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Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 - Hardback

Author: Max Hastings

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 576pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008364991

Original Price: £30.00

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America's Few

Marine Aces of the South Pacific.

Author: Bill Yenne

Publisher: Osprey

Hardback. 352pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781472847492

Original Price: £25.00

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Bentley 3-1/2 and 4-1/4 Litre in Detail 1933-40

The 70 colour photographs, some of them specially commissioned, feature outstanding examples of the coachbuilder's art, and are backed up by some 140 images from the archives.

Author: Nick Walker

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 160pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9780954106317

Weight: 914g

Original Price: £50.00

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Bentley Four-cylinder Models in Detail

3-Litre, 4 1/2-Litre and 4 1/2-Litre Supercharged, 1921-1930

Author: James Taylor

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 192pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9781906133306

Weight: 997g

Original Price: £40.00

Price: £17.99

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Canberra in the Falklands War, The

This is the extraordinary and, as yet, untold story of how the crew of a luxury ocean liner — waiters, cooks, nurses and cleaners — found themselves suddenly thrust onto the front line.

Author: Andrew Vine

Publisher: Quarto Publishing

Paperback. 320pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780711276161

Weight: 264g

Original Price: £9.99

Price: £4.99

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Coachwork on Vintage Bentleys

3 Litre, 4.5 Litre, 6.5 Litre, Speed Six and 8 Litre, 1921-31

Author: Nick Walker

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 160pp. 22.5cm by 27cm.

ISBN: 9780954998110

Weight: 891g

Original Price: £50.00

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Coronation - A History of the British Monarchy

Author: Roy Strong

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 448pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008550066

Original Price: £25.00

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Conflict

A Military History of the Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine and Gaza.

Author: David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 608pp. 13cm by 220cm.

ISBN: 9780008567972

Weight: 840g

Original Price: £26.00

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Diary Keepers, The

Ordinary people, extraordinary times - World War II in the Netherlands, as written by the people who lived through it.

Author: Nina Siegal

Publisher: William Collins Books

Hardback. 527pp. 15.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008447694

Weight: 869g

Original Price: £25.00

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England's Magnificent Gardens

How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today.

Author: Roderick Floud

Publisher: Pantheon

Hardback. 432pp. 17.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781101871034

Weight: 1.138kg

Original Price: £10.00

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Fifty Mysterious Postcards

Pitman Shorthand Messages from the Golden Age of the Postcard

Author: Kathryn Baird

Publisher: History Press

Paperback. 128pp. 20cm by 21.5cm.

ISBN: 9781803990460

Weight: 354g

Original Price: £15.99

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Freestone & Webb, 1923-1958

The Story of a British Coachbuilder.

Author: James Taylor

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 152pp. 22.5cm by 27cm.

ISBN: 9781906133986

Weight: 850g

Original Price: £50.00

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Ghosts of the British Museum

A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects

Author: Noah Angell

Publisher: Monoray

Hardback.256 pp.14 cm by22 cm.

ISBN: 9781800961340

Weight: 380g

Original Price: £20.00

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Goose Green

The decisive battle of the Falklands War – by the British troops who fought it.

Author: Nigel Ely

Publisher: John Blake

Paperback. 432pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781789465549

Weight: 338g

Original Price: £9.99

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Herbert Austin's Heavy Twelve-Four

Here we have the story behind the model’s introduction, contemporary press reports, early advertisements, from the first brochures issued up to 1934-35, the various body styles available.

Author: James 'Jim' Stringer

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 128pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9781914929007

Weight: 772g

Original Price: £40.00

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How to fit all of Ancient Greece into an Elevator

Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do you do?’, becomes the springboard for a dialogue that weaves a fascinating tale.

Author: Theodore Papakostas, translated by Patricia Felisa Barbeito

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 288pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008596071

Original Price: £14.99

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Jaguar, The Complete Register of

The Complete Register of Jaguar: C-Types, D-types & Lightweight E-types.

