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The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command by Andrew Gordon
RRP: $39.88$27.05Winner of the Longman's History Today Book of the Year Award and the inaugural Westminster Medal for Military Literature More than a century had gone by since the Battle of Trafalgar. Generation after generation of British naval captains had been... -
The Secret History of Oxford by Paul Sullivan 9780752499567
RRP: $27.28$20.73The Secret History of Oxford offers the reader an off-the-beaten-track tour of the city's landmarks and streets. Filled with hundreds of facts and anecdotes, it reveals the amusing, unlikely and downright wonderful stories hidden beneath the surface... -
Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior: England 865-1066 Peter Dennis (Illustrator) 9781472818324
RRP: $33.58$24.76In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in bloody battles across the country. Repeated Viking victories in the 9th century led to their settlement in the north of the country, but the... -
Laughing Shall I Die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings by Tom Shippey
RRP: $27.28$19.61In this robust new account of the Vikings, Tom Shippey explores their mindset, and in particular their fascination with scenes of heroic death. The book recounts many of the great bravura scenes of Old Norse literature, including the Fall of the House of... -
The Viking Diaspora Judith Jesch 9781138020795
RRP: $92.38$89.44The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East as a form of 'diaspora'. It discusses the ways in which... -
Norway - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Linda March 9781857338836
RRP: $20.98$16.30Providing information not found in standard guides about daily interactions, cultural dos and don'ts, etiquette, and the ways business is conducted Culture Smart! Norway steers you through the social and professional encounters of your visit to this new... -
Weapons of the Viking Warrior by Gareth Williams
RRP: $33.58$24.76Between the late 8th and late 11th century Viking warriors had a massive impact not just in northern Europe, but across a huge arc from the western Mediterranean round through northern Europe and the Baltic to the Middle East and Central Asia. Their... -
The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women by Nancy Marie Brown
RRP: $42.00$32.91In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that a Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden, was actually a woman. The Real Valkyrie weaves together archaeology, history and literature to reinvent her life and... -
Japan: Land of the Rising Sun by Melanie Clegg
RRP: $41.98$28.67From shrines to megacities, from paddy fields to high speed trains to the latest in digital technology, Japan is a fascinating mix of the ancient and modern, of East and West. Featuring castles and hot springs, remote volcanic islands and intense... -
The Emergence of the English Susan Oosthuizen (Professor of Medieval Archaeology, University of Cambridge) 9781641891271
RRP: $35.60$35.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641891271Author Susan OosthuizenFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Hitler's Vikings: The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Legions, the SS Wiking and the SS Nordland by Jonathan Trigg
RRP: $31.48$24.61The Nazis' dream of a world dominated by legions of Aryan 'supermen', forged in battle and absolutely loyal to Hitler, was epitomised by the Waffen-SS. Created as a supreme military elite, it grew to become Nazi Germany's 'second army', an immense force... -
The History of Sweden by Byron J. Nordstrom 9780313312588
$126.74For many Americans, Sweden used to conjure images of Viking raiders and settlers. By contrast, contemporary Sweden is one of the world's most advanced nations in terms of politics, social welfare, gender equality, standard of living, technology, the... -
Tour of the Arnhem Battlefields by John Waddy 9780850525717
RRP: $27.28$23.33Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago. It still evokes such interest that it would seem to rank with the great victories of Agincourt, Trafalgar, Waterloo and the Battle of Britain, all of which proved to be turning points in the... -
The Finnish-Soviet Winter War 1939-40: Stalin's Hollow Victory by David Murphy
RRP: $33.58$28.41This informative study explores the Soviet invasion of Finland, detailing the events of the Winter War of November 1939 to March 1940. The invasion was expected to be swift and decisive, however, the fighting qualities of the Finnish Army blunted the... -
The Sami Peoples of the North: A Social and Cultural History by Neil Kent
RRP: $39.88$36.23The first comprehensive history of the Sami people of the Nordic countries and northwestern Russia. There is no single volume which encompasses an integrated social and cultural history of the Sami people from the Nordic countries and northwestern Russia... -
A Short History of the Renaissance in Northern Europe by Malcolm Vale 9781780763859
$35.76The concept of a Northern European 'Renaissance' in the arts, in thought, and in more general culture north of the Alps often evokes the idea of a cultural transplant which was not indigenous to, or rooted in, the society from which it emerged. Classic... -
How To Live Icelandic by Nina Bjoerk Jonsdottir
RRP: $42.00$29.30This ultimate guide to one of the world's most beautiful and fascinating island nations is packed with travel tips, cultural and historical facts, and insights from Icelanders into how we can all make our lives a little more Icelandic. Known as 'The Land... -
Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
RRP: $73.50$66.65Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the kings of Norway through the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, who became Norway's patron saint. Once found in most homes and schools and still... -
Astrid Lindgren: The Woman Behind Pippi Longstocking by Jens Andersen
