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Annihilation: Volume II: The European Rimlands 1939-1953 by Mark Levene 9780198791775
€58.51From the years leading up to the First World War to the aftermath of the Second, Europe experienced an era of genocide. As well as the Holocaust, this period also witnessed the Armenian genocide in 1915, mass killings in Bolshevik and Stalinist Russia,... -
'Essential Agony': The Battle of Dunbar 1650 by Arran Johnston 9781912866588
RRP: €29.75€25.37On 3 September 1650, two former allies fought a bitter clash of arms in the rain-soaked fields around the quiet seaside town of Dunbar. For one, it was a signal mercy which cemented his reputation and paved the way for political as well as military... -
The Siege of Leningrad: 900 Days of Terror by David Glantz
RRP: €13.08€8.81The full story of the most terrible siege in history when over a million people perished, illustrated by pictures recently released from Russian archives.Leningrad (now reverted to its pre-1914 name of St Petersburg) was surrounded by German forces in... -
The Pursuit of Europe: A History by Anthony Pagden 9780198757665
RRP: €37.47€26.11The European Union, we are told, is facing extinction. Most of those who believe that, however, have no understanding of how, and why, it became possible to imagine that the diverse peoples of Europe might be united in a single political community. ... -
Failed Fuhrers: A History of the British Extreme Right by Graham Macklin
RRP: €34.50€29.86This book provides a comprehensive history of the ideas and ideologues associated with the racial fascist tradition in Britain. It charts the evolution of the British extreme right from its post-war genesis after 1918 to its present-day incarnations, and... -
A History of England in 100 Places: From Stonehenge to the Gherkin by John Julius Norwich
RRP: €15.46€10.23From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgwater Canal to Blackpool Pier, acclaimed historian John Julius Norwich tells the political, cultural, social, religious and economic story of England through one hundred key... -
University Politics: F.M. Cornford's Cambridge and his Advice to the Young Academic Politician by Gordon Johnson 9780521723732
RRP: €28.55€23.79This entertaining account of Cambridge around the turn of the twentieth century contains the centenary edition of the complete text of F. M. Cornford's famous satire of 1908 on university politics, Microcosmographia Academica, together with a full... -
The Vanished Collection: Stolen masterpieces, family secrets and one woman's quest for the truth by Pauline Baer de Perignon
RRP: €13.08€9.25A charming and heartfelt story about war, art, and the lengths a woman will go to find the truth about her family. 'As devourable as a thriller... Incredibly moving' Elle 'Pauline Baer de Perignon is a natural storyteller - refreshingly honest,... -
The Formation of the English Kingdom in the Tenth Century by George Molyneaux 9780198717911
RRP: €142.80€131.15The central argument of The Formation of the English Kingdom in the Tenth Century is that the English kingdom which existed at the time of the Norman Conquest was defined by the geographical parameters of a set of administrative reforms implemented in... -
Revolution Francaise: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation by Sophie Pedder
RRP: €20.22€14.61The extraordinary story of how an outsider candidate - an unknown technocrat and economics minister on the fringes of French politics - made his way to the Elysee palace, with new material and expert analysis of recent events including the gilets jaunes... -
The German Peasants' War 1524-26 by Douglas Miller 9781804512029
RRP: €35.64€24.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804512029Author Douglas MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
East Sussex Under Attack: Anti-Invasion Sites 1500-1990 by Chris Butler
RRP: €29.75€22.06The East Sussex coastline has always been Britain's frontline defence against invasion. From the forts of Henry VIII and the Napoleonic Martello Towers to the pillboxes, gun emplacements and civil defence sits of the two World Wars and the secret... -
Cheshire Folk Tales by Johnny Gillett 9780752465135
RRP: €11.89€8.98Cheshire is a county that associates with the giants of English literature, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wierdstone of Brisingamen, but how did these fabulous tales develop from a supposedly flat... -
The Sweeney: The First Sixty Years of Scotland Yard's Crimebusting: Flying Squad, 1919-1978 by Dick Kirby 9781526756305
