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Kings and Queens: The Story of Britain's Monarchs from Pre-Roman Times to Today by Pip Leahy 9780715320969 [USED COPY]
RRP: €29.75€3.33This work explores the lives and personalities of the monarchs, from pre-Roman to present day, and their involvement in and effect on major events of each age. It provides additional information on the spirit, traditions and innovations of the nation,... -
The Battle of Normandy 1944 by Robin Neillands
RRP: €13.08€9.06A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day.What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day, 1944? Why, after the initial success of the... -
The Russian View of U.S. Strategy: Its Past, Its Future Jonathan Samuel Lockwood 9780765806369
RRP: €54.73€47.75Soviet perceptions of U.S. strategy remained remarkably consistent from the post-Stalin period through the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union itself. The consistency of the Soviet tendency to engage in the 'mirror-image' fallacy... -
The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492 by Jonathan Shepard 9781107685871
RRP: €55.92€50.88Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in... -
How to Survive in the Georgian Navy by Bruno Pappalardo
RRP: €11.89€8.71Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This concise book explores what it was like to be a... -
Safe Haven: The United Kingdom's Investigations into Nazi Collaborators and the Failure of Justice by Jon Silverman 9780192855176
RRP: €35.70€33.32The controversial 1991 War Crimes Act gave new powers to courts to try non-British citizens resident in the UK for war crimes committed during WWII. But in spite of the extensive investigative and legal work that followed, and the expense of some GBP11... -
Charles I: A Life of Religion, War and Treason by Christopher Hibbert 9781403983787
RRP: €20.22€16.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781403983787Author Christopher HibbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 284gDimensions(mm)... -
The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea by Nicolette Jones
RRP: €15.46€10.51The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale' Herald'Nicolette Jones... -
Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women on Both Sides by Joshua Levine 9780091910044 [USED COPY]
RRP: €20.22€2.73Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time.In June 1940,... -
Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women on Both Sides Joshua Levine 9780091910044
RRP: €20.22€14.61Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time.In June 1940,... -
Empires of the Mind: The Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present by Robert Gildea
RRP: €17.84€15.17'The empires of the future would be the empires of the mind' declared Churchill in 1943, envisaging universal empires living in peaceful harmony. Robert Gildea exposes instead the brutal realities of decolonisation and neo-colonialism which have shaped... -
A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age by Steven Nadler 9780691160184
RRP: €20.22€16.24When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published - "godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell ...by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw... -
Anglo Nostalgia: The Politics of Emotion in a Fractured West by Edoardo Campanella
RRP: €35.70€32.31Nostalgia has become a major force in global politics. While Donald Trump hopes to 'make America great again', Xi Jinping calls for a 'great rejuvenation of the Chinese people', and a majority of Russians still mourn the Soviet Union. But it is Brexit,... -
Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures that Rocked the British Monarachy by Leslie Carroll 9780451223982
€17.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451223982Author Leslie CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint New American LibraryPublisher New American LibraryWeight(grams) 391g -
The Killing Fields of Provence: Occupation, Resistance and Liberation in the South of France by James Bourhill 9781526761323
RRP: €29.75€21.78In the South of France, the most memorable event of the Second World War was the sea and airborne invasion of 15 August 1944. Perhaps because it went relatively smoothly, this Second D-Day was soon relegated to the back pages of history. Operation... -
Britain in the 1950s: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times - Memories of a Post-War Decade by John Wade
RRP: €23.79€17.26The 1950s was the decade of the Queen's Coronation and the Festival of Britain; of family shops and pea-souper smogs; listening to the wireless and watching the box; when money was counted in pounds, shillings and pence and weights were in pounds and... -
Dressing Up: Cultural Identity in Renaissance Europe by Ulinka Rublack 9780199645183
€55.16Dressing Up shows why clothes made history and history can be about clothes. It imagines the Renaissance afresh by considering people s appearances: what they wore, how this made them move, what images they created, and how all this made people feel... -
Surviving Katyn: Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth by Jane Rogoyska 9781786078926
RRP: €23.80€16.07WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 'A gripping reconstruction... utterly compelling reading.' Adam Zamoyski 'This is a grim story, thoroughly researched and brilliantly told.' Geoffrey Alderman, Times... -
Sidmouth by Les Berry
RRP: €15.46€11.75When the future Queen Victoria arrived in Sidmouth in the early years of the last century many of the fine buildings which grace the modern town had just been built. Since then the resort has acquired an air of general respectability which the twentieth... -
Battersea and Clapham by Patrick Loobey 9780752416502
RRP: €17.84€13.95This 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 9780752416502Author Patrick... -
