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Arms and Armour of Late Medieval Europe by Robert C. Woosnam-Savage 9780948092770
RRP: $12.89$10.67The idea of late medieval arms and armour often conjures up images of lumbering warriors, clad in heavy plate armour, hacking away at with each other with enormous weapons - depictions perpetuated in both bad literature and bad movies. In this... -
Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan
RRP: $19.34$14.80'Compassionate and compelling, this is not a political story but a quest for love in the heart of darkness' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'A biography on an epic scale, with a combination of tragedy and history worthy of a Russian novel' Independent ... -
Wandsworth by Patrick Loobey 9780752400266
RRP: $19.34$15.12This book is part of the Images of London 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 9780752400266Author Patrick... -
Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan by Ian Buruma
RRP: $16.76$11.35In this highly original and now classic text, Ian Buruma explores and compares how Germany and Japan have attempted to come to terms with their violent pasts, and investigates the painful realities of living with guilt, and with its denial.As Buruma... -
The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus by Lucy Ward 9780861545186
RRP: $14.18$9.30A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022 SO FAR Shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize 2022 'Sparkling history...with a fairytale atmosphere of sleigh rides, royal palaces and heroic risk-taking' The Times A killer virus...an all-powerful Empress...an... -
Forgotten War: The British Empire and Commonwealth’s Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941–1945 by Brian E. Walter 9781636243573
RRP: $32.25$30.68The monumental struggle fought against Imperial Japan in the Asia/Pacific theater during World War II is primarily viewed as an American affair. While the United States did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major... -
The Triumph of the Dark: European International History 1933-1939 by Zara Steiner
RRP: $27.08$25.21In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the... -
World War II: The Essential History, Volume 2: From the Invasion of Sicily to VJ Day 1943-45 Richard Overy 9780233006215
RRP: $25.80$17.74Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this is an outstanding concise history of the Second World War written by one of Britain's foremost historians. The second in a... -
The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus by Charles King 9780195392395
RRP: $33.53$24.72Named by Moscow Times "the History Book of the Year," The Ghost of Freedom combines riveting storytelling with insightful analysis, in the first general history of the modern Caucasus, stretching from the beginning of Russian imperial expansion up to the... -
Wait for Me!: Memoirs by Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Mitford 9780312610647
RRP: $20.63$15.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312610647Author Duchess of Devonshire Deborah MitfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 386g -
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon 9780140433951
RRP: $28.38$21.44Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into an epic narrative shot through with insight, irony and incisive character analysis. Sceptical about Christianity, sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and... -
A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution by Raquel Varela
RRP: $25.79$17.48On the 25th April 1974, a coup destroyed the ranks of Portugal's fascist Estado Novo government as the Portuguese people flooded the streets of Lisbon, placing red carnations in the barrels of guns and demanding a `land for those who work in it'. This... -
Recreating the Past by Victor Ambrus
RRP: $23.21$17.85Since 1994, when the first Time Team programme was broadcast, archaeology has been brought to life for millions of people. This book combines the talents of two of the programme's key players in an exciting series of reconstructions. Victor Ambrus has... -
Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe Nancy Goldstone 9780753826836
RRP: $14.18$9.82The four beautiful, cultured and clever daughters of the Count and Countess of Provence made illustrious marriages and lived at the epicentre of political power and intrigue in 13th-century Europe. Marguerite accompanied her husband, King Louis IX of... -
Courtesans by Katie Hickman 9780007113927 [USED COPY]
RRP: $15.47$2.95'Irresistible...history at its most human. Elegant and addictively readable.' William Dalrymple During the course of the 18th- and 19th-century a small group of women rose from impoverished obscurity to positions of great power, independence... -
The Somme: A New History by Professor Gary Sheffield
RRP: $12.89$9.03On 1 July 1916, after a stupendous 7-day artillery preparation, the British Army finally launched its attack on the German line around the River Somme. Over the next four and half months they continued to attack, with little or no gain, and with... -
In Search of the Greeks (Second Edition) James Renshaw (Godolphin and Latymer School, London, UK) 9781472530264
RRP: $36.11$33.33In Search of the Greeks offers an engaging introduction to the societies of Classical Greece. Making extensive use of ancient sources and illustrated with some hundred and fifty photographs, drawings, maps and plans, many now for the first time in... -
Kosovo: a Short History by Noel Malcolm 9781509893591
$26.32By the early-1980s Kosovo had reached a state of permanent crisis and military occupation, and it became the main focus for the revival of Serbian nationalism. This book traces the history of Kosovo, examining the Yugoslavian conflict, and the part... -
The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond by Barry Eichengreen 9780691138480
RRP: $45.15$36.57In 1945, many Europeans still heated with coal, cooled their food with ice, and lacked indoor plumbing. Today, things could hardly be more different. Over the second half of the twentieth century, the average European's buying power tripled, while... -
Zeppelin: The Story of Lighter-Than-Air Craft by Ernst A. Lehmann 9781781550120
RRP: $32.25$25.57The author of this book, Ernst A. Lehmann, was close to the Zeppelin story from its early days and had great faith in the ever increasing success of the Zeppelin on international routes. It is sadly ironic that this talented man and strong advocate of... -
The Rise of Rome by Plutarch