RRP: €17.84€13.03The story of sixty years of Scotland Yards top crime-busting department has been written over a twenty year period by a former detective who spent over eight years with the Flying Squad The Sweeney. The meticulous research by the author has uncovered... -
British Rock Guitar: The first 50 years, the musicians and their stories by Mo Foster 9780857162311
RRP: €32.12€22.54A renowned bass player, Mo Foster has played his guitar with the greats, and with their backing, contributions and memories has written an insightful, passionate and very humorous book. British Rock Guitar is illustrated with original advertisements,... -
Anne Boleyn: Adultery, Heresy, Desire by Amy Licence 9781445677279
RRP: €22.60€16.67Anne Boleyn's unconventional beauty inspired poets - and she so entranced Henry VIII with her wit, allure and style that he was prepared to set aside his wife of over twenty years and risk his immortal soul. Her sister had already been the king's... -
London's West End: Creating the Pleasure District, 1800-1914 by Rohan McWilliam 9780198823414
RRP: €45.80€39.73How did the West End of London become the world's leading pleasure district? What is the source of its magnetic appeal? How did the centre of London become Theatreland? London's West End, 1800-1914 is the first ever history of the area which has... -
The Battle of Pinkie, 1547: The Last Battle Between the Independent Kingdoms of Scotland and England by David Caldwell
RRP: €41.65€38.35The Battle of Pinkie, fought between the English and the Scots in 1547, was the last great clash between the two as independent nations. It is a well-documented battle with several eyewitness accounts and contemporary illustrations. There is also... -
Elizabethan Rebellions: Conspiracy, Intrigue and Treason by Helene Harrison
RRP: €29.75€20.97Elizabeth I. Tudor, Queen, Protestant. Throughout her reign, Elizabeth I had to deal with many rebellions which aimed to undermine her rule and overthrow her. Led in the main by those who wanted religious freedom and to reap the rewards of power, each... -
Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal: Workers and Workplace in the Preindustrial City by Robert C. Davis
RRP: €30.35€29.02The master ship builders of seventeenth-century Venice formed part of what was arguably the greatest manufacturing complex in early modern Europe. As many as three thousand masters, apprentices, and laborers regularly worked in the city's enormous... -
Crawford: The Origins of the Clan Crawford and Their Place in History by Iain Gray 9781852171094
RRP: €4.75€3.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852171094Author Iain GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd -
Totnes Past & Present by David F. Vodden
RRP: €15.46€11.45In the sixteenth century Totnes became one of the twenty richest towns in the country, thanks to Dartmoor tin and the cloth trade. Over sixty houses from this period still remain in the main street.About the AuthorDavid Vidden's interest in photography... -
Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums: A Guide for Family Historians by Michelle Higgs 9781526744852
RRP: €17.84€13.03How can you trace forebears who were patients in lunatic asylums and find out about their lives? What sources can you consult to discover their personal histories and gain an insight into their experiences? In this concise, accessible handbook, Michelle... -
At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort by Nicole C. Rudolph 9781789208047
RRP: €33.26€26.87After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home. At Home in Postwar France examines key groups of actors - state officials, architects, sociologists and tastemakers - arguing that... -
Beaufighter and Mosquito Operations in WWII: The Memoirs of a Radar Operator by John Pemberton 9781526789570
RRP: €29.75€20.97Zbysek Necas was just 18, and still a high school student, when he escaped from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia a month before the outbreak of war in 1939. He managed to make his way to Britain where he had a cousin. Necas enlisted in the RAF in... -
The Subject of Elizabeth: Authority, Gender, and Representation by Louis Montrose
RRP: €35.70€35.28As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of sixteenth-century patriarchal English society. Louis Montrose's long-awaited book, "The Subject of Elizabeth", illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her... -
Henry the Young King, 1155-1183 by Matthew Strickland
