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Eating Bitterness: New Perspectives on China´s Great Leap Forward and...
Kimberley Ens Manning (Ed.)
Paperback. Eating Bitterness reveals what the Great Leap Forward meant for ordinary men and women in Maoist China. Editor(s): Manning, Kimberley Ens; Wemheuer, Felix. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817271
- ISBN
- 9780774817271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. Cannibalism is one of the oldest and deepest seated taboos. This work provides a lively and easily digestible account from the earliest incidents through to the modern day. It includes ritual cannibalism in primitive societies; cases in mythology, literature and fairy tales and contemporary figures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 illusrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943734
- ISBN
- 9780750943734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
€ 17.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who beat the odds to become an elite paratrooper and lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Num Pages: 304 pages, two 8 page black/white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312563233
- ISBN
- 9780312563233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.96
€ 19.99
€ 17.96
This book is based on the World War II diaries of Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Reg Heffron. The reader follows Heffron through initial training, his wartime posting to No.622 Squadron, and the fear and trials of operational flying, off duty antics, training rookie crews, and finally, the joyous return home to his family in Australia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347894
- ISBN
- 9780764347894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. This is a guide to the Eastern Question, the problem that faced the European states of how to react to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The book examines the impact of the Napoleonic wars, the Greek War of Independence, the Crimean War and the Eastern Crisis of 1876-8. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582291959
- ISBN
- 9780582291959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HRAX; HRCC8; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196788
- ISBN
- 9780300196788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.53
€ 36.99
€ 26.53
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149477
- ISBN
- 9781935149477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.53
€ 45.99
€ 38.53
Paperback. "Remarkable personal journals..revealing the combat experience of the German-Russian War as seldom seen before. Witness to unspeakable carnage at the front, this is a harrowing yet poignant story."-Military Times Editor(s): Alexander, Christine (University of New South Wales University of New South Wales, Sydney Scientia Professor of English, University of New South Wales University of New South Wales, Sydney University of New South Wales, Sydney University of New South Wales, Sydney); Kunze, Mason. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612002187
- ISBN
- 9781612002187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Hardcover. First biography of a sniper awarded The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Num Pages: 192 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784382162
- ISBN
- 9781784382162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.90
€ 33.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811734424
- ISBN
- 9780811734424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Hardcover. 502pp. Index. Maps
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Methuen young books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- KON0826305
- ISBN
- 9780416159905
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New Europe Books United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997316926
- ISBN
- 9780997316926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
€ 30.99
€ 26.31
paperback. Addresses the emergence of uncertain pluralism in the region following the disintegrations of the communist regimes in 1989. This book considers issues and challenges that have marked Eastern Europe from 1939, through World War II and the era of socialism. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina Petra. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253212566
- ISBN
- 9780253212566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.89
€ 25.99
€ 25.89
Hardback. "American edition (New York, The Greystone press) has title: Tornado across eastern Europe. Bibliography: p. 265-268. Commissioning organisation: by Josef Hanc. Foreword by Jan Masaryk. 272 p. fold. map. 22 cm. Original cloth. Corners bumped and rubbed, tight binding with clean text in a worn and chipped d.w." Keywords: "World War, 1939-1945."
- Publication date
- 1943
- Publisher
- Museum Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0051985
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Fitztroy Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. This book presents his adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 576 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042848
- ISBN
- 9780141042848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Defying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white halftones, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862786380
- ISBN
- 9780862786380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93
paperback. Editor(s): Judge, Edward H. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814742235
- ISBN
- 9780814742235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Paperback. Before Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. This book focuses on these events. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141982472
- ISBN
- 9780141982472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Ireland's Easter Rising of 1916 is one of the handful of modern historical events that instantly created its own mythology and changed millions of lives forever. Charles Townshend's remarkable new book vividly re-creates this extraordinary time when a powerful narrative was born and Ireland was launched into a new world. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566639651
- ISBN
- 9781566639651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
paperback. A uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family history Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 B&W, integrated. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ; HBWQ; JWXK; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474601917
- ISBN
- 9781474601917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.91
€ 12.99
€ 10.91