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Hardcover. Luftwaffe commander Wolfram von Richthofen was a master of the tactical and operational air war and one of the key catalysts in the resurrection of Germany's air force. This biography reveals how, before WWII, von Richthofen played a central role in developing and building the Luftwaffe and such aircraft as the Me 109 fighter and He 111 bomber. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615988
ISBN
9780700615988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.35

Hardcover. Edited and introduced by a leading historian of the Progressive Era, these 113 letters all but a few never before published represent a rare glimpse into the mind of a chief executive speaking candidly about individuals and issues. Opens a new window on Washington early in the twentieth century and on a presidency that was changing with the times." Editor(s): Gould, Lewis L. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; BJ; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 673.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618002
ISBN
9780700618002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00

Paperback. Prev. title: Leading from the center, c2008. Num Pages: 360 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Second Edition with a new Afterword
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618835
ISBN
9780700618835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.42

Hardcover. A fast-paced and compulsively readable account of the author's experiences as a Marine Corps officer who led "Rough Rider" truck convoys to and through hot zones in the Vietnam War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618989
ISBN
9780700618989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.16

Paperback. First paperback edition of the celebrated insider study of William Brennan (1906-1997), widely considered the Supreme Court's most influential twentieth-century justice, as well as its greatest liberal and preeminent strategist. The Washington Post called this "Perhaps the best judicial biography ever written." Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619122
ISBN
9780700619122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.09

Hardcover. A dual career biography of Tom and Ramsey Clark and their profound impact on American law and society. For nearly three quarters of a century, they influenced presidents, policies, and legal rulings, during careers that tracked closely with some of the most significant and controversial episodes in American history. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JPH; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619160
ISBN
9780700619160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.91

Hardcover. In a thoroughly engaging style John Miller introduces us to the small-town Midwestern boys who dreamed the America we know today and who made it real; from Frederick Jackson Turner and George Washington Carver to Henry Ford and Sam Walton. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619498
ISBN
9780700619498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.62

Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619672
ISBN
9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Paperback. The first history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, from its creation in 1939 to 2007. Includes detailed accounts of the crimes, investigations, and arrests of some of the state's most infamous criminals, from Richard Hickock and Perry Smith of "In Cold Blood" to the BTK Killer. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620166
ISBN
9780700620166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.33

Paperback. John Lewis Barkley's memoir provides a rare and vivid ground-level look at World War I through the eyes of a soldier whose exploits rivaled those of Sergeant York and won him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620197
ISBN
9780700620197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Hardback. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 8 pages of colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455522804
ISBN
9781455522804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Based on research from over 1200 wartime letters and diaries written by more than 400 Confederate officers and enlisted men, this text offers a social history of Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during its final year, from May 1864 to April 1865. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 illustrations, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854143
ISBN
9780807854143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.44

Paperback. Lt Henry Timberlake visited the Cherokee Overhill towns for three months in 1761-62 and accompanied three Cherokee leaders to London to meet with King George III and other political figures. This memoir provides the detailed account of Cherokee life in the eighteenth century. It is illustrated with portraits, maps, and photographs of artifacts. Editor(s): King, Duane H. Num Pages: 128 pages, 25 colour & 75 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858271
ISBN
9780807858271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 409 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813909233
ISBN
9780813909233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.83

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910031
ISBN
9780813910031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.94

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 485 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910062
ISBN
9780813910062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.77

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911441
ISBN
9780813911441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.44

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 549 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911458
ISBN
9780813911458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Hardcover. This correspondence documents the evolution of Washington's ideas about economic and political relationships within the Empire, and helps to explain how he came to hold his particular vision of the West. It also deals with personal and local matters, such as plantation management. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913629
ISBN
9780813913629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.58

Hardcover. Part of a 12-volume work which presents psychologist and philosopher William James's vast and entertaining correspondence with his brother Henry, with other members of his family, with friends and colleagues, as well as with enthusiasts and detractors among readers of his work. Editor(s): McDermott, John J. (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University, USA); Grohskopf, Bernice; Bradbeer, Wilma. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 576 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; HPC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914145
ISBN
9780813914145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.97

Hardcover. This volume presents the correspondence between William James, known for his contributions to psychology and philosophy, and his brother Henry. It covers their most productive years, when William was writing "The Varieties of Religious Experience" and Henry was writing his late masterpieces. Editor(s): McDermott, John J. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915104
ISBN
9780813915104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.88

Hardcover. This volume contains 309 letters which start when William James was 14 years old and conclude when he was 35. The letters range from his relations with family and friends to his courtship of Alice Howe. Editor(s): McDermott, John J. (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University, USA). Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916163
ISBN
9780813916163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Hardcover. This volume documents the events of the final phase of the New York campaign and the ensuing New Jersey campaign. The work opens with Washington's withdrawal of most of his army from Manhattan Island and ends with his daring counterstrokes against a Hessian brigade and a British detachment. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916484
ISBN
9780813916484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.80

Hardcover. Washington's papers in volume six of the series reveal him giving meticulous attention to his personal affairs at Mount Vernon and turning his mind to the new role he should, and must, play in establishing the new government. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916842
ISBN
9780813916842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.26

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