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Paperback. The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, and totally secretive, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943. With the interviews of the surviving members of the unit, this title gathers the forgotten dramatic exploits of this fighting force. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472811134
- ISBN
- 9781472811134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.08
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. The night of July 26, 1942 saw one of the most audacious raids of World War II, just as the outcome of that conflict hung in the balance. Featuring full-colour artwork, and incisive analysis, this study recounts the origins, planning, execution and aftermath of the daring raid that made the name of the SAS at the height of World War II. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HBE; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472807632
- ISBN
- 9781472807632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
Hardback. Written by the foremost expert on British wartime special forces and illustrated with images that have not been seen in seventy years, this is a new history of the Long Range Desert Group. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w; 50 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 190. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819338
- ISBN
- 9781472819338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.62
€ 33.99
€ 22.62
Paperback. From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert Group Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp B&Wpic section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472122094
- ISBN
- 9781472122094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. With a wealth of photographs, many from the SAS Regimental Archives, this book captures the danger and excitement of the initial SAS raids against Axis airfields during the Desert War, the battles in Italy and those following the D-Day landings, the dramatic final push into Germany itself and the discovery of such Nazi horrors as Belsen. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472808752
- ISBN
- 9781472808752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553815221
- ISBN
- 9780553815221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. The bestselling author of 1421: THE YEAR THE CHINESE DISCOVERED THE WORLD uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis. Updated with thrilling new discoveries for the paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828854
- ISBN
- 9780753828854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007269556
- ISBN
- 9780007269556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.37
€ 14.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406. The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956. 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH; HBLW. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871149
- ISBN
- 9780907871149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
hardcover. Editor(s): Schaffer, Gavin. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415626170
- ISBN
- 9780415626170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.00
€ 114.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Budge, Gavin. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483079
- ISBN
- 9781611483079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
paperback. Employing literary, historical, and anthropological techniques, this title attempts to generate a new understanding of issues that permeate discussions of Africa by disrupting the centrality of postcolonial texts and focusing instead on the cultural and intellectual production of colonial Africans. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5703 x 3971 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326410
- ISBN
- 9780822326410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.13
€ 26.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2BM; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164559
- ISBN
- 9780231164559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.20
€ 32.99
€ 27.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164542
- ISBN
- 9780231164542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.80€ 51.25
€ 64.80
€ 51.25
Paperback. 317pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Francais Reunis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- SKU
- KON0817437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 9.99€ 4.99
€ 9.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. Series: The African American History Reference Series. Num Pages: 7588 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; GBCB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 410 x 165. Weight in Grams: 17360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 7584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199920778
- ISBN
- 9780199920778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,766.13
€ 1,766.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Espinosa, Gaston. Series: Columbia Series in Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143332
- ISBN
- 9780231143332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to take stock of this field of study. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115100
- ISBN
- 9780231115100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.09
€ 143.09
Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265905
- ISBN
- 9780520265905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.27
€ 31.99
€ 23.27
Hardback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362098
- ISBN
- 9780822362098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.59
€ 109.59
Paperback. Uses the experiences of Asian Americans to reconfigure the ways in which American history can be understood. This book examines a set of binaries - East and West, black and white, man and woman - that have structured the telling of our nation's history and shaped our ideas of citizenship since the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070070
- ISBN
- 9780691070070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.29
€ 46.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Depicts Hawai'i's press against the continent, endowing America's story with fresh meaning. This book reveals Hawaiians fighting in the Civil War, sailing on nineteenth-century New England ships, and living in pre-gold rush California. It revises the way we think about islands, oceans, and continents. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, 57 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261679
- ISBN
- 9780520261679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.76
€ 33.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, this title argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993560
- ISBN
- 9780295993560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362319
- ISBN
- 9780822362319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28