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The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case by Philippa Langley 9781803995410
RRP: $48.75$33.40'Philippa Langley has done it again.' - THE TIMESA HISTORY HIT BOOK OF THE MONTHHistory re-written: has the 540-year-old mystery been solved?'The totality of evidence revealed is astonishing. Following the discovery of King Richard III's grave in a car... -
Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to Ypres and Passchendaele by Tonie Holt 9781844153770
RRP: $13.63$10.00Covering the important WW1 Battles of Ypres, including the notorious Passchendaele, this guidebook takes readers on a historic trip through some of the well-known and most important sites of the area. This book, part of a new series of guides, is... -
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon Schama 9780006861362
RRP: $58.50$41.20This is the book that made Simon Schama's reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen. In this brilliant work that moves far beyond the... -
The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659: The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars by Geoffrey Parker
RRP: $52.63$42.80The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasized military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such... -
Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused by Mike Dash
RRP: $21.43$14.43'A fascinating exploration of human greed and self-delusion and also a tribute to our ageless search for beauty' DEBORAH MOGGACH.In 1630s' Holland thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants to the lowest street traders, were caught up in a frenzy... -
The Girl with the Red Hair: The powerful novel based on the astonishing true story of one woman’s fight in WWII by Buzzy Jackson
RRP: $37.03$26.54The greatest hero of the Second World War . . . is a girl you've never heard ofThe blazing debut novel based on the unsung true story of Hannie Schaft, a young-woman-turned-Dutch-Resistance-fighter in Nazi-occupied Netherlands'Inspiring, empowering, and... -
The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806 by Jonathan Israel
RRP: $113.10$108.67The Dutch Golden Age, the age of Grotius, Spinoza, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and a host of other renowned artists and writers was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. It was in fact one of the... -
Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto
RRP: $25.33$9.18Amsterdam is not just any city. Despite its relative size it has stood alongside its larger cousins - Paris, London, Berlin - and has influenced the modern world to a degree that few other cities have. Sweeping across the city's colourful thousand year... -
Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them by Stan Hieronymus 9780937381878
RRP: $27.28$21.35This book delves into monastic brewing, detailing this rich-flavoured region of the beer world through detailed visits to the modern producers in both America and Belgium. Along the way, Stan Hieronymus examines methods for brewing these unique ales... -
Nobody Lives Here: A Jewish Childhood in the Occupied Netherlands by Lex Lesgever 9781803993225
RRP: $37.03$27.92'I was on the street and I was free - but what now?'This is the story of Lex Lesgever: a young Jewish boy who found himself alone on the streets of wartime Amsterdam, the only survivor of his large family. He was just 11 when the Germans invaded in May... -
Dambuster Raid Crash Sites: 617 Squadron in Holland and Germany by Chris Ward
RRP: $25.33$17.73Many of the 617 Squadron crews who took part in the famous attacks on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams and also the raids on the Dortmund-Ems Canal did not return. This book takes the reader to many of the crash sites that resulted. They include the coast... -
Dancing into Battle: A Social History of the Battle of Waterloo by Nicholas Foulkes
RRP: $19.48$13.26The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815The summer of 1815 saw the final and desperate efforts of European powers to usurp Napoleon's reign over France. The pivotal moment was unfolding in... -
Patriots and Liberators by Simon Schama 9780006861560
RRP: $37.03$25.56A reissue of Simon Schama's landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780-1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics. Between 1780 and 1813 the Dutch... -
Belgian Ale by Pierre Rajotte 9780937381311
RRP: $17.53$12.58Rajotte travelled the world in search of the ultimate brew and found that Belgian ale is the pinnacle of brewing. Discover the importance of sugar, top-fermenting yeast's, and Belgian hops to this intricate, traditional ale.About the AuthorPierre... -
Tulipmania: Money, Honor and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age by Anne Goldgar
RRP: $52.65$52.40In the 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story - how otherwise sensible merchants, nobles, and artisans spent all they... -
Arnhem 1944 by William F. Buckingham 9780752431871
RRP: $21.43$16.09The battle of Arnhem was a major turning point in World War II. It was a gamble by Montgomery, using three airborne divisions, to capture a series of bridges across the wide rivers which separated a powerful army from the plains of northern Germany.About... -
Hugo Grotius, Annals of the War in the Low Countries: Edition, Translation, and Introduction by Jan Waszink 9789462703513
RRP: $212.55$211.73The Annals of the War in the Low Countries is one of Hugo Grotius' lesser-known works. Grotius expresses a wayward view of the early revolt, which he presents not as a united battle for the true faith and the ancient liberties of the land but as a... -
Leuven’s College Laboratories: An Urban Walking Guide through 600 Years of Science Geert Vanpaemel 9789462704336
RRP: $39.00$33.15Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.