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Paperback. We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in conditions of "Total War" millions of women demonstrated that they were cleverer, more broad-minded and altogether more complex than anyone had ever guessed. This title tells the story of the women's Second World War. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037899
ISBN
9780141037899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Tells the story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society. This title is about those women, and about how they were forced, to stop depending on men for their income. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020624
ISBN
9780141020624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. A detailed exploration of nearly 200 objects from ancient Rome and museum collections around the world, gathered here into one handy, pocket-sized guide Series: Pocket Museum. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500519592
ISBN
9780500519592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614526
ISBN
9780691614526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.98

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629421
ISBN
9780691629421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.17
€ 125.73

Paperback. Paperback edition of an original and groundbreaking work of colonial American history. Anderson argues that pigs, cows and other animals were critical agents of imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195304466
ISBN
9780195304466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199916863
ISBN
9780199916863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.11

Hardcover. The book provides the first detailed, comprehensive assessment of the ideological basis and practical operation of the poor law system in the post-Famine period in Ireland (1850-1914). Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps, 11 graphs, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319419
ISBN
9781846319419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.43

Paperback. Virginia Cowles's 'The Phantom Major' is a classic account of the SAS raids of the Second World War, an amazing tale of courage, impudence and daring, packed with action and high adventure. Her narrative, based on the eyewitness testimony of the men who took part, gives a fascinating insight into the early years of the SAS. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848843868
ISBN
9781848843868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816620425
ISBN
9780816620425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688463
ISBN
9780199688463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Brings together two subjects in American history: the story of the struggle to end slavery that reached a violent climax in the Civil War, and the story of the westward expansion of the US. This work embraces East and West, as well as North and South, as the US observes the 2015 sesquicentennial commemoration of the end of the Civil War. Editor(s): Scharff, Virginia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 color plates, 67 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281264
ISBN
9780520281264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Presents portraits of twenty-seven notable men and women, including radical abolitionist John Brown; wheat king Theodore C Henry; women's rights activist Clarina Nichols; William Allen White, the "Sage of Emporia"; President Dwight D Eisenhower; Esther Brown, who challenged segregation in public schools; political icon Bob Dole; and, Gordon Parks. Editor(s): Dean, Virgil W. Num Pages: 422 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617234
ISBN
9780700617234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.79

Hardback. These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Series: Mapping the States Through History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 50.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762760114
ISBN
9780762760114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Schloen, J. David; Rimmer Herrmann, Virginia. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 293 x 14. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614910176
ISBN
9781614910176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.05

Hardcover. Tells the tale of the authors childhood spent in the city of Caliphs, Scheherazade and the land of the Garden of Eden, of traditions passed down over the generations, and captures the elusive quality of a scene totally at odds with our image of Iraq. Editor(s): Rocca, Tony; Rocca, Mira. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50-55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Forum Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955709500
ISBN
9780955709500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

The memoir of a woman who served not only in the Women's Army A uxiliary Corps but the American Red Cross as well during both World War II and the ensuing occupation. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118666
ISBN
9780813118666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.32

Hardback. This study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militia as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorization, and issues of social mobility for racially stigmatized groups in colonial Mexico. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742290
ISBN
9780804742290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Unlocked Memories is a collection of memories that were shared by Russians who witnessed the German invasion of the Leningrad region in 1941. All were young during World War Two and each lived under German rule after the Leningrad region was overrun and occupied by the enemy. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761853251
ISBN
9780761853251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA; HBTB; JFSK; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310151
ISBN
9781477310151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA; HBTB; JFSK; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310144
ISBN
9781477310144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.50

Paperback. Taking poetry as an act of witness and restorative memory, this essay traces the development of poems relating to Ireland's Great Hunger from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Num Pages: 52 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 282 x 6. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780997837445
ISBN
9780997837445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Paperback. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794623
ISBN
9780814794623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

hardcover. A fascinating and richly illustrated exploration into the most glorious and world-changing maps ever made. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 336 x 262 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2200. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Third printing
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRA0003166
ISBN
9780316997669
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

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