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Norse Gods & Myths Illustrated Ben Hubbard 9781838865122
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £23.46The mythology of the Vikings is still alive today in popular culture: everyone knows of Thor, the Norse god of war (made popular through the Marvel Cinematic Universe); Ragnaroek, the great battle at... -
The Encyclopedia of Warfare Professor Dennis Showalter 9781838866372
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £36.30'Every age has its own kind of war.' - Clausewitz, On War Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars;... -
Celts: A History of an Ancient People Martin J Dougherty 9781838866969
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.55"They cut off the heads of enemies slain in battle and attach them to the necks of their horses... They embalm the heads... [and]... display them with pride to strangers." - Diodorus Siculus Before... -
Extreme Fitness: Military Workouts and Fitness Challenges for Maximising Performance by Chris McNab
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.50Who's going to guide you when your military boot camp class is over? What's going to help you prepare for the next boot camp challenge? With the aid of superb line artworks, SAS and Elite Forces... -
Amazing Temples of the World by Michael Kerrigan
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.25Temples have been places of worship, a focus for spirituality and a place for communities to gather since the earliest days of human civilisation. The first temples date back to ancient Mesopotamia... -
Tartans: From Scottish Clans to Canadian Provinces by Brenda Ralph Lewis 9781838863227
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Tartans have a long and fascinating history, with patterns specific to a particular region dating back to the 16th century. The wearing of tartans became widespread in Scotland during the 18th... -
Wonders of the World Claudia Martin 9781838866358
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £22.90From the ancient world to the present day, from the natural world to man-made structures, Wonders of the World explores the most awe-inspiring places from around the globe. From waterfalls to... -
Modern Military Helicopters Bing Chandler 9781838865948
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.19Since the 1950s, helicopters have developed to become a key component of armies everywhere, providing attack, transport and reconnaissance capabilities to land and maritime forces throughout the... -
Buddhist Myths: Cosmology, Tales & Legends by Martin J Dougherty
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.26Practiced today by more than 500 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from India between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. Based around the original teachings of the Buddha, key texts emerged to... -
Mountains: Great Peaks and Ranges of the World by Chris McNab 9781838863128
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.05They define landscapes, people risk their lives to climb them, and they can even make their own weather. Mountains often serve as geographic features that determine natural borders of countries... -
Crocodiles, Alligators & Lizards David Alderton 9781838866051
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gila monsters - these creatures all have dinosaur ancestries dating from 94 million years ago. There is something elemental and scary about a crocodile, with its... -
Italy by Claudia Martin 9781782748700
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40In over 150 striking images, Italy celebrates perhaps the most beautiful country in the world. From the natural beauty of lakes such as Como or Garda to the vineyards in Tuscany to the many beaches,... -
The Stone Chamber: Book 25 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series by Kate Ellis 9780349425719 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £2.41'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________On a summer evening, Robert and Greta Gerdner are shot dead at their home in the Devon countryside.DI Wesley Peterson... -
German Aircraft of World War I: 1914-1918 by Edward Ward
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.25Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the German Air Force during World War I. The book offers a... -
Military Aircraft: World's Greatest Fighters, Bombers and Transport Aircraft from World War I to the Present by Thomas Newdick
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £18.18Ever since man first took to the air, combat aircraft have been at the cutting edge of aviation technology, resulting in some of the greatest and most complex designs ever built. Military Aircraft... -
Treasures of Ancient Egypt Nigel Fletcher-Jones 9781838864644
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.25Four thousand years before the birth of Christ, ancient Egypt was the cradle of modern civilization. Powerful pharaohs built great cities on the fertile banks of the Nile, and employed thousands of... -
Graveyards Alastair Horne 9781838864606
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.25Graveyards, burial sites and cemeteries are as old as human civilization, resting places and memorial sites for loved ones, the great and sometimes the infamous. Some of these places retain a... -
Castles of Scotland, Ireland & Wales Martin J Dougherty 9781838866181
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.25Some of the most romantic castles in the world are found in the Celtic nations on the northwestern fringes of Europe.These strongholds may now largely be ruined, but in their dilapidation they have... -
Aircraft, Tanks and Artillery of the Ukraine War by Martin J Dougherty 9781838863500
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £12.33Illustrated with accurate artworks of aircraft, armoured fighting vehicles, artillery and missiles, Aircraft, Tanks & Artillery of the Ukraine War is a detailed guide to all the weaponry currently... -
Bloody History of Paris: Riots, Revolution and Rat Pie by Ben Hubbard
Booksplease Price: £23.00'He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.' Victor Hugo Think of Paris and you might picture... -
