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Shine/Variance by Stephen Walsh
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $19.44"Great, beautiful little studies of unspoken fear and longing and love, told with a sure-footed delicacy rare in a debut" Sarah Moss, Irish Times"An exciting, original, and very welcome new voice"... -
Armies of the Iran-Iraq War 1980-88 by Stephen Walsh
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $22.38Driven by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the insecurities it provoked in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi dictatorship, the Iran-Iraq War would become the largest conventional conflict of the period... -
Stravinsky (Volume 1): A Creative Spring: Russia and France 1882 – 1934 by Stephen Walsh 9781845952211
RRP: $38.00Booksplease Price: $29.53In addition to being a great composer, Igor Stravinsky was one of the most fascinating personalities of his time. His life spanned an amazing range of events and places - pre-revolutionary Russia,... -
Sharpshooters of the American Civil War 1861-1865 by Philip Katcher 9781841764634
RRP: $39.90Booksplease Price: $24.91When the American Civil War broke out in 1861 both Confederate and Union experts decided that specialized sharpshooter units should be formed.These highly trained marksmen served in a front-line role... -
British Light Infantry in the American Revolution Robbie MacNiven 9781472842497
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $24.68During the Seven Years' War (1755-63), a number of independent light-infantry outfits served under British command and dedicated light companies were added to the British Army's regular infantry... -
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders by Alejandro de Quesada 9781846033834
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $25.00This book examines the brief but colorful history of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, and details the rich experiences of the men who fought in its ranks.Founded in May 1898 after the outbreak of the... -
Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13: The priming charge for the Great War by Philip Jowett 9781849084185
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $22.50In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they... -
The Chinese Army 1937-49: World War II and Civil War by Philip S. Jowett 9781841769042
RRP: $38.00Booksplease Price: $23.66Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than any other belligerent nation. By the time that the... -
Latin American Wars 1900-1941 by Philip Jowett
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $19.49From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and... -
Spanish Colonial Fortifications in North America 1565-1822 by Alejandro De Quesada 9781846035074
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $24.68To maintain its imperial power in America, Spain built fortifications across the width of the continent. These outposts were established along Spanish borders from the late sixteenth century onwards... -
Chinese Warlord Armies 1911-30 by Philip S. Jowett 9781849084024
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $22.72Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894-95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in 1912. From the death of the first president in... -
US Navy Special Warfare Units in Korea and Vietnam: UDTs and SEALs, 1950-73 by Eugene Liptak
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $22.38During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, US Navy Special Warfare units played a variety of vital combat roles amid two of the deadliest conflicts of the Cold War. In Korea, underwater demolition... -
Japan's Asian Allies 1941-45 by Philip Jowett
RRP: $22.78Booksplease Price: $20.63During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the Pacific in 1941-45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to fight alongside them, as well as militias to guard their conquests. The... -
Toscanini: Musician of Conscience Harvey Sachs (Curtis Institute of Music) 9781631492716
RRP: $60.78Booksplease Price: $55.27Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was famed for his dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper and impassioned performances. At times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York... -
The Red Army 1922-41: From Civil War to 'Barbarossa' Philip Jowett 9781472850454
RRP: $22.78Booksplease Price: $17.29This study explores the organization, history and uniforms of the Soviet Red Army during the 20 years between its victory in the Civil War and the invasion of the USSR by Germany in 1941. The... -
Lev's Violin: An Italian Adventure by Helena Attlee 9780141991078
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $16.00*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*'Utterly enthralling - a beautifully-written voyage of discovery that takes us deep into the heart of music-making' Deborah MoggachFrom the moment she hears Lev's violin... -
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop Olivia Fitzsimons 9781529373592
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.06AN IRISH EXAMINER BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BUTLER LITERARY AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE O'BRIEN AWARD'Touching and darkly beautiful' Irish Sunday Independent'Powerful, uncompromising'... -
Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar by Oliver Hilmes
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $27.02An engrossing new biography of Franz Liszt, the musical revolutionary who became the world's first international megastar"Makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of Liszt as a man and... -
Leningrad: Siege and Symphony Brian Moynahan 9780857383020
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $18.77Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on 9 August, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year... -
Leningrad: Siege and Symphony by Brian Moynahan 9780857383020 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $4.56Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on 9 August, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year...