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Bloody April 1917: The birth of modern air power by James S. Corum
RRP: $20.63$14.98Researched from original-language primary sources, this is a uniquely well-informed and multi-faceted history of the World War I air campaign of Bloody April. Researched from original German-, French-, and English-language sources, and written by an... -
Battles of the Jacobite Rebellions: Killiecrankie to Culloden by Jonathan Oates 9781526735515
RRP: $32.25$23.25Many books have been written about the Jacobite rebellions - the armed attempts made by the Stuarts to regain the British throne between 1689 and 1746 - and in particular about the risings of 1689, 1715, 1719 and 1745. The key battles have been described... -
WJEC GCSE History The Elizabethan Age 1558-1603 and Depression, War and Recovery 1930-1951 by R. Paul Evans
$33.04Exam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Endorsed by WJECHelp every student to develop the in-depth knowledge and historical skills they need to achieve their best with the market-leading series for... -
Henry VIII's Imprisoned Women: The Women of the Tower by Neha Roy
RRP: $28.38$22.73The year is 1534. Henry VIII sits on the throne of England. He has set aside his first wife, Queen Katharine of Aragon, and has married a second time. The marriage to Anne Boleyn brings a new wave of Reformation in England dividing the people and even... -
Henry VIII by Lucy Wooding
RRP: $50.30$44.14This new edition of Lucy Wooding's Henry VIII is fully revised and updated to provide an insightful and original portrait of one of England's most unforgettable monarchs and the many paradoxes of his character and reign. Henry was a Renaissance prince... -
The Baby Boomer Generation: A Lifetime of Memories by Paul Feeney
RRP: $14.18$10.64Do you remember washing in a tin bath by the fire, using outside lavatories and not having a television? Did you grow up in the 1950s and were you a teenager in the swinging sixties? If the Festival of Britain, food rationing and the Queen's coronation... -
Sweet and Clean?: Bodies and Clothes in Early Modern England by Susan North 9780198856139
$150.17Sweet and Clean? challenges the widely held beliefs on bathing and cleanliness in the past. For over thirty years, the work of the French historian, George Vigarello, has been hugely influential on early modern European social history, describing an... -
Whigs and Hunters: The Origin of the Black Act by E. P. Thompson 9780957000520
RRP: $20.64$18.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957000520Author E. P. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Breviary Stuff PublicationsPublisher Breviary Stuff PublicationsWeight(grams) 432g -
About England by David Matless
RRP: $25.80$18.43'England' and 'Englishness' have received much attention in the twenty-first century, not least in debates over Brexit. About England explores how these concepts have been imagined since the 1960s, covering themes including politics, popular culture,... -
The Century of Revolution: 1603-1714 by Christopher Hill 9780415267397
RRP: $25.79$22.82There is an immense range of books about the English Civil War, but one historian stands head and shoulders above all others for the quality of his work on the subject. In 1961 Christopher Hill first published what has come to be acknowledged as the best... -
A Richness of Martens: Wildlife Tales from Ardnamurchan by Polly Pullar
RRP: $11.60$7.84Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019 When Les and Chris Humphreys moved to Ardnamurchan 15 years ago, little did they realise they would be sharing their home with some of Britain's most elusive and misunderstood mustelids. Amongst all the... -
Gresley and his Locomotives: L & N E R Design History by Tim Hillier-Graves 9781526729934
RRP: $51.60$37.91The story of Gresley and his locomotives is a well-trodden path. But our view of his achievements is a blinkered one because it fails to recognise all the other people who played a part in his work. As the leading American aviation engineer Paul S Baker... -
Detective: A Life Upholding the Law by Tom Connolly
RRP: $18.05$14.13Tom Connolly joined An Garda Siochana in 1955, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. His early days on the force were spent in various villages and towns around Ireland, tracking petty thieves, raiding pubs and patrolling country... -
Devon and Cornwall The Class 47 Years: Class 47 A West Country symposium by Bernard Mills 9781781556573
RRP: $24.50$18.47The year 2002 saw a radical change on the railways of Devon and Cornwall: it was the last year of daily locomotive hauled passenger trains (other than the overnight London sleeper). These remaining workings were in the capable hands of the ubiquitous... -
Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition by Bronwen Everill
RRP: $21.87$17.87"Impressive...[Readers] will be rewarded with greater understanding of historical developments that changed the relationship between consumers and producers in a global economy in ways that reverberate to this day."-Wall Street Journal"Everill... -
1941: Politics, Espionage and the Secret Pact between Churchill and Roosevelt by Marc Wortman
RRP: $14.18$9.44Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, America had long been involved in a shadow war. Throughout 1941, President Roosevelt concocted ingenious ways to come to Winston Churchill's aid, without breaking the Neutrality Acts. Conducting espionage at home and... -
Mapping the Second World War: The history of the war through maps from 1939 to 1945 by Peter Chasseaud
RRP: $38.70$26.78Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert... -
The Wicked Wit of the Royal Family by Karen Dolby
RRP: $12.89$8.84The Wicked Wit of the Royal Family celebrates the flashes of fun and brilliance of the most famous family in the world.There is no doubt that the British royal family is THE most famous family in the world. Watched and picked over in the media for... -
Maeshowe and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney by Rachel Pickering 9781849172479
RRP: $7.74$5.53The chambered tomb of Maeshowe sits in one of the richest and best preserved Neolithic landscapes in Europe. This was a place of stone circles, villages and burial monuments; a place where people lived, worshipped and honoured their dead. The surviving... -
