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The Napoleonic Wars was truly a world-wide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a...

blunder / blvnda(r)/, n., A gross mistake; an error due to stupidity or carelessness. There are a handful of cock-ups that we remember all too well, from the poll tax...

Here are the great battlefields of the First World War as you have never seen them before, from the first cavalry skirmishes, through the horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele,...

A brilliantly original account--narrated from both sides--of the love-hate relationship between Britain and France that began in the time of Louis XIV and shows no sign of abating. "That Sweet...

The book titled Winter In The Morning: A Young Girl's Life in the Warsaw Ghetto and by the author Janina Bauman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

After a thousand years of magic and mysticism, the Renaissance re-kindled the desire of mankind to understand themselves and the world around them. This volume examines the Renaissance, its myths,...

The book titled Short History Italy by the author Hearder. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Original visual material based upon exhaustive picture research from untapped archives, private collections and Jewish museums in Israel, America and Europe. Jewish studies is an area of massive interest for...

This wide-ranging study vividly presents the major events that took place in Venice in the 1570s, culminating in a deadly outbreak of the plague that claimed one-quarter of the Venetian...

This work describes London's social life, its growth and the experiences of living in the city. With the redevelopment of Docklands and much of the East End, London is now...

This is a rich portrait of Europe and its civilization in the 16th century - the moment when "Europe" first became an entity in the minds of its own inhabitants....

Author: Richard BroomeBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some marks and sun bleaching to dust cover, plastic jacket torn on...

A veritable war is being waged in the Catholic Church: on one side, there is Pope Francis's strong message of one church for rich and poor alike; on the other,...

What happened to the European mind between 1605, when an audience watching Macbeth at the Globe might believe that regicide was such an aberration of the natural order that ghosts...

The book titled The Twilight Years: Paris in the 1930's by the author William Wiser. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Did the arms race of the 1930s cause the Second World War? In Cry Havoc, historian Joseph Maiolo shows, in rich and fascinating detail, how the deadly game of the...

Your Country Needs You! Edward the Abdicator and Peace for our Time - the latest volume of GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY enters the twentieth century with a flourish. Starting...

The early 1850s until the late 1920s marked a turbulent and significant era for Russia. During that time the country underwent a massive transformation, taking it from days of grandeur...

"Extensively researched--with detailed source notes and an expansive bibliography--and cogently argued, Gerolymatos's study of diplomacy by espionage is timely and instructive." - Publishers Weekly With roots in imperialism and the...

The book titled The Russian Revolution by the author Richard Pipes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

How many people know what lies on the other side of the door to 10 Downing Street, or indeed, who built the building? Providing a portrait of the centre of...

Seven months before the troops landed at Gallipoli, a sailor from Melbourne became the nation?s ?rst casualty of World War 1. Able seaman William ?Billy? Williams was shot in the...

First published in 2002.The aim of this book is to analyse and dispute a widely-held theory of Britain's 'economic decline' since the mid-nineteenth century, and to offer an alternative view...

This study sets the drama of war on a world stage, and examines why, 50 years on, the lessons of World War II - when humanity was consumed by violence...

Nelson's own courage, vanity, ruthlessness and sweetness made him one of the great identifiable heroes of English history. In Trafalgar, Adam Nicolson also traces the stories of many unknown people...

The author destroys the myth of benevolent "Grandfather Lenin", showing how political violence and diplomatic double-dealing were part and parcel of the Soviet system from its outset in 1917. The...

This impeccably researched and "adventure-packed" ( The Washington Post ) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus's son to create the greatest library in the world is "the stuff...

Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors emanated from the sewers of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an...

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight In The East: China's Enlightened Empire; The Advent...

Author: Harry RothwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small inscription on rear endpaper, otherwise clean pages with bright text. English Historical Documents:...

Author: Richard ChurchBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsLondon: Flower Of Cities All presents a vivid portrait of...

Author: John RewaldBinding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear to dust cover, plastic has some tears; some rubbing of cloth...

Author: Spyros Meletzis; Helen PapadakisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Editions Meletzis & Papadakis, Athens; Verlag Schnell & Steiner Munich, Zurich, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Richard A. EtlinBinding: HardbackPublished: The MIT Press, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: dust cover worn with some marks; inside pages in very good condition;...

By awarding the European post monopoly to the Thurn & Taxis family 500 years ago, a truly continental postal service was born. Moreover, 1516 also saw the early birth of...

The bid of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobites for the throne of Britain has never lost its grip on the popular imagination. In July 1745 he and a tiny...

- Firm Sale - A celebration of the British countryside and how it has changed over the last 140 years using photography from the Francis Frith Collection - the world's...

The book titled Scotland: History of a Nation by the author David Ross. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Portrait of the Soviet Union by the author Fitzroy Maclean. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Laurence OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1853Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Boards...

Author: F. H. SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, University of London, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume, Survey Of London...

Author: Montagu H. Cox And Philip NormanBinding: HardbackPublished: AMS, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSurvey Of London Volume X: The Parish...

Author: F. H. W. SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, University of London, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Author: Philip Temple; Colin Thom Binding: HardbackPublished: Yale , 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative work of architectural history presents South-East Marylebone through a meticulous survey of its...

Author: Donald SassoonBinding: HardbackPublished: HarperPerennial, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: small chip on right front corner of jacketThis comprehensive historical work...

Author: Philip TempleBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic volume meticulously chronicles the rich architectural and social history of South and East Clerkenwell. It...

Author: Anna ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: BLOOMSBURY, 2011Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tears along spine of dust jacketAnna Reid's Leningrad: Tragedy Of A City...

Author: John GreenacombeBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, Published for English Heritage, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume, Survey Of London Volume Xlv: Knightsbridge, meticulously chronicles the...