent Michael Strickland CMG, DSO, OBE, MM, CStJ, Star of Jordan - Strick - rose from penniless hardship to great military distinction. He was a tank man, a war hero who fought in France, North Africa and Italy during World War II,... -
Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature by Lois Tyson
RRP: $70.18$62.58Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting field in a friendly and readable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on... -
The Men With the Pink Triangle: The True, Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps by Heinz Heger
RRP: $29.23$19.27For decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize that gay people, like Jews and others deemed "undesirable," suffered enormously at the hands of the Nazi... -
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts 9781984879288
RRP: $48.75$32.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984879288Author Andrew RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 784Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 743gDimensions(mm) 227mm * 151mm... -
To Fight Alongside Friends: The First World War Diary of Charlie May by Gerry Harrison 9780007558551
RRP: $21.43$16.17The First World War Diaries of Manchester Pals Captain Charlie May - written and kept in secret and published now for the first time. A born storyteller, Charlie May's vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and... -
Serbs and Albanians by Milan Sufflay 9780988712928
RRP: $44.85$32.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988712928Author Milan SufflayFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint AlerionPublisher AlerionWeight(grams) 404g -
John Charles McQuaid: Ruler of Catholic Ireland by John Cooney 9780862788117
$56.12An in-depth study of the most significant Irish clergyman in the history of the state For three decades, 1940-72, as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, John Charles McQuaid imposed his iron will on Irish politicians and instilled fear among his... -
Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape by Oliver Tearle
RRP: $19.48$13.26What caused Dickens to leap out of bed one night and walk 30 miles from London to Kent?How did a small town on the Welsh borders become the second-hand bookshop capital of the world?Why did a jellyfish persuade Evelyn Waugh to abandon his suicide attempt... -
The Extraordinary Life of A A Milne by Nadia Cohen 9781526704467
RRP: $38.98$27.85VERY few authors can ever dream of coming close to the legacy left by AA Milne. He remains a household name in almost every corner of the globe thanks to a phenomenally popular collection of whimsical children s stories about a boy named Christopher... -
Scraps: The Rules of the Game, Volume 2 by Michel Leiris 9780300212389
RRP: $27.28$27.18The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis One of the most versatile and beloved French intellectuals of the... -
Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies: The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 by William Cormack 9781487503956
RRP: $109.20$90.36Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies examines the complex revolutionary struggle in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. The arrival of tricolour cockades - badges showing support for the French Revolution - and news from Paris... -
Sussex at War 1939 - 1945 by Clifford Mewett 9781473855595
RRP: $25.33$13.36From the Dunkirk evacuation, Sussex became a front-line County and a likely invasion area if the German's launched their feared attack. This book takes an in depth look at the fortification of the County, the plight of the evacuees who were hurriedly... -
Grandmama of Europe: The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria by Theo Aronson 9781839012587
RRP: $29.23$27.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839012587Author Theo AronsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 22mm -
Medway Tales: Life on the Dividing River by Wilf Lower 9780752453064
RRP: $29.23$22.52The River Medway has long sustained those who have lived along its banks. Collated by maritime journalist Wilf Lower, Medway Tales: Life on the Dividing River comprises a lively collection of feature articles detailing the people of the Medway and the... -
Columba: Politician, penitent and pilgrim by Ian Bradley
RRP: $23.38$16.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849527668Author Ian BradleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Wild Goose PublicationsPublisher Wild Goose PublicationsWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm)... -
A Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases by Christopher Coredon
RRP: $38.98$33.09The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world. An interest in the middle ages often brings the non-specialist reader up short against a word or term which is not understood or only... -
From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Vol IV: 1917 Year of Crisis by Arthur Jacob Marder
RRP: $33.13$23.95The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that 'his naval history has a unique fascination... -
The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt by Anna Hájková
RRP: $60.43$52.98Terezin, as it was known in Czech, or Theresienstadt as it was known in German, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East... -