RRP: $24.50$17.56The biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarch's Lives of those great men who established the city of Rome and consolidated its supremacy, and his Comparisons with their notable Greek counterparts. Here he pairs Romulus, mythical... -
Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Concise Life by John C. G. Rohl 9781107420779
RRP: $29.66$24.51Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) is one of the most fascinating figures in European history, ruling Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 to his enforced abdication in 1918 at the end of the First World War. In one slim volume, John Roehl offers... -
Vlasov and the Russian Liberation Movement: Soviet Reality and Emigre Theories by Catherine Andreyev 9780521305457
RRP: $116.10$79.94Vlasov and the Russian Liberation Movement deals with the attempt by Soviet citizens to create a Russian anti-Stalinist liberation movement during the Second World War. These Soviet citizens were mainly prisoners-of-war, forced labourers or part of the... -
Slim, Master of War: Burma, 1942-5 Robert Lyman 9781472132833
RRP: $14.18$9.82'Elegantly written and beautifully produced' TLSHow 'Uncle Bill' won the war in BurmaDefeated and demoralised, British units in the Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943, General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his... -
The Romanovs: Ruling Russia 1613-1917 by Lindsey Hughes 9780826430816
$36.61This book presents a vivid and original portrait of the entire Romanov family, who shaped Russian history and politics for three centuries and whose legacy still sparks the public's imagination. For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked... -
The Unsettling of Europe: The Great Migration, 1945 to the Present by Peter Gatrell
RRP: $21.92$15.84WINNER OF THE LAURA SHANNON PRIZE 2021 AND ITALY'S CHERASCO HISTORY PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE 2020A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019Migrants have stood at the heart of modern Europe's experience, whether trying to... -
After Hitler: The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe by Michael Jones 9781848544963 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$3.13On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The following day, his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels also killed himself and the crumbling Third Reich passed to Admiral Karl Doenitz. The Nazis' position seemed hopeless. Yet remarkably, the war in... -
After Hitler: The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe Michael Jones 9781848544963
RRP: $16.76$11.39On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The following day, his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels also killed himself and the crumbling Third Reich passed to Admiral Karl Doenitz. The Nazis' position seemed hopeless. Yet remarkably, the war in... -
Nazi Germany: Society, Culture, and Politics Dr Pamela E. Swett 9781350112612
RRP: $36.11$31.53Nazi Germany provides a comprehensive survey of the National Socialist dictatorship, artfully balancing social and cultural history with a political and military history of the regime. The book unravels the complexities of the daily lives of... -
Vindolanda: Everyday Life on Rome's Northern Frontier Robin Birley 9781848682108
RRP: $25.79$17.97The beautiful site the Romans called Vindolanda lies in south-west Northumberland, in the district of Tynedale, more or less half way between the North Sea east of Newcastle and the Irish Sea to the west of Carlisle. It is just within the boundary of the... -
The War Against the Commons: Dispossession and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism by Ian Angus 9781685900168
RRP: $24.50$20.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685900168Author Ian AngusFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 by Rosamond McKitterick 9780582490055
$108.57An exciting examination of the entire history of the Carolingian 'dynasty' in western Europe. The author shows the whole period to be one of immense political, religious. cultural and intellectual dynamism; not only did it lay the foundations of the... -
The Devil's Disciples Anthony Read 9780712664165
RRP: $25.80$18.95The Nazi regime was essentially a religious cult, relying on the hypnotic personality of one man, Adolf Hitler, and it was fated to die with him. But while it lasted, his closest lieutenants competed ferociously for power and position as his chosen... -
Black Experience and the Empire by Philip D. Morgan 9780199290673
RRP: $61.91$52.86This work explores the lives of people of sub-Saharan Africa and their descendants, how they were shaped by empire, and how they in turn influenced the empire in everything from material goods to cultural style. The black experience varied greatly across... -
The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond by Stephen O'Shea 9780393246858
RRP: $27.08$22.90The Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers and the dreams of engineers-and some 14 million people live among their peaks today. In The Alps, Stephen O'Shea takes readers up and down these... -
1848: The Revolution of the Intellectuals: Raleigh Lectures on History, 1944 by Sir Lewis Namier 9780197261118
RRP: $32.25$31.80This famous essay is now republished, with a new Introduction by James Joll, at a time when its discussion of the power of nationalism in European politics seems particularly relevant. Concentrating on the revolutions in central and eastern Europe, and... -
Famous Last Words: Confessions, Humour and Bravery of the Departing by Chris Wood
RRP: $19.34$14.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526770899Author Chris WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Pen and Sword HistoryPublisher Pen and Sword HistoryWeight(grams) 152g -
Prehistoric Age by Bill Putnam 9781874336624
RRP: $7.68$7.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874336624Author Bill PutnamFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press -
A History of Birmingham by Chris Upton
RRP: $25.79$20.20Birmingham was a village worth only one pound in the Domesday Survey, yet it rose to become the second city of the British Empire with a population that passed a million. Its growth began when Peter de Birmingham obtained a market charter in 1154 for his... -
The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History Peregrine Horden (Royal Holloway, University of London) 9780631218906
RRP: $51.54$46.84The Corrupting Sea is a history of the relationship between people and their environments in the Mediterranean region over some 3,000 years. It offers a novel analysis of this relationship in terms of microecologies and the often extensive networks to...