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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Battles of the Scarpe 1918 and Drocourt-Queant Line: 26 August - 2 September 1918 by Paul Oldfield
RRP: €23.79€16.99In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the... -
Beating the Nazi Invader: Hitler's Spies, Saboteurs and Secrets in Britain 1940 by Neil R Storey
RRP: €29.75€20.97Beating the Invader is a revealing and disturbing exploration of the darker history of Nazis, spies and 'Fifth Columnist' saboteurs in Britain and the extensive top secret counter-measures taken before and during the real threat of invasion in 1940. ... -
Haunted Wiltshire by Keith Wills 9780752493114
RRP: €15.46€11.45The dark side of Wiltshire's ancient history has left its mark on the county's inns, hotels, stately homes and burial barrows. A hideous dwarf is said to haunt Lacock Abbey; a spooky white cat stalks walkers on the ancient Ridgeway; the Lady in White... -
Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle by Tom Quinn
RRP: €11.89€8.46For more than 300 years, Kensington Palace has played host to a colourful cast of kings, queens and assorted aristocratic hangers-on. A stone's throw from the bustling streets of central London, this grand building has served as the stage for some of the... -
Edwardian Fashion by Daniel Milford-Cottam
RRP: €10.70€8.28Fashion in the Edwardian period underwent some quite revolutionary changes. The delicately coloured, flower-and-lace-trimmed trailing gowns and elaborate hairstyles worn by tightly corseted fashionable ladies in the early years of Edward VII's reign... -
Haunted Stockton by Robert Woodhouse 9780752457635
RRP: €15.46€11.45From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena, to first-hand encounters with phantoms and spirits, this collection of stories contains both new and well-known spooky tales from around Stockton. Drawing on... -
Reported Missing in the Great War: 100 Years of Searching for the Truth by John Broom
RRP: €29.75€21.44Of the one million British and Empire military personnel who were killed in action, died of wounds, disease or injury or were missing presumed dead during the First World War, over half a million have no known grave. Of these, nearly 188,000 are buried... -
Reimagining Culture by Sharon Macdonald
RRP: €45.21€39.72Since the 1960s, policies to 'revive' minority cultures and languages have flourished. But what does it mean to have a 'cultural identity'? And are minorities as deeply attached to their languages and traditions as revival policies suppose? This book... -
Tudor and Stuart Britain: 1485-1714 by Roger Lockyer
RRP: €52.35€50.29Tudor and Stuart Britain charts the political, religious, economic and social history of Britain from the start of Henry VII's reign in 1485 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714, providing students and lecturers with a detailed chronological narrative of... -
The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 by Sam Willis
RRP: €17.84€12.14With a cast of swaggering swashbuckling characters, The Struggle for Sea Power charts the greatest war in the age of sail.In 1775 thirteen isolated colonies, without a navy or an army, began a war with Britain to win their independence from the greatest... -
Heritage: A History of How We Conserve Our Past by James Stourton
RRP: €47.60€33.78What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today? What is its place tomorrow? Heritage is all around us: millions belong to its organisations, tens of thousands volunteer for it, and politicians pay lip service to it. When... -
Wealth and Welfare: An Economic and Social History of Britain 1851-1951 by Martin Daunton 9780198732099
RRP: €71.40€60.58Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in... -
The America Ground, Hastings by Steve Peak
RRP: €15.46€11.45The America Ground: 81/2 acres of Hastings town centre that in the early nineteenth century was an open section of beach, apparently beyond the borough boundary and with no obvious owner. Free from the rules of local authority and taxes, this almost... -
Edexcel GCE History AS Unit 2 C2 Britain c.1860-1930: The Changing Position of Women & Suffrage Question by Rosemary Rees
€32.20This book is all you need to inspire students' success.It is written by experienced examiners and teachers and is tailored to the new Edexcel specification. It features an active, engaging approach that brings History alive in the classroom! Exam tips,... -
Bletchley Park: The Code-breakers of Station X by Michael Smith
RRP: €9.51€7.44Bletchley Park, known to those who worked there as Station X, was the scene of one of the greatest Allied triumphs of the Second World War. The breaking of the Nazi Enigma cyphers by Britain's wartime code-breakers continues to fascinate, with well over... -
The British and the Sikhs: Discovery, Warfare and Friendship C1700-1900. Military and Social Interaction in Imperial India by Gurinder Singh Mann 9781911628248
€20.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628248Author Gurinder Singh MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Restoration: 1666: A Year in Britain by Alexander Larman
RRP: €23.80€18.23In an England inhabited by Pepys, Evelyn, Dryden, Hobbes and the young Isaac Newton, Charles II is king, and the nation is beginning to relax a little after the tough, joyless years of Cromwell's Protectorate. In RESTORATION, Alex Larman paints a... -
Royal Naval Submarines 1901 to 2008 by Maurice Cocker 9781526791900
€22.66Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Scotland'S Transnational Heritage: Legacies of Empire and Slavery by Emma Bond
RRP: €29.74€24.15Outlines the legacies of Empire in Scotland and offers practical methods for diversifying the stories we tell about them Emphasises Scotland's role as a transnational agent in networks of empire and colonialism Outlines new historical examples of how... -
Ruling the World: Freedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire by Alan Lester
RRP: €32.12€27.61Ruling the World tells the story of how the largest and most diverse empire in history was governed, everywhere and all at once. Focusing on some of the most tumultuous years of Queen Victoria's reign, Alan Lester, Kate Boehme and Peter Mitchell adopt an... -
