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Bletchley's Secret Source: The Wrens and the Y-Service in World War II by Peter Hore
RRP: $25.79$18.42The World War II codebreaking station at Bletchley is well-known and its activities documented in detail. Its decryption capabilities were vital to the war effort, significantly aiding Allied victory. But where did the messages being deciphered come from... -
Ireland's Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past by Des Ekin
RRP: $18.05$14.13Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight. Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland, in search of our piratical heritage, uncovering an... -
Fuel Fire And Fear: RAF Flight Engineers at War by Colin Pateman 9781781556757
RRP: $32.25$24.43During the Second World War the need for an on-board technical expert to join the Bomber Crews evolved. The various systems on the latest 4-engined 'Heavy Bombers', namely the Handley Page Halifax, Shorts Stirling and Avro Lancaster witnessed the... -
Women's Suffrage in Wales by Tippings, Lisa 9781526723994
RRP: $19.34$14.13Women's Suffrage In Wales allows its readers to take a glimpse at the lives of the many ordinary Welsh women who contributed in some way to the suffrage movement. Although suffragettes from across the rest of Britain, such as Emmeline Pankhurst and Emily... -
King Stephen by Edmund King
RRP: $25.79$22.41This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its "nineteen long winters" of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the... -
Wool & Water: The Gloucestershire Woollen Industry and its Mills by Jennifer Tann 9780752462158
RRP: $25.80$19.92In the woollen industry's heyday Gloucestershire had over 200 mills, producing cloth which was transported to markets all over the world: to Europe, Hudson's Bay, India; it clothed the British Army and was used for coronations and even the Pope's robes... -
Smell in Eighteenth-Century England: A Social Sense by William Tullett
RRP: $37.40$34.46In England from the 1670s to the 1820s a transformation took place in how smell and the senses were viewed. The role of smell in developing medical and scientific knowledge came under intense scrutiny, and the equation of smell with disease was actively... -
The Doctor's Garden: Medicine, Science, and Horticulture in Britain by Clare Hickman
RRP: $38.70$32.57A richly illustrated exploration of how late Georgian gardens associated with medical practitioners advanced science, education, and agricultural experimentation As Britain grew into an ever-expanding empire during the late eighteenth and early... -
Pembrokeshire (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 141) by Jonathan Mullard
RRP: $83.85$55.86This lushly illustrated and fully comprehensive book about the wildlife, landscapes and history of Pembrokeshire is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the incredible wealth of biodiversity present in the region. ... -
Sunderland: Britain in Old Photographs by Stuart Miller 9780752449272
RRP: $21.92$16.69This collection is comprised almost entirely of images which have never previously appeared in print. Starting in the earliest days of photography, travelling through the war years to the post-war period and finishing with the shipyards and pits of the... -
Silver Shoals: Five Fish That Made Britain by Charles Rangeley-Wilson
RRP: $12.89$9.17'A wonderful and important book, that from its first pages draws the reader along on a fascinating, gripping, often funny journey.' Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of Underland.An idiosyncratic history of our island story told through five iconic... -
Recollections of the 1950s: Home, Family and New Horizons by Stephen F Kelly 9781803993775
RRP: $16.76$12.41The 1950s saw a major shift in the lifestyles of many in Britain. Employment levels rose to new heights, white consumer goods appeared in shop windows for the first time, television replaced the radio in many homes, rock 'n' roll was born, the National... -
Dover Castle: England's First Line of Defence by Roy S. Humphreys
RRP: $19.34$14.90The towering fortress of Dover Castle has stood as the gateway to England for many centuries, an imposing and, to an enemy at least, threatening sight. But on the high white cliffs and overlooking the Channel, from where it was intended to protect the... -
Stories from Small Museums by Fiona Candlin
RRP: $21.92$16.10During the late twentieth century, the number of museums in the UK dramatically increased. Typically small and independent, the new museums concentrated on local history, war and transport. This book asks who founded them, how and why.In order to find... -
Silver City Airways: Pioneer of the Skies by Keith J. Dagwell 9780752453620
RRP: $23.21$17.60Silver City Airways rose from obscure beginnings to pioneer and become world famous for its cross-Channel car ferry service. When the only alternative was a slow sea crossing, Silver City became the carrier of choice for business people and the... -
Great Central Railway by Michael A. Vanns 9781473892125
RRP: $25.79$18.42This compelling book centres on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subsequent fortunes of the London Extension right up until its closure, and into the preservation era, examining... -
The Museum by the Park: 14 Queen Anne's Gate by Max Bryant 9781911300328
RRP: $32.25$21.70The depth of history at Queen Anne's Gate - a handsome Baroque street overlooking St James's Park - is unusual even in London, and few houses resonate with more memories than the extraordinary number 14. The story of the house over the centuries features... -
A Birmingham Backstreet Boyhood by Graham V. Twist
RRP: $20.63$15.80A Brimingham Backstreet Boyhood is a fascinating, funny and poignant recollection of the experience of growing up in the slums of Nechells and Aston. All the harshness of daily life is remembered here by local author Graham Twist. Despite hard living... -
Flying Light Helicopters with the Royal Marines: Collective Tales From Marine Air 489 by Robert Wilsey
RRP: $32.25$22.73Little has been written about Royal Marines rotary aviation, the small and select unit which operated light helicopters between 1965 and 1995. Officer and senior non-commissioned officer pilots had the unique privilege of being both Commandos and... -
Berwick Upon Tweed: History & Guide by Jim Walker 9780752422626
RRP: $32.25$23.92A history of Berwick upon TweedBook InformationISBN 9780752422626Author Jim WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm) 248mm * 172mm * 10mm -
Ah Couldnae Believe Ma Ears!: Classic Overheard Conversations by Allan Morrison
