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		Bitter Ocean
		The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945		History
		David Fairbank White
		Simon & Schuster 2006 350 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0743229290
		Published Price $26.00		Our Price £6.99
	The Battle of the Atlantic was a six year struggle to safeguard trans-Atlantic merchant shipping - the vast convoys that provided a supply line for Britain and for the Allied Forces fighting in North Africa and Europe. Drawing on archival research and personal accounts, and written with verve and scrupulous attention to detail, this history reconstructs the epic clash both above and beneath the waves.
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		Arbella
		England's Lost Queen		History
		Sarah Gristwood
		Houghton Mifflin 2003 450 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0618341331
		Published Price $30.00		Our Price £6.99
	It was Arbella Stuart's grave misfortune to be a major contender for the English throne at the time when the dangerous dynastic insecurity of the Tudors and Stuarts was at its height. Under constant confinement and surveillance, but determined to shape her own destiny, Arbella's unhappy existence ended in the Tower, after an attempted elopement, at the age of 35. Sarah Gristwood's brilliant historical biography evokes the spirit of the age and brings Arbella and her tragic story vividly to life.
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		Alexander
		Invincible King of Macedonia		History
		Peter G Tsouras
		Brassey's 2004 121 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1574884077
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	In a short life and a reign of just 13 years Alexander so thoroughly mastered tactics, strategy and diplomacy that he subdued Greece and destroyed the Persian Empire. Peter G Tsouras, a former military intelligence analyst, concisely tells the story of Alexander's life, highlighting the powerful state which he inherited from his father, the heroic ideal which he learnt from the Iliad and the military genius which repeatedly won him the initiative in battle. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge.
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		Imperial Glory
		The Bulletins of Napoleon's Grande Armee 1805-1814		History
		J David Markham
		Greenhill 2003 442 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1853675423
		Published Price £30.00		Our Price £9.99
	Napoleon's bulletins are of immense historical significance, reporting on all the key battles of the imperial campaigns and containing not only important military information, but political, social and personal commentaries that are critical to understanding Napoleon as man and soldier. All the bulletins from the period between the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 and the collapse of the Empire in 1814 are presented here, in English translations, supported by Markham's historical and biographical notes.
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		Poland
				History
		Sebastian Wormell (Edited by)
		Pallas Athene 2002 696 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1873429223
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	For the English-speaking world, Poland 'lies almost unknown, a land full of unexpected treasures'. Beginning with an historical introduction by Manfred Alexander, a chronology (966-2001) and chapters on Polish literature, music, film and art, this substantial book provides the background information needed to fully appreciate Poland's great historical, architectural and cultural sites and a practical, well-illustrated guide for visiting the country. With a glossary and further reading list.
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		Dordogne
				History
		Joy Law
		Pallas Athene 2000 328 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1873429282
		Published Price £14.95		Our Price £2.99
	The cave paintings of Lascaux, the Roman ruins of Perigueux, the medieval bastide towns, Romanesque churches and Renaissance chateaux - the richness of its cultural heritage has made the Dordogne one of the best-loved regions of France. Joy Law, who has lived there for 40 years, provides a guide to its history and architecture, the towns and countryside, and the gastronomic delights of the home of truffles and foie gras. Includes a gazetteer, bibliography and practical information for visitors.
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		Women and the Noose
		A History of Female Execution		History
		Richard Clark
		Tempus 2007 252 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0752444891
		Published Price £18.99		Our Price £5.99
	In 1733 Sarah Malcolm murdered three women during the course of a robbery. Over 200 years later, Ruth Ellis was arrested, holding a smoking gun over the body of her dead lover. They were just two of over 600 women who were executed, between the Georgian period and the mid 20th century. In examining the lives, crimes and motives of 70 women who died on the gallows, this book provides a sympathetic, often moving history of female capital punishment.
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		Terror Within
		Terrorism and the Dream of a British Republic		History
		Clive Bloom
		Sutton 2007 297 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0750942959
		Published Price £20.00		Our Price £6.99
	Clive Bloom presents the first account of the conspiracies, acts of terrorism and warfare by which, since the time of the French Revolution, thousands have fought to establish a British Republic.
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		Tamworth
		A History		History
		Richard Stone
		Phillimore 2003 134 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1860772781 245x178mm
		Published Price £15.99		Sale Price £3.99
	Once the royal centre of the Kings of Mercia, Tamworth has yet to regain its Dark Ages importance, but the centuries have been full of interest - from the building of Tamworth Castle to the Second World War prisoner-of-war camp. Richard Stones's history also deals with Tamworth's illustrious inhabitants - the Marmion, Ferrers and Peel families.
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		The Sword of the Prophet
		The Mahdi of Sudan and the Death Of General Gordon		History
		Fergus Nicoll
		Sutton 2004 323 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0750932988
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	On the 26 January 1885 an army of Islamic revolutionaries captured Khartoum. The victorious force was led by Muhammad Ahmed, the self proclaimed al-Mahdi al-Muntazar. He had sworn to end the Ottoman occupation of the Sudan, but by killing General Gordon he made a new and far more formidable enemy in Britain. This biography examines the life of the Mahdi, the religious leader who roused a nation, defeated an empire and claimed to be the divinely chosen 'last prophet'.
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		Strikingly Alive
		The History of the Mill Hill School Foundation 1807-2007		History
		Roderick Braithwaite
		Phillimore 2006 386 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1860773303 280x210mm
		Published Price £37.00		Our Price £14.99
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		Southsea Past
				History
		Sarah Quail
		Phillimore 2000 132 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1860771459 247x183mm
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	Southsea, 'the gem of England's Watering Places', was originally a residential suburb of Portsmouth and, although there were sea bathing facilities there in the 18th century, it was not until the railway arrived in 1847 that it began to develop into a seaside resort. In this illustrated history, Sarah Quail tells the story of Southsea, from new suburb to its heyday in the interwar years, and the challenges it has faced since the demise of the British seaside holiday.
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		Sons, Servants and Statesmen
		The Men in Queen Victoria's Life		History
		John Van Der Kiste
		Sutton 2006 246 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0750937882
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	Queen Victoria was very much a woman in a man's world, but she was, by all accounts, more than a match for them. This biography of Victoria concentrates on her complex relationships with the various men in her life, including her ministers, relatives, and key servants and retainers such as John Brown and Abdul Karim. Packed with illuminating, humorous and often moving anecdotes, Van der Kiste's highly readable study sheds a fascinating new light on Victoria's character and reign.
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		Sittingbourne
		A History		History
		John Clancy
		Phillimore 2007 116 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1860774628 247x169mm
		Published Price £15.99		Our Price £3.99
	From a small fishing village on Milton Creek, Sittingbourne developed into an important overnight stopping place on the main road between London and Dover, having migrated from creek bank to Watling Street, where pilgrims travelled to and from Canterbury. From medieval times to the present, Clancy's traces the town's history, with chapters devoted to its industries, religion, education and 20th century civic development.
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		The Savage Border
		The Story of the North-West Frontier		History
		Jules Stewart
		Sutton 2007 240 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0750944528
		Published Price £19.99		Our Price £4.99
	Today the presumed hiding place of Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, Pakistan's North-West Frontier has long been home to the belligerent Pathans whose code of honour requires them to protect anyone who asks for sanctuary. Stewart focuses on the period since the first British contact with the area and includes first-hand accounts of Frontier life since the Second World War. Discussing attempts to deal with the Pathans in the past, he considers whether the tribesmen can be persuaded to give up the terrorists.
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