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A Dangerous Enterprise: Secret War at Sea by Tim Spicer
RRP: £18.99£14.01Between 1942 and 1944 a very small, very secret, very successful clandestine unit of the Royal Navy, operated between Dartmouth in Devon, and the Brittany Coast in France. It was a crossing of about 100 miles, every yard of it dangerous. The unit was... -
British Naval Trawlers and Drifters in Two World Wars: From The John Lambert Collection by Dunn, Steve 9781526794864
RRP: £35.00£25.29John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been... -
The Age Of Arthur by John Morris
RRP: £16.99£11.94A lifetime's scholarship enabled John Morris to recreate a past hitherto hidden in myth and mystery. He describes the Arthurian Age as 'the starting point of future British history', for it saw the transition from Roman Britain to Great Britain, the... -
A Short History of the IRA: From 1916 Onwards by Brendan O'Brien 9781788490788
RRP: £8.99£6.87An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from 1916 to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities, and the major personalities who have shaped the... -
Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67 by Jonathan Walker 9781473827639
RRP: £14.99£11.35During the early 1960s the Cold War reached its climax. Britain's dwindling power in the Middle East was under siege from Arab nationalism, the Communist bloc and from American designs in the region. Aden, with its strategic military base and old... -
Women in England 1760-1914: A Social History by Susie Steinbach
RRP: £9.99£6.80A rich and fresh survey of women's lives between George III and the First World WarUsing diaries, letters, memoirs as well as social and statistical research, this book looks at life-expectancy, sex, marriage and childbirth, and work inside and outside... -
Cranogwen by Jane Aaron 9781837720255
RRP: £19.99£15.23Yn oes Fictoria, ystyriwyd menywod yn anaddas ac anabl ar gyfer pob arweinyddiaeth gyhoeddus a deallusol. Ond llwyddodd Cranogwen, sef Sarah Jane Rees (1839-1916) o Langrannog, i ennill parch ac enwogrwydd fel bardd, darlithydd, golygydd, pregethwraig,... -
Charles II (Penguin Monarchs): The Star King by Clare Jackson
RRP: £7.99£5.79The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless... -
Bannockburn 1314: The Battle 700 Years On by Chris Brown
RRP: £14.99£11.55The Battle of Bannockburn is the most celebrated battle in history between Scotland and England. Fought over two days on 23 and 24 June 1314 by a small river crossing in Stirling, it was a decisive victory for Robert the Bruce in the Scottish Wars of... -
The Blitz 1940–41: The Luftwaffe's biggest strategic bombing campaign by Julian Hale 9781472857880
RRP: £16.99£12.28An illustrated history of how the Luftwaffe intended 'the Blitz' to knock Britain out of the war, emphasising the German point of view and detailing how Britain's defences and civilians responded. The Blitz - the German 'blitzkrieg' of Britain's... -
Around Pontedawe by Jeff Childs 9780752406916
RRP: £12.99£9.62This book is part of the Images of Wales series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Wales, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752406916Author Jeff ChildsFormat... -
The Long Range Desert Group in World War II by Gavin Mortimer
RRP: £25.00£18.62A major illustrated history of the Long Range Desert Group from the foremost expert on British wartime special forces. Formed in June 1940 for the purpose of gathering intelligence behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) played a... -
Jane Seymour: An Illustrated Life by Carol-Ann Johnston 9781399071611
RRP: £22.00£15.62Jane Seymour is the wife of Henry VIII we know the least about, often written off as 'Plain Jane'. Queen of England for just seventeen months, during her life Jane witnessed some of the most extraordinary events ever to take place in English history,... -
Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day: The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay by Brian Izzard
RRP: £25.00£20.90This is the first major biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay in fifty years. Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940. Initially, it was thought that 40,000 troops at most could be rescued. But... -
An Economic History of the English Garden by Roderick Floud
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Roderick Floud's ground-breaking study of the history, money, places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past 350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of this country's soul.' Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime... -
Air Force Blue: The RAF in World War Two by Patrick Bishop
RRP: £14.99£9.70In 2018 the RAF is one hundred years old. In his new book, destined to be a classic, Patrick Bishop examines the high point of its existence - the Second World War, when the Air Force saved the nation from defeat then led the advance to... -
The King is Dead, Long Live the King!: Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian Britain by Martin Williams
RRP: £25.00£16.38A Country Life 'Best Book of the Year' 2023The Times Book of the Week * * * 'I could read Martin Williams all day. He is a staggeringly communicative historian; this book throws shafts of light on recent history almost repeating itself, giving vivid... -
The Roar of the Lion: The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II Speeches by Richard Toye 9780198715450
RRP: £16.99£12.59''My aunt, listening to the Prime Minister's speech, remarked of "our greatest orator", "He's no speaker, is he?"' -diary of teacher M.A. Pratt, 11 Nov. 1942. The popular story of Churchill's war-time rhetoric is a simple one: the British people were... -
The Grand Tour by Mike Rendell
RRP: £8.99£6.96An introduction to the raucous yet educational 'gap year' tours of Europe taken by wealthy British aristocrats in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. For many young eighteenth-century aristocrats, the Grand Tour was an essential rite of... -
Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess by Elisabeth Basford 9780750992619
