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The Great Defiance: How the world took on the British Empire by David Veevers
RRP: £25.00£18.30'Veevers brilliantly retells the story we thought we knew...Important and thrilling' Dan SnowThe story of the British Empire is a familiar one: Britain came, it saw, it conquered, forging a glorious world empire upon which the sun never set. In fact, far... -
Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World by Joshua B. Freeman 9780393356625
RRP: £14.99£13.03Factories, with their ingenious machinery and miraculous productivity, are celebrated as modern wonders of the world. Yet from William Blake's "dark Satanic mills" they have also fuelled our fears of the future. Telling the story of the factory, Joshua B... -
History of the Jews in Modern Times by Lloyd P. Gartner 9780192892591
RRP: £32.49£26.85Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century by John Burrow
RRP: £14.99£10.95This unprecedented book, by one of Britain's leading intellectual historians, describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of the past has had in the western world over the past 2500 years, treating the practise of history not as an... -
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain by John Darwin
RRP: £12.99£9.34A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John DarwinThe British Empire shaped the world in countless ways: repopulating continents, carving out nations,... -
Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia by George Makari 9780300270389
RRP: £12.99£11.46WINNER OF THE 2022 ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD (NONFICTION) A BLOOMBERG BEST NONFICTION BOOK "Does not pull its punches."-The Independent "Enthralling."-New York Times "A compelling story of racial and ethnic animosity."-Wall Street Journal An illuminating... -
Debden Warbirds: The 4th Fighter Group in World War II by Frank E. Speer 9780764307256
RRP: £40.99£27.67The P-51 Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers over Berlin during World War II, the first to escort bombers from England to Russia, and at war's end ranked first in the number of enemy aircraft destroyed (over 1,000). The... -
Tirpitz: Hunting the Beast by John Sweetman
RRP: £12.99£9.87The German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz had brutally short careers. The Bismarck was sunk by the Home Fleet on her first operational sortie in May 1941. But the Tirpitz, hiding in Norwegian fjords, remained a menace to Allied convoys and tied down... -
Class War: A Literary History by Mark Steven
RRP: £18.99£15.89A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the globe and more than two centuries of history, Mark... -
Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History by Matthieu Auzanneau
RRP: £19.99£14.55Catholic Herald Book Awards 2019 Finalist, Current Affairs "Auzanneau has created a towering telling of a dark and dangerous addiction."-Nature The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource... -
To Begin the World Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe by Matthew Lockwood
RRP: £27.50£16.09The first exploration of the profound and often catastrophic impact the American Revolution had on the rest of the world While the American Revolution led to domestic peace and liberty, it ultimately had a catastrophic global impact-it strengthened the... -
Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change by Jared Diamond
RRP: £14.99£10.95'A riveting and illuminating tour of how nations deal with crises - which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis' YUVAL NOAH HARARI, author of SAPIENS ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Author of the landmark... -
Twelve Years a Slave: The Black History Classic Solomon Northup 9780857089069
RRP: £9.99£7.00DISCOVER A TALE OF UNIMAGINABLE ADVERSITY Twelve Years a Slave tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free-born man of colour who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South in 1841. His true tale of captivity, torture and abuse brings to... -
The Foreigner Group by Carolus Loefroos 9781956887495
£26.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956887495Author Carolus LoefroosFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Antelope Hill PublishingPublisher Antelope Hill PublishingWeight(grams)... -
A Doctor's War by Aidan MacCarthy 9781904943402
RRP: £8.99£6.65As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena comparable with those of famous war heroes. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners with... -
Landscape and Memory by Simon Schama 9780006863489
RRP: £35.00£24.22The forest primeval, the river of life, the sacred mount - read 'Landscape and Memory' to have these explained... 'Landscape and Memory' is a history book unlike any other. In a series of journeys through space and time, it examines our... -
N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia by Mark Piesing
RRP: £12.99£8.71"GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted." -Wall Street JournalThe riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which... -
Fascinating Footnotes From History Giles Milton 9781473624993
RRP: £12.99£8.83'Giles Milton is a man who can take an event from history and make it come alive . . . an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining' Matthew Redhead, The TimesDid you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin... -
After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC by Steven Mithen
RRP: £16.99£11.94A fantastic voyage through 15,000 years of history that laid the foundations for civilisation as we know it by award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.Twenty thousand years ago Earth was in the midst of an ice age. Then global warming arrived, leading... -
The Road to McCarthy by Pete McCarthy
RRP: £10.99£6.67Setting off from Ireland, Pete McCarthy takes us on a wonderful journey around the weird and wonderful Irish communities of the world.In his own inimitable style, Pete recounts his adventures and escapades as, in Morocco he meets the head of Clan... -
