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Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171047
ISBN
9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. Formed within days of the illustrious 617 Squadron, 618's primary objective was to mount a daylight low-level attack by Mosquitos on the German battleship Tirpitz within hours of the attack on the Ruhr dams. This title sets out the technicalities of developing the 'bouncing bomb'. Num Pages: 208 pages, photos throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906502515
ISBN
9781906502515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSY; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048415
ISBN
9781849048415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. 48pp. Compostion of two publications: The Alienation of Science and Perspectives in an Energy Policy for Ireland. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland, Political History, Science and Technology
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Justice Books
Publication date
1987
SKU
KON0823923
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. This title examines the 76-hour battle to take Tarawa by the Americans in 1943. It recounts how a garrison of 3700 Japanese soldiers withstood the onslaught of some 3000 US marines in a pioneering amphibious invasion. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841761022
ISBN
9781841761022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. Alan Turing Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; PBCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Pitkin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841657561
ISBN
9781841657561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Hardcover. An account of the life and early career of John Edward Redmond (1856-1918), the Irish constitutional nationalist leader in the UK Parliament who won Home Rule for his country in 1914. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cork University Press Dublin
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184233
ISBN
9781859184233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003627
ISBN
9780717116713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Management - General"
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0075468
ISBN
9780717116713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Mercier Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0014027
ISBN
9781856355810
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Keogh reconstructs the complex, often contradictory relationship between the Irish state and the Jewish community in Ireland since the turn of the 20th century, highlighting the emerging signs of anti-Semitism as well as the Jewish contribution to Ireland. Series: Irish history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574. From the library of June Levine and Ivor Browne. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031459
ISBN
9781859181508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. 20th Century Ireland. 598pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd Dublin
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
9780717132973
ISBN
9780717132973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.41

Paperback. A detailed study of the political relations between church and state in modern Ireland. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004136
ISBN
9780521530521
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Bertram Windle was a doctor, a scientist, an archaeologist, an anthropologist, a writer on English literature and evolution, and President of Queen's/University College Cork. During his time in Ireland between 1904 and 1919, he had a major impact on the development of higher education and the development of the National University of Ireland. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports., plans, facsim. BIC Classification: BM; HBJD1; JNM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 754. 20th Century Ireland. 352pp
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184738
ISBN
9781859184738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691627458
ISBN
9780691627458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Leblanc, Charles. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614724
ISBN
9780691614724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.80
€ 62.72

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: by Derek Kartun, with illustrations by Gabriel. 15 p. ill., map 18 cm. Original printed wraps. Good copy with tight binding, clean cover with slightest suggestion of dust dulling to edges." Keywords: Pamphlet
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The Communist Party
Publication date
1951
SKU
KEX0091281
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the real story of Scotland's soldiers in the First World War. This book focuses on the experiences of those who served in the Scottish divisions. It charts the course of emotions from initial enthusiasm in August 1914 through to outright disillusionment with the continuation of the war in 1917. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439501
ISBN
9780752439501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

paperback. A compelling exploration of the lives of individual men and women from all levels of sixteenth-century life that gives a vivid feel for the reality of Elizabethan society Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781472102331
ISBN
9781472102331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.76

Paperback. England's longest-lasting dynasty brought vividly to life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quercus
Condition
New
SKU
9781786488565
ISBN
9781782069416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Britain's Rottenest Years is not just a bad news story. It is a fantastically readable leapfrog through British history which takes us, via the interesting bits, from the misery of the Roman invasion of AD60 (when 50,000 Roman thugs invaded) to the Thatcherite year of discontent of 1981. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021580
ISBN
9781906021580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure. Num Pages: 320 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472135926
ISBN
9781472135926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed the English religion and why it still matters today Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845296469
ISBN
9781845296469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Henry VIII changed the course of English life more completely than any monarch since the Conquest. In the portraits of Holbein, Henry Tudor stands proud as one of the powerful figures in renaissance Europe. But is the portrait just a bluff? This book explores the myths behind the image of the Tudor Lion. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781845299033
ISBN
9781845299033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

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