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The Age of Alexander by Plutarch
RRP: $21.92$16.63The Parallel Lives of Plutarch are cornerstones of Western literature, and have exerted a profound influence on writers and statesmen since the Renaissance, most notably Shakespeare. This selection of ten biographies spans the period from the start of... -
Parthenon: Power and Politics on the Acropolis by David Stuttard
RRP: $14.18$9.82The Parthenon is one of the world's most iconic buildings: today, its silhouette symbolizes Greece. Built on the rocky acropolis of Athens in the aftermath of the devastating invasion of Xerxes, the Parthenon was part temple to Athene, part war memorial,... -
Russia Abroad: A Cultural History of the Russian Emigration, 1919-1939 by Marc Raeff 9780195056839
RRP: $98.04$83.10The dramatic events of the twentieth century have often brought about the mass migration of intellectuals, professionals, writers, and artists. One of the first such migrations occurred in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, when more than a million... -
The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire by Ryan Gingeras
RRP: $38.70$35.20'Impressive ... It is a complicated story that still reverberates, and Gingeras narrates it with lucid authority' New StatesmanThe story of the fall of the Ottoman Empire, published to coincide with the centenary of its dissolutionThe Ottoman Empire had... -
The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $40.62$30.33Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland... -
Roman Dorset by Bill Putnam 9780752441047
RRP: $35.48$26.57At the time of the Roman Invasion of AD 43, Dorset was the territory of Iron Age tribe called Durotriges. The extent to which, Roman ideas, life and language were adopted was remarkable. This work describes neighbouring towns, villas, local industries,... -
Europe Between the Wars by Martin Kitchen
RRP: $61.91$59.83Martin Kitchen's compelling account of Europe between the wars sets the twenty-year crisis within the context of the profound sense of cultural malaise shared by many philosophers and artists, the economic crises that plagued a Europe ruined by war and... -
The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War by Gerald Brenan 9781107431751
RRP: $24.50$17.71Gerald Brenan's The Spanish Labyrinth has become the classic account of the background to the Spanish Civil War. Written during and immediately after the Civil War, this book has all the vividness of the author's experience. It represents a struggle to... -
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History by Michael Lynch
RRP: $22.56$16.78The Oxford Companion to Scottish History interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, migrants,... -
The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty by Natasha Wheatley
RRP: $49.02$39.01An intellectual history of sovereignty that reveals how the Habsburg Empire became a crucible for our contemporary world orderSprawled across the heartlands of Europe, the Habsburg Empire resisted all the standard theories of singular sovereignty. The... -
Bastogne: Battle of the Bulge by Mike Tolhurst 9780850527988
RRP: $14.18$10.31Drawing on eyewitness accounts, this excellent book paints a graphic picture of the battle that was at the very center of Hitler's last gamble. Numerous photos through the text illustrate then and now scenes and bring to life the epic battle. Maps... -
Brilliant Isles: Art That Made Us James Hawes 9781913083045
RRP: $11.60$8.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083045Author James HawesFormat HardbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
Circle of Stars: A History of the EU and the People Who Made It by Dermot Hodson 9780300267693
RRP: $32.25$26.99A compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it-from Maastricht to today The European Union is the most ambitious, and one of the most contentious, international organizations ever created. Decisions made in... -
A People's History of Catalonia by Michael Eaude
RRP: $21.92$15.11On October 1, 2017, the Spanish police assault on Catalans voting in a peaceful referendum shot Catalonia's struggle for independence onto the world's front pages. Today, those two million-plus voters have neither forgiven nor forgotten: the struggle... -
Amsterdam: A brief life of the city by Geert Mak
RRP: $14.18$10.31A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne... -
The Little Ice Age (Revised): How Climate Made History 1300-1850 Brian Fagan 9781541618596
RRP: $19.34$11.31The Little Ice Age tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history. Using sources ranging from the dates of long-ago wine harvests and the business records of medieval monasteries to... -
Lives of the Later Caesars by Anthony Birley
RRP: $16.76$12.05One of the most controversial of all works to survive from ancient Rome, the Augustan History is our main source of information about the Roman emperors from 117 to 284 AD. Written in the late fourth century by an anonymous author, it is an enigmatic... -
Dresden: Tuesday, 13 February, 1945 by Frederick Taylor 9780747570844 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.92$2.95At 9.51 p.m. on Tuesday 13 February 1945, Dresden's air-raid sirens sounded as they had done many times during the Second World War. But this time was different. By the next morning, more than 4,500 tons of high explosives and incendiary devices had been... -
Dresden: Tuesday, 13 February, 1945 by Frederick Taylor
RRP: $21.92$16.09At 9.51 p.m. on Tuesday 13 February 1945, Dresden's air-raid sirens sounded as they had done many times during the Second World War. But this time was different. By the next morning, more than 4,500 tons of high explosives and incendiary devices had been... -
The Echo of Greece by Edith Hamilton 9780393002317
RRP: $23.87$20.07The kind of events that took place in the great free government of the ancient world may, by reason of unchanging human nature, be repeated in the modern world. The course that Athens followed can be to us not only a record of distant and forgotten... -
Mallard: The Story of Britain's Most Magnificent Locomotive by Robin Jones
