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click for a larger image with details Bitter Ocean
The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 History
David Fairbank White
Simon & Schuster 2006 350 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0743229290
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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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click for a larger image with details Arbella
England's Lost Queen History
Sarah Gristwood
Houghton Mifflin 2003 450 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0618341331
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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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click for a larger image with details Alexander
Invincible King of Macedonia History
Peter G Tsouras
Brassey's 2004 121 pages
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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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click for a larger image with details Imperial Glory
The Bulletins of Napoleon's Grande Armee 1805-1814 History
J David Markham
Greenhill 2003 442 pages
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Hardback 1853675423
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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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click for a larger image with details Poland
History
Sebastian Wormell (Edited by)
Pallas Athene 2002 696 pages
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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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click for a larger image with details Dordogne
History
Joy Law
Pallas Athene 2000 328 pages
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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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click for a larger image with details Women and the Noose
A History of Female Execution History
Richard Clark
Tempus 2007 252 pages
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Hardback 0752444891
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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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click for a larger image with details Terror Within
Terrorism and the Dream of a British Republic History
Clive Bloom
Sutton 2007 297 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0750942959
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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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click for a larger image with details Tamworth
A History History
Richard Stone
Phillimore 2003 134 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1860772781 245x178mm
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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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click for a larger image with details The Sword of the Prophet
The Mahdi of Sudan and the Death Of General Gordon History
Fergus Nicoll
Sutton 2004 323 pages
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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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no image available Strikingly Alive
The History of the Mill Hill School Foundation 1807-2007 History
Roderick Braithwaite
Phillimore 2006 386 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1860773303 280x210mm
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click for a larger image with details Southsea Past
History
Sarah Quail
Phillimore 2000 132 pages
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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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click for a larger image with details Sons, Servants and Statesmen
The Men in Queen Victoria's Life History
John Van Der Kiste
Sutton 2006 246 pages
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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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click for a larger image with details Sittingbourne
A History History
John Clancy
Phillimore 2007 116 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1860774628 247x169mm
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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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click for a larger image with details The Savage Border
The Story of the North-West Frontier History
Jules Stewart
Sutton 2007 240 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0750944528
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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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