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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
€ 32.61

Hardback. When Austria-Hungary broke up at the end of the First World War, six "successor states" tried to make sense of the last Habsburg war while preparing for life in a new Europe. This book is the first of its kind to analyze how the Great War was interpreted, commemorated, or forgotten across all the ex-Habsburg territories. Editor(s): Cornwall, Mark; Newman, John Paul. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388487
ISBN
9781782388487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, over 100 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518. 120 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight: 518.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333484
ISBN
9780764333484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. This is a study of the radical peasant trade union which thrived in parts of south and west Germany in the 1920s. The Free Peasantry, as it was known, challenged the authority of the state through food delivery strikes, a separatist putsch which ended in bloodshed. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333524480
ISBN
9780333524480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardcover. Ruptures in the Everyday brings together twenty-six interdisciplinary researchers in an innovative, collectively authored work of scholarship that investigates Alltag-everyday life-through such fragmentary experiences. Editor(s): Bergerson, Andrew Stuart; Schmieding, Leonard. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 370 pages, 22 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335327
ISBN
9781785335327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.21

Paperback. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes. 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight: 540.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st paperback reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851155999
ISBN
9780851155999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.17

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349195
ISBN
9780764349195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.63
€ 60.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 918 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 288 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352058
ISBN
9780764352058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.63
€ 60.09

paperback. Reveals how Germany rebuilt itself culturally. This book is a close look at German cinema in the immediate postwar era, and a careful examination of its relationship to Allied occupation. It reveals how German film borrowed, both literally and figuratively, from its Nazi past. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; APF; HBJD; HBLW3; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566398787
ISBN
9781566398787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. In a series of battles marked by raids and thrusts against Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, and his Afrika Korps waged one of World War II's toughest campaigns in the North African desert in 1942. The Axis campaign climaxed in June with the recapture of Tobruk, a triumph that netted 33,000 prisoners and earned Rommel a field marshal's baton. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 251 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1H; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811734134
ISBN
9780811734134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 220 photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403408
ISBN
9780887403408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.45

Hardcover. This collection brings together current research on topics that are perennially important to Romantic studies: the life and work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the landscape and history of his native Switzerland. Editor(s): Esterhammer, Angela; Piccitto, Diane; Vincent, Patrick. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2ADF; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137475855
ISBN
9781137475855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Hardcover. This work, based on archival research, contests the assumptions that Romania remained pro-Western in the late 1930s and only joined the Axis as a result of Western negligence and German pressure. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVWR; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333747278
ISBN
9780333747278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially drawn maps and an array of revealing illustrations depicting weapons, equipment, key locations and personalities, this book offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of the Roman soldiers and their Germanic opponents. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1; HBW; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803498
ISBN
9781472803498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Kit. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 395 x 114. Weight in Grams: 3408.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Box Pck Pa
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958290365
ISBN
9783958290365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.31
€ 158.25

Paperback. The fall of the Wall to the present day - Berlin's turbulent history and path to reunification as witnessed by one of Europe's most distinguished authors. Translator(s): Watkinson, Laura. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848662919
ISBN
9781848662919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. This remarkable, but little-known book was written in 1943 and published in 1944. It argues, with remarkable clarity how Nazi incompetence at the highest level, both in planning and strategy led the Luftwaffe to adopt a policy whereby it was doomed to fail. Num Pages: 224 pages, 85 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550069
ISBN
9781781550069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Presents comparative studies of riots and pogroms in the 20th century in Russia, Germany, Israel, India, and the USA. The focus of the book is on the interpretive process which follows after the occurrence of riots and pogroms. Editor(s): Brass, Paul R. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 1FBH; 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; JPVR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669761
ISBN
9780333669761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.82

Hardback. In this collection, leading international scholars examine riots and protest in a range of countries and contexts, exploring the major social transformations of rioting and the changing dynamics, interpretation and potency of unrest in a globalised era. Editor(s): Pakes, Francis. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; JFFE; JFFS; JKV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137305510
ISBN
9781137305510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

paperback. For the empires of Germany and Austria-Hungary the Great War - which had begun with such high hopes for a fast, dramatic outcome - rapidly degenerated as invasions of both France and Serbia ended in catastrophe. This book shows the history of the Great War and the major events from the perspective of Berlin and Vienna. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVH; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 42. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
9780141042039
ISBN
9780141042039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, documents. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300608
ISBN
9780764300608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.63
€ 46.95

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
€ 38.20

Hardcover. Deals with Richard Meier's architecture in dialogue with the Ulm Munster, the most famous German Gothic cathedral. Illustrator(s): Kinold, Klaus. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMGC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 306 x 290 x 11. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9783930698097
ISBN
9783930698097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. Rewriting German History offers striking new insights into key debates about the recent German past. Bringing together cutting-edge research and current discussions, this volume examines developments in the writing of the German past since the Second World War and suggests new directions for scholarship in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Ruger, Jan; Wachsmann, Nikolaus. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137347787
ISBN
9781137347787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.90

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