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The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe by Bill Yenne 9781472858719
RRP: €29.75€21.30A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away. To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and ... -
The World of the Troubadours: Medieval Occitan Society, c.1100-c.1300 by Linda M. Paterson 9780521558327
RRP: €36.88€31.96Occitania, known today as the 'south of France', had its own language and culture in the Middle Ages. Its troubadours created 'courtly love' and a new poetic language in the vernacular, which were to influence European literature for centuries; and its... -
A Little History of Dublin by Trevor White 9781785374623
RRP: €17.84€15.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374623Author Trevor WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Young Lives on the Left: Sixties Activism and the Liberation of the Self by Celia Hughes
RRP: €35.70€31.75This book examines the coming of age experiences of young men and women who became active in radical Left circles in 1960s England. Based on a rich collection of oral history interviews, the book follows in depth the stories of approximately twenty... -
Red Star: The First Bolshevik Utopia by Alexander Bogdanov
RRP: €19.03€17.87"[A] surprisingly moving story." -The New Yorker"Bogdanov's novels reveal a great deal about their fascinating author, about his time and, ironically, ours, and about the genre of utopia as well as his contribution to it." -Slavic Review"Bogdanov's... -
Brehon Laws: The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland by Jo Kerrigan 9781788491075
RRP: €21.41€19.30A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient Ireland Thousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a widely accepted, sophisticated and surprisingly enlightened legal system kept society running smoothly. ... -
Sacred Springs - Holy Wells in Great Britain by Christina Martin
RRP: €7.13€5.08What is so special about spring water? How are wells holy? Why are so many known for 'the healing of eyes'? The ancient holy wells of the British Isles are amongst the most beautiful and magical places anyone can visit. Often untouched by all but the... -
The Albanians: A Modern History by Miranda Vickers
RRP: €29.74€27.19This is the first full account of a country that, following decades of isolation, has undergone unprecedented changes to its political system: the collapse of communism, the progression to multi-party elections and the upheaval that followed the March... -
D-Day in Photographs by Andrew Whitmarsh 9780752474793
RRP: €23.80€18.17The Allied landings in France on 6 June 1944 were a turning point in world history. This book is a compilation of 200 images relating to all aspects of D-Day and the Normandy landings, beginning with the years of planning and preparations, all conducted... -
The Wandering Jews by Joseph Roth
RRP: €14.27€11.00This is the first English translation of Joseph Roth's portrayal of the Jews of Eastern Europe: their poverty, their towns and trades, their feast days and the mysticism of their rabbis. Roth was conscious that this was a community living under the... -
The War The Infantry Knew: 1914-1919 by J.C. Dunn
RRP: €20.22€13.73Sometimes, through word of mouth and shared enthusiasm, a secret book becomes famous. The War the Infantry Knew is one of them. Published privately in a limited edition of five hundred copies in 1938, it gained a reputation as an outstanding account of... -
A Radical History Of Britain: Visionaries, Rebels and Revolutionaries - the men and women who fought for our freedoms by Edward Vallance
RRP: €17.84€11.96From medieval Runnymede to twentieth-century Jarrow, from King Alfred to George Orwell by way of John Lilburne and Mary Wollstonecraft, a rich and colourful thread of radicalism runs through a thousand years of British history. In this fascinating study,... -
Bismarck: The Iron Chancellor by Volker Ullrich 9781913368371
RRP: €13.08€9.42Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) has gone down in history as the Iron Chancellor, a reactionary and militarist whose 1871 unification of Germany set Europe down the path of disaster to World War I. But as Volker Ullrich shows in this new edition of his... -
African Europeans by Olivette Otele
RRP: €13.08€9.06A Guardian Best Book of 2020 A History Today Book of the Year, 2020Renowned historian Olivette Otele uncovers the untold history of Europeans of African descent, from Saint Maurice who became the leader of a Roman legion and Renaissance scholar Juan... -
Fire in the Minds of Men: Origins of the Revolutionary Faith by James H. Billington
RRP: €53.54€48.30This book traces the origins of a faith--perhaps the faith of the century. Modern revolutionaries are believers, no less committed and intense than were Christians or Muslims of an earlier era. What is new is the belief that a perfect secular order will... -
History of My Life by Giacomo Casanova 9781857152906
RRP: €23.80€18.20The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-1798), in now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in him memoirs. But Casanova was not just an energetic lover. In his time he was diplomat, business... -
Pax Britannica by Jan Morris
RRP: €15.46€10.47The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour. This classic work... -
Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the end of the Golden Age by Robin Waterfield
RRP: €15.46€10.47It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and... -
Istanbul: The Imperial City by John Freely
RRP: €15.46€11.11Istanbul's history is a catalogue of change, not least of name, yet it has managed to retain its own unique identity. John Freely captures the flavour of daily life as well as court ceremonial and intrigue. The book also includes a comprehensive... -
Peter the Great: A Biography by Lindsey Hughes 9780300103007
RRP: €17.84€15.51The definitive short biography of the enigmatic Peter the Great Peter the Great (1672-1725), tsar of Russia for forty-three years, was a dramatic, appealing, and unconventional character. This book provides a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life-both... -