Author: Den Carlow, Anders Ditlev Clausager, Paul Skilleter, Penny Woodley

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 408pp. 21.5cm by 27cm.

ISBN: 9781914929052

Weight: 1.652kg

Original Price: £100.00

Price: £39.99

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Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook

Author: Jim Allen, Lames Weber

Publisher: Motorbooks

Paperback. 224pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN: 9780760370087

Original Price: £25.99

Price: £9.99

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Last Leonardo, The

A Masterpiece, A Mystery and the Dirty World of Art.

Author: Ben Lewis

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 416pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008313449

Weight: 330g

Original Price: £9.99

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Mabel's War: Love and Hope Beyond the Blitz

With devastating clarity and gentle humour, Mabel Hewitt takes us through her extraordinary life, from her childhood in the shadow of the First World War right up to the present day.

Author: Mabel Hewitt, Barbara Jones

Publisher: History Press

Paperback. 176pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781803991191

Weight: 200g

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Miss Ambler's Household Book of Georgian Cures and Remedies

These intriguing remedies include Sir Walter Raleigh’s Receipt against Plague, Viper Broth and Snail Milk Water.

Author: Marilyn Yurdan, Nicola Lillie

Publisher: History Press

Paperback. 150pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781803993577

Weight: 168g

Original Price: £12.99

Price: £6.99

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Meet the Georgians - Hardback

Epic tales from Britain's wildest century.

Including: Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean - Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bay - Olaudah Equiano, the former slave whose story shocked the world - Mary Wollstonecraft, the feminist who fought for women’s rights - Ladies of Llangollen, the lovers who built paradise in a Welsh valley.

Author: Robert Peal

Publisher: William Collins Books

Hardback. 304pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008437022

Original Price: £18.99

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Motorhome Story, The

Follow the story of the UK’s motorhomes, from a slow start in 1913 and the father-and-son team who began commercially producing ‘motorised caravans’ from 1920.

Author: Andrew Jenkinson

Publisher: History Press

Paperback. 160pp. 17cm by 19cm.

ISBN: 9780750994903

Weight: 354g

Original Price: £12.99

Price: £6.99

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Original Rolls Royce and Bentley

The Restorer's Guide to the 'Standard' Saloons and Mainstream Coachbuilt Derivatives, 1946-65.

Author: James Taylor

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 160pp. 23.5cm by 30cm.

ISBN: 9781906133061

Weight: 1.06kg

Original Price: £35.00

Price: £14.99

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Palace, The

From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of Royal History at Hampton Court.

Author: Gareth Russell

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 480pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008437015

Weight: 350g

Original Price: £10.99

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Passchendaele Campaign, 1917, The

Author: Andrew Rawson

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 239pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526704009

Weight: 733g

Original Price: £25.00

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Pauline Gower, Pioneering Leader of the Spitfire Women

This is a story of bravery, fortitude and political persuasion. Pauline was a clear leader of her time and a true pioneer of flight.

Author: Alison Hill

Publisher: History Press

Hardback. 256pp. 14cm by 21.5cm.

ISBN: 9780750996822

Weight: 418g

Original Price: £14.99

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Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers

Author: Anne Somerset

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 576pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008106225

Original Price: £30.00

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Rebellion in the Reign of Charles II

Gripping narrative of the plots against Charles II.

Author: Juliam Whitehead

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 277pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781473896789

Weight: 603g

Original Price: £25.00

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Riders, The

Motorcycle Adventurers, Cruisers, Outlaws, and Racers the World Over.

Author: Henry von Wartenberg, Paul d'Orleans, Dave Nichols, Andy Goldfine

Publisher: Motorbooks

Hardback. 192pp. 24cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9780760369753

Original Price: £32.00

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Rover Cars of the 1930s In Detail

This is a book that will be welcomed by all enthusiasts of this respected marque, and in particular by those who have felt their interest in the models of the 1930s to have been ignored for so long.