RRP: £20.00£15.44Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernising the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way.Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her... -
Chartism: A New History by Dr. Malcolm Chase
RRP: £19.99£14.92Chartism, the mass movement for democratic rights, dominated British domestic politics in the late 1830s and 1840s. It mobilised over three million supporters at its height. Few modern European social movements, certainly in Britain, have captured the... -
The SAS 1983-2014 by Leigh Neville
RRP: £14.99£10.95A Special Forces expert reveals the illustrated story of the SAS since the Falklands War, including their operations in the Gulf War and the War on Terror. Highly trained and immensely skilled, the SAS are widely regarded as one of the best Special... -
The Women in the Room: Labour's Forgotten History by Nan Sloane
RRP: £40.00£30.38In February 1900 a group of men representing trade unionists, socialists, Fabians and Marxists gathered in London to make another attempt at establishing an organisation capable of getting working-class men elected to Parliament. The body they set... -
Borough Market: Edible Histories: Epic tales of everyday ingredients by Mark Riddaway 9781529349733
RRP: £10.99£6.47One of The Times Books of the Year 2020Shortlisted for The Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2021, Debut Food Book_____________'Fascinating and entertaining - a pleasure to read.' Claudia RodenHave you ever stopped to wonder how our most beloved foods... -
Wales, the Welsh and the Making of America by Vivienne Sanders 9781786837905
RRP: £11.99£9.00In 1971, Californian congressman Thomas M. Rees told the US House of Representatives that 'very little has been written of what the Welsh have contributed in all walks of life in the shaping of American history'. This book is the first systematic attempt... -
Property Development by Richard Reed
RRP: £44.99£39.28This fully revised seventh edition of Property Development has been completely updated to reflect ongoing changes in the property field and maintain the direct relevance of the text to all stakeholders involved in studying the property development... -
The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I by John Cooper
RRP: £12.99£8.56Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated in a sea of Catholic countries. Spain plotted an invasion, but Elizabeth's Secretary, Francis Walsingham, was... -
South Staffordshire Ironmasters by Ray Shill 9780752448312
RRP: £18.99£14.32Several generations have now passed since iron making and working was an important trade in the Black Country. It was started by itinerant bloomers, who moved their bloomeries around the district to make use of local supplies of ore, smelting it with... -
Voices in Flight: The Wellington Bomber by Bowman, Martin W 9781399074896
RRP: £15.99£11.61The Wellington Bomber was omnipresent during the Second World War, employed in a variety of contexts in the fight against the Axis powers. The pilots who flew this aircraft did so with an immense amount of pride, and there is perhaps no-one better placed... -
Operation Sealion: How Britain Crushed the German War Machine's Dreams of Invasion in 1940 by Leo McKinstry
RRP: £12.99£8.60'Superbly written and gripping' Daily ExpressThe thrilling true account of Hitler's first defeat.In the summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine was at its zenith. France, Denmark, Norway and the Low Countries were all under occupation after a series of... -
A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma and Britain: 1941-45 by Robert Lyman
RRP: £25.00£18.62SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022 'This is a superb book.' - James Holland In 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories... -
The Progresses, Pageants, and Entertainments of Queen Elizabeth I by Jayne Elisabeth Archer 9780199673759
RRP: £53.00£52.39More than any other English monarch before or since, Queen Elizabeth I used her annual progresses to shape her royal persona and to bolster her popularity and authority. During the spring and summer, accompanied by her court, Elizabeth toured southern... -
Early Modern Wales, c.1536-1689: Ambiguous Nationhood by Lloyd Bowen 9781786839589
RRP: £16.99£13.09This is the first general history of early modern Wales for more than a generation. The book assimilates new scholarship and deploys a wealth of original archival research to present a fresh picture of Wales under the Tudor and Stuart monarchs. It adopts... -
The Antonine Wall by David Breeze
RRP: £14.99£10.77As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about AD 140... -
Campaigns of the Eastern Association: The Rise of Oliver Cromwell, 1642-1645 by Laurence Spring
RRP: £29.95£20.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113986Author Laurence SpringFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Boy Soldiers of the Great War by Emden, Richard van 9781399011631
RRP: £25.00£18.02After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of... -
Blitz Britain: Manchester and Salford by Graham Phythian
RRP: £12.99£9.62In 1940, the Manchester and Salford Blitz saw the city and its surroundings targeted by the German Luftwaffe. The most destructive attack was launched in late December 1940; it is remembered today as 'the Christmas Blitz'. Nearly 800 people lost their... -
The Little History of Somerset by Mike Dean 9780750991278
RRP: £14.99£11.55More than 400 million years ago, the oldest rocks in Somerset were formed. On those rocks, a county was built over thousands of years; from prehistoric man and Roman invasion, through a Pitchfork Rebellion and two world wars to where we are today... -
Anson: Royal Navy Commander and Statesman, 1697-1762 by Anthony Bruce 9781804511923
RRP: £29.95£20.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804511923Author Anthony BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Cecils: The Dynasty and Legacy of Lord Burghley by David Lee 9781399083775
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Cecils: The Dynasty and Legacy of Lord Burghley looks at the lives of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I's Chief Minister and Secretary of State and that of his son, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. Lord Burghley served three Tudor Monarchs...