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The Role of Intelligence in the Battle of Britain by Norman Ridley
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Battle of Britain was fought between two airborne military elites and was a classic example of pure attack against pure defence. Though it was essentially a 'war of attrition', it was an engagement in which the gathering, assessment and reaction to... -
Maiden Voyages: women and the Golden Age of transatlantic travel Sian Evans 9781473699045
RRP: £10.99£7.40HOW THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL BETWEEN THE WARS TRANSFORMED WOMEN'S LIVES ACROSS ALL CLASSES - A VIVID CROSS SECTION OF LIFE ON-BOARD THE ICONIC OCEAN LINERS FROM BELOW DECKS TO THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE.'In this riveting slice of social history,... -
The Child from Nowhere Freda Lightfoot 9781788633956
RRP: £9.99£6.41As the Great War looms, will the women of Kendal rise to meet the challenge?After giving birth to her daughter, Kate O'Connor finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some momentous decisions to make.Faced with the opportunity to move out of the slums,... -
Train Songs: Poetry of the Railway by Don Paterson 9780571315789
RRP: £10.99£7.32'This is the night mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order...' -- W.H. Auden Wordsworth was the first laureate of locomotives: in fact he railed against them, and against the consequent opening up of the Lakes to holiday... -
Dictatorship and Daily Life in 20th-Century Europe by Dr. Lisa Pine
RRP: £24.99£23.26Bringing together leading scholars from across the UK, North America and mainland Europe, this book provides a uniquely comparative exploration of daily life under dictatorship in 20th-century Europe. With coverage of well-known regimes and some that are... -
Kissinger: A Biography by Walter Isaacson 9780743286978
RRP: £25.00£17.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743286978Author Walter IsaacsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 896Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm) 234mm *... -
The Girl From Poor House Lane Freda Lightfoot 9781788633901
RRP: £8.99£5.82How far will a mother go to protect her child?The slums of Poor House Lane are no place to bring up a child, and Kate O'Connor struggles to make ends meet when her beloved husband is killed, leaving her a single mother with a baby to support on the... -
London Docks in the 1960s by Mark Lee Inman
RRP: £15.99£10.85The 1960s were the last decade of what might be called the traditional London docks scene. Ships could still be seen in the Pool, upstream of Tower Bridge; one could see lines of ships berth at the Royal Docks. Famous shipping companies, some like P&O... -
Mao: The Man Who Made China by Philip Short 9781350376724
RRP: £18.99£14.59One of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, an aggressive and distrustful... -
The Long '68: Radical Protest and Its Enemies by Richard Vinen
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Fresh, compelling ... an important book, revealing that 50 years on, 1968 is still unfinished business' Andrew Hussey, Financial Times'A thoughtful, readable account of a moment in history that deserves to be dwelt on' Andrew Marr, The Times1968 saw an... -
Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words: On Women, Politics, Leadership, and Lessons from Life by Eleanor Roosevelt
RRP: £14.99£10.20Eleanor Roosevelt is considered by many to be the most fascinating, accomplished, and admired woman in American history. While she is best known as a politician, diplomat, humanitarian, UN delegate, activist, feminist, and First Lady she was also a... -
Life in 1940s London by Mike Hutton
RRP: £10.99£7.25The most momentous decade in London's colourful history was one of huge contrasts. The war provided a heady brew of fear, bravery, stoicism, cowardice and crime, set to a background of popular music from Glenn Miller and Vera Lynn. To some, London was... -
Air Power in the Falklands Conflict: An Operational Level Insight into Air Warfare in the South Atlantic by John Shields
RRP: £25.00£17.62From the television footage shown in all its stark reality and the daily coverage and subsequent memoirs, the impression delivered from the air battles in the Falklands Conflict was that of heroic Argentine pilots who relentlessly pressed home their... -
The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times by Odd Arne Westad
RRP: £24.99£21.58The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including... -
B-36 'Peacemaker' Units of the Cold War Peter E. Davies 9781472850393
RRP: £15.99£11.61A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36 during the Cold War. Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a '10,000-mile... -
1946: The Making of the Modern World by Victor Sebestyen
RRP: £14.99£11.13With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The peace agreements that brought the conflict to an end implemented decisions that not only shaped the second half of the twentieth century, but continue to affect our world today and impact on... -
Fighter Pilot: From Cold War Jets to Spitfires: The Extraordinary Memoirs of a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Pilot Coville, Christopher 9781399015578
RRP: £25.00£17.62A young boy sits in the back of a Chipmunk aircraft at RAF Woodvale, near Liverpool. He has never flown in anything before. As the power goes on and the little aeroplane soars into a clear blue sky, he decides at once that this is the only thing he wants... -
Protecting the People: The Central Office of Information and the Reshaping of Post-War Britain, 1946-2011 by David Welch 9780712353250
RRP: £30.00£18.03One of the world's leading writers on propaganda and information projection presents a remarkably detailed history and critique of the workings and development of the COI from its origins in the Second World War through to the era of AIDS and the threat... -
Churchill and Spain: The Survival of the Franco Regime, 1940-1945 Richard Wigg 9781845192839
RRP: £24.50£22.00Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies. "Churchill and Spain" examines why Franco's regime was alone among Europe's "Big Three" Fascist dictatorships in being able to survive beyond the end of the Second... -
The Weimar Republic by Stephen J. Lee
RRP: £36.99£32.53The Weimar Republic provides a comprehensive introduction to Germany in the aftermath of the First World War. Exploring themes including the formation of the Republic, the impact of the Treaty of Versailles and the Republic's problems and achievements,... -