Burning Down The Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution and the Fall of the Berlin Wall by Tim Mohr 9780349701318
RRP: $37.03$25.64LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE 'A thrilling and essential social history that details the rebellious youth movement that helped change the world' Rolling Stone'A riveting and inspiring history of punk's hard-fought struggle in East... -
The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible by Seumas MacInnes
$10.32Seumas MacInnes, one of Scotland's premier restaurateurs and owner of the iconic Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow, is not afraid to take issue with the national bard over the sobriquet 'Great chieftain o' the puddin race'. Without slighting the qualities of... -
The Phoney Victory by Peter Hitchens 9781788313292
RRP: $68.25$67.90Was World War II really the `Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated... -
A Concise History of Poland by Jerzy Lukowski 9781108440127
RRP: $48.73$40.35Poland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated again in the Second World War, and reduced to satellite status of the Soviet Union after 1945. Yet it emerged in the... -
Sidereus Nuncius, or the Sidereal Messenger by Galileo Galilei
$31.57Galileo Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, "unheard of through the ages," revealed by a mysterious new instrument. Galileo had ingeniously... -
No Free Parking: The Curious History of London's Monopoly Streets by Nicholas Boys Smith
RRP: $33.13$24.24From the medieval cobbles, through Dickensian iron and fog, to the neon lights and bustle of the twenty-first century, the ever-changing streets of London map out the vibrant stories, triumphs and struggles of everyone who ever called London home. ... -
The Invention of Infinity: Mathematics and Art in the Renaissance by J. V. Field 9780198523949
$221.97Renaissance craftsmen, such as painters, were educated in `practical mathematics'. This book tells us the fascintating story of how the artisan tradition made important contributions not only to art but also to `proper' mathematics. Beautiful works of... -
Operation C3: Hitler's Plan to Invade Malta 1942 by John Burtt
RRP: $48.75$34.36When writing his memoirs after World War II, German Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring stated, Italy's missing her chance to occupy the island [of Malta] at the start of hostilities will go down in history as a fundamental blunder. It's easy to... -
The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk From Here To There by Jack Cornish 9781405951289
RRP: $39.00$27.87Discover the rich history of Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again . . .'A nostalgic amble through the history of travel in England and Wales, and an examination of the routes that make... -
EVERY DAY BRADFORD by Martin Greenwood
$37.36In May 2022 Bradford was awarded the honour of being UK City of Culture 2025. Bradford is one of the most fascinating places in the country. This history provides a unique reference of what Bradford has already achieved and how it can now build on that... -
Panzers in Normandy: Then and Now by Eric Lefevre
RRP: $54.60$40.21Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Normandy campaign, Panzers in Normandy Then and Now is a detailed study of the German panzer regiments in Normandy in 1944 as seen from the German side. The book is basically divided into two parts:... -
Music in Golden-Age Florence, 1250–1750: From the Priorate of the Guilds to the End of the Medici Grand Duchy by Anthony M. Cummings
RRP: $93.60$78.84A comprehensive account of music in Florence from the late Middle Ages until the end of the Medici dynasty in the mid-eighteenth century. Florence is justly celebrated as one of the world's most important cities. It enjoys mythic status and occupies an... -
Germany's Russia Problem: The Struggle for Balance in Europe by John Lough 9781526151506
RRP: $48.75$35.72The relationship between Germany and Russia is Europe's most important link with the largest country on the continent. But despite Germany's unparalleled knowledge and historical experience, its policymakers struggle to accept that Moscow's efforts to... -
Languages of Class: Studies in English Working Class History 1832-1982 by Gareth Stedman Jones
RRP: $68.23$57.23This collection of essays by Gareth Stedman Jones proposes a different way of seeing both historians' analytical conceptions of 'class', and the actual manifestation of class in the history of English politics and English culture since the 1830s. As the... -
Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History by Owen Davies 9781847250360
RRP: $83.83$81.90Cunning-folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their... -
Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome by Shawn Levy
RRP: $25.33$16.77SUNDAY TIMES FILM BOOK OF THE YEAR'Uproariously readable ... Levy is a master of the group biography' Sunday Times'Teeming with satisfying gossipy details' Guardian'Exalts the intoxicating, beguiling dreaminess of Rome in its celluloid heyday' TLS1950s... -
A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present by Ellis Wasson
RRP: $60.35$54.31Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the...