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Hardcover. One of the greatest accomplishments in the history of cryptography occurred in 1940 when Arne Beurling broke the German code used for strategic military communications. This work describes Beurling's attack on the G-Schreiber system as well as attacks on other wartime crypto systems, noting high points from the history of Swedish cryptology. Editor(s): Beckman, Bengt. Num Pages: 289 pages, map, index. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJH; GPJ; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821828892
ISBN
9780821828892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.27

Paperback. With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. Editor(s): Hinsley, F. H.; Stripp, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pp black and white plates, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801326
ISBN
9780192801326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.50

Hardback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741101
ISBN
9780804741101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425247853
ISBN
9780425247853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; TNFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845589
ISBN
9781848845589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051474
ISBN
9781927051474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, the author introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with the prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He shows how the most profitable fish in history is faced with extinction. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WBT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268703
ISBN
9780099268703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.38

Paperback. The definitive book on the Cockleshell Heroes, and one of the most famous Marine raids of World War Two. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445616896
ISBN
9781445616896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.76

Paperback. The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860. 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First printing of this edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747585459
ISBN
9780747585459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

Paperback. Bestselling account of the life of a real Horatio Hornblower Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304356591
ISBN
9780304356591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Imagine that all the great discoveries of Ancient Egypt had happened in the last few years..and you will have some conception of the great excitement over recent finds in Peru Num Pages: 352 pages, 50, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822074
ISBN
9780753822074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Hieatt, Constance B. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018842
ISBN
9781903018842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.37

Paperback. Cocaine has started wars, prompted invasions, embarrassed politicians, toppled governments, filled prisons, created billionaires, fuelled parties, bankrupted countries and taken thousands of lives. This study examines the history of this drug. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Publication date
2002
SKU
KIN0036218
ISBN
9780753506271
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFH1; L. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 629. As new. hardcover, with dustjacket.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of Arizona Press Arizona
Number of pages
245
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRF0027191
ISBN
9780816514458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFH1; L. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 629. Clean copy in dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Arizona Press Arizona
Number of pages
245
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0237083
ISBN
9780816514458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

COBRA! is a fully documented history of Bell Aircraft Corporation and their piston engine fighters built during the Great Depression and through World War II. Num Pages: 336 pages, over 700 b/w and color photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1916.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409110
ISBN
9780887409110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.68
€ 49.51

Paperback. Cover is slightly discoloured. 64pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Kandy Publications Ltd Kent
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
8th Revised edition
SKU
KON0819345
ISBN
9780853090090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. The story of the fight by airships against U-boats during WWI, as told by those who flew the airships of the Royal Naval Air Service. Through pieces written by them or interviews with veterans, the book covers the entire experience of being a pilot from initial training, through their adventures flying airships, until the final victory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 149 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555279
ISBN
9781781555279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; RGBP; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520. 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; RGBP; WTM. Dimension: 241 x 213 x 11. Weight: 524.
Publisher
Anova Books
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905400386
ISBN
9781905400386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. Offers information about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about Greek theories concerning the human body. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DN; DSBB; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 119 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996403
ISBN
9780674996403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Mattox, Gale; Grenier, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794442
ISBN
9780804794442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.58

Paperback. Coal has transformed societies, shaped the fate of nations, launched empires, and triggered wars. It fuelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain, propelling the rise of a small rural kingdom into the greatest commercial empire in the world. This book explores the profound role coal has played in human history and continues to play in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNBC; RBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478843
ISBN
9780099478843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An illustrated history of Britain s coal mines and the lives of the miners who worked in them, which will appeal to those interested in the Industrial Revolution and social history." Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 35 b/w; 31 Col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784421205
ISBN
9781784421205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Hardback. By exploring how the security dimensions of energy were not intrinsically linked to a particular source of power but rather to political choices about America's role in the world, Shulman ultimately suggests that contemporary global struggles over energy will never disappear, even if oil is someday displaced by alternative sources of power. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11, 1 colour illustrations, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417066
ISBN
9781421417066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.36
€ 47.64

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