Graves of the Great and Famous: From Jane Austen to Elvis Presley by Alastair Horne
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.45Karl Marx is buried in London, John Keats in Rome and Leon Trotsky in Mexico. Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is today known for the graves of Jim Morrison, Victor Hugo and Oscar Wilde, but when it... -
Coast: Where The Land Meets The Sea by David Ross
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.25Beaches, marshes, mangroves; cliffs, deserts, forests; bays, deltas, estuaries - coastlines take many different forms and are put to very different uses. From deserted beaches to busy ports, from... -
Abandoned Ireland by Dominic Connolly 9781838863159
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.05An ancient island with a romantic history and lush green landscape, Ireland's culture stretches back to the time of St Patrick and the first Christian monks and includes the Norman invasion, clan... -
Scotland: The Land of Misty Isles Claudia Martin 9781838866709
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.85Where in the world do passenger planes land on the beach each day? Where might you search for the world's most famous underwater monster? Where would you find a capital city with more listed... -
Fakes, Scams & Forgeries: From Art to Counterfeit Cash by Brian Innes
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.45For as long as historical annals have been kept, they have recorded the frauds and fakes that have been imposed upon innocent dupes. Perhaps the earliest Christian story of all is that which tells of... -
German Kriegsmarine in WWII by Chris McNab
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £17.60The German Navy - known as the Kriegsmarine - played a crucial role during World War II in disrupting Allied shipping, especially in the early years, when Britain stood alone against Nazi aggression... -
Extreme Fitness: Military Workouts and Fitness Challenges for Maximising Performance by Chris McNab 9781838862954
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.45Who's going to guide you when your military boot camp class is over? What's going to help you prepare for the next boot camp challenge? With the aid of superb line artworks, SAS and Elite Forces... -
Treasures of the Aztecs, Inca & Other Mesoamericans Andrew Whitfield 9781838865146
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.25Mesoamerica experienced a significant flourishing in the years beginning with Early Classic period, through to the Maya civilisation and culminating in the eventual fall of the Aztec civilisation in... -
Kimonos Rinko Kimino 9781838866129
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £21.85Kimonos reveals the intricacies of Japanese dress from the 18th century to the present. Including garments for women, men and children, the details have been selected both for their exquisite beauty... -
Modern Civil Aircraft: Airliners * Regional Jets * Turboprops Edward Ward 9781838866594
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £14.25Organized alphabetically by type, Modern Civil Aircraft offers a highly-illustrated guide to the most important civil aircraft used across the world over the last 30 years. The book includes chapters... -
The Chambers Book of Cryptic Crosswords, Book 1: 100 entertainingly challenging cryptic crossword puzzles Chambers 9781473641204
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Give your brain a workout with 100 puzzles from Chambers, the most crossword-friendly dictionary in the worldPut your feet up and escape from it all with The Chambers Book of Cryptic Crosswords... -
Dogs Gone Bad by Jack Russell
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.16In 2006, a woman in China crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson. In 1924, a labrador was sentenced to life in Pennsylvania Penitentiary for having murdered the governor's cat - and he... -
Italy by Claudia Martin 9781838863456
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.05In 150 striking images, Italy celebrates perhaps the most beautiful country in the world. From the natural beauty of lakes such as Como or Garda to the vineyards in Tuscany to the many beaches, from... -
Natural History of the World: A Photographic Exploration of Earth's Animals, Plants and Landscapes Tom Jackson 9781838865375
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £30.00A stunning look at Earth's wildlife and natural history, including rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi and more! Arranged by climatic conditions and habitats, Natural History of the World offers... -
Ghosts Abbie Headon 9781838865993
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.50'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts...' - Roald DahlWhether considered the souls of the dead, windows in time or... -
The Chambers Book of Quick Crosswords, Book 1: 100 mind-expanding general knowledge crossword puzzles Chambers 9781473641228
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Give your brain a workout with 100 puzzles from Chambers, the most crossword-friendly dictionary in the worldPut your feet up and escape from it all with The Chambers Book of Quick Crosswords... -
Asia Victoria Burrows 9781838865184
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.05The world's largest and most populous continent with 4.6 billion inhabitants, Asia offers a variety of culture and landscape unmatched elsewhere, ranging from the 6000km- (3728 mile-) long Yangtze... -
Treasures of the Vikings Tom Horne 9781838866624
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.05Treasures of the Vikings explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia.From battles in Estonia in the mid... -
World War II Illustrated Atlas by David Jordan 9781838863531
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £17.24World War II was the greatest conflict in the history of mankind. It penetrated into every corner of the globe, from the Arctic to the Pacific Oceans. Immense armed forces engaged one another in... -
Aircraft of the Special Forces by Edward Ward 9781838862992
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.19Special Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US...