War In The Air: The Second World War in Colour Ian Carter 9781912423033
RRP: £14.99£12.55Allied victory in the Second World War owed much to air power. The success of military and naval operations invariably hinged on control of the skies, and the rise to dominance of the Allied air forces meant that the Nazi war machine was effectively... -
Flight of Ikaros: Travels in Greece During the Civil War by Kevin Andrews
RRP: £19.99£19.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589880641Author Kevin AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Paul Dry Books, IncPublisher Paul Dry Books, IncWeight(grams) 402g -
The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War by Richard H. Immerman 9780198779391
£35.00The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War offers a broad reassessment of the period based on new conceptual frameworks developed in the field of international history. Nearing the 25th anniversary of its end, the cold war now emerges as a distinct period in... -
A Life of Picasso Volume II: 1907 1917: The Painter of Modern Life by John Richardson
RRP: £40.00£29.39John Richardson draws on the same combination of lively writing, critical astuteness, exhaustive research, and personal experience which made a bestseller out of the first volume and vividly recreates the artist's life and work during the crucial decade... -
South Shields in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a Town by Eileen Burnett
RRP: £15.99£10.85The 1950s proved to be a period of great change in South Shields, when residents were beginning to put their lives back together after the Second World War. New housing estates and factories were built, bringing increased prosperity to the area. The... -
RAF Fighters vs Luftwaffe Bombers: Battle of Britain by Andy Saunders
RRP: £13.99£9.75The Battle of Britain was a fight for survival against a seemingly unstoppable foe. With the German army poised to invade, only the fighters of the Royal Air Force stood between Hitler and the conquest of Britain. Losses were high on both sides, but the... -
I Was a Boy in Belsen by Tomi Reichental 9781847177933
RRP: £13.99£10.95'In the last couple of years I realised that, as one of the last witnesses, I must speak out.' Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust, gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. He was... -
Babel in Zion: Jews, Nationalism, and Language Diversity in Palestine, 1920-1948 by Liora R. Halperin 9780300197488
£58.56The promotion and vernacularization of Hebrew, traditionally a language of Jewish liturgy and study, was a central accomplishment of the Zionist movement in Palestine. Viewing twentieth-century history through the lens of language, author Liora Halperin... -
Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics: A Sideways Look at Twentieth-Century London Rob Baker 9781445651194
RRP: £16.99£11.47"I love London society! I think it has immensely improved. It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just what Society should be." An Ideal Husband, OSCAR WILDE Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics is based on the... -
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression by Stephane Courtois
RRP: £59.95£48.52Already famous throughout Europe, this international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of Communism around the world: terror, torture, famine, mass deportations, and... -
Hitler: Only the World Was Enough by Brendan Simms
RRP: £16.99£12.28SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE 2020A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019A revelatory new biography of Adolf Hitler from the acclaimed historian Brendan SimmsAdolf Hitler is one of the most studied men in history, and yet the most... -
Sugar: The world corrupted, from slavery to obesity by James Walvin
RRP: £10.99£7.40An 'entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity . . . By alerting readers to the ways that modernity's very origins are entangled with a seemingly benign and delicious substance, How Sugar Corrupted the World... -
London Buses in the 1970s: 1975-1979: From Crisis to Recovery by Jim Blake 9781473887169
RRP: £25.00£18.62Continuing with photographs from Jim Blake's extensive archives, this book examines the second half of the 1970s, when both London Transport and London Country were still struggling to keep services going. This resulted both from being plagued by a... -
The Paras: 'Earth's most elite fighting unit' - Telegraph Max Arthur 9781444787566
RRP: £12.99£8.60Tough, highly adaptable and efficient, the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding, renowned historian Max Arthur has compiled this enthralling... -
RSHA Reich Security Main Office: Organisation, Activities, Personnel Stephen Tyas 9781781558676
RRP: £45.00£32.81During the Nazi regime in Germany, all police forces were centralised under the command of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler. The political police (Gestapo), the criminal police (Kripo), and the security service (SD) were all brought together under the... -
A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J.B.S. Haldane by Samanth Subramanian 9781786492845
RRP: £10.99£7.32Book of the Year in The Economist, Guardian, New Statesman, Wall Street Journal and New York Times.Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography and the British Society for the History of Science Hughes... -
Finland at War: The Winter War 1939-40 by Vesa Nenye
RRP: £25.00£18.62The story of the 'Winter War' between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defences would collapse in a matter of... -
The Times Second World War: The history of the global conflict from 1939 to 1945 by Peter Chasseaud
£27.78The perfect gift for history fans. Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including material from the archives of the... -
Bolt Action: Armies of Great Britain by Warlord Games
RRP: £25.00£19.87With this latest supplement for Bolt Action, players can now build an army for Great Britain and the Commonwealth. From early campaigns in Europe to the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of the Far East, British forces faced the Axis threat. The... -
Mao's Last Revolution by Roderick MacFarquhar
RRP: £25.95£21.64The Cultural Revolution was a watershed event in the history of the People's Republic of China, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Before 1966, China was a typical communist state, with a command economy and a powerful party able to...