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St Andrews is without doubt one of Scotland's most historic and beautiful cities. Once the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, it played a prominent role in the nation's political life until the seventeenth century. In addition, it is also home of the...

Charles Carlton's biography of the `monarch of the Civil Wars' was praised for its distinctive psychological portrait of Charles I when it was first published in 1983. Challenging conventional interpretations of the king, as well as questioning orthodox...

Charles Carlton's biography of the `monarch of the Civil Wars' was praised for its distinctive psychological portrait of Charles I when it was first published in 1983. Challenging conventional interpretations of the king, as well as questioning orthodox...

A graphic personal account, The Rigger exposes the extreme risks undertaken by specialist operators in order to provide and maintain first-class communications in Northern Ireland. The author, who served alongside the SAS and other covert military...

'It was said to me, "Better have a little of the plantation manner of speech than not; 'tis not best that you seem too learned."' Appearing in 1855, My Bondage and My Freedom is the second autobiography written by Frederick Douglass (1818-95), a man...

In Heroes of the Skies, Michael Ashcroft relays the stories our most courageous airmen. From those who flew when aeroplanes were in their flimsy infancy during the First World War, through the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the Second World War, to...

In Heroes of the Skies, Michael Ashcroft relays the stories our most courageous airmen. From those who flew when aeroplanes were in their flimsy infancy during the First World War, through the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the Second World War, to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062502599Author Rosita ArvigoFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 258g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845990701Author Ranchor PrimeFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Intermex Publishing LtdPublisher Intermex Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060930943Author William C DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 816Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 686gDimensions(mm)...

Written from the perspective of the factory worker and peasant at the ground level, this study of Russia during the Revolution 1917-21 aims to shed light on the realities of living through and participating in these tumultuous events. The book is...

During the Second World War over 1.5 million of women found themselves thrust into a male working world, having to learn new skills within a matter of weeks. Their contribution to the war effort often remains unheralded, but it is without doubt that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894974448Author Pat KramerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Heritage House Publishing Co LtdPublisher Heritage House Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890249703Author Trains MagazineFormat PaperbackPage Count 319Imprint Kalmbach Publishing CompanyPublisher Kalmbach Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 862g

The reign of King Edward IV occupies a pivotal place in late medieval English history, marking the transition from a medieval to a renaissance monarchy. The personality of the young monarch was undoubtedly a factor in this transition, yet there has been...

During the sixteenth century, England underwent a religious revolution. This book examines the reverberations of this Protestant Reformation, which continued to be felt until at least the end of the seventeenth century. Brings together twelve essays by...

This volume brings together distinguished historians of Ireland, each of whom tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history since the eighteenth century and:* examines its historiography* assesses the context of new interpretations* considers...

Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and Byzantium. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls, but the actual circumstances of his death have remained...

The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England explores the rise of consumerism from the end of the medieval period through to the beginning of the nineteenth century.The book takes a detailed look at when the 'consumer revolution' began, tracing its...

The heyday of the European states system was in the century before the First World War. How the system of five great powers in conscious equilibrium came into being is the central theme of this book.About the AuthorDerek McKay is Senior Lecturer in...

Red Diapers is the first anthology of autobiographical writings by the children of American communists. These memoirs, short stories, and poems reflect the joys and perils of growing up in a subculture defined by its...

As a follow up to his book `Holywood Its Cinema & Other Memories' the author has written another reminiscing on Holywood around the 60's and 70s'. With a mixture of advertisements, snippets of news and photographs he brings the reader back to...

This new book investigates communist rule in East Germany from its establishment as a sphere of Soviet influence after World War II to its rapid collapse after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Using newly available archive material, the early chapters trace...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992841669Author Brian G LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Hatfield Local History SocietyPublisher Hatfield Local History Society

By the middle of 1918 the British Army had successfully mastered the concept of 'all arms' warfare on the Western Front. This doctrine, integrating infantry, artillery, armoured vehicles and - crucially - air power, was to prove highly effective and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060096649Author Peter EisnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 596g

Martin Luther King's policy of non-violent protest in the struggle for civil rights in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century led to fundamental shifts in American government policy relating to segregation, and a cultural shift...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783949573019Author Timothy O'GradyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Greenisland PressPublisher Elsinor Verlag e.K.Weight(grams) 568g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780850544282Author Chris MakepeaceImprint Alan Godfrey MapsPublisher Alan Godfrey Maps

This easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, features more than hundreds of sites in 31 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks, cemeteries, memorials, museums, and more. Specific directions, hours,...

William Paulet was the ultimate courtier. For an astonishing 46 years he served at the courts of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth and was one of the men responsible for introducing the changes in religious, economic and social issues which...

Collection of over 200 archive pictures highlighting the developments that have taken place in the Shropshire market town of Bridgnorth during the last century. Every aspect of life in Bridgnorth is explored, from schools, churches and shops to sporting...

A lively social history of the roles of men and women - from workplace to household, from parish church to alehouse, from market square to marriage bed. Robert Shoemaker investigates such varied topics as crime, leisure, the theatre, religious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787358645Author Melissa TerrasFormat PaperbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 890g

Rhodesia's illegal Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965 is an act that not only shaped regional politics but also had a profound effect on Britain's attempt to retreat from its empire. This edited collection brings together leading voices...

Forgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern Europe examines queens dowager and queens consort who have disappeared from history or have been deeply misunderstood in modern historical treatment.Divided into eleven chapters, this book covers queenship...

Ray Wills writes with a wide assortment of imagery and distinctive poetry throughout. It is a non fiction work largely based on a wealth of findings from Rays intensive research into Gypsy life with interviews and accounts from both travellers and their...

Fortified with Yankee ingenuity and western can-do energy, the Moody family, transplanted from New England, builds a new life on a Colorado ranch early in the twentieth century. Father has died and Little Britches shoulders the responsibilities of a man...

Who's Who in Nazi Germany looks at the individuals who influenced every aspect of life in Nazi Germany. It covers a representative cross-section of German society from 1933-1945, and includes:* Nazi Party leaders; SS, Wehrmacht and Gestapo personalities;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780380807925Author Paul Robert WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 262g