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The Western Front by Richard Holmes 9781846075827
RRP: $31.18$22.64For most British people, the First World War was the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier to the North Sea. It was there that the majority of nearly nine million British and Dominion soldiers who enlisted during the war... -
Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War by Tim Bouverie
RRP: $19.48$13.86** SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **'Astonishing' ANTONY BEEVOR 'One of the most promising young historians to enter our field for years' MAX HASTINGSA thrilling new history of the disastrous years of indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting... -
From Darkness To Light: Class, Consciousness, & Salvation In Revolutionary by Igal Halfin
$109.57In this interdisciplinary and controversial work, Igal Halfin takes an original and provocative stance on Marxist theory, and attempts to break down the divisions between history, philosophy, and literary theory.About the AuthorIgal Halfin is senior... -
This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe by Robert Tombs
RRP: $21.43$13.88THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERGeography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of European country as Germany, Poland or Hungary. For most of... -
UVF: Behind the Mask by Aaron Edwards 9781785370878
RRP: $35.08$29.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785370878Author Aaron EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 by Diarmaid MacCulloch
RRP: $37.03$27.32'A masterpiece ... In its field it is the best book ever' GuardianWinner of the Wolfson Prize for history, Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 charts a seismic shift in European culture that marked the beginning of the modern world. At a time... -
The First Crusade: The Call from the East by Peter Frankopan
RRP: $25.33$17.73FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SILK ROADS 'Filled with Byzantine intrigue, in every sense this book is important, compellingly revisionist and impressive in its scholarly use of totally fresh sources' Simon Sebag Montefiore In 1096,... -
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf 9781529392760
RRP: $25.33$16.77'A witty, gossipy, sparkling history, full of bright jewels of anecdote... Magnificent Rebels is a triumph' THE TIMES, Book of the Week'Extraordinary... A thrilling intellectual history that reads like a racy, intelligent novel, with a cast of... -
A History of Britain in 100 Maps by Jeremy Black 9780712354714
RRP: $78.00$49.92In A History of Britain in 100 Maps Jeremy Black takes readers deep into the unparalleled collections of the British Library Map Room to tell a new story of the British Isles through acknowledged treasures and previously undiscovered and unpublished... -
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece by Robin Waterfield
$26.89'WE GREEKS ARE ONE IN BLOOD AND ONE IN LANGUAGE; WE HAVE TEMPLES TO THE GODS AND RELIGIOUS RITES IN COMMON, AND A COMMON WAY OF LIFE.' So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has the Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray... -
The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe by Martyn Rady
RRP: $68.25$49.32'Fascinating, masterful ... gems scattered throughout the book' Peter Frankopan, Spectator'Quirkily original but also scholarly and authoritative, to be read for pleasure and serious reflection' Telegraph*The dramatic history of Europe's shape-shifting... -
Between the Wars: 1919-1939 by Philip Ziegler
RRP: $25.33$16.77At the end of 1918 one prescient American historian began to write a history of the Great War. "What will you call it?" he was asked. "The First World War," was his bleak response.In Between the Wars Philip Ziegler examines the major international... -
Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich by William L. Shirer
RRP: $39.00$28.65It was Hitler's boast that the Third Reich would last a thousand years. Instead it lasted only twelve. But into its short life was packed the most cataclysmic series of events that Western civilisation has ever known.William Shirer is one of the very few... -
Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean by Charles Freeman
$83.93Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, having sold more than 80,000 copies in its first two editions. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time... -
The Age Of Capital: 1848-1875 by Eric Hobsbawm 9780349104805 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.23$4.47The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world.In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph... -
The Age Of Capital: 1848-1875 by Eric Hobsbawm
RRP: $29.23$11.54The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world.In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph... -
Atlas of Irish History by Sean Duffy 9780717153992
RRP: $37.03$26.54'Out on the Western edge of Europe, a first glance at the map makes Ireland seem a small and isolated place. However, many peoples have by turns established themselves on this remote island, creating an historical dynamic whose dispersed voices are now... -
A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons by Geoffrey Hindley
RRP: $9.73$6.84Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe. The society inspired... -
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... -
To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface by Olivia Laing
RRP: $21.43$14.27Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through... -
Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings by An Van Camp 9781910807590