RRP: €20.22€17.86This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantagenet monarch, explores the brief but eventful life of the only English ruler after the Norman Conquest to be created co-ruler in his father's lifetime... -
Winchester: History You Can See by Penny Legg
RRP: €23.80€17.90Winchester offers a veritable feast of history, much of it unrecognised by twenty-first century visitors. This history of the Saxon capital of Wessex is told through evocative photographs of its buildings and intricate nooks and crannies. Brought to life... -
James II and the First Modern Revolution: The End of Absolute Monarchy by John Van der Kiste
RRP: €23.80€17.01In February 1685, James II succeeded his brother Charles II on the English throne. His popularity had soared and fallen during his brother's reign. During a period of less than forty years that had seen the execution of their father, Charles I, the... -
Germany and the Origins of the Second World War by Jonathan Wright
€45.39Jonathan Wright explores the events, discusses rival interpretations and places the policies of Hitler in the context of Germany as a whole. Wright explains that support rose and fell, but, nevertheless, by December 1941 Hitler had succeeded in carrying... -
When I Was a German, 1934-1945: An Englishwoman in Nazi Germany by Christabel Bielenberg 9780803261518
RRP: €22.60€19.90This fascinating glimpse of Nazi Germany is provided by an Englishwoman who was fluent in German and at home in German society, yet not entirely of it. Christabel Bielenberg moved from passive to active resistance as Hitler seized power and the Nazi... -
The Feudal Kingdom of England: 1042-1216 by Frank Barlow 9780582381179
RRP: €73.77€70.69Now in its fifth edition, this hugely successful text remains as vivid and readable as ever. Frank Barlow illuminates every aspect of the Anglo-Norman world, but the central appeal of the book continues to be its firm narrative structure. Here is a... -
Around Wallasey and New Brighton by Ralph Rimmer 9780752401560
RRP: €15.46€11.45The Wallasey area can boast a continuous recorded history of more than 1500 years, from being 'Welshman's Island', through the years of its manorial estates, its more recent renown as a leading holiday centre, to a group of thriving communities within... -
Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England by Spike Gibbs 9781009311830
RRP: €101.15€91.15Providing a new narrative of how local authority and social structures adapted in response to the decline of lordship and the process of state formation, Spike Gibbs uses manorial officeholding - where officials were chosen from among tenants to help run... -
Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry: The Secrets of History's Most Famous Embriodery Hiden in Plain Sight by Arthur Wright 9781526741103
RRP: €29.75€21.44The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the entire panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books portraying the Tapestry... -
The Clives of Sandyford, Staffordshire: The Legend of the Clives by Alan J Jones 9780645292459
RRP: €10.57€9.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645292459Author Alan J JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Alan J Jones, ConsultingPublisher Alan J Jones, ConsultingWeight(grams) 163g -
House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty by Captivating History 9781637165058
RRP: €27.36€18.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637165058Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 126Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)... -
The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 - Updated Edition by R. R. Palmer 9780691161280
RRP: €35.70€28.19For the Western world, the period from 1760 to 1800 was the great revolutionary era in which the outlines of the modern democratic state came into being. Here for the first time in one volume is R. R. Palmer's magisterial account of this incendiary age... -
Voices of Rawmarsh & Parkgate by Anthony Dodsworth
RRP: €15.46€11.45This fascinating book is the culmination of more than a year's research by Anthony Dodsworth helped by members of the Rawmarsh and Parkgate Local History Group and some of the students from St Pius X Catholic High School, Wath-upon-Dearne. The area's... -
Berwick-upon-Tweed: Three places, two nations, one town by Adam Menuge 9781848020290
RRP: €20.22€18.61Nikolaus Pevsner described Berwick-upon-Tweed as 'one of the most exciting towns in England' [Nikolaus Pevsner, Buildings of England: Northumberland (1957), 88] - a place where an absorbing historical tale can still be read in the dense fabric of its old...