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History
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The First World War created the modern world. It destroyed a century of relative peace and prosperity and saw a continent at the height of its success descend into slaughter. This book offers an account that portrays the unfolding military conflict on land, sea and in the air. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847922984
- ISBN
- 9781847922984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712673488
- ISBN
- 9780712673488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.77
€ 40.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. A History of Warfare stresses that warmaking, for all its destructiveness, has been an inescapable feature of human culture since organised societies emerged. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137497
- ISBN
- 9781844137497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KTG0008557
- ISBN
- 9780140113419
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. John Keegan concentrates in this book on significant war themes: the impact of war on the 20th century and the forms it has taken; the origin of war in human nature and history; the adoption and use of war by states as an instrument of policy; and the experience of war by individuals. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000311
- ISBN
- 9780712665667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. This book unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712616102
- ISBN
- 9780712616102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.44
€ 18.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. John Keegan has assembled a cast of seventeen generals whose reputations were made (and some of them broken) by Churchill and the Second World War. Editor(s): Keegan, John. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367122
- ISBN
- 9780304367122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
paperback. The Allied assault on Normandy was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of fighting before the German forces were beaten and Paris liberated. This account of the struggle is related through the different points of view of the six armies who fought to liberate and defend France. Num Pages: 416 pages, 38. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844137398
- ISBN
- 9781844137398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.73
€ 19.99
€ 13.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140114065
- ISBN
- 9780140114065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.13
€ 18.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. The Irish famine that began in 1845 was one of the nineteenth century's greatest disasters. By its end, the island's population of eight million had shrunk by a third through starvation, disease and emigration. This title presents a compassionate retelling of that awful story for a new generation. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571284429
- ISBN
- 9780571284429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst human disasters in history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007150700
- ISBN
- 9780007150700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
Hardback. Keywords: Israel and palestine - history - The middl east
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- A and C Black London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0179800
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback, cream spine. 116pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Royal Institute of Navigation/Cambridge University Press London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KON0819309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.99€ 5.49
€ 17.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. One of the Remarkable True Stories of WWII series. A tale of a fascinating life of courage, wild escapades and a dark secret Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316120
- ISBN
- 9780755316120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JHBL; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 6th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747805595
- ISBN
- 9780747805595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801858
- ISBN
- 9780875801858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Hardcover. A document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between the president and one of his close advisors, John Kenneth Galbraith. His letters are a source of advice about economics, public policy, and the federal bureacracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674528376
- ISBN
- 9780674528376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.32
€ 53.99
€ 45.32
Paperback. In Beyond Shandri-La, a former CIA officer provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550. America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-first Century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. 384 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. Beyond Shangri-La provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352341
- ISBN
- 9780822352341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. John Killen brings together the legends, folklore, traditions and stories that have been associated with St Patrick across the centuries. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3D; BGX; HBJD1; HRLP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 122. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780856409585
- ISBN
- 9780856409585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 7.20
€ 17.99
€ 7.20
Paperback. John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilisation. It remains a masterwork without parallel. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 halftones, 25 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018280
- ISBN
- 9780674018280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.76
€ 37.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. Some warping to pages and front cover. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0004085
- ISBN
- 9780060390761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. John Kinross gives a detailed overview of the historic battles, relics found and location of the lost battlefields of England and Scotland. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445662145
- ISBN
- 9781445662145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.64
€ 24.99
€ 21.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782797012
- ISBN
- 9781782797012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.35
€ 16.99
€ 13.35