RRP: $57.75$48.91A powerful biography of the internationally renowned writer who created one of the most enduring characters in children's literature, Pippi Longstocking"[An] Insightful, elegantly written biography of the beloved author of the Pippi Longstocking tales, a... -
The Batmaker of Copenhagen: The Story of Cricket's Second World War Hero by Tim Brooks 9781801506977
RRP: $41.98$29.99The Batmaker of Copenhagen is the inspiring story of a cricketing hero who defied the German occupation to keep cricket alive throughout the Nazi occupation of Denmark during the Second World War.With Copenhagen under the iron grip of the Gestapo, and... -
How Iceland Changed The World: The Big History of a Small Island by Egill Bjarnason 9780143135883
RRP: $31.48$21.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143135883Author Egill BjarnasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Denmark - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Mark H. Salmon 9781857338843
RRP: $16.78$13.29Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on... -
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore by Andy Orchard
RRP: $20.98$15.37Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Voelsung family, the Hel-ride... -
King Harald's Saga by Snorri Sturluson
RRP: $23.08$16.78This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings by Peter Sawyer
RRP: $49.33$35.72Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or in the words of a Manx folksong 'ware-wolves keen in hungry quest', who lived and died by the... -
Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland: A Life in Geopolitics by Henrik Meinander
RRP: $52.50$47.00Field marshal and statesman Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) was the most acclaimed and the most hated Finn of the twentieth century. After three decades of loyal and distinguished service in the Russian Tsarist army, he returned to his homeland in 1917 to... -
The Lion from the North: The Swedish Army During the Thirty Years War Volume 2 1632-48 by Michael Fredholm von Essen 9781913118839
$77.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913118839Author Michael Fredholm von EssenFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
A Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magick by Lisa Peschel 9780875425931
RRP: $16.78$12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875425931Author Lisa PeschelFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 101g -
One of Us: The Story of a Massacre and its Aftermath Asne Seierstad 9781844089185
RRP: $27.28$18.54THE STORY OF ANDERS BREIVIK AND THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX FILM 22 JULY, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOKSELLER OF KABULOn 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians in a terrorist atrocity that shocked the world... -
The Vikings: A Very Short Introduction by Julian D. Richards
RRP: $18.88$13.97The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic... -
The Vinland Sagas by Leifur Eiricksson
RRP: $20.98$16.30The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red's Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Written down in the early thirteenth... -
Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy by Jonathan Clements
RRP: $35.68$25.81Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century. As a young Finnish officer he witnessed the coronation of the last Tsar and was decorated for bravery in the Russo-Japanese War. He spent two years undercover in Asia as an agent of... -
Northmen: The Viking Saga 793-1241 by John Haywood
RRP: $23.08$18.19'Haywood's lucid explanations of the cultures of the Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians are vital to understanding the motivations for their movements' KIRKUS REVIEWS. The violent and predatory society of Dark Age Scandinavia left a unique impact on the... -
Hitler's Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway by Despina Stratigakos 9780691198217
RRP: $52.50$42.63The fascinating untold story of how Nazi architects and planners envisioned and began to build a model "Aryan" society in Norway during World War IIBetween 1940 and 1945, German occupiers transformed Norway into a vast construction zone. This remarkable... -
A Brief History of the Vikings by Jonathan Clements
RRP: $25.18$7.58'From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.'Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade, raid and invade along the coasts of Europe. Their influence and expeditions extended from... -
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb
RRP: $35.68$25.79It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to build an atomic bomb. They have the physicists, but they don't have enough 'heavy water' - essential for their nuclear designs. For two years, the Nazis have occupied Norway, and with it the Vemork hydroelectric... -
Seawomen of Iceland: Survival on the Edge by Margaret Willson
RRP: $46.18$35.45Finalist for the 2017 Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction / History The plaque said this was the winter fishing hut of Thuridur Einarsdottir, one of Iceland's greatest fishing captains, and that she lived from 1777 to 1863. "Wait,"... -
A Short Residence in Sweden & Memoirs of the Author of 'The Rights of Woman' by Mary Wollstonecraft
RRP: $27.28$19.61In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Short Residence in Sweden is the record of... -
Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945 - The British Perspective by Tony Insall 9781785904776
RRP: $52.50$38.87In this extraordinary book, historian Tony Insall reveals how some of the most striking achievements of the Norwegian resistance were the detailed reports produced by intelligence agents living in the dangerous conditions of the country's desolate... -
Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944: The Soviet offensive in the Northern Arctic David Greentree 9781472831132
RRP: $31.48$23.33This title examines the bitter conflict between two highly tactical armies as they battled across challenging terrain to gain control of strategically significant Northern Finland. On the one side were the invading Soviet troops, hoping to liberate an...