RRP: $48.75$33.89"This is the very best of Antwerp and the best from here in Oxford." - The Oxford Times Weekend "This entertaining exhibition of the 16th- and 17th-century drawings from the Low Countries has energy to spare." - The Telegraph This catalogue will... -
Witchfinders by Malcolm Gaskill
RRP: $25.33$16.77By the spring of 1645, civil war had exacted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens appeared in the skies, and idolators detected in every shire. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen began interrogating women... -
Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical by Walter Burkert
RRP: $60.35$54.31"Greek Religion . . . already has the standing of a classic, and the publication of an English version, which incorporates new material and is in effect a second edition, demands a toast . . . Anyone who pretends to survey Greek religion must be... -
The Suitcase: Six Attempts to Cross a Border by Frances Stonor Saunders
RRP: $19.48$13.86*Winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize 2022*'This is family history at its best... the words fizz off the page and flutter in the mind' Sunday TimesIf you open that suitcase you'll never close it again.Ten years ago, Frances Stonor Saunders was handed an old... -
The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War by Arkady Ostrovsky 9780857891600
RRP: $21.43$14.27The definitive and award-winning history of Vladimir Putin's rise to power following the collapse of the Soviet Union, by The Economist's Russia editor.'Fast-paced and excellently written' New York Times'A real insiders' story of Russia's post-Soviet... -
Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises by Joint Association of Classical Teachers
RRP: $58.48$53.96First published in 1978, Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used widely in schools, summer... -
Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad
RRP: $39.00$27.87'There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum', writes Andreas Viestad in Dinner in Rome. From the table of a classic Roman restaurant, Viestad takes us on a fascinating culinary exploration of The Eternal City, and global civilization... -
Europe's 100 Greatest Cathedrals by Simon Jenkins
RRP: $58.50$42.80READERS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY WILL LOVE THIS BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED BOOK!"Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide to Europe's greatest cathedrals" John Barton, author of A History of the Bible"As ever,... -
The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis by Richard Whatmore 9780241523421
RRP: $58.50$41.63'A brilliant and revelatory book about the history of ideas' David Runciman 'Fascinating and important' Ruth Scurr The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment in human history when ideals such as freedom, progress, natural... -
Hanns and Rudolf: The German Jew and the Hunt for the Kommandant of Auschwitz by Thomas Harding
RRP: $25.33$17.73_____________________________________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE JQ WINGATE PRIZE 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD'A gripping thriller, an unspeakable crime, an essential history.' JOHN LE... -
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome by Chris Scarre
RRP: $38.98$28.12This is a highly readable history and a unique work of reference. Focusing on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome, it uses timelines with at-a-glance visual guides to each reign and its main events. Biographical portraits of the 56 principal... -
The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: $38.98$26.81The Complete Roman Army draws on archaeology, ancient art and original documentary sources to present the most convincing picture ever published of the world's most famous fighting machine. Every aspect of the Roman army, from the daily lives of... -
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama 9781471169892
RRP: $58.50$36.76'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides' Daily Telegraph 'Superb' Observer 'Extraordinary... A meticulous retelling of a terrible... -
Athens: A History of the World's First Democracy by Thomas N. Mitchell
RRP: $27.28$23.89A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every... -
Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit by Philip Stephens
RRP: $21.43$14.27NEW AND UPDATED EDITIONA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain's post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit. 'The fullest long-run political and diplomatic narrative yet of Britain's fateful, tragi-comic road to Brexit.'... -
A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
RRP: $33.13$23.95Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of VeniceA History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for... -
History of the Adriatic: A Sea and Its Civilization by Egidio Ivetic 9781509552528
RRP: $48.75$32.72The 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... -
The Guns of August: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: $25.33$17.73Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war.War pressed against every frontier. Suddenly dismayed, governments struggled and twisted to fend it off. It was no use . . .Barbara... -
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: $25.33$17.73His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D. This Penguin Classics edition is... -
The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus by Carolyn Dewald
RRP: $60.43$52.98Herodotus' Histories is the first major surviving prose work from antiquity. Its range of interests is immense, covering the whole of the known world and much beyond, and it culminates in a detailed account of the Persian Wars of the early fifth century...