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Paperback. On the night of 17-18 August 1943, RAF Bomber Command attacked a research establishment on the German Baltic coast. The site was Peenemunde, where Hitler's scientists were developing both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket whose destructive powers could have swung the course of the War. The raid was meticulously planned and hopes were high. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844153367
ISBN
9781844153367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War combines brilliant narrative and penetrating analysis; his writing has had more lasting influence on western thought than all but Plato and Aristotle. This masterly new translation is the most comprehensive single-volume edition currently available. Translator(s): Hammond, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 784 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192821911
ISBN
9780192821911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Translator(s): Lattimore, Steven. Num Pages: 530 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co Inc
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203945
ISBN
9780872203945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Offers an account of the development of African society through the first appearance of humans to the complex polity of the twentieth century. This book tracks the development of modern man, the differentiation and spread of languages, the first crossings of the Sahara, the exploration of the Niger, and the search for the 'fountains of the Nile'. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513219
ISBN
9780140513219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: David Lavender. 478 p. ill., facsims., maps, ports. 20 cm. Paperback. Nice copy. Creasing to spine and some rubbing to covers. Inscription inside front cover."
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication date
1969
SKU
KEX0057134
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023205
ISBN
9780141023205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. This new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014487
ISBN
9780141014487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour maps and 70 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 396.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513318
ISBN
9780140513318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, this book traces the development of this creative and restless people. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour and b&w illustrations, 60 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513356
ISBN
9780140513356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. This book is illustrated and features more than sixty full-colour maps. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine struggles; and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy and its fall in 476. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps, diagrams, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513295
ISBN
9780140513295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century. This title examines the impact of British dominance in America, India and Africa, and the changes brought by Britain's settlement of Australasia. Editor(s): Haywood and Hall. Num Pages: 144 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018447
ISBN
9780141018447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the 16th century. Editor(s): Hall, Simon; Haywood, John. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 5. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014494
ISBN
9780141014494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. This book charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as religious upheavals that shook the beliefs of seventeenth-century Britons to the core. Editor(s): Cannadine, Mr David. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
11.1.1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140148275
ISBN
9780140148275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. No period in British history retains more resonance and mystery than the sixteenth century. Here, the author sees the key to the Tudor world as religion - the new world of Protestantism and its battle with the the old world of uniform Catholicism. Num Pages: 448 pages, table, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004893
ISBN
9780140148268
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, this title traces the development of European identity in its many guises, through the age of Christendom, the Middle Ages, early Modern history and the old European order. Num Pages: 752 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140265613
ISBN
9780140265613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. A history of Latin America that tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141034751
ISBN
9780141034751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Offers a picture of the politics, society and religion of medieval Europe. This work examines tribal wars, the Crusades, the growth of trade and the shifting patterns of community life as villages grew into towns and towns into cities. It explores how Papal victories, eventually undermined the spiritual authority of the Church. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140136302
ISBN
9780140136302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047010
ISBN
9780141047010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
0002-Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140137552
ISBN
9780140137552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Despite a terrible two-stage 'European civil war' and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased dramatically alongside a four-fold leap in population, and women's lives have been transformed. This title offers an overview of a turbulent century that explores both dramatic events and the trends. Num Pages: 928 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 616. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002980
ISBN
9780140276312
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. From early British colonisation to the Reagan years, this title captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress, it explores the period leading to Independence from the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - the good and the bad. Num Pages: 752 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140252552
ISBN
9780140252552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Tells the story of human endeavour that laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain. This book reflects what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West. Num Pages: 1280 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846144431
ISBN
9781846144431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.98

paperback. Presents an illustrated history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. This title takes the reader on a journey from prehistoric times onwards, examining such topics as the spread of literacy, the development of transport, and the evolution of country houses on the way. It provides an introduction to British and Irish history. Editor(s): Bartlett, Robert; Cunliffe, Barry; Morrill, John; Briggs, Asa; Bourke, Professor Joanna. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140514841
ISBN
9780140514841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.54

Paperback. Discover which prehistoric mammals would once have lived by the River Thames. Take a detailed look at the crystal palace of the Great Exhibition and an early map of the underground. This title offers a perspective on one of the world's most exciting cities. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 352 pages, Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780141011592
ISBN
9780141011592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.82

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