History
Results 25081 - 25104 of 43921
History
Hardback. Using both Russian and US documents, this work investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco in 1863; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. It gives us an examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact. Series: Military Controversies S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970549
- ISBN
- 9781597970549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
paperback. The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. Num Pages: 304 pages, 63 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970501
- ISBN
- 9781597970501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Counterpoint LLC United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593760922
- ISBN
- 9781593760922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.00
€ 17.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs/maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888577
- ISBN
- 9781574888577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
paperback. At first glance, it may be difficult to accept that race and racism play a major role, whether conscious or subconscious, in policymaking. But leaders are products of their upbringing and era, and even some of America's best-educated presidents and secretaries of state have been slave owners, segregationists, or bigots. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888034
- ISBN
- 9781574888034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887952
- ISBN
- 9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
paperback. The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Envoy to the Terror is the first in-depth study of Morris's time in France (1789-94), and it convincingly discredits many longstanding myths about his performance as a diplomat. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887877
- ISBN
- 9781574887877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887433
- ISBN
- 9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887365
- ISBN
- 9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. A new study of one of Britain s most famous soldiers Num Pages: 363 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887099
- ISBN
- 9781574887099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
mass_market. As the government of South Vietnam was collapsing and communist troops were closing in, American diplomat Francis Terry McNamara led more than 300 Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos down a tributary of the Mekong River to safety. This is his dramatic true account of leadership, courage, and commitment. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886931
- ISBN
- 9781574886931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. Presenting an annotated collection of Japanese documents translated into English, this title covers three main topics: the Japanese navy before World War II, prewar diplomacy and politics, and Japanese naval operations and policy during the war. The documents include diary extracts, and monographs written by high-ranking Japanese officers. Editor(s): Dillon, Katherine V. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886337
- ISBN
- 9781574886337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
paperback. These are the compelling letters of Karl Fuchs, an ordinary German soldier who was completely convinced of the righteousness of his cause and who wrote them free of the recriminations and hindsight arising from the bitterness of defeat. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885675
- ISBN
- 9781574885675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. Contemporary images of the Great War in Cambridge. Num Pages: 120 pages, 176 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473834026
- ISBN
- 9781473834026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.07
€ 9.07
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Galley Publications Tanzania, United Republic Of
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789987667031
- ISBN
- 9789987667031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rimal Publications,Cyprus Cyprus
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789963610730
- ISBN
- 9789963610730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Africa Book Centre Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789768138606
- ISBN
- 9789768138606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.33
€ 24.99
€ 17.33
hardcover. This book documents the involvement of Sweden in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa both through the study of source material at government and NGO archives as well as interviews with the key actors in Sweden and in Southern Africa. The book is also an analysis the social, political and economic factors behind the Swedish involvement. Num Pages: 914 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1HFM; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 249 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nordic Africa Institute
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171064486
- ISBN
- 9789171064486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.37€ 54.31
€ 59.37
€ 54.31
paperback. Editor(s): Salih, M. A. Mohamed; Wohlgemuth, Lennart; Mohamed Salih, M.A. Num Pages: 176 pages, tab. BIC Classification: HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063564
- ISBN
- 9789171063564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
paperback. Editor(s): Grunzweig, Walter. Series: Transnational and Transatlantic American Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GTB; HBJK; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825882624
- ISBN
- 9783825882624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.56
€ 25.99
€ 22.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag Germany
- Edition
- Ill
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825874889
- ISBN
- 9783825874889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.62
€ 30.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 674. Introduction to a Shared History. 416 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 22. Weight: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643501905
- ISBN
- 9783643501905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.87
€ 42.99
€ 35.87
Paperback. Towards an Inclusive History of Southeastern Europe. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643106582
- ISBN
- 9783643106582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.16
€ 54.99
€ 46.16
Paperback. Challenges fundamental assumptions and conclusions about European colonialism in Africa, especially British colonialism in northern Nigeria. Whereas others have presented the thesis of a welcome reception of the imposition of British colonialism by the people, the study has found physical resistance and tremendous hostility towards that imposition; Num Pages: 576 pages, maps + illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 45. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amalion Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782359260472
- ISBN
- 9782359260472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.24
€ 53.99
€ 45.24