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Hawkwood: Diabolical Englishman by Frances Stonor Saunders
RRP: €15.46€10.19The hugely acclaimed, best-selling life of Hawkwood, one of the outstanding figures of English and European history. John Hawkwood was an Essex man who became the greatest mercenary in an age when soldiers of fortune flourished - an age that also... -
The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945 by John Foot
RRP: €20.22€14.61'An enjoyable, highly readable history that manages to bring murky, often fiendishly complex events into the light' Sunday Times Italy emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some... -
The Borgias: The Hidden History by G. J. Meyer
RRP: €24.99€16.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345526922Author G. J. MeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA... -
The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna by Tim Parks 9781787302150
RRP: €23.80€16.07Bestselling author of Italian Ways Tim Parks follows the hair-raising journey of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi, 250-miles on foot from Rome to Ravenna, to explore Italy's past and present.In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's... -
Rome and Italy: The History of Rome from its Foundation by R. M. Ogilvie
RRP: €15.46€10.82Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this... -
The Prince (Collins Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli 9780007420070
RRP: €3.56€2.78HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We have declared before that it is not only expedient but necessary for a prince to take care his foundations be good, otherwise his fabric will be sure to... -
Terroni: All That Has Been Done to Ensure That the Italians of the South Became Southerners by Pino Aprile 9781599540313
RRP: €16.96€13.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599540313Author Pino AprileFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Bordighera PressPublisher Bordighera PressWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
The Great Siege, Malta 1565: Clash of Cultures: Christian Knights Defend Western Civilization Against the Moslem Tide by Ernle Bradford 9781497637863
RRP: €21.36€14.61The indispensable account of the Ottoman Empire's Siege of Malta from the author of Hannibal and Gibraltar. In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was thought to be invincible. Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman sultan, had... -
Italy and Its Eastern Border, 1866-2016 by Marina Cattaruzza
RRP: €52.35€46.22This is the first scholarly work in Modern European History which elucidates consistently how border issues affect the history of nations and states in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book rethinks the Italian history of the last 150 years from the... -
Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli's Lifelong Quest for Freedom by Erica Benner
RRP: €13.08€9.25'A ripping read ... fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox' Daily TelegraphWas Niccolo Machiavelli really the cynical schemer of legend - or was he a profound ethical thinker, who tried to save the democratic freedom of Renaissance Florence as it... -
The Balkans 1940–41 (1): Mussolini's Fatal Blunder in the Greco-Italian War by Pier Paolo Battistelli
RRP: €19.03€13.82The first of two volumes on the Axis campaigns in the Balkans, exploring Mussolini's fateful decision to move against Greece in October 1940. The Greek President Metaxas rejected the Italian ultimatum with a famous 'Oxi' ('No'), and what followed was... -
Italian Life: A Modern Fable of Loyalty and Betrayal by Tim Parks
RRP: €13.08€9.25'Parks...offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes Italians so Italian' The TimesHow does Italy really work?When Valeria travels from hot, dusty Basilicata to begin her studies in a northern university town, she has little... -
The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting by Ben Lewis
RRP: €11.89€7.90In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. But is it a real da Vinci? In a thrilling narrative built on formidable research, Ben Lewis tracks the extraordinary journey of a masterpiece lost and found, lied and fought over... -
Rome - City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943-44 by Victor Failmezger 9781472841285
RRP: €29.75€26.41'Victor Failmezger's passion for the city of Rome is matched by his extensive knowledge of its dark recent past.' - Joshua Levine, author of Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture In September 1943, following wave upon wave of Allied... -
Eclipse by Alan Moorehead
RRP: €13.08€9.25Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series in partnership with the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.With a new introduction by James HollandEclipse was the code name given by... -
A Traveller's History of Venice by Peter Mentzel
RRP: €13.08€11.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566566117Author Peter MentzelFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)... -
The Cretan War (1645-1671): The Venetian-Ottoman Struggle in the Mediterranean by Bruno Mugnai 9781911628040
RRP: €35.64€24.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628040Author Bruno MugnaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean by O'Carroll, Brendan 9781399003681
RRP: €20.22€14.61Shortly after the invasion of Sicily and to distract German attention from the Italian campaign, Churchill ordered the occupation of the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean. The Long Range Desert Group, retraining in Lebanon, were now part of Raiding... -
Italy - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Barry Tomalin 9781787028760
RRP: €11.89€8.97Don't just see the sights get to know the people. Italy delights and stimulates with its magnificent cities and monuments, stunningly beautiful landscapes, the glory of its art and architecture, the richness and variety of its food, the elegance of... -
Venice, An Interior by Javier Marias
