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Paperback. Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. This book tells of his heroic struggle to become the oldest man to win the coveted Royal Marines Commando Green Beret. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509899
ISBN
9780099509899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 46.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lyons Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762782239
ISBN
9780762782239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762787906
ISBN
9780762787906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.76

Num Pages: 288 pages, 92 colour photos. BIC Classification: HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345821
ISBN
9780764345821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea. Editor(s): Whitby, Michael. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGX; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774811934
ISBN
9780774811934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.38

paperback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218134
ISBN
9780823218134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.62

Hardback. Long interested in Nazi Germany, Dixon, now an investigator for the London police, presents his first book on it, emphasizing what is most important to him: the personalities of the people involved. He profiles 162 SS officers who served at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, of whom some served during the entire time the camp was in operation, Num Pages: 256 pages, over 130 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1426. The SS Officers Who Ran the Largest Nazi Concentration Camp, 1940-1945. 256 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 287 x 228 x 24. Weight: 1420.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321757
ISBN
9780764321757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.73
€ 45.85

Paperback. Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571277124
ISBN
9780571277124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351859
ISBN
9780393351859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. "Nobody describes a naval battle better than Taylor a flawless demonstration of the biographer s craft." Jan Morris, The Guardian" Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347067
ISBN
9780393347067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Rudolph Hoess was Commandant of Auschwitz during the war. He was taken prisoner by the British. Between his trial and his execution he was ordered to write his autobiography. This is it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842120248
ISBN
9781842120248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NAL Caliber
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0009174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Adopting a psycho-historical approach to understanding decision making in war, this book presents seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler's invasion of Russia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HBT; JM; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780253343789
ISBN
9780253343789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.13

paperback. Commanders at sea struggle with the unpredictability of natural elements and with a shroud of uncertainty often referred to as the "fog of war". Over the centuries, most admirals tried to find in new technologies a means to assert centralized control over their forces. This work observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024113
ISBN
9780674024113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Hardback, in very good condition. With dustjacket.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
St. Martin's New York 1976
Publication date
1976
SKU
KRF0040037
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590218
ISBN
9781781590218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

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
€ 28.66

Hardback. In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920597
ISBN
9780813920597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 4531 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986708
ISBN
9780295986708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Hardback. Explores a watershed moment in American anthropology, when an unprecedented number of historians and anthropologists of all subfields gathered on the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fairgrounds, drawn together by the fair's focus on indigenous peoples. At the fair they set the foundation for anthropological inquiry and redefined the field. Editor(s): Hinsley, Curtis M.; Wilcox, David R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 54 b&w illustrations, 18 color illustrations, 3 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 237 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268388
ISBN
9780803268388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 photographs, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295247
ISBN
9780803295247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Paperback. Coming for to Carry Me Home examines the concept of race in the United States from the 1830s, when the abolitionists rose to prominence, until the 1880s, when the Jim Crow regime commenced. J. Michael Martinez argues that Lincoln and the Radical Republicans were the pivotal actors, albeit not the architects, that influenced this evolution. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214996
ISBN
9781442214996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo. Original cloth with slightly worn dustwrapper. World War 2.20th Century History.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1942
Edition
Eighth Printing
SKU
KEX0251618
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. After recovering these lost chapters of our democratic past, Comic Democracies concludes with a draft for the future, using the old methods of comedy to envision a modern democracy rooted in the diversity, ingenuity, and power of popular art. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; HBJK; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419343
ISBN
9781421419343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.62
€ 46.41

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