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Paperback. The Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West. This book presents the desperation of the Wehrmacht as the survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a dash back to the Reich. It includes informative details and recounts the German retreat and the erosion of Germany's stronghold on Europe. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 277 pages, 25 b/w photos & 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494. The German Defeat in France, 1944. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 277 pages, 25 b/w photos & 12 maps. The Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West. This book presents the desperation of the Wehrmacht as the survivors fled the Allied steamroller in a dash back to the Reich. It includes informative details and recounts the German retreat and the erosion of Germany's stronghold on Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811733847
ISBN
9780811733847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.86

Hardback. Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028813
ISBN
9780842028813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.88

Paperback. Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028820
ISBN
9780842028820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.77

paperback. The book offers a vast panorama of Communism from the perspective of its collapse, and inspects the world beyond the fall in the distorting mirror of its imagined prehistory-providing in the process a perceptive analysis of a number of the fundamental issues of history writing. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736442
ISBN
9780804736442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.44

Disbound. [Tithes, Ireland. Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated 12 December 1831;- for, Return by the Registrar in each Diocese in Ireland of the Number of Parishes, the Tithes of which are the Property of Laymen; specifying the Name of such Lay impropriator, and the Amount of the Income which, as such, he derives from each such Parish, if under the Tithe Composition Act, or, if not under the said Act, the Number of Acres in each such Parish, distinguishing whether the Tithes thence derived be Rectorial or entirely Impropriate, and the Amount of Allowance allotted by the Lay Impropriator in each such Parish to the officiating Clergyman therein.] 24pp. Extensive tables of information detailing the Names and Parishes of the Tithes of Laymen, and monies derived from such. The Schedule of Diocese is: Armagh, Clogher, Meath, Down and Connor, Derry, Raphoe, Kilmore, Dromore, Ardagh, Dublin and Glendelagh, Kildare, Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, Cashel and Emly, Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, Waterford and Lismore. Cork and Ross, Cloyne, Killaloe and Kilfenora, Tuam, Elphin, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, Killala and Achonry. Keywords: 19th Century Ireland, Church in Ireland, Local History, Church and State. Disbound, housed in a protective file
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed
Publication date
1832
SKU
KON0825120
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 395.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853616979
ISBN
9780853616979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.46

Hardback. Part intellectual biography, part cultural history, and part history of the human sciences, this book is a reminder that the Second World War and the Cold War were a clash of cultures, not just ideologies. It examines how far intellectuals should involve themselves in politics. It also looks at US' relationship with Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187854
ISBN
9780300187854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408831595
ISBN
9781408831595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008100858
ISBN
9780008100858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.68

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159005
ISBN
9780231159005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. Offers a portrait of rural English society at a time of great change. This work talks about the nature of farming in an age of computerization and encroaching supermarkets; discusses the realities behind the rural idyll; and describes the daily pleasures and tribulations of village life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079236
ISBN
9781862079236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJF1; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226292557
ISBN
9780226292557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195334753
ISBN
9780195334753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.94

Paperback. In 1990, Henry Swain sailed his 34-foot yacht Callisto to Murmansk. He had been there once before, 45 years earlier, on a Royal Navy warship escorting American merchant vessels supplying vital aid to the Soviets. U-boats lay in wait off the Russian coast and the Luftwaffe threatened attacks from bases in Norway. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850364538
ISBN
9780850364538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. At the end of the Second World War in 1945, the countries of Western Europe found themselves at crossroads. How should they react to the challenges posed by the peace, Germany's defeat and the newly won freedom? This book presents accounts and interpretations of the immediate postwar situation in leading Western European countries and regions. Editor(s): Lund, Joachim; Ohrgaard, Per. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press
Edition
1. Ed
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763002035
ISBN
9788763002035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.98

Hardback. Over 600 American films, released between 1908 and the present, are arranged in chronological order in this work. A must for the film buff, each entry lists the title, year of release, the releasing company or distributor, the director, screenwriter and major cast credits. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832688
ISBN
9780810832688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.30

Paperback. Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284746
ISBN
9780520284746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Merrion
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908928047
ISBN
9781908928047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.00
€ 24.99

Hardcover. Provides the first comprehensive analysis of the history of returning German POWs after the Second World War, explored as a history of memory both during Germany's division and after unification. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139047
ISBN
9781571139047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.96

Paperback. Presents an account of the concept of revolution in the work of Deleuze and Guattari. This title provides the full length account of Deleuze and Guattari's relationship to a concrete revolutionary struggle. It also outlines the theoretical and practical origins of the return to political revolution. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699797
ISBN
9780748699797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Disbound. [Habaes Corpus Suspension (Ireland) Act (Waterford Gaol). Return to an order of the Honourable The House of Commons, dated 19 March 1866;- for, Returns ‘Of the Number and Name (by Initials of Prisoners confined in the Gaol of Waterford under the Habaes Corpus Suspension Act, with the Date of the Committal of each up to the 17th day of March.’ ‘Of particulars of any Verbal or Written Order given to the Governor of the Gaol as to the Treatment of any or All Prisoners different from the Treatment of Untried Prisoners, and by whom given, and whether carried into effect.’ ‘Of the Number of Hours during Twenty-four that each Prisoner has been in Separate Confinement, and the Number of Hours allowed to Exercise each Day, with the cause for diminishing the Minimum Quantity of Exercise prescribed by the Prison Regulations, whenever such occurred.’ ‘Of the Number of Sundays each Prisoner has been Absent from Divine Service, and the cause of such Absence, whether arising from Illness, or being prevented by the Prison Authorities from Attending.’ ‘Showing whether any Prisoner has been precluded from the Privilege of seeing Members of his Family, or consulting with his Legal Adviser, subject to the usual Prison Regulations; and if so, owing to what cause.’ ‘And, Showing whether any Prisoner has been prevented from receiving or sending Verbal or Written Communications, subject to Prison Regulations; and if so, the reason of such Prevention.’] 4pp. Keywords: 19th Century Ireland, Prisons, Local History – County Waterford, Law, Legal Administration. Disbound, housed in a protective file
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed
Publication date
1866
SKU
KON0825140
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 65.00

