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Mediaeval Town Plans by Brian Paul Hindle 9780747800651
£3.38Most English towns were founded in the later medieval period, in particular between the mid twelfth and early fourteenth centuries. This book begins by giving an outline of the growth in the number of towns and outlines the archaeological, documentary... -
Scotland After the Ice Age: Environment, Archaeology and History 8000 BC - AD 1000 by Kevin J. Edwards
RRP: £37.00£34.41This book charts the environmental transformation of Scotland from the end of the ice age in an empty land 10,000 years ago to the Viking invasions of an established society 9,000 years later. When the icefields and glaciers disappeared forests covered... -
Naples: A Traveller's Reader by Mr Desmond Seward
RRP: £12.99£8.60Many Italian cities look back with pride to the days when they were independent republics: Naples, on the contrary, remembers its days as a royal capital, the brilliant administrative and political centre of The Kingdom of The Two Sicilies, ruled over... -
The Woman Before Wallis: Prince Edward, the Parisian Courtesan, and the Perfect Murder by Andrew Rose 9781250050069
RRP: £28.00£17.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250050069Author Andrew RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 331g -
The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe by David Parrott
RRP: £30.99£23.25This is a major new approach to the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and the power of the state in early modern Europe. Whereas previous accounts have emphasised the growth of state-run armies during this period, David Parrott... -
The War in the Channel Islands: Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey
RRP: £28.00£20.62Besides being the only British territory occupied by the Germans in the Second World War, it is perhaps less generally known that the Channel Islands were fortified out of all proportion to the rest of Hitler's Atlantic Wall: a legacy that is explored in... -
Robert Bruce: And the Community of the Realm of Scotland: An Edinburgh Classic Edition by G.W.S. Barrow
RRP: £23.99£22.25The story of how Robert Bruce outwitted Edward I, the shrewd and ruthless King of England, defeated his son Edward II, and in doing so regained Scotland's independence. Professor Barrow describes the dazzling and tragic career of William Wallace, the... -
The British Home Front and the First World War by Hew Strachan
RRP: £89.99£82.01The First World War required the mobilisation of entire societies, regardless of age or gender. The phrase 'home front' was itself a product of the war with parts of Britain literally a war front, coming under enemy attack from the sea and increasingly... -
Enemy on the Euphrates: The Battle for Iraq, 1914-1921 by Ian Rutledge 9780863561702
RRP: £10.99£7.40In 1920 an Arab revolt came perilously close to inflicting a shattering defeat upon the British Empire's forces occupying Iraq after the Great War. A huge peasant army besieged British garrisons and bombarded them with captured artillery. British columns... -
Cathedrals: Masterpieces of Architecture, Feats of Engineering, Icons of Faith by Simon Jenkins
RRP: £28.95£25.85The acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals.Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of the history of Western civilization ... -
One Clear Ice-cold January Morning at the Beginning of the 21st Century by Roland Schimmelpfennig
RRP: £10.99£7.40"A highly original and often hypnotic work . . . exactly the type of book that readers in search of striking European voices should embrace" John Boyne, author of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMASA contemporary Berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban... -
British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail: 1649-1859 by David Hepper 9781399031028
RRP: £30.00£28.39This significant new reference book provides a complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy which were lost at sea in the age of sail. Arranged in chronological order, it includes outline details of each vessel lost and the circumstances of her loss... -
London Urban Legends: The Corpse on the Tube and Other Stories by Scott Wood
RRP: £9.99£7.55How long has a corpse been staring out at passengers on the tube? Was London Bridge really shipped abroad by an American thinking he'd bought Tower Bridge? Did the Queen really mix with the crowds as a princess on VE Day? And did Hitler actually want to... -
Coventry's Motorcycle Heritage by Damien Kimberley
RRP: £17.99£13.64Considering that Coventry was the birthplace of the British cycle industry, it is perhaps no surprise that the city became heavily involved in the development of the British motor industry during the mid-1890s. From the first velocipedes built here in... -
Knives and Scabbards by J. Cowgill 9781843833536
RRP: £24.99£20.90Catalogue of knives and scabbards found in London excavations, with discussion of date, technology, decoration and function. Knives were vital to medieval man for a whole range of uses, from the domestic to the wider social context: Anglo-Saxon... -
The German Way of War: A Lesson in Tactical Management by Jaap Jan Brouwer 9781526790378
RRP: £25.00£17.62The German Army lost two consecutive wars and the conclusion is often drawn that it simply wasn't able to cope with its opponents. This image is constantly reinforced in literature and in the media, where seemingly brainless operating German units led by... -
George III: America's Last King by Professor Jeremy Black
RRP: £25.00£21.32The first full new study of George III in thirty years The sixty-year reign of George III (1760-1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern world history: the ending of the Seven Years' War with France, the American... -
Rena's Promise by Rena Kornreich Gelissen
RRP: £17.99£12.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807093139Author Rena Kornreich GelissenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Clayton and Openshaw by Jill Cronin 9780752435213
RRP: £12.99£9.62A history of Clayton and Openshaw.Book InformationISBN 9780752435213Author Jill CroninFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 8mm -
Gloves and Glove-making by Mike Redwood
RRP: £8.99£7.64From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions - insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles. Gloves have been used since prehistoric times, but in Britain their use as... -
Crusoe's Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness by Andrew Lambert
