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Paperback. The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and closely examined episode. But far less attention has been paid to the role of the colonial governor and his staff during this period, an oversight Ronald McCrum corrects with this insightful history. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814722391
- ISBN
- 9789814722391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.30
€ 44.30
Paperback. Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in war-torn Cambodia. Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country's descent into hell. Num Pages: 528 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197937
- ISBN
- 9781841197937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. The Crusades were one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. But were they motivated by spiritual reward or by greed? Were they an early experiment in European colonialism? How were they organized? This work presents a clear discussion of the Crusades. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806550
- ISBN
- 9780192806550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Painstakingly researched, utterly true, hilariously entertaining book documenting the unusual, hilarious, silly and downright ridiculous names that have existed in Britain in the last millennium Num Pages: 336 pages, Line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Headline
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316557
- ISBN
- 9780755316557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Including firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, her book is immediate, human, and eminently readable. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 73 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442242289
- ISBN
- 9781442242289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.96
€ 69.96
Goodbye, Old Man: Matania´s Vision of the First World War
Lucinda Gosling In Association With Mary Evan...
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955973
- ISBN
- 9780750955973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
paperback. A history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. It studies nine major clashes between West and non-West, arguing that the West won not just because of technology, but because of its focus on individualism and democratic rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JFC; JFFE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber Non Fiction
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571216406
- ISBN
- 9780571216406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 342 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 263 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351518
- ISBN
- 9780764351518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.59
€ 53.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. An analysis of the relationship between man and his physical and biological environment in the Mediterranean region over 2000 years. It covers issues such as historiography, patterns of settlement and demographic change, religious cult sites, climate, disease, deforestation, technological innovation and anthropology of Mediterranean communities. Num Pages: 776 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 776
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218906
- ISBN
- 9780631218906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 51.90
€ 52.99
€ 51.90
Hardcover. *A fascinating study of the early American experience in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean *Includes previously unpublished and rarely seen personal travel accounts complemented by more than 30 illustrations Num Pages: 432 pages, 33 colour in 20pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166679
- ISBN
- 9789774166679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.97
€ 47.99
€ 47.97
Paperback. A translation with commentary of all the legal texts from a transformative and little understood period in Byzantine history. Editor(s): Humphreys, Mike. Series: Translated Texts for Byzantinists. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940087
- ISBN
- 9781786940087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.74
€ 59.74
Paperback. Glasgow city has been the silent witness to some of the most significant events. This title presents such notable events as the launching of the Queen Mary, the victorious 16-month work-in campaign by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in the early 1970s, the Ibrox disaster of 1971 and the plague that gripped the Gorbals in 1900. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845966782
- ISBN
- 9781845966782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. A history of Bookham & Fetcham Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418254
- ISBN
- 9780752418254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. From the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, vying armies have clashed over the territory stretching from the Upper Nile to modern-day Iraq and Iran. Ian Barnes's Crossroads of War> captures five millennia of conflict and conquest in detailed full-color maps, accompanied by incisive, accessible commentary. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; HBW; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674598492
- ISBN
- 9780674598492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. A searing and unforgettable story of friendship in battle, this title brings to life the intensity and raw emotion of those sixteen months, showing how the fight reshaped the lives of author and his men and how the love and faith they found in one another ultimately kept them alive. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16-Page Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062066404
- ISBN
- 9780062066404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Presents a collection of non fiction essays, articles, and appreciations of fellow writers. This work examines the author's evidence of the inequities of Apartheid as she saw them in 1959, her shocking account of the bans on literature still in effect in the mid-1970s, through to South Africa's emergence in 1994 as a country free at last. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747548232
- ISBN
- 9780747548232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812986747
- ISBN
- 9780812986747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.18
€ 18.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Presents the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 BC, when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, to 1167 AD, when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. This book also looks at contemporary Ireland's connection with its past. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635257
- ISBN
- 9781566635257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.79
€ 18.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line illustration, 4 maps, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. Ethnic Classification in Modern China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272743
- ISBN
- 9780520272743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400433
- ISBN
- 9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.08
€ 43.08