RRP: €7.14€5.33An essential companion for every traveller to Venice, this is the hidden city revealed in a gorgeous non-fiction account by one of Europe's greatest living writers, Javier MariasCentury after century, the essence of Venice is unchanging. It is a place of... -
Trieste by Dasa Drndic
RRP: €13.08€8.81"Trieste is a monumental feat of the imagination. Impassioned and lucid, it is impossible to read it and not come away with a new understanding of the world. Dasa Drndic has given us a masterpiece that is not only brilliant, but uncompromisingly humane... -
Foul Deeds and Fine Dying: A Pellegrino Artusi Mystery by Marco Malvaldi
RRP: €20.22€13.73Pellegrino Artusi, the great gastronome and amateur detective, is back. It is 1900 and Pellegrino's famed cookbook is in its fifth edition. Flushed from his fortune and success, our hero joins a weekend party at the Tuscan castle of the wealthy... -
A Brief History of the Roman Empire by Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
RRP: €15.46€6.51In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's Satires to recent archaeological finds. He... -
Tiepolo Pink by Roberto Calasso
RRP: €17.84€13.03'Tiepolo: the last breath of happiness in Europe'The eighteenth-century Venetian painter Giambattista Tiepolo spent his life creating frescoes that are among the glories of Western art, yet he remains shrouded in mystery. Who was he? And what was the... -
Judges by Andrea Camilleri
RRP: €11.89€8.46Camilleri, best known for his Inspector Montalbano series, presents the charming Judge Surra who moves to a small Sicilian town in the late nineteenth century. He does not quite understand the quirky welcoming gifts from the locals, but nothing stands in... -
Revolutions and Nationalities: Europe 1825-1890 by Peter Browning 9780521786072
RRP: €23.74€21.25An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The 'short nineteenth century', characterised by the growth of nationalism and revolutions, both political and economic, saw the emergence of a Europe of nation states and... -
A Short History of the Etruscans by Corinna Riva 9781780766157
RRP: €17.84€16.99Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct... -
The Dressmaker's Secret: A gorgeously evocative historical romance by Charlotte Betts
RRP: €11.89€8.09A sumptuously romantic story bursting with historical colour and flavour, perfect for readers of Dinah Jefferies, Lucinda Riley and Jenny Ashcroft.'Romantic, engaging and hugely satisfying' Katie Fford on The Apothecary's Daughter*****Italy, 1819. Emilia... -
Florence: A Traveller's Reader by Edward Chaney
RRP: €15.46€10.23'The best conceivable guide to the city' - an essential cultural history for all visitors of FlorenceThe rich and glorious past of one of the best loved cities in the world, Florence, is brought vividly to life for today's visitor in this collection... -
Rome: The Passenger by Various
RRP: €22.60€15.27The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, and reportage from around the world. Its aim, to break down barriers and introduce the essence of the place. Packed with essays and investigative journalism; original photography and... -
Access to History: Great Britain and the Irish Question 1774-1923 Fourth Edition by Paul Adelman
€30.00Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
Biographical and Autobiographical Writings by Leon Battista Alberti 9780674292680
RRP: €35.64€28.16A fresh English translation of five Alberti works that illuminate new aspects of the literary aims and development of the first "Renaissance man."Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was one of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance. His... -
A History of the Mediterranean Air War Volume Five: Volume Five: From the fall of Rome to the end of the war 1944-1945 by Christopher Shores
RRP: €59.50€41.91During the final year of World War II, the defending Axis forces were steadily driven from southern skies by burgeoning Anglo-American power. This was despite the steady withdrawal of units to more demanding areas. In this fifth volume of the series the... -
The Normans in Italy 1016-1194 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: €15.46€10.82Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy. At first taking mercenary employment... -
The Italians by Luigi Barzini
RRP: €15.46€10.82The 'fatal charm of Italy' has held Lord Byron - and millions of tourists ever since - in its spell. Yet, beneath 'the brilliant and vivacious surface', what are the realities of Italian life? Few writers have ever painted a portrait of their compatriots... -
Italy's Outstanding Courage: The Story of a Secret Civilian Army in World War Two by Comm Brian Gordon Lett Q C 9781987612271
RRP: €23.80€21.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781987612271Author Brian Gordon Lett Q CFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Italian Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Hainsworth 9780199231799
RRP: €10.70€7.68In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey consider Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history and continue to be of importance today. ... -
South Tyrol: A Minority Conflict of the Twentieth Century by Rolf Steininger
RRP: €52.35€47.12South Tyrol, a region in the heart of the Alps about half the size of Connecticut, brings into sharp focus an important part of twentieth-century history. Tyrol, a province that had been part of Austria for over 500 years and was almost totally... -
Mussolini by Richard J. B. Bosworth 9780340981733
RRP: €29.74€22.93In 1945, disguised in German greatcoat and helmet, Mussolini attempted to escape from the advancing Allied armies. Unfortunately for him, the convoy of which he was part was stopped by partisans and his features, made so familiar by Fascist propaganda,... -
Here Begins the Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of the World by Meredith Francesca Small 9781639364190
RRP: €26.18€16.72The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece-the Venetian mappa mundi-that revolutionized how we see the world.In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro's mappamundi is...