RRP: £8.99£5.92Originally named Juan Fernandez, the island of Robinson Crusoe in the South Pacific was the inspiration for Defoe's classic novel about the adventures of a shipwrecked sailor. Yet the complex story of Britain's relationship with this distant, tiny island... -
De Havilland in Hatfield: The Golden Years 1930-35 by John Clifford 9781781553602
RRP: £16.99£12.94The de Havilland Aircraft Co opened an aerodrome in 1930 on farmland that it acquired outside Hatfield. The company's School of Flying was the first operation to take up residence. Flying clubs moved in and recreational facilities were developed. Garden... -
Royal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 1970s and '80s by Chris Goss 9781802822595
RRP: £16.99£12.28Focusing on the helicopters used specifically by the Royal Navy and British Army, this book looks at the Lynx, Sea King, Wasp Scout, Wessex, Whirlwind and some minor types. With over 180 black and white and colour photographs, this book, the sixth in a... -
Lovell our Dogge: The Life of Viscount Lovell, Closest Friend of Richard III and Failed Regicide by Michele Schindler
RRP: £9.99£6.64In July 1484 Tudor agent William Collingbourne - executed for treason in 1484 - tacked up a lampoon to the walls of St Paul's Cathedral: 'The Catte, the Ratte and Lovell our dogge rulyth all Englande under a hogge.' That cat was Sir William... -
Alive, Alive Oh!: And Other Things that Matter by Diana Athill
RRP: £9.99£6.70What matters in the end? In the final years of life, which memories stand out? Writing from her retirement home in Highgate, London, as she approaches her 100th year, Diana Athill recalls in sparkling detail the moments in her life which sustain her... -
A Useful History of Britain: The Politics of Getting Things Done by Michael Braddick
RRP: £26.49£14.29The United Kingdom has not yet lasted as long as the Kingdom of Wessex, and may not do so. Conventional histories of Britain, though, tell the story of the origins of the UK as if that was the natural endpoint of political development on the island... -
Flak Towers in Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna 1940-1950: in Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna 1940-1950 by Michael Foedrowitz 9780764303982
RRP: £13.99£8.77Detailed coverage of the massive concrete towers used as anti-aircraft bastions, some of which still stand today.Book InformationISBN 9780764303982Author Michael FoedrowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer... -
The Little Book of Warwickshire by Lynne Williams
RRP: £9.99£7.55Warwickshire, home to William Shakespeare, Rupert Brooke and the legendary Lady Godiva, boasts a rich and engaging history. Revealed within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Warwickshire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns... -
Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian by James Grant 9780393609196
RRP: £23.99£20.51During the upheavals of 2007-9, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, had the name of a Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, inventor of the Treasury bill and author of Lombard Street, Bagehot... -
Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon England by Christopher Gravett 9781841761336
RRP: £16.99£14.10Very few battles of the medieval period can be regarded as decisive but Hastings was certainly one of them. Fought on 14th October 1066 between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, king of England, the outcome irrevocably changed the course of... -
Devon by W. G. Hoskins 9781860772702
RRP: £30.00£23.03DEVON has a great sense of its own separate history. Throughout the centuries it was relatively isolated, with two long coastlines and comparatively short land boundaries, both ancient: Celtic Cornwall to the west and the rest of England to the east... -
The Great Siege of Chester by John Barratt 9780752423456
RRP: £25.00£18.54The appalling effects of civil war are often suffered most horrifically by the ordinary men, women and children involuntarily caught up in it, as it tears asunder the very fabric of their lives. Such was the fate of the citizens of Chester, who for... -
Beach Huts and Bathing Machines by Kathryn Ferry 9780747807001
RRP: £8.99£7.40Behind the enduring popularity of beach huts lies a story of classic British eccentricity. Immensely photogenic and appealing, these colourful seaside buildings are direct successors of the Georgian bathing machine, which first appeared in the 1730s as a... -
Eltham by David Sleep 9780752433813
RRP: £14.99£11.55A history of Eltham.Book InformationISBN 9780752433813Author David SleepFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Cricket in Wales: An Illustrated History by Andrew Hignell 9780708321645
RRP: £4.99£4.44This book is an illustrated history of cricket in Wales, tracing the evolution of, and the fundamental role of the game in the culture and social history of the Principality. Indeed, cricket was the first team game to be played in Wales, with the first... -
Marx and Engels on Bonapartism: Selected Journalism, 1851-59 by Spencer A. Leonard
RRP: £104.00£91.27For a little over a decade after the ignominious collapse of the Revolution of 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels worked as professional journalists. Writing from London for newspapers in the United States and, eventually, on the Continent, Marx... -
The King's War by Mark Logue
RRP: £10.99£7.40The broadcast that George VI made to the nation on the outbreak of war in September 1939 - which formed the climax of the multi Oscar-winning film The King's Speech - was the product of years of hard work with Lionel Logue, his iconoclastic... -
Interrogations: Inside the Minds of the Nazi Elite by Richard Overy 9780140284546
RRP: £20.99£14.94From award-winning historian Richard Overy, Interrogations: Inside the Minds of the Nazi Elite is the harrowing true story of the interviews with Nazi masterminds in the aftermath of the Second World War. How can we ever understand why those in the... -
The Dancer Defects: The Struggle for Cultural Supremacy during the Cold War by David Caute 9780199278831
£70.12The cultural Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West was without precedent. At the outset of this original and wide-ranging historical survey, David Caute establishes the nature of the extraordinary cultural competition set up post-1945 between... -
Labour in Power 1945-1951 by Kenneth O. Morgan 9780192851505
£43.15This is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and influential Attlee government. Based on a vast range of previously unpublished material, personal papers, and recently released public...