Luck of the Devil: Flying Swordfish in Wwii by Robert le Page 9781848845442
RRP: $25.79$18.42Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying off Cherbourg, hunting U-boats, escorting convoys in North Atlantic and in the Arctic seas and covering... -
The Enlightened Economy: Britain and the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1850 by Joel Mokyr
RRP: $28.38$20.67Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? What explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way?In the years between the Glorious Revolution and the Great... -
The Picture of Yarmouth: 200 Years of Built Heritage by Paul Davies 9780957609211
RRP: $12.90$11.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957609211Author Paul DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeological SocietyPublisher Great Yarmouth Local... -
Accelerate!: A History of the 1990s by James Brooke-Smith
RRP: $25.80$19.40The 1990s was the decade in which the Soviet Union collapsed and Francis Fukuyama declared the 'end of history'. Nelson Mandela was released from prison, Google was launched and scientists in Edinburgh cloned a sheep from a single cell. It was also a... -
Nudism in a Cold Climate by Annebella Pollen
RRP: $32.25$22.10A fascinating glimpse into an experimental British nudist culture that radically challenged and transformed conventional attitudes to bodies and their representations This richly illustrated volume examines the idiosyncratic phenomenon of social... -
Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards: Captivating Tales from a Nimrod and Valcan Air Electronics Operator by Jim Walls
RRP: $32.25$23.25Since he was a child in the 1950s watching Vampires and Meteors operating from RAF Turnhouse, Jim Walls wanted to fly aircraft, he just never envisaged that his flying career would be spent in the back seat as opposed to the front. Jim guides readers... -
Political Corruption in Ireland 1922-2010: A Crooked Harp? by Elaine Byrne 9780719086885
RRP: $25.79$22.99This book empirically maps the decline in standards since the inauguration of Irish independence in 1922, to the loss of Irish economic sovereignty in 2010. It argues that the definition of corruption is an evolving one. As the nature of the state... -
Medieval Scotland by A. D. M. Barrell
RRP: $49.01$43.22This is a one-volume history of medieval Scotland, concentrating on the period between the middle of the eleventh century and the Reformation and taking full account of recent scholarship. It is primarily a political and ecclesiastical study, analysing... -
British Battleships 1939-45 (2): Nelson and King George V Classes: Vol. 2 by Angus Konstam 9781846033896
RRP: $15.47$10.87With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet ten of the twelve battleships were already over twenty years old, having served in World War I, and required extensive... -
Penal Servitude: Convicts and Long-Term Imprisonment, 1853-1948 by Helen Johnston
RRP: $39.99$28.10Established in 1853, after the end of penal transportation to Australia, the convict prison system and the sentence of penal servitude offered the most severe form of punishment - short of death - in the criminal justice system, and they remained in... -
The Blue Arena by Bob Spurdle 9780907579984
RRP: $12.89$9.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579984Author Bob SpurdleFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The British Home Guard Pocketbook by A.F.U. Green
RRP: $12.89$9.78'The Home Guards are an attacking force lying in wait for, and ready to destroy, any enemy who dares to set foot on out shores.' The Home Guard has been immortalised in British culture in the TV series Dad's Army. Formed by men not eligible for... -
Defenders of the Faith by Catherine Pepinster
RRP: $32.25$18.40During the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Christian Church will take centre stage once again, as the established religion in England. But why does the Church have such prominence in state affairs, and should it keep this privileged... -
The Death of Christian Britain: Understanding Secularisation, 1800-2000 by Callum G. Brown
RRP: $49.01$43.06The Death of Christian Britain examines how the nation's dominant religious culture has been destroyed. Callum Brown challenges the generally held view that secularization was a long and gradual process dating from the industrial revolution. Instead, he... -
The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII by Retha M. Warnicke
RRP: $29.66$24.34The events which led to the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, in 1536 have traditionally been explained by historians in terms of a factional conspiracy masterminded by Henry's minister Thomas Cromwell. Retha Warnicke's fascinating and... -
The Second World War Tank Crisis: The Fall and Rise of British Armour, 1919-1945 by Richard Taylor
RRP: $32.25$22.73British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true - British tanks were in... -
Sealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation by Dylan Taylor-Lehman
RRP: $21.92$14.94'The unexpected comic masterpiece of the year' Daily MailIn 1967, retired army major and self-made millionaire Paddy Roy Bates inaugurated himself ruler of the Principality of Sealand on a World War II Maunsell Sea Fort near Felixstowe - and began the... -
Liverpool: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives by Anton Rippon 9781526767783
RRP: $19.34$14.13Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Headstart In History: Colonisation & Conflict 1750-1990 by Rosemary Rees
$40.87Aiming to provide challenge and stimulus for more able pupils, the "Headstart in History" books have high narrative content; extended writing opportunities and suggestions for further research; and links to websites, videos and historical fiction.Book... -
Gordon: The Origins of the Clan Gordon and Their Place in History by Ian Andsell 9781852172343
$7.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852172343Author Ian AndsellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd -
The Idea of the Union: Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Realities and Challenges by John Wilson Foster
RRP: $16.76$15.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993560729Author John Wilson FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Belcouver PressPublisher Belcouver PressWeight(grams) 551g