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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 51.36
€ 47.64