RRP: $14.18$9.55'She always had high hopes for him. Did he manage to graduate after his resits?''Him?! He's thick. Would be as useless as a lifeguard in a carwash.'This is a classic collection of the best humour that Scotland has to offer - off-the-cuff and straight... -
Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation by Jonathan Connolly 9780226833644
RRP: $33.54$32.06A study of Indian indentured labor in Mauritius, British Guiana, and Trinidad that explores the history of indenture’s normalization. In this book, historian Jonathan Connolly traces the normalization of indenture from its controversial beginnings to... -
E. J. Rudsdale's Journals of Wartime Colchester by Catherine Pearson
RRP: $19.34$14.90E.J. Rudsdale's role as a museum curator and air-raid shelter superintendent at Colchester Castle during the Second World War gave him the perfect opportunity to record life on the Home Front in his journals. Seventy years later, the selected extracts... -
Women All on Fire: The Women of the English Civil War by Alison Plowden
RRP: $14.18$10.64Using personal accounts from both Royalist and Parliamentarian supporters to reveal the untold story of the women of the English Civil War, Alison Plowden illustrates how the conflict affected the lives of women and how they coped with unfamiliar... -
Old English Medical Remedies: Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven's Eye by Sinead Spearing 9781526711700
RRP: $25.79$18.42In 9th century England Bishop Alfeah the Bald is dabbling with magic. By collecting folk remedies from pagan women he risks his reputation. Yet posterity has been kind, as from the pages of Bald's book a remedy has been found that cures the superbug MRSA... -
Dundee Worthies: Reminiscences, Games & Amusements by George M. Martin
$16.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845861155Author George M. MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Discovery PressPublisher Dundee University Press Ltd -
Annandale: Britain in Old Photographs by David Carroll 9780752450148
RRP: $16.76$12.41Coursing down from the Devil's Beef Tub, the River Annan meanders through undulating agricultural land for 30 miles or so, before issuing into the Solway Firth. Stretching from the once-famous spa resort of Moffat in the north to Annan in the south,... -
The Williamite Wars in Ireland by John Childs 9781847251640
$50.74This title provides an authoritative account of the wars between Britain and Ireland in the 17th century.William III's defeat of James II's Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690 ended the Stuart dynasty's last hope of survival. It has... -
War Hammers I: The Story of West Ham United during the First World War by Brian Belton
RRP: $12.89$9.74This book tells the fascinating story of West Ham United Football Club during the First World War, charting the relationship between war and football by following the pursuits of West Ham from 1913/14 to 1918/19. In many ways, it was their success in... -
Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520 by Christopher Dyer 9780300101911
RRP: $23.21$20.37Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of their families to the ways they made their livings. In this masterly book, preeminent medieval historian... -
Scapa Flow: The Defences of Britain's Great Fleet Anchorage 1914-45 by Angus Konstam 9781846033667
$15.16A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain's main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. In 1914 and again in 1939, the British began building a comprehensive defensive network by fortifying the... -
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes: Masters and Servants in the Golden Age by Michael Paterson 9781780336893
$16.42The Victorian and Edwardian eras in the run-up to 1914 marked the golden age of the English country house, when opulence and formality attained a level that would never be matched again. The ease of these perfect settings for flirtation and relaxation... -
The Annual Hop London to Kent by Hilary Heffernan
RRP: $16.76$12.41This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs illustrates, in heart warming detail, the traditional working holiday of London EastEnders which was known, affectionately, as the 'Annual Hop'. As a welcome escape from the poor working and living... -
The A-Z of Curious Wales: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics by Mark Rees 9780750990073
RRP: $19.34$14.90Wales' history is packed with peculiar customs and curious characters. Here you will discover alien landscapes, ancient druids and a Victorian ghost hunter. Find out why revellers would carry a decorated horse's skull on a pole door to door at... -
Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics: A Sideways Look at Twentieth-Century London by Rob Baker
RRP: $21.92$14.80"I love London society! I think it has immensely improved. It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just what Society should be." An Ideal Husband, OSCAR WILDE Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics is based on the... -
Shropshire Folk Tales by Amy Douglas 9780752451558
RRP: $16.76$12.41In places, Shropshire has traditional patchwork fields and hedgerows; in others, small villages and market towns with black and white half-timbered buildings. But it also has places that are still wild - hills where heather and bracken cling to the rocks... -
Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years by Nicholas Frankel
RRP: $46.38$37.87Nicholas Frankel presents a new and revisionary account of Wilde's final years, spent in poverty and exile on the European continent following his release from an English prison for the crime of "gross indecency" between men. Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant... -
British Battleships of World War One by Burt, R A 9781399096577
RRP: $32.25$24.79This superb reference book achieved the status of classic soon after its first publication in 1986; it remains the most popular book on this era of battleship development. It presents, in one superb volume, the complete technical history of British... -
Fighting Through to Anzio: The Gordon Highlanders in the Second World War (6th Battalion and 1st London Scottish) by Stewart Mitchell 9781399058216
RRP: $32.25$22.73This is the inspiring story of two Gordon Highlanders Territorial Army battalions which saw action in some of the Second World War’s fiercest battles. After evacuation from Dunkirk, 6th Gordons fought in Tunisia in 1943, leading to the German surrender... -
A Missed Murder by Michael Jecks
RRP: $18.05$16.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780295893Author Michael JecksFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 265gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...