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Historical fiction
Paperback. The Sigli had been just an old passenger launch, but when the Japanese invaded Singapore during World War II everything that could float was pressed into service. And so, crammed with refugees, harried and bombed by enemy planes, the Sigli had struggled south in a desperate attempt to escape. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591498
- ISBN
- 9780099591498
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
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Paperback. 1899, China. The Mandarins are becoming troublesome again and there are rumors that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations. Captain David Blackwoodof the Royal Marines, received a VC in the bloody battle for Benin, Africa but is now being packed off to this apparent backwater. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594062
- ISBN
- 9780099594062
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 16. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784753238
- ISBN
- 9781784753238
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€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. When the offshore island of Santu is threatened with invasion from the Chinese mainland, disgraced Commander Justin Rolfe and the condemned gunboat HMS "Wagtail", are ordered to bring out the small British community. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 17. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099070603
- ISBN
- 9780099070603
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 35. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784753245
- ISBN
- 9781784753245
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. It is December 1917. Germany opens the final, bitter round of the war with a new and deadly weapon in the struggle for the seas - the Vulcan sails from Kiel Harbour. To all appearances she is a harmless merchant vessel. But her peaceful lines conceal a merciless firepower; guns, mines and torpedoes that can be brought into play instantly. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591580
- ISBN
- 9780099591580
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. Malta 1941. To most people HMS Saracen is just an ugly, obsolete ship with an equally ugly recent history: her last commander is due for court-martial after shelling the troops he was sent to protect. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591573
- ISBN
- 9780099591573
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Condition: New
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Paperback. November 1941 Lieutenant Ralph Trewin, D S C, arrives at Singapore as second-in-command of the shallow-draught gunboat, H M S Porcupine. Through the misery and despair of this bloody campaign Trewin and his captain are forced to draw on each other's beliefs and weaknesses, and together they weld the gunboat into a symbol of bravery and pride. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 21. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591559
- ISBN
- 9780099591559
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593070543
- ISBN
- 9780593070543
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.20
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Paperback. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. He is as generous as he is cruel, he is a megalomaniac who declares himself a living god and simultaneously lives in fear of the plots against his life. His paranoia is not misplaced. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 31. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156943
- ISBN
- 9780552156943
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
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Paperback. Emperor Claudius has unleashed the Roman legions against Britain. Caratacus, war chief of the Britons, must unite the tribes for a desperate last stand. Claudius desires total conquest. Caratacus will fight for freedom. An epic battle is coming. Heroes will be made and kings will fall in a struggle that will echo through the annals of history. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552162494
- ISBN
- 9780552162494
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
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Paperback. Originally published: London: Bantam Press, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, 2013. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167918
- ISBN
- 9780552167918
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
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Paperback. Valerius knows his only hope of long term survival and a restoration of his family's fortunes lie with his friend Titus, commander of the Army of Judaea and son of the newly crowned Emperor Vespasian. But when he reaches the ring of legionary camps around the seemingly impregnable city of Jerusalem he finds Titus a changed man. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 45. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167956
- ISBN
- 9780552167956
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
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Paperback. The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552161336
- ISBN
- 9780552161336
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
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Paperback. Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening. In every shadow he sees an enemy and like a cornered animal he lashes out at every perceived threat. The Parthian King of Kings, Vologases, is marching to war and with such an army that if not stopped he might overwhelm the entire Roman east. Valerius marches at Corbulo's side. Num Pages: 512 pages, B&W map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552161350
- ISBN
- 9780552161350
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
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Paperback. Summer, AD 69. Rome and its empire are in turmoil, caught in the coils of a desperate and destructive civil war. The emperor Otho is dead by his own hand and his rival, Aulus Vitellius, occupies the imperial throne. However, a new challenge has arisen in the East - the legions of Titus Flavius Vespasian have declared him their Emperor. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167949
- ISBN
- 9780552167949
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
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Paperback. AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome, but his grip on power grows increasingly fragile as economic disaster threatens. The enormous riches from his Judaean campaigns are all but spent, legions go unpaid, and the yields from Rome's vital Spanish goldfields have fallen dramatically since the civil war. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172288
- ISBN
- 9780552172288
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
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Paperback. Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left. The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Nero calls on his 'Hero of Rome' to become a 'Defender of Rome'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552161343
- ISBN
- 9780552161343
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.42
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paperback. Malta, Summer 1551. Here, in a brilliant arena clouded by corruption and violence, Lymond is precipitated into an intricate and potentially lethal duel with a man famed for his leadership - Graham Reid Malett. Malett holds in his sway the hearts and minds of many men and so, in another fashion, does the dangerous child-woman, his sister. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 560 pages, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140282450
- ISBN
- 9780140282450
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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paperback. The final appearance of Nicholas de Fleury, who started in the first of the Niccolo series as an 18-year-old apprentice. Now in his 30s, his flair for numbers means he could find a place almost anywhere in 15th century Europe. But first he has to return to Scotland where men wait to kill him. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 768 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 45. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140252316
- ISBN
- 9780140252316
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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paperback. Merchant-banker Nicholas de Fleury, having wrested his infant son from the boy's formidable mother, pauses en route to the land of golden light to set in train a deception that will ensnare nations in the triumphant ruin of his enemies. This is volume six in the "House of Niccolo". Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 656 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140112689
- ISBN
- 9780140112689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.42
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Paperback. In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas' step-daughter has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140113594
- ISBN
- 9780140113594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.32
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Paperback. Part of Dorothy Dunnett's series that explores the intricacies of 16th-century history through the exploits of the soldier Francis Crawford of Lymond. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 544 pages, map. BIC Classification: FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140282467
- ISBN
- 9780140282467
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Menaced by England and riven by internal discord, Scotland in 1548 clung to a single hope of survival as a nation and an alliance with France to be sealed by the betrothal of the five-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Dauphin. But once in France, Mary suffers a series of ominous accidents. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 37. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140282405
- ISBN
- 9780140282405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
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