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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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.96
€ 47.99
€ 39.96
Paperback. Includes collection of over 200 old photographs of Ely that shows the changing life in the city and nearby villages over a period of more than one hundred years. This title offers an interesting view of the development of a place of charm and distinction and will be enjoyed by all who know and love popular Cambridgeshire town. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410074
- ISBN
- 9780752410074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.47
€ 14.99
€ 14.47
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.47
€ 14.99
€ 14.47
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.78
€ 173.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679781240
- ISBN
- 9780679781240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.54
€ 31.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 755 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653363
- ISBN
- 9780884653363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 755 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653813
- ISBN
- 9780884653813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Offers an exploration of the avant-garde practices through which the modernist generations after 1900 resisted the rise of commodity culture as a threat to authentic cultural expression. This book charts the rise and fall of modernist aspirations in movements and individuals as diverse as Ruskin, Marinetti, Kandinsky, Bauhaus, and Purism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261532
- ISBN
- 9780520261532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; JHM; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023951
- ISBN
- 9780884023951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.08€ 59.44
€ 65.08
€ 59.44
Paperback. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742557673
- ISBN
- 9780742557673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.38
€ 78.38
paperback. 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning history of America's four-decade-long road to war in Vietnam. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756474
- ISBN
- 9780375756474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.85
€ 25.99
€ 25.85
Hardback. Pitts uses the trial as a lens through which to explore the inner workings of the court of Louis XIV, who rightly feared that Fouquet would expose the tawdry financial dealings of the king's late mentor and prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418247
- ISBN
- 9781421418247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.27
€ 51.99
€ 43.27
Hardback. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera. It explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny and desire. Num Pages: 405 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 tables, 45 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AVGC9; HBT; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209336
- ISBN
- 9780520209336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.99
€ 84.08
€ 64.99
Hardcover. The period of the baroque (late 16th to mid-18th centuries) saw extensive reconfiguration of European cities and their public spaces. Yet, this transformation cannot be limited merely to signifying a style of art, architecture, and decor. Rather, the dynamism, emotionality, and potential for grandeur that were inherent in the baroque style. Editor(s): Cohen, Gary B.; Szabo, Franz A. J. Series: Austrian Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 103 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454333
- ISBN
- 9781845454333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Paperback. Drawing on a range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this work traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on different aspects of Japan's national life. Num Pages: 688 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140285512
- ISBN
- 9780140285512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393320275
- ISBN
- 9780393320275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.58
€ 24.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. The authors ask whether the Western Balkans are embracing democracy by creating functional, resilient institutions-governmental, administrative, journalistic, and economic-and fostering popular trust in the legitimacy of those institutions. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404332
- ISBN
- 9781421404332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.42
€ 35.99
€ 30.42