Author: James Taylor

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 200pp. 22cm by 27cm.

ISBN: 9781914929021

Weight: 1.025kg

Original Price: £55.00

Price: £19.99

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Sabine's War

One woman, three concentration camps. A remarkable true story of survival.

Author: Eva Taylor

Publisher: HarperNorth

Paperback. pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9780008519186

Weight: 160g

Original Price: £16.99

Price: £5.99

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Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester

A True Restoration Tragedy.

Author: Nigel Pickford

Publisher: History Press

Hardback. 304pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780750997539

Weight: 600g

Original Price: £20.00

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Sky Warriors

The Sunday Times Bestselling History of the British Airborne Forces in the Second World War.

Author: Saul David

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 576pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008522162

Weight: 870g

Original Price: £25.00

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Stirling Moss - Rally Driver

The cars he drove, the teams, the co-drivers, all are covered in this record of the amazing and often overlooked rally driving career of the legendary Stirling Moss.

Author: Vic Quayle

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 112pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9781906133931

Weight: 726g

Original Price: £30.00

Price: £12.99

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Survivors

The lost stories of the last captives of the Atlantic slave trade.

Author: Hannah Durkin

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 412pp. 16cm by24 cm.

ISBN: 9780008446512

Weight: 697g

Original Price: £22.00

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The 50 Greatest Road Trips of the World

If you've ever dreamed of completing an epic car journey, The 50 Greatest Road Trips is for you. Packed full of the most exotic, exciting and iconic road trips across the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa, it showcases the ultimate in car adventures.

Author: Sarah Woods

Publisher: Icon Books

Paperback. 288pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781785780967

Weight: 280g

Original Price: £8.99

Price: £2.99

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The Angel Makers

The True Crime Story of the Most Astonishing Murder Ring in History.

Author: Patti McCracken

Publisher: Mudlark

Hardback. 336pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008579531

Original Price: £16.99

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The Earl and the Pharaoh

From the real Downton Abbey to the discovery of Tutankhamun.

Author: The Countess of Carnarvon

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 400pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008531775

Original Price: £10.99

Price: £3.99

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The Frontier Below

The past, present and future of our quest to go deeper underwater.

Author: Jeff Maynard

Publisher: William Collins Books

Hardback. 298pp. 15.5cm by 34cm.

ISBN: 9780008532727

Weight: 575g

Original Price: £25.00

Price: £8.99

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The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz - A Memoir

Author: Eti Elboim (Author), Sara Leibovits (Author), Esther Frumkin (Translator)

Publisher: One More Chapter

Paperback. 336pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008645960

Original Price: £9.99

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The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law

Exploring the 19th- and early 20th Century legal history that influenced the modern-day stances on issues such as domestic abuse, sexual violence and divorce.

Author: Kate Morgan

Publisher: Mudlark

Hardback. 320pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008559571

Original Price: £20.00

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Victims of the Oaks Colliery Disaster, 1847

Author: Jane Ainsworth

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 270pp. 15.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526745736

Weight: 641g

Original Price: £16.99

Price: £4.99

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War Diaries, The

World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through It,

Author: Nina Siegal

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 272pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008447731

Original Price: £10.99

Price: £3.99

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Wartime Jeeps

WW2 Jeeps - Prototypes, Production Models & Special Versions

Author: Graham Scott

Publisher: Herridge & Sons

Hardback. 128pp. 26cm by 26cm.

ISBN: 9781906133375

Weight: 854g

Original Price: £25.00

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What Everyone Knows About Britain* (*Except The British)

The battle over Britain's narrative is the struggle for its future and its place in the world. So, how do we escape the trick mirror - and see ourselves as we really are?

Author: Michael Peer

Publisher: Monoray

Hardback. 384pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781800961760

Weight: 470g

Original Price: £20.00

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Women in the War