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe by Simon Winder 9780330522793
RRP: €15.46€11.31For centuries much of Europe was in the hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw off - through luck, guile and sheer mulishness - any number of rivals,... -
By Tank: D to Ve Days by Ken Tout
€13.29'...a minor classic in battle picture painting. It has an authenticity about it which could only come from deep personal experience, translated by a lucid pen.' The Times 'Movingly and evocatively written. Tank! surely merits a place on the bookshelf of... -
Hartlepool 1946-1997 by Douglas R. P. Ferriday 9780752407951
RRP: €17.84€13.74This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752407951Author Douglas... -
A Concise History of Portugal by David Birmingham
RRP: €27.36€21.16This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and its search for economic modernisation, political stability and international partnership. It remains the standard single-volume... -
Rising Sun And Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan by Richard Connaughton
RRP: €13.08€9.06The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese warThe Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000 mile single track railway; the Japanese were a week or so from their bases. The Russian command structure was... -
The 17 Irish Martyrs Mary McAleese 9781782183785
RRP: €17.84€15.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782183785Author Mary McAleeseFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Columba PressPublisher Columba Books -
Debden Warbirds: The 4th Fighter Group in World War II by Frank E. Speer 9780764307256
RRP: €48.78€32.93The P-51 Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers over Berlin during World War II, the first to escort bombers from England to Russia, and at war's end ranked first in the number of enemy aircraft destroyed (over 1,000). The... -
Defiant: Forgotten Heroes of the Battle of Britain Robert Verkaik 9781472143549
RRP: €13.08€9.51'Robert Verkaik makes a revisionist case for an unsung aircraft, the Boulton Paul Defiant. This two-seat gun-turret fighter is, argues Verkaik, the forgotten fighter of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain; the effectiveness as well as the courage of its... -
The Glorious Revolution: 1688 - Britain's Fight for Liberty by Edward Vallance
RRP: €15.46€10.51In 1688, a group of leading politicians invited the Dutch prince William of Orange over to England to challenge the rule of the catholic James II. When James's army deserted him he fled to France, leaving the throne open to William and Mary. During the... -
Arthurian Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters by Prof Raluca Radulescu
RRP: €13.08€7.97Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader, King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was with some... -
The World Crisis Volume I: 1911-1914 by Sir Winston S. Churchill 9781472586407
RRP: €30.93€28.10The World Crisis is considered by many to be Winston S. Churchill's literary masterpiece. Published across five volumes between 1923 and 1931, Churchill here tells the story of The Great War, from its origins to the long shadow it cast on the following... -
On Dangerous Ground by Maire Comerford 9781843518198
RRP: €21.42€17.71On Dangerous Ground is the revolutionary period memoir of Republican Maire Comerford (1893-1982). This striking memoir, one of the last of its era, includes Comerford's original text, written mainly in the 1940s and '50s, and new material unearthed from... -
The People's Dictatorship: A History of Nazi Germany by Alan E. Steinweis 9781107012363
RRP: €83.30€72.40In this up-to-date, succinct, and highly readable volume, Alan E. Steinweis presents a new synthesis of the origins, development, and downfall of Nazi Germany. After tracing the intellectual and cultural origins of Nazi ideology, the book recounts the... -
The Monuments 2nd edition: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races by Peter Cossins
RRP: €19.03€15.53An awe-inspiring history of the five most legendary "classic" races in world cycling. The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling's one-day tests that the professional riders really prize. Toughest, longest and... -
The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill by Allen Packwood
RRP: €27.36€23.75Viewed by some as the saviour of his nation, and by others as a racist imperialist, who was Winston Churchill really, and how has he become such a controversial figure? Combining the best of established scholarship with important new perspectives, this... -
What's Cooking in the Kremlin: A Modern History of Russia Through the Kitchen Door by Witold Szablowski 9781837730193
RRP: €23.80€16.49'A spicy and original romp through Russian history' ROBERT SERVICE'Poignant, comical, and in the best sense disturbing' PAUL FREEDMAN, AUTHOR OF TEN RESTAURANTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA'This wickedly delicious tale uncovers the secret, gustatory history of... -
The Black British Quiz Book by Prtyhere 9780008584313
RRP: €15.46€10.36Dive into this fun and entertaining quiz book from the UK's biggest Black British pub quiz! Get your thinking caps on because it's time to test your knowledge on all things Black and British, with rounds on... -
The European Dynastic States 1494-1660 by Richard Bonney 9780198730231
€77.62This is a study of Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - a period of economic and cultural upheaval, of dramatic changes in politics, society, and religion, and of constant warring among the emergent states. Richard Bonney draws... -
Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain by Steve Ward 9781783030491
RRP: €17.84€14.03Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore... -
Jersey Place Names: Volume II: The Maps by Professor Charles Stevens 9780901897015
€18.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901897015Author Professor Charles StevensFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Societe JersiaisePublisher Societe JersiaiseWeight(grams) 467g