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Paperback. An Active Service traces a young Sid Dowland from civilian life into the tough environment of the Guards Depot in the 1930s and then on to a Guards service Battalion in London and pre-war Egypt. The outbreak of war found Sid taking part in the retreat to Dunkirk and then service in North Africa before volunteering for the SAS. Num Pages: 216 pages, 55 b/w photos & ills, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033484
ISBN
9781906033484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100583
ISBN
9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, c 30 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777930
ISBN
9781910777930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811215350
ISBN
9780811215350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.47

Hardback. Peter Worsley's studies at Cambridge were interrupted by war service as a communist officer in the colonial forces in Africa and India, which got him interested in anthropology. His book on The Third World introduced that term into the English language. On retirement as Professor Emeritus of the University of Manchester, he wrote Knowledges. Num Pages: 12 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453701
ISBN
9781845453701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342461
ISBN
9781625342461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062269461
ISBN
9780062269461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

paperback. No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller. 'Can't fail to move' The Sunday Times ALL AUTHOR PROCEEDS DONATED TO THE AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION. Num Pages: 320 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 288.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007463916
ISBN
9780007463916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758504
ISBN
9781444758504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654821
ISBN
9780859654821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.38

Num Pages: 278 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442223929
ISBN
9781442223929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.64

Paperback. Saved from an inglorious end as a garden ornament, "Amulet", a 26-foot wooden keel boat built in Fort William, Scotland in 1964, was restored by author and charter skipper, Bob Orrell. This is the story of the author's love-hate relationship with "Amulet" during the 18-month restoration. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818075
ISBN
9780953818075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; VFX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062325587
ISBN
9780062325587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1MBN; BGSA; BM; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578489
ISBN
9781877578489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870716294
ISBN
9780870716294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
NAL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451475633
ISBN
9780451475633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Hardback. From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348148
ISBN
9781612348148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Hardback. More than a conventional biography, Grant Wacker's interpretive study deepens our understanding of why Billy Graham has mattered so much to so many, and how his uncanny ability to appropriate trends in the wider culture allowed him to transform his born-again theology into a moral vocabulary capturing the aspirations and fears of average Americans. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGX; HBJK; HBLW; HRAX; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052185
ISBN
9780674052185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

paperback. Brings together twenty-five writings by women who share their varied World War II experiences, from serving in the military to working on the home front to preparing for the postwar world. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett; Smith, David C. Series: The Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842025713
ISBN
9780842025713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

Hardcover. Unintimidated by Old World sophistication or travel to undeveloped parts of the globe, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Roy Morris, Jr. focuses on the dozen years he lived overseas and the books he wrote encouraging middle-class Americans to follow him around the world, at the dawn of mass tourism. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416697
ISBN
9780674416697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.93

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