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Paperback. As a twenty-three-year-old veterinarian, William W. Putney joined the Marine Corps at the height of World War II. He commanded the Third Dog Platoon during the battle for Guam and later served as chief veterinarian and commanding officer of the War Dog Training School, where he helped train former pets for war in the Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; BTM; HBG; HBWQ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Potomac Books
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887198
ISBN
9781574887198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472053216
ISBN
9780472053216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.12

Hardcover. Examining Raymond Yellow Thunders death at the hands of four white men in 1972, this title looks deep into the past that gave rise to the tragedy. It recounts the largely forgotten struggles of American Indian Movement activist Bob Yellow Bird and tells the story of Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the controversial border hamlet. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 361 pages, 15 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726345
ISBN
9780896726345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.49

Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725881
ISBN
9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. A badman is not necessarily a bad man, but he is not a man to mess with. A bad woman might be a criminal too, or she might just be one who didn't conform to accepted notions of womanly conduct in her time and place. This tells the stories about Texas outlaws. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896724204
ISBN
9780896724204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842374187
ISBN
9780842374187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Keen observation and astute interviews lead journalist Sam Quinones on the quest to find the authentic modern Mexico--both in Mexico and East L.A., and other parts of the U.S. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BT; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826322968
ISBN
9780826322968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Hardcover. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933849
ISBN
9780813933849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809332625
ISBN
9780809332625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

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

€ 45.85

Hardcover. Features forty tales that capture the history, romance, and lore of early life on the plains and prairie - rollicking adventures set between the Rio Grande and the Canadian border that reflect the reality of life in the region during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 38 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615186
ISBN
9780700615186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. For the 160 national guardsmen from America's heartland, Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police Company with America's most difficult challenge in Iraq. This work features the horrors of firefights and summary executions and the drama of the UN bombing. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614981
ISBN
9780700614981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.86

Paperback. An in-depth look at a serial murder case that changed Southeastern Michigan Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472034468
ISBN
9780472034468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816643387
ISBN
9780816643387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNB; BTC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814358712
ISBN
9789814358712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Hardcover. This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger--a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393087727
ISBN
9780393087727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Dundee, like most cities throughout Britain, saw massive developmental changes when war ended in 1945. By the 1970s, the gangs ruled the streets of Dundee. This book features a former gang member who takes you into the dark past of the Dundee street gangs of the 1970s, exposing their violence, loyalty, humour and terrible territorial battles. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp black & white section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JJPL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307028
ISBN
9781906307028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425262511
ISBN
9780425262511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9789059110717
ISBN
9789059110717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120730519
ISBN
9788120730519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BTH; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575420
ISBN
9781927575420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926936918
ISBN
9781926936918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 135 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926695242
ISBN
9781926695242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922059222
ISBN
9781922059222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.81

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