Disbound. [Theological Professors (Belfast), &c. Return to an order of the Honourable The House of Commons, dated 7 April 1862;- for, Returns, ‘from the 31st day of March 1860 to the 31st day of March 1861, of the Names of the Theological and other Professors and Pensioners at Belfast (Subscribing and Not Subscribing) receiving Money from Parliamentary Grants; and of the Number and Names of Students attending all the Professors, and how many attend each Professor, distinguishing such as attend the Non Subscribing Professors; stating whether they respectively intend for the Ministry of Ireland or as Missionaries Abroad; and also distinguishing those that attend all the session from those that attend part of it only; and of the Time that such Session continued for actual and exclusive service and Instruction; also of the Number of Hours per Week given by each Professor to his Class and the Days in each week so given; also the Amount of Salary received from the Government, by each Professor or Pensioner, from his Professorship or Pension; together with the Amount he receives from the Regium Donum, his Congregational Income, and Pension, whether from the Sum granted in 1860, or Otherwise, and what Amount he receives for Distributing Regium Donum, or other services, and on what Scale of Remuneration, in addition to his Allowance as a Professor, or otherwise; also whether any and which of the said Professors and Pensioners receive any and what other Pension from any Source, and whether the Congregational Income or Salary of any of the said Professors be appropriated to any other and what purpose than his or their own Private Use because of any Professional or Other Income received from the Government.’ ‘Of the Congregational Income of the Ministers of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and any class or Denomination of Nonconformists in Ireland, who received Portions of the Parliamentary Grant of 1860, with the Number of Families belonging to such Congregation, particularising, in each case, the Congregation, Minister’s Name, Date of Ordination or Installation, Number of Families, Stipend paid by each Congregation, Aid from Home Mission, Value of Glebe Houses, Chaplaincies, Poor Law, Gaol of Military Bequests, Donations, &c., and Total; Also whether the Proceeds of any Endowment constitute any Part of the Contributions from Congregations or other Persons, required by Government to be made as a Condition for obtaining Grants.’ ‘Of the several Sums received by or paid to the Ministers before mentioned or referred to, or by or to the several Funds for the Benefit of Widows of Ministers from the Parliamentary or Government Grant of 1860, and of the Expenses of Distributing the said Sum, and to Whom paid, and the Amount of each Payment, and fro what Services, and on what Scale, and also the Amount paid to the Clerks of the Synod, and the Names of such Clerks, and whether fro any and what services, or for Pensions or Grants, and the Particulars of all Expenses of the Assembly, and otherwise, which are defrayed by the Government; and the Number of Public Services at each Place of Worship, receiving Government Aid, on Census Sunday 1861, and the Number of Attendants at each Service, exclusive of Sunday School Children.’ ‘And, of the what Sects or Denominations of Protestant Nonconformists in Ireland, whether they are of any Class of Presbyterians, or of the Sect or Denomination usually called Congregational, Wesleyan, Baptist, or otherwise, which do not receive any Grant of Money for their Professors, Ministers, the Widows of Ministers, or otherwise, howsoever.’] 34pp. Contains a wealth of information including Names, Locations and Dates. Keywords: 19th Century Ireland, Church in Ireland, Church and State, Public Finances, Local History – County Antrim. Disbound, housed in a protective file
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed
Publication date
1862
SKU
KON0825154
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

Disbound. [Tithes, Ireland. (1.) Copies of the Correspondence between Gerald Dease esq., a Magistrate of the County of Westmeath, and Sir William Gosset, relative to the Levying, with the Assistance of the Police and Military, certain Tithes which only became due on 1st May last; and also as to the Costs charged on that occasion. (2.) Copy of a Letter from Sir William Gosset to the Rev. W. Ryder, dated 23 March 1833, objecting to the Billeting of Soldiers for the Purpose of gaining an Entrance into Houses to Distrain for Tithes. (3.) Copy of a Letter from Sir William Gosset to Major Miller, dated 6 May 1833, relative to the Assistance required by the Incumbent of the Union of Kiltallagh to enforce the May Gale of Tithes. (4.) Copy of a Letter from Sir William Gosset to the Rev. P. M. Cummins, at Reynold’s Hotel, Sackville-street, Dublin, dated 25 May 1833, relative to the Collection of his Tithes.] 8pp. 13 Letters relative to the Employment of Police and Military in Levying Tithes. Keywords: 19th Century Ireland, Tithes, Policing and Justice, Riots, Civil Order, Local History – County Westmeath. Edges browned, small tear to the right-hand edge of pages. Disbound, housed in a protective file
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed
Publication date
1833
SKU
KON0825121
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 135.00

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