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Cecily Neville

Cecily Neville

RRP: £25.00
Introductory Price: £15.00

Wife to Richard, Duke of York, mother to Edward IV and Richard III, and aunt to the famous ‘Kingmaker’, Richard, Earl of Warwick, Cecily Neville was a key player on the political stage of fifteenth-century… Read more...

Cecily Neville

Cecily Neville

RRP: £25.00
Introductory Price: £15.00

Wife to Richard, Duke of York, mother to Edward IV and Richard III, and aunt to the famous ‘Kingmaker’, Richard, Earl of Warwick, Cecily Neville was a key player on the political stage of fifteenth-century… Read more...

Collectable Names and Designs in Women's Shoes

Collectable Names and Designs in Women's Shoes

RRP: £19.99
Introductory Price: £11.99

Full with innovative, sculptural and outrageous footwear this book celebrates all shoes from the pump to the platform and the court shoe to the stiletto. Shoes are no longer regarded just for their practical purpose… Read more...

Collectable Names and Designs in Women's Shoes

Collectable Names and Designs in Women's Shoes

RRP: £19.99
Introductory Price: £11.99

Full with innovative, sculptural and outrageous footwear this book celebrates all shoes from the pump to the platform and the court shoe to the stiletto. Shoes are no longer regarded just for their practical purpose… Read more...

Locomotive Builders of Leeds

Locomotive Builders of Leeds

RRP: £30.00
Introductory Price: £18.00

The history of commercial railway locomotive manufacture in the Leeds is a fascinating story, covering a period of nearly two centuries, which commenced during the Napoleonic period and only came to an end in 1995.… Read more...

Locomotive Builders of Leeds

Locomotive Builders of Leeds

RRP: £30.00
Introductory Price: £18.00

The history of commercial railway locomotive manufacture in the Leeds is a fascinating story, covering a period of nearly two centuries, which commenced during the Napoleonic period and only came to an end in 1995.… Read more...

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786

RRP: £60.00
Introductory Price: £36.00

The origins of a permanent French sailing navy can be traced to the work of Cardinal Richelieu in the 1620s, but this naval force declined rapidly in the 1650s and a virtually new Marine Royale… Read more...

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626–1786

RRP: £60.00
Introductory Price: £36.00

The origins of a permanent French sailing navy can be traced to the work of Cardinal Richelieu in the 1620s, but this naval force declined rapidly in the 1650s and a virtually new Marine Royale… Read more...

Sexuality and Its Impact on History

Sexuality and Its Impact on History

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Introductory Price: £8.99

Would you swig a magic potion or plot to kill your husband in order to marry your lover? These are just two of the many romantic and sexual customs from British history that you will… Read more...

Sexuality and Its Impact on History

Sexuality and Its Impact on History

RRP: £14.99
Introductory Price: £8.99

Would you swig a magic potion or plot to kill your husband in order to marry your lover? These are just two of the many romantic and sexual customs from British history that you will… Read more...

Fight, Dig and Live

Fight, Dig and Live

RRP: ££12.99

The Korean War, which began with an unprovoked attack by North Korea in 1950, went on for three long years. Over 100,000 soldiers of the United Nations forces, including those of the Republic of Korea,… Read more...

The Battle of North Cape

The Battle of North Cape

RRP: £7.08

Transcribed from a hand-typed manuscript, this is a poignant eye-witness account of the Battle of North Cape, as witnessed by a young signal-boy aboard the British warship HMS Belfast. This crucial battle to protect the… Read more...

24 Hours at Agincourt 25 October 1415

24 Hours at Agincourt 25 October 1415

RRP: £9.99

Agin Court was an astonishing clash of arms, a pivotal moment in the Hundred Years War and the history of warfare in general. King Henry V's exhausted troops were preparing for certain defeat as they… Read more...

Grunt

Grunt

RRP: £26.95 ($)

This new title from Mary Roach, author of other books such as Gulp, Stiff, Bonk, Spook and Packing for Mars, offers a fresh look at the aspects of war that not many people talk about;… Read more...

X Platoon

X Platoon

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For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number… Read more...

A Dying Breed

A Dying Breed

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Kabul, Afghanistan. William Carver, a veteran but unpredictable BBC hack, is thrown into the unknown when a bomb goes off killing a local official. Warned off the story from every direction, Carver won't give in… Read more...

Socket Bayonets

Socket Bayonets

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Socket Bayonets is a richly informative title covering the history of the socket bayonet. Graham Priest uses clear and detailed images to explore the role of the bayonet, showing common examples and rarer versions to… Read more...

Over There: America in the Great War

Over There: America in the Great War

RRP: £17.99

More than 400 photographs detail the American military experience in World War I on the ground, in the air, and at sea, from recruitment to the Armistice. This richly informative new release features the infamous… Read more...

Sniper on the Eastern Front

Sniper on the Eastern Front

RRP: £7.99

This book is a rare first-hand account by a ruthlessly efficient German sniper of life and death during the bitter conflict that followed the Nazi invasion of Russia. Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger was an Austrian conscript… Read more...

Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943

Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943

RRP: £20.00

This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the first three years of the Second World War, consolidating first-hand accounts from German fighter pilots caught up in some of the most dramatic night time conflicts of… Read more...

Dates in History

Gallipoli Landings

25th April 1915

World War I: Australian, New Zealand, British and French forces begin landing on the Gallipoli Peninsular to attack Turkish positions.

Further Reading

Anzac-The Landing
(Paperback - 224 pages)
by Stephen Chambers

The Anzac legend was born on the shores of Gallipoli during the historic morning of 25th April 1915. Landing on a hostile beach, under the cover of darkness, the Anzacs moved inland rapidly, but the response of the Ottoman forces was equally quick. The outcome of the campaign was arguably… Read more at Pen & Sword...

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