Engineering in the Ancient World by J. G. Landels 9780094804906
€15.86This extraordinary book reveals the engineering know-how of the ancient Greeks and Romans, explores in fascinating detail how they developed and constructed their machines, and considers how the same principles are used in modern-day engineering. The... -
Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History by Euan Cameron 9780198207603
RRP: €42.83€40.92'Early Modern' is a term applied to the period which falls between the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the nineteenth century. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Europe in this period, exploring the changes and transitions... -
Blank by Fedja Stukan 9789926484064
€18.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789926484064Author Fedja StukanFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Fedja StukanPublisher Fedja StukanWeight(grams) 269gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm -
Carshalton, Wallington and Beddington by John Phillips 9780752403410
RRP: €15.46€11.75Carshalton, Wallington and BeddingtonBook InformationISBN 9780752403410Author John PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm -
After Daybreak: The Liberation of Belsen, 1945 by Ben Shephard
RRP: €20.22€14.61When British troops entered Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they uncovered scenes of horror and depravity that shocked the world. But they also confronted a terrible challenge - inside the camp were some 60,000 people, suffering from... -
Northern Ireland and the UK Constitution by Lisa Claire Whitten 9781913368951
RRP: €9.51€7.09"Since the UK's withdrawal from the EU, the constitutional position of Northern Ireland within the Union has endured an unusual level of attention. An effort to understand or explain 'Brexit's Northern Ireland problem', and its consequences, has seen... -
A History of England in 100 Places: From Stonehenge to the Gherkin John Julius Norwich 9781848546097
RRP: €15.46€10.51From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgwater Canal to Blackpool Pier, acclaimed historian John Julius Norwich tells the political, cultural, social, religious and economic story of England through one hundred key... -
Emperor of the West: Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire Hywel Williams 9780857381620
RRP: €15.46€10.51Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne is a defining figure of both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. Crowned king of the Franks in 768, he expanded their kingdoms into an empire that incorporated much of western and central... -
On Foot in Bath: Fifteen Walks Around a World Heritage CIty: 2023 by Andrew Swift 9780993398841
€21.75'Bath is not only one of the best cities in the world to explore on foot; it is also surrounded on all sides by unspoilt countryside whose beauty is matched by its variety.' This new edition of the best-selling walking guide to the city does full justice... -
The Territories of Science and Religion by Peter Harrison
RRP: €27.37€26.33The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce opposition? Actually, that's not the case, says Peter Harrison: our very concepts of science and religion... -
Hunnic Warrior vs Late Roman Cavalryman: Attila's Wars, AD 440-53 by Dr Murray Dahm
RRP: €17.84€13.22Roman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and compared in this fully illustrated study of Attila's bid to conquer Europe in the 5th century AD. The Huns burst on to the page of western European history in the 4th century AD. Fighting mostly on... -
Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present by Philipp Blom 9781509890439
RRP: €13.08€9.70Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would... -
Waterloo: Myth and Reality by Gareth Glover
RRP: €20.22€14.84More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, wilful... -
The Role of Birds in World War One: How Ornithology Helped to Win the Great War by Nicholas Milton
RRP: €26.18€18.89The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as the 'Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching... -
The Byzantine Wars by John F. Haldon
RRP: €17.84€13.95By the middle of the sixth century the Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empire had been cut in half. Two centuries later the Byzantine empire was once again a power to... -
The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood 9780500288313
RRP: €23.79€16.36In a series of 54 stunning full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book, newly available in paperback, comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day... -
Parties and People: England 1914-1951 by Ross McKibbin 9780199605170
RRP: €39.26€30.65The 'sequel' to his best-selling Classes and Cultures, Ross McKibbin's latest book is a powerful reinterpretation of British politics in the first decades of universal suffrage. What did it mean to be a 'democratic society'? To what extent did voters... -
The Universities of the Italian Renaissance by Paul F. Grendler
€37.16The Italian university has been credited with the rebirth of humanism and thus the flourishing of the Renaissance as we have come to understand it. Scholars of Italian humanism acknowledge the importance of the legal curriculum at universities in Pisa... -
The Reformation Prof Patrick Collinson 9780753818633
RRP: €11.89€8.33A short but powerful study of one of the great watersheds of European historyAlthough for generations the Reformation was regarded as a major turning point in European history, in recent years its significance has been downgraded. But in this book... -
Exploring Northumberland History: 2021 by Philip Nixon
€22.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916237605Author Philip NixonFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Northern HeritagePublisher Northern Heritage ServicesWeight(grams) 1200gDimensions(mm)...