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The Authorised History of British Defence Economic Intelligence: A Cold War in Whitehall, 1929-90 by Peter Davies
RRP: £41.99£36.75This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain's national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War.British economic intelligence has a longer pedigree than the Joint... -
The Fortress Kingdom: The Wars of Aethelflaed and Edward the Elder, 899-927 by Paul Hill 9781399010610
RRP: £25.00£17.62In this the second part of his four-volume military and political history of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Paul Hill follows the careers of thelfl d, Alfred the Great's eldest daughter, and Edward the Elder, Alfred's eldest son, as they campaigned to expand... -
HMS Rodney: Slayer of the Bismarck and D-Day Saviour by Ian Ballantyne
£17.36The Royal Navy battleship HMS Rodney was one of the most famous warships of the Second World War and remains a legend in the pantheon of naval history. In May 1941 Rodney turned Bismarck, the pride of Hitler's navy, into twisted metal, then participated... -
Heinemann Advanced History: Britain 1929-98 by Christopher Rowe
£26.87Heinemann Advanced History has quickly established itself as a major series for AS and A-level students. As well as word-of-mouth success, it has been praised in journals such as the Times Educational Supplement and BBC History Magazine. What makes... -
Lamberhurst: Jewel of the High Weald, A History by Roger Pitchfork 9780755206353
£19.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780755206353Author Roger PitchforkFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Newton's Notebook: The Life, Times and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton by Joel Levy 9781803994819
RRP: £12.99£9.62Newton's Notebook is a biography with a difference. It provides a full and detailed account of Sir Isaac Newton's life and discoveries, but is written, designed and illustrated to look like a personal notebook.By mining the rich sources of Newton's own... -
A Brief History of London by Jeremy Black
RRP: £12.99£4.11As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in... -
Sir Alan Cobham: The Flying Legend Who Brought Aviation to the Masses by Colin Cruddas 9781526738400
RRP: £25.00£17.62Flying in the years between the two world wars was the preserve of the powerful and the wealthy, or so it was until Sir Alan Cobham's 'Flying Circus' began to tour Britain. A former pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War, Alan Cobham... -
A Century of Ilford: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Brian Evans 9780752479668
RRP: £12.99£9.62This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Ilford during the twentieth century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
Blackpool: Images of England by Dave Thompson
RRP: £15.99£12.25Cheerfully unpretentious and brash with all the trimmings one would expect of a traditional seaside resort, Blackpool remains the iconic resort town, but there is more to its richly coloured history than you might think. This absorbing collection of... -
Sex for Sale in Scotland: Prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1900-1939 by Louise Settle 9781474400008
RRP: £90.00£81.97Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies influenced women's lives. The book uses a rich... -
Bath Times and Nursery Rhymes: The memoirs of a nursery nurse in the 1960s by Pam Weaver 9780007488445
RRP: £10.99£8.29A heart-warming memoir about life as a nursery nurse and nanny in the 1960s, for fans of Call the Midwife. In 1961, sixteen year-old Pam Weaver began her training as a nursery nurse. Drawn to this profession by her caring nature and a desire... -
Scotland Yard's Murder Squad by Dick Kirby 9781526765338
RRP: £25.00£18.02In 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder enquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled - or indeed, any - detectives. Thus was born the Reserve... -
Science of Life and Death in Frankenstein, The by Sharon Ruston
RRP: £25.00£19.07What is life? This was a question of particular concern for Mary Shelley and her contemporaries. But how did she, and her fellow Romantic writers, incorporate this debate into their work, and how much were they influenced by contemporary science,... -
Saving the People's Forest: Open spaces, enclosure and popular protest in mid-Victorian London by Mark Gorman 9781912260416
RRP: £16.99£15.31The growth of nineteenth-century London was unprecedented, swallowing up once remote villages, commons and open fields around the metropolitan fringe in largely uncontrolled housing development. In the mid-Victorian period widespread opposition to this... -
Britannia: 100 Documents that Shaped a Nation by Graham Stewart 9781843549987
RRP: £25.00£17.59In Britannia Graham Stewart traces two thousand years of an island's story - from Roman province to twenty-first century European nation-state - through one hundred historic documents. From the eighth-century Lindisfarne Gospels to the great testament of... -
With a Royal Engineers Field Company in France and Italy: April 1915 to the Armistice by V.F. Eberle 9781526751324
RRP: £19.99£14.28VF Eberle MC joined up on the outbreak of the war in No 2 Field Company Royal Engineers, 48th (South Midland) Division, the same company as his brother, who was a captain in it. He was commissioned before sailing for France at the end of March 1915 and... -
Chartism by Edward Royle 9780582290808
£35.74This text has established itself as the best short account of the Chartist movement available. It considers its origins and development, placing the movement within its broad social and economic context. Dr Royle also provides clear analysis of its... -
Britain in the Age of Arthur: A Military History by Ilkka Syvanne 9781473895201
£29.21King Arthur is one of the most controversial topics of early British history. Are the legends based on a real historical figure or pure mythological invention? Ilkka Syvanne's study breaks new ground, adopting a novel approach to the sources by... -
Missed Signals on the Western Front: How the Slow Adoption of Wireless Restricted British Strategy and Operations in World War I by Mike Bullock 9780786449378
RRP: £28.99£23.38Though the medium of wireless communication was in relative infancy during World War I, the technology could have made a profound impact on tactical operations and on the entire strategic conduct of the war. Providing details on how and why the... -
Leyton and Leytonstone by Keith Romig 9780752401584
