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Hardback. Eugen Sanger's proposed manned, bi-fuel, liquid rocket-powered orbital bomber was truly mid-1940s high tech. The world's first intercontinental bomber project, the SAnger orbital bomber's total flight time was expected to be no more than two hours. Fascinating stuff. The complete story is told here for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 575 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764315497
ISBN
9780764315497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.88

Hardcover. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Num Pages: 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1288. The German Offensives on the Flanks and the Third Soviet Counteroffensive, 25 August-10 September 1941. 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight: 1286.
Publisher
Helion Pub
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033903
ISBN
9781906033903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.63
€ 53.72

Hardcover. The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 660 pages, 90 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First
Number of pages
660
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612086
ISBN
9780700612086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.24

Hardcover. One aspect of Nazism that has not received sufficient attention from historians of the Third Reich is the doctrine's origins in the Thule Society and its covert activities. David Luhrssen has written the first comprehensive study of the society's activities, its cultural roots, and its postwar ramifications in a historical-critical context. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597978576
ISBN
9781597978576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. . Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW with light shelf wear and sticker to spine. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0003864
ISBN
9781447251118
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 24.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049717
ISBN
9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.62

Paperback. In the Battle of Britain, when the Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 met in decisive combat, they proved to be like two champion boxers. This is their story, from the men who designed them to the teams that built them and the pilots who flew them. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123653
ISBN
9780349123653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. Presents 170 images, mainly shop window displays, shot by the author during the final years of the collapsing Soviet empire in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, East Germany and Moscow, using a Hasselblad camera to capture the slow, undramatic moments of daily life on the streets. Num Pages: 208 pages, 176 illustrations, 174 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVU; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500252116
ISBN
9780500252116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Living and Working in Switzerland is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. Its contents include finding a job, permits & visas, health, accommodation, finance, insurance, education, shopping and much more. Series: Living and Working. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 cartoons, 200 colour photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; VSW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Survival Books, Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
15th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909282599
ISBN
9781909282599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. An illustrated account of the conflict in Greece between the New Zealand infantry and German motorcycle troops, with appeal to those interested in the military history of New Zealand. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 21 col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1MBN; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817105
ISBN
9781472817105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. This essential text provides a clear and engaging introduction to the history of modern Germany. The updated and expanded new edition now takes the story back to 1789 and brings it right up to the present day, adopting a controversy-led approach throughout. Visual evidence, maps, documents and key event boxes support the text and aid learning. Num Pages: 520 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137350053
ISBN
9781137350053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.66

Paperback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408223185
ISBN
9781408223185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.73

paperback. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
9780393306514
ISBN
9780393306514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 34.52

Paperback. Shows that German idealist and romantic theories of literature and aesthetic judgment are closer to the heart of metaphysics and ethics than previously thought. This title explores the contributions of Schelling, Holderlin, and others to the aesthetics of tragedy, and charts the fate of the speculative philosophy in terms of the tragic. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217530
ISBN
9780253217530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Hardcover. This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together scholars from different disciplines who address the history of women in Austria, as well as their place in contemporary Austrian society, from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, thus shedding new light on contemporary Austria. Editor(s): Good, David F.; Grandner, Margarete; Maynes, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 tables, 3 graphs, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454. Very good copy in very good cloth covers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016004
ISBN
9781571810656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Drawing on the work of Foucault and Bourdieu, this book sets out to illuminate the practical imagination as it was exhibited in the transformation of the political and social sciences during 19th-century Germany. Using information from many sources, it examines the learned disciplines of the time. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JH; JPH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago and London
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482422
ISBN
9780226482422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.82

Hardback. In 1816, following the scandalous collapse of his marriage, Lord Byron left England forever. His first destination was the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva where he stayed together with Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, Claire Clairmont and John Polidori. This title focuses on the poet's life in the summer of that year. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316432
ISBN
9781846316432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.78

Paperback. An insiders' account of the espionage warfare in Berlin from 1945 to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. CIA and KGB intelligence veterans reveal stories of the Berlin tunnel, critical moments of the Berlin crisis, clandestine initiatives, betrayals and defections. Num Pages: 582 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BG; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300078718
ISBN
9780300078718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.82

Paperback. Four years after unification, Germany completed what has been called the "super election year": no less than nineteen elections, culminating in the Bundestag vote on October 16, 1994. Four years after unification, the elections of 1994 reveal the state of German Unity and the interplay of new forces in post-Cold War Europe. Editor(s): Conradt, David P.; Soe, Christian; Romoser, George K. Series: Modern German Studies: A Series of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 336 pages, tables, statistics. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KRA0007322
ISBN
9781571810335
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A wide-ranging, accessible guide to contemporary economic policy debates. Systematically examines the performance of UK, US, Japanese, German and Swedish economies, using up-to-date research data. Assesses the impact of globalisation on each model economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DNS; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620596
ISBN
9780745620596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

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