RRP: $19.34$12.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658214Author Robin JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 596gDimensions(mm) 246mm *... -
Roman Law in European History by Peter Stein
RRP: $33.53$29.17This is a short and succinct summary of the unique position of Roman law in European culture by one of the world's leading legal historians. Peter Stein's masterly study assesses the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying... -
Dressel 20 inscriptions from Britain and the consumption of Spanish olive oil: With a catalogue of stamps by Pedro Paulo A. Funari 9780860548393
$46.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860548393Author Pedro Paulo A. FunariFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint BAR PublishingPublisher BAR Publishing -
Borrowed Time: The Story of Britain Between the Wars by Roy Hattersley
RRP: $16.76$11.39Called an uneasy peace, the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil - Britain saw a general strike and the worst economic crisis in its history, armed rebellion in Ireland and open revolt in India, a Prime Minister's resignation and the... -
Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750-1914 by Andrew Lees 9780521548229
RRP: $37.40$33.31This book is a major survey of urbanization and the making of modern Europe from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War. During these years Europe experienced startling rates of urbanization, with the populations of numerous cities growing by... -
Stonehenge by Robin Heath 9781904263029
RRP: $8.97$6.27How do you predict eclipses using Stonehenge? Why were `blue' stones brought all the way from Wales? What is the secret geometry of seven eights? Packed with rare old engravings, clear explanations and exciting new research, this beautiful and... -
How the Country House Became English by Stephanie Barczewski 9781789147605
RRP: $32.25$23.61Country houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style but because they appear to embody national values of continuity and insularity. The histories of country houses and England, however, have... -
The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duffy 9780060935535
$14.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060935535Author Peter DuffyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperCollins (USA)Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Engel's England: Thirty-nine counties, one capital and one man Matthew Engel 9781846685729
RRP: $14.18$10.31England, says Matthew Engel, is the most complicated place in the world. And, as he travels through each of the historic English counties, he discovers that's just the start of it. Every county is fascinating, the product of a millennium or more of... -
In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century by Geert Mak 9780099516736 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$2.95Geert Mak spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, St Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to Srebrenica. He set off in search of evidence and witnesses, looking to define the condition of Europe at... -
In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century Geert Mak 9780099516736
RRP: $19.34$14.13Geert Mak spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, St Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to Srebrenica. He set off in search of evidence and witnesses, looking to define the condition of Europe at... -
Another Man's Shoes by Sven Somme 9780954913731 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.84$3.06"Another Man's Shoes" is a gripping first-hand account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. Written just after the war, Sven Somme vividly describes his 200-mile trek across the... -
Another Man's Shoes Sven Somme 9780954913731
RRP: $12.84$11.58"Another Man's Shoes" is a gripping first-hand account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. Written just after the war, Sven Somme vividly describes his 200-mile trek across the... -
War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941 by Geoffrey P. Megargee 9780742544826
RRP: $25.79$22.72On June 22, 1941, Hitler began what would be the most important campaign of the European theater. The war against the Soviet Union would leave tens of millions of Soviet citizens dead and large parts of the country in ruins. The death and destruction... -
The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe by Barry Cunliffe 9780198820130
RRP: $25.79$18.94Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland... -
History of the Adriatic: A Sea and Its Civilization Egidio Ivetic 9781509552528
RRP: $32.25$21.97The Adriatic is 'the small Mediterranean' - a sea within a sea, part of the Mediterranean and at the same time detached from it, a largely enclosed sea with stunning coastlines and a long history of commercial, political and cultural exchange. Silent... -
Bloc Life: Stories from the Lost World of Communism by Peter Molloy
RRP: $20.63$15.21There was life before the fall.1989 was a year of astonishing and rapid change: the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. Bloc Life... -
The Witches of St Osyth by Marion Gibson
RRP: $38.70$33.48An emotive, haunting story of a community torn apart, the Essex witch accusations and trial of 1581-2 are, taken together, one of the pivotal instances of that malign and destructive wave of misogynistic persecution which periodically broke over early... -
Project Europe: A History by Kiran Klaus Patel 9781108494960
RRP: $32.24$25.08Today it often appears as though the European Union has entered existential crisis after decades of success, condemned by its adversaries as a bureaucratic monster eroding national sovereignty: at best wasteful, at worst dangerous. How did we reach this... -
The Strange Laws Of Old England Nigel Cawthorne 9780749954154
RRP: $14.18$9.82Did you know that: It's against the law to check into a hotel in London under assumed names for the purpose of lovemaking? Under a statute of Edwards II all whales washed up on the shore belong to the monarch? Under a Tudor law Welshmen are not allowed...