RRP: £12.99£9.62This new collection of nearly 200 old photographs of Leyton and Leytonstone illustrates some of the dramatic changes and growth that have occurred in this busy suburban area over the last hundred years. Although Leyton and Leytonstone existed for... -
Churchill's Spy Files: MI5's Top-Secret Wartime Reports by Nigel West 9780750985499
£30.78The Second World War saw the role of espionage, secret agents and spy services increase exponentially as the world was thrown into a conflict unlike any that had gone before it.At this time, no one in government was really aware of what MI5 and its... -
The Strange Death of Liberal England: 1910-1914 by George Dangerfield 9781412842150
RRP: £45.99£40.13This book focuses on the chaos that overtook England on the eve of the First World War. Dangerfield weaves together the three wild strands of the Irish Rebellion (the rebellion in Ulster), the Suffragette Movement and the Labour Movement to produce a... -
The Time of Terror: An action-packed maritime adventure of battle and bloodshed during the French Revolution by Seth Hunter
RRP: £9.99£6.80Friends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price . . .The first gripping naval thriller in Seth Hunter's historical adventure series is sure to enthral fans of Julian Stockwin and Patrick O'Brian's... -
Treasure Hunter: Diving for Gold on North America's Death Coast by Robert MacKinnon
RRP: £19.01£14.54For more than four decades, world-renowned diver and treasure hunter Captain Robert MacKinnon has reclaimed sunken caches from the dangerous shallow waters along the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Known as the Death Coast for its... -
Ivor Gurney's Gloucestershire: Exploring Poetry & Place by Eleanor M. Rawling 9780752453538
RRP: £25.00£16.43Ivor Gurney is perhaps best known as a musician and First World War poet but he also wrote vividly and prolifically about his native Gloucestershire, finding inspiration and joy in walking the countryside and expressing its different moods. This book... -
Bewdley by Bewdley Historical Research Group 9780752435138
RRP: £14.99£12.55A Nostalgic Glimpse into the History of Bewdley.Book InformationISBN 9780752435138Author Bewdley Historical Research GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
Ashton Under Lyne and Mossley by Alice Lock 9780752401201
RRP: £14.99£11.55Ashton Under Lyne and MossleyBook InformationISBN 9780752401201Author Alice LockFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Victoria Cross Heroes: Volume II by Michael Ashcroft 9781785900976
RRP: £25.00£18.24Foreword by Lance-Sergeant Johnson Beharry VCTHE VICTORIA CROSS is Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry medal for courage in the face of the enemy. It has been bestowed upon 1,355 heroic individuals from all walks of life since its... -
Labour's Promised Land?: Culture and Society in Labour Britain, 1945-51 by Jim Fyrth 9780853158110
RRP: £17.00£16.51In the year that marks the 50th anniversary of Labour's 1945 landslide victory and the development of a new invigorated Labour Party under Tony Blair, this collection of essays looks at how the policies of the 1945 government and the following Labour... -
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People: A Historical Commentary by J.M.Wallace- Hadrill 9780198221746
RRP: £100.00£85.45Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is recognized as a masterpiece among the historical literature of medieval England and Europe. Completed in 731, it comprises in a single flowing narrative a coherent history of the conversion of the... -
The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley
RRP: £25.00£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812972634Author Jane RidleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 768Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Black Ivory: Slavery in the British Empire by James Walvin 9780631229605
RRP: £29.95£26.61The terrible story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told with clarity and compassion in this classic history.About the AuthorJames Walvin is Professor of History at the University of York. He has written... -
Salisbury Past by Ruth Newman 9781860776564
RRP: £15.99£12.25Salisbury is always symbolised by its cathedral spire and the physical dominance of that magnificent building over the surrounding city is as impressive today as it was in medieval times. The two elements of Salisbury - the cathedral and the city - owe... -
Politics, Finance and the Church in the Reign of Edward II by Mark Buck 9780521091190
RRP: £30.99£19.99Walter Stapeldon, fifteenth bishop of Exeter, was the founder of Exeter College, Oxford, and the greatest of Edward II's treasurers of the Exchequer. As Edward's regime crumbled in 1326, he paid the price of his master's rapacious policies, of which he... -
Crime, Justice and Discretion in England 1740-1820 by Peter King 9780199259076
£77.00The criminal law has often been seen as central to the rule of the eighteenth-century landed elite in England. This book presents a detailed analysis of the judicial processs - of victims' reactions, pretrial practices, policing, magistrates hearings,... -
Nursing Through Shot and Shell: A Great War Nurse's Story by Christine Smyth 9781399023214
RRP: £12.99£10.95This recently discovered memoir gives an intimate glimpse into the Great War service of Beatrice Hopkinson, a Territorial Forces Nursing Service Sister, who remained steadfastly and true to her profession as she nursed through shot and shell. Dr Vivien... -
The Archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles by Ian Armit 9780748606405
RRP: £31.00£28.69From the Callanish stones and the great ritual monuments of the Neolithic, the broch towers and the wheelhouses of the Iron Age, through to the arrival of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles, this book explores the history of human settlement and... -
Classic Car Museum Guide: Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Machinery by Lance Cole 9781526735874
RRP: £25.00£18.02A new, comprehensive guide to motoring and transport museums offering a fresh conversation on their role and the portrayal of our motoring history. Written by a long-established motoring writer with wide experience of driving and the fettling of old... -
A New History of Yachting by Mike Bender
RRP: £49.99£39.89An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation's Mountbatten Award 2018 This book, by a leading expert in the field, is the first major history of yachting...