A Pocket History of Scotland by Tony Potter
RRP: €8.32€6.10From prehistoric times to the present day this comprehensive history presents the story of Scotland in bite-size chunks. With full colour illustrations throughout this is an attractive and practical guide to Scotland's colourful history. ... -
Warburton's War: The Life of Maverick Ace Adrian Warburton, DSO, DFC, DFC (USA) by Chris Goss 9780907579434
RRP: €9.51€6.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579434Author Chris GossFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Kilmarnock Memories by Frank Beattie
RRP: €15.46€11.45Until the beginning of the nineteenth century Kilmarnock lived by what was produced locally. But after the Industrial Revolution many industries found a home in the town, producing goods from whiskey to carpets and from shoes to heavy machinery... -
Welsh Saints from Welsh Churches by Martin Crampin
€41.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912631162Author Martin CrampinFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
Dowding of Fighter Command by Vincent Orange 9781906502720
RRP: €17.85€13.52This, quite simply, is the definitive book on the life of the man who prepared the ground for victory in the Battle of Britain. Without him, Britain and the world would have entered a dark age. Making full use of archival sources and information provided... -
The Solidarities of Strangers: The English Poor Laws and the People, 1700-1948 by Lynn Hollen Lees 9780521030663
RRP: €53.54€45.86The Solidarities of Strangers is a study of English policies toward the poor from the seventeenth century to the present that combines individual stories with official actions. Lynn Lees shows how clients as well as officials negotiated welfare... -
It Happened in Gloucestershire by Phyllida Barstow 9781906122300 [USED COPY]
RRP: €9.51€2.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906122300Author Phyllida BarstowFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 373g -
It Happened in Gloucestershire by Phyllida Barstow
RRP: €9.51€6.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906122300Author Phyllida BarstowFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 373g -
The Verdict: Did Labour Change Britain? by Polly Toynbee 9781847082503
RRP: €11.89€7.97Did the Labour government improve people's lives? Are we healthier, wealthier or wiser; happier or safer than in 1997, when Labour came to power? If we are, how much do we have to thank Blair and Brown and their cabinets for? In The Verdict, Polly... -
Pepys's Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-89 by J. D. Davies
RRP: €23.79€18.18Pepys's Navy describes every aspect the English navy in the second half of the seventeenth century, from the time when the Fleet Royal was taken into Parliamentary control after the defeat of Charles I, until the accession of William and Mary in 1689... -
Winston Churchill: A Life in the News by Richard Toye 9780192896230
RRP: €20.22€14.58Before Winston Churchill made history, he made news. To a great extent, the news made him too. If it was his own efforts that made him a hero, it was the media that made him a celebrity - and it has been considerably responsible for perpetuating his... -
The Moral Economists: R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, E. P. Thompson, and the Critique of Capitalism by Tim Rogan 9780691191492
RRP: €33.32€25.94A fresh look at how three important twentieth-century British thinkers viewed capitalism through a moral rather than material lensWhat's wrong with capitalism? Answers to that question today focus on material inequality. Led by economists and conducted... -
Men Who Flew the Mosquito, The by Martin Bowman 9781844158911
RRP: €17.84€13.03The two-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance have made it into an airborne icon. Its operational versatility as a fighter, low level bomber and... -
A History of Royal Britain in 100 Objects by Gill Knappett
RRP: €20.22€14.28Over 1000 years of royal history told through 100 fascinating objects. From the glory of coronation regalia to coins, from imposing statues to stamps, from distinguished medals to monuments, and from beautiful artworks to Edward VIII's abdication... -
Contrasting Communities: English Villages in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries by Margaret Spufford 9780521297486
RRP: €44.02€36.57This book is a detailed history of the economic, educational and religious life of three contrasting communities, Chippenham, Orwell and Willingham in Cambridgeshire from 1525 to 1700. The three villages had very difference economic settings, in which... -
Villages of Kent by Paul Harris 9781859372944
RRP: €17.85€11.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859372944Author Paul HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Frith Book Company Ltd.Publisher Frith Book Company Ltd. -
The Little Book of Leicestershire by Natasha Sheldon 9780750993753
RRP: €11.89€7.76The Little Book of Leicestershire is a compendium full of information which will make you say, 'I never knew that!' Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Leicestershire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its literary,... -
Liverpool's Shipping Groups by Ian Collard
RRP: €17.84€13.74The history of the great shipping groups of the nineteenth century is about family dynasties, business acumen, investment, risk taking and entrepreneurial skills. It is about everything that epitomises the Victorian age. Men of vision identified market... -
Aberdeenshire Folk Tales by Grace Banks 9780752497587
RRP: €15.46€11.45The folklore of the north-east has provided a rich tapestry for the tales within; from Celtic and Pictish origins meet witches, selkies, smugglers, fairies, monsters, despicable rogues, riddles and heroes. Tragic events, spellbinding characters, humour,... -
Irish Manchester Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by Alan Keegan 9780752488165
RRP: €17.84€13.74The Irish have always been proud of their contribution to Manchester. Alan Keegan and Danny Claffey's Irish Manchester: A Third Selection combines many previously unpublished photographs with well-researched captions to create a fascinating picture of...