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Embassies to China: Diplomacy and Cultural Encounters Before the Opium...

Michael Keevak

Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition: 1st ed. 2017
Condition: New
SKU: V9789811039713
ISBN: 9789811039713

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Emancipation of Russian Nobility, 1762-1785

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Condition: New
SKU: V9780691646022
ISBN: 9780691646022

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Emancipating Lincoln: The Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory

Harold Holzer

Hardback. The Emancipation Proclamation is responsible both for Lincoln's being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient. Holzer examines the impact of Lincoln's announcement at the moment of its creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages: 256
Condition: New
SKU: V9780674064409
ISBN: 9780674064409

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EM38 British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of the Two Wo...

Thomas Mayer-Maguire

Paperback. Poison gas was one of the most fearful weapons of its day. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas was a shell dressing, soaked in his own urine and then tied around his face. This book provides a brief history of the development of gas warfare and equipment. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 155 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBW; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 261 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.

Publisher: The Crowood Press UK
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2015
Condition: New
SKU: V9781847978875
ISBN: 9781847978875

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EM36 Warsaw Pact Badges: Europa Militaria Series

Richard Hollingdale

Paperback. Contents include: Cap badges. Airborne awards. Soviet Guards badges. Clasps. Military proficiency. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 120 colour photographs and colour plates. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 191 x 4. Weight in Grams: 230. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 120 colour photographs and colour plates. Contents include: Cap badges. Airborne awards. Soviet Guards badges. Clasps. Military proficiency. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTW; JWM; WCK. Dimension: 255 x 191 x 4. Weight: 230.

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2011
Edition: First Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9781847972811
ISBN: 9781847972811

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EM34 British Post-War Jungle Webbing: Europa Militaria Series

Simon Howlett

Paperback. After World War Two, the rapid advance of communism and associated political instability threatened Great Britain's interest in the Far East. To equip the British soldier and Commonwealth troops or jungle warfare the 1944 pattern 'jungle' webbing, designed during World War Two, was issued. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 160 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 191 x 3. Weight in Grams: 234. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 160 colour photographs. After World War Two, the rapid advance of communism and associated political instability threatened Great Britain's interest in the Far East. To equip the British soldier and Commonwealth troops or jungle warfare the 1944 pattern 'jungle' webbing, designed during World War Two, was issued. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWKT. Dimension: 183 x 191 x 3. Weight: 236.

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Edition: First Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9781847970862
ISBN: 9781847970862

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Elvis´s Army: Cold War GIS and the Atomic Battlefield

Brian McAllister Linn

Hardback. When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army's attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.

Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2016
Condition: New
SKU: V9780674737686
ISBN: 9780674737686

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Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Id...

Alaric Hall

Paperback. Anglo-Saxon elves (Old English aelfe) are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but modern interpretations of the evidence derive directly from outdated nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship. This book traces continuities and changes in medieval non-Christian beliefs with a degree of reliability. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Edition: Reprint
Condition: New
SKU: V9781843835097
ISBN: 9781843835097

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€ 36.99

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Andrew J. Polsky - Elusive Victories - 9780199860937 - 9780199860937

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Elusive Victories

Andrew J. Polsky

hardcover. A penetrating analysis of the multiple dimensions of presidential leadership in wartime Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 740.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Condition: New
SKU: 9780199860937
ISBN: 9780199860937

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Elusive Peace: International, National, and Local Dimensions of Confli...

Rojas, Cristina, Meltzer, Judy

Hardcover. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 288
Condition: New
SKU: V9781403967442
ISBN: 9781403967442

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Elusive Compromise: A History of Interwar Yugoslavia

Dejan Djokic

Hardcover. Before Tito's Yugoslavia, which disintegrated violently in the 1990s, there was another Yugoslav state. This book is about the interwar Yugoslavia (1918-41), and is based on the author's research in Croatian, Serbian, British and American archives. It places Yugoslavia in the context of a Europe-wide struggle between democracy and dictatorship. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages: 310
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2007
Condition: New
SKU: V9781850658511
ISBN: 9781850658511

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Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women on the Western Fron...

Dr Diane Atkinson

Paperback. When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a 30-year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant 18-year- old mechanic, living at home and borrowing tools from her brother. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the WWI. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.

Publisher: Preface Publishing
Number of pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Condition: New
SKU: V9781848091351
ISBN: 9781848091351

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Eloquent Virgins

M McInerney

Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages: 261
Condition: New
SKU: V9781349623013
ISBN: 9781349623013

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Eloquent Virgins

Maud Burnett McInerney

Hardback. This work explores the ability of the virgin body to generate contradictory meanings, both repressive and liberating, depending on who told the tale and how it was told. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages: 261
Condition: New
SKU: V9780312223502
ISBN: 9780312223502