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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780297784753Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 832Imprint Weidenfeld & NicolsonPublisher Orion Publishing CoWeight(grams) 895g

This title is about the death of the 19th century, the world made by and for liberal middle classes in the name of universal progress and civilization. It is about hopes realized which turned into fears: an era of unparalled peace engendering an era of...

A comprehensive account of modern conflict which traces the causes of wars in the international arena, their course and how peace was made, and describes in detail how battle has changed with the huge development in weapons technology that the century...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860195815Format HardbackImprint Brockhampton PressPublisher Caxton Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860195761Format HardbackImprint Brockhampton PressPublisher Caxton Publishing

This collection follows the extraordinary careers of nine colonial subjects who won seats in high-level parliamentary institutions of the imperial powers that ruled over them. Revealing an unexplored dimension of the complex political organisation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752419992Author Bill BuckinghamFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint NPI Media GroupPublisher The History Press Ltd

Fought in the Ardennes forests in December 1944, this was the greatest land battle waged by the US Army this century. For political reasons no mention was ever made of crucial British involvement. Whiting aims to set the record straight; telling the true...

Contrary to the claim that a diplomat is paid to lie for his country, former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd contends that from Machievelli to Metternich, from Sir Edward Grey to Boutros-Boutros Ghali, a top diplomat's main function is the genuine search...

This dictionary provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events of the 20th century. Offering both fact and analysis, Jan Palmowski's reference work should be of interest to a range of readers from students of history, politics, and...

This scheme takes an investigative approach to history, developing pupils' thinking skills as they explore the subject. Each "Core Edition" has an enquiry-based approach designed to motivate pupils of all abilities at the same time covering...

Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly enlightens and entertains substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and takes us on an amazing tour through the history of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241185299Author Emma MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint British Library, Historical Print EditionsPublisher British Library, Historical Print...

Sam Hynes was eighteen when he left his Minnesota home for Navy flight school in 1943. By the time the war ended he was a veteran Marine pilot, still not quite twenty-one, and had flown more than a hundred missions in the Pacific theatre. In this...

'He who saves one life, it is as if he saved an entire world'The Holocaust will be forever numbered amongst the darkest of days in human civilisation. Yet even in that darkness, there were sparks of light. Many will recognise the names of Oskar...

The history of the Viking peoples and kingdoms, from their half-glimpsed origins and legendary prehistory to the triumphs of Canute, is as exciting a story as has ever been told. Professor Jones's classic work incorporates all the latest research.Book...

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With over 4000 entries, arranged in a clear A-Z format, this encyclopaedia provides in-depth information on events, figures, and concepts from prehistory up to the present day. A network of cross-references allows quick access to historical knowledge...

The "Great Game" was an imperial, political, diplomatic, and military enterprise in which intrepid individuals played for high stakes in a struggle that stretched from the Causasus in the West to Chinese Turkestan and Tibet in the East. The prize was...

A window on the mysterious world of the Dark Ages by a brilliant young historian AD 500 is written as a practical survival guide for the use of civilised visitors to the barbaric islands of Britain and Ireland. It describes a journey which begins in...

From the Big Bang, to the present day, via Ancient China, The Roman Empire, Attila the Hun, The Dark Ages, Enlightenment, Revolution! etc. The entire history of the world has been packed into one hilarious, irreverent comic strip. From Goths and...

The only history and theory textbook to include accessible extracts from a wide range of historical writing. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the theorists who have most inflenced twentieth-century historians. Chapters follow a consistent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780705436830Author Tony AllanFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Time Life UKPublisher Time-Life Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780706239225Author Simon EliotFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Ward Lock Educational Co LtdPublisher Ward Lock Educational Co Ltd

Invokes curiosity and wonder to engage all pupils through arresting source material, thought-provoking enquiry and clear, vibrant pates. Supports development of thinking skills through progressive steps in each enquiry, which gradually build...

This fascinating book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history, from Agincourt, Lepanto, and Trafalgar, to Gettysburg, Stalingrad, and the Somme. It begins with the battle of Megiddo fought by the...

If the twenty-first century seems an unlikely stage for the return of a 14th-century killer, the authors of Return of the Black Death argue that the plague, which vanquished half of Europe, has only lain dormant, waiting to emerge again-perhaps, in...

On 24 August, AD 79 Vesuvius, the terrifying volcano, unleashed its fury. Pompeii's bustling life was buried beneath three metres of ash, its inhabitants crushed to the ground - vivid images frozen beneath a volcanic shroud. As we step back in time,...

In this book, four leading scientists present the most up-to-date discoveries in the different fields of Ice Age Research. They reveal how the epoch was discovered, the profound climatic fluctuations it generated as ice sheets waxed and waned, and the...

In 1851, a sixteen--year--old girl named Yehonala entered the Imperial Palace of China as a concubine third grade, leaving behind her family, the love of her life, and nearly all contact with the outside world. She emerged as Tsu Hsi, Dowager Empress of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333372982Author H.W. KochFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 527g

The towns of Roman Britain were something entirely new to the island and its population. Before the coming of the Romans, the tribes had had gathering places but Britain was in general an agricultural society. The Romans introduced towns as an essential...

Discover the scope of the world’s history * With exclusive article by Richard Overy * Beginning with the story of early man, and culminating in the rise of global terrorism and environmental issues, the text is a breathtaking and unrivalled narrative...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345476364Author Richard K. CurtisFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860199578Author Bryan PerrettFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Caxton EditionsPublisher Caxton PublishingWeight(grams) 155g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858338545Author QuadrillionFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Bramley BooksPublisher CLBWeight(grams) 1116g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858337654Author Colin WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Bramley BooksPublisher CLBWeight(grams) 858g