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hardcover. From the dawn of organized conflict, sub-standard men--the inverse of the elites that get the lion's share of our attention-- have served their countries. This is their untold history. OR The untold story of the use of sub-standard men in militaries, from the American Civil War to the dawn of the Cold War Editor(s): Marble, Sanders. Num Pages: 372 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239771
ISBN
9780823239771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.23

Hardcover. 496 p. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with tight binding.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
SKU
KEX0072256
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 53.58
€ 4.99

Hardback. Vol. 122. Keywords: American Philological Association - Research - Reference
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Scholars Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0057722
ISBN
9780360594999
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. fascinating new book on obesity which charts its cultural history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day very engaging and on a very topical subject - this book should attract lots of review coverage and a trade audience Sander L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644400
ISBN
9780745644400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. Considers the ways in which historical narratives summon up a past and lay down a future in the ever-multiplying intellectual debates of contemporary public culture. This book looks at some struggles to control public history, examining popular newspaper accounts of events - misrepresentation from the "bottom up" - in geopolitics and art. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882142
ISBN
9780801882142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20
€ 56.18

Hardback. Sanaz Fotouhi here traces the origins of the emerging body of diasporic Iranian literature in English, and uses these origins to examine the socio-political position and historical context from which they emerged. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767284
ISBN
9781780767284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Paperback. Examines how the breeding ground for global jihad developed and flourishes today in the borderlands between Pakistan and Afghanistan Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041836
ISBN
9781849041836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.11

Hardcover. Sana Aiyar chronicles the strategies by which Indians sought a political voice in Kenya, from the beginning of colonial rule to independence. She examines how the strands of Indians' diasporic identity influenced Kenya's leadership--from partnering with Europeans to colonize East Africa, to collaborating with Africans to battle racial inequality. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674289888
ISBN
9780674289888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92
€ 59.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118364413
ISBN
9781118364413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. Commissioning organisation: With a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch. 143 p. ill. 22 cm. Boards. A good copy. Library marked internally and externally. [1st ed]. Keywords: Commerce
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Harper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1955
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0023925
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the Autumn of 1940 the Jews of Warsaw were forced into a crowded ghetto, enduring unimaginable conditions until most were killed. Yet, amid this, one man, Emanuel Ringelblum, started an organization dedicated to recording life under Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039688
ISBN
9780141039688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, New York was shaken by struggles over urban renewal. Manhattan Projects offers a fresh look at the history of those conflicts, showing how the idea of urban renewal was made and unmade as the state of the art technique for remaking cities. Num Pages: 496 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199874057
ISBN
9780199874057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Paperback. Samuel Waters served as an officer in the Irish Constabulary in all four provinces. His recollections encompass the Fenian Rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 135.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181898
ISBN
9781859181898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. The Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West. This book presents the desperation of the Wehrmacht as the survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a dash back to the Reich. It includes informative details and recounts the German retreat and the erosion of Germany's stronghold on Europe. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 277 pages, 25 b/w photos & 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494. The German Defeat in France, 1944. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 277 pages, 25 b/w photos & 12 maps. The Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West. This book presents the desperation of the Wehrmacht as the survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a dash back to the Reich. It includes informative details and recounts the German retreat and the erosion of Germany's stronghold on Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811733847
ISBN
9780811733847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 312 pages, 30 b/w photos & 8 maps. Hitler's tank divisions were some of his most feared troops and lethal weapons during World War II. From success to failure, in victory and defeat, each division played a role in Hitler's campaign against the Allies. This title acts as a guide to chronicle the history of each division from its inception to its destruction. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811733533
ISBN
9780811733533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.43

Hardback. After a crushing loss at Stalingrad, the German war machine regrouped in early 1943 to stave off total defeat, but it could not stem the rising Allied tide. In the Mediterranean, Rommel's early successes in Africa were erased by the surrender of Tunisia, and German forces barely escaped Sicily before the Allies seized the island. Num Pages: 316 pages, 62 b/w photos & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811705332
ISBN
9780811705332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. In a series of battles marked by raids and thrusts against Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, and his Afrika Korps waged one of World War II's toughest campaigns in the North African desert in 1942. The Axis campaign climaxed in June with the recapture of Tobruk, a triumph that netted 33,000 prisoners and earned Rommel a field marshal's baton. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 251 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1H; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811734134
ISBN
9780811734134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Discusses the battles for the Germans' last line of defence in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and Metz. Built as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall - known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies - stretched along Germany's western border. Num Pages: 230 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811736022
ISBN
9780811736022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Dealing with the German ground forces in World War II, this work covers the 291st through 999th Infantry Divisions; named infantry divisions (Division von Manteuffel and Division Sicily); jaeger, light, and mountain divisions; security divisions; and Luftwaffe ground divisions, including parachute, flak, and field troops. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 375 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811734370
ISBN
9780811734370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. States that from its secret post-World War I beginnings to its virtual destruction by the Allied air forces, the story of the German air force is best told by examining its leaders. This book profiles the leaders, describing the Luftwaffe's battles - both in the skies and behind the scenes - and explaining why it was so decisively defeated. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 346 pages, 51 b/w photos & 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592. Men of the Luftwaffe in WWII. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 346 pages, 51 b/w photos & 8 maps. States that from its secret post-World War I beginnings to its virtual destruction by the Allied air forces, the story of the German air force is best told by examining its leaders. This book profiles the leaders, describing the Luftwaffe's battles - both in the skies and behind the scenes - and explaining why it was so decisively defeated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight: 594.
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811734059
ISBN
9780811734059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.43

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