A Willingness to Die: Memories from Fighter Command by Brian Kingcome
RRP: £11.99£9.17In 1938 Brian Kingcome joined the RAF with a permanent commission and was posted to No 65 Fighter Squadron at Hornchurch, soon to be equipped with the Spitfire, and so it came about that Brian flew the Spitfire throughout the war. He became acting CO for... -
Scotland: The Global History: 1603 to the Present by Murray Pittock 9780300273014
RRP: £12.99£11.46An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland's influence in the world and the world's on Scotland, from the Thirty Years' War to the present day Scotland is one of the oldest nations in the world, yet by some it is hardly counted as a nation at... -
The World is Flat: The Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
RRP: £16.99£12.28The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization - a 'flattening' of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means that... -
The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny by Jeremy Seabrook 9780230218789
RRP: £22.00£21.91In the 75th anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), this book explores the experiences and achievements of refugee academics and their rescuers to recount Britain's past relationship with overseas victims of persecution, and as... -
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage 9780802715524
RRP: £18.00£11.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802715524Author Tom StandageFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Walker & CompanyPublisher Walker & CompanyWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm *... -
Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803-1815 by Charles J. Esdaile
RRP: £16.99£12.28No other soldier has provoked as much anger or as much fervour as Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he a monster, driven on by an endless, ruinous quest for military adventure - or was he a social and political visionary, brought down by petty reactionaries... -
Histories of Nations: How Their Identities Were Forged by Peter Furtado
RRP: £12.99£8.83National history is a vital part of national self-definition. Most books on the history of the world try to impose a uniform narrative, written usually from a single writer's point of view. Histories of Nations is different: it presents 28 essays written... -
A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins
RRP: £16.99£15.01A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today "This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater... -
Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West by Michael Scott
RRP: £14.99£10.95'This vivid and engaging book brings to life some of the most important moments in ancient history, moments that have shaped not only the politics and culture of bygone eras, but the institutions, thoughts and fantasies of our time.' Yuval Noah Harari... -
The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts by Marvin W. Meyer 9780812216929
RRP: £23.99£16.31Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly... -
Empires of the Steppes: The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation by Kenneth W. Harl 9781526630407
RRP: £30.00£20.95An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world. 'A rollercoaster of historical narration' History Today 'This is a history of epic scope that brings together the empires of the steppe land with the caravan... -
Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story by Mitchell Zuckoff 9780007410958
RRP: £11.99£9.24An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, Lost in Shangri-La is an untold true story of war, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission. Three months before the end of World War II, a U.S. Army plane flying... -
A Dictionary of World History by Anne Kerr 9780199685691
RRP: £14.99£10.95This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history (living and dead), separate... -
Attila The Hun by John Man
RRP: £10.99£7.99The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself, his position in history and the world in which he lived? This riveting biography reveals... -
Goering's Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World by Jonathan Petropoulos
RRP: £27.50£23.29A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world "[Petropoulos] brings Lohse into sharper focus, as a personality and axis point from which to explore a network of art dealers, collectors and museum curators... -
Atlas of Empires: The World's Civilizations from Ancient Times to Today by Peter Davidson
RRP: £14.99£11.35Featuring 60 beautiful and detailed maps, Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated, and ultimately declined, and discusses the future of the empire in today's globalized world. Atlas of... -
The Galapagos Henry Nicholls 9781781250549
RRP: £11.99£8.66Formed of dramatic volcanic scenery and home to marvellous beasts, it is little wonder that the first name for the Galapagos archipelago was Las Encantadas: the enchanted islands. In this captivating natural history, Henry Nicholls builds up the ecology... -
Marco Polo: The Journey That Changed the World by John Man 9780062375070
RRP: £18.99£14.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062375070Author John ManFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm... -
Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered by Gordon Martel
RRP: £39.99£35.06When A.J.P. Taylor's The Origins of the Second World War appeared in 1961 it made a profound impact. The book became a classic and a central point of reference in all discussion on the Second World War.The second edition of this distinguished collection,... -
100 Greatest Battles by Angus Konstam
RRP: £14.99£12.33A highly illustrated introduction to some of the greatest battles in world history, from the iconic encounters of the Ancient World such as Thermopylae and Cannae, through to the major clashes of the 20th century epitomized by Stalingrad and Khe Sanh. ...