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Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. A History of Warfare stresses that warmaking, for all its destructiveness, has been an inescapable feature of human culture since organised societies emerged. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137497
- ISBN
- 9781844137497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.26
€ 53.99
€ 46.26
Paperback. A detailed and accessible guide to all the major sites of Anglo-Saxon England, illustrated in full colour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 45. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 7. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643151
- ISBN
- 9781445643151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards Num Pages: 496 pages, 42 black and white illustrations; 12 maps; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW; HBWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669035
- ISBN
- 9780199669035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.66
€ 21.99
€ 17.66
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743243032
- ISBN
- 9780743243032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. The essays in this 1985 volume direct attention to important questions on the relationship between food and history. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Rabb, Theodore K. Num Pages: 346 pages, d.tabs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510. 8vo.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- SKU
- KEX0285015
- ISBN
- 9780521315050
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Acquaints the reader with the history of the ASR service during this conflict and the ways in which rescue techniques were developed in response to the increasingly perilous challenges of the war. Num Pages: 144 pages, 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JKSW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473861305
- ISBN
- 9781473861305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.86
€ 25.99
€ 22.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 302 pages, over 270 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1832. illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 286 x 227 x 31. Weight: 1832.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339509
- ISBN
- 9780764339509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46€ 61.19
€ 63.46
€ 61.19
Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957759
- ISBN
- 9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Series: Airfields Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304. Lothians. Series: Airfields Series. 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight: 302.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846741067
- ISBN
- 9781846741067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.82
€ 27.99
€ 23.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493008469
- ISBN
- 9781493008469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.44
€ 26.99
€ 21.44
Paperback. Heinz Guderian - master of the Blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare - commanded the German XIX Army Corps as it rampaged across Poland in 1939. This book presents an account of one of the most effective fighting force in modern history by the man who commanded it. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042855
- ISBN
- 9780141042855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle? Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, Half-tones and drawings throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804709
- ISBN
- 9780192804709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Suffolk's coastline faces east, and through most of its history has therefore been one of the areas of this country that has been at risk from invasion during times of conflict. This title delves into history of military Suffolk, from Saxon shore forts to castles or castle sites, Napoleonic martello towers and Second World War airfields. Num Pages: 128 pages, 150 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947473
- ISBN
- 9780750947473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. From the early settlers after the last Ice Age, and the myth and ritual that surrounds that prehistoric period, Fiona Watson charts the evolution of the Scottish people. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425917
- ISBN
- 9780752425917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Hardback. It was in Europe that the Cold War reached a decisive turning point in the 1960s, leading to the era of detente. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), with its Final Act in Helsinki in August 1975, led to a rapprochement between East and West in the fields of security, economy and culture. Editor(s): Bange, Oliver; Niedhart, Gottfried. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454913
- ISBN
- 9781845454913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.83
€ 151.83
Paperback. Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food. At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290815
- ISBN
- 9780803290815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Originally published in 1961, this book offered a warning about what American forces would face in the jungles of Southeast Asia; a war fought without fronts against a mobile enemy. This book describes the brutality of the Indochina War, in which French forces suffered a staggering defeat at the hands of Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 b/w photos, 7 drawings, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153183
- ISBN
- 9781844153183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.57
€ 23.99
€ 17.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003412
- ISBN
- 9781612003412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.79
€ 33.99
€ 30.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Bailey, Beth; Immerman, Richard H. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479826902
- ISBN
- 9781479826902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. This volume presents intersections of Black and German history over eight centuries while mapping continuities and ruptures in Germans' perceptions of Blacks. Juxtaposing these intersections demonstrates that negative German perceptions of Blackness proceeded from nineteenth-century racial theories.. Editor(s): Honeck, Mischa; Klimke, Martin; Kuhlmann-Smirnov, Anne. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 ills, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459534
- ISBN
- 9780857459534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.94
€ 151.94
Hardback. Investigates how historians since 1945 wrote about music, art, architecture, theater, film, and dance in Nazi Germany and how their accounts were colored by politics of the Cold War, the fall of communism, and the wish to preserve the idea that true art and politics cannot mix. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 438 pages, 22 b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AVC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282346
- ISBN
- 9780520282346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61€ 49.96
€ 64.61
€ 49.96
Paperback. This casebook is the most extensive collection of documents ever assembled for the study of one of the famous battles in history - the Battle of Crecy (1346). Editor(s): Livingston, Michael. Series: Liverpool Historical Casebooks. Num Pages: 458 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 249 x 33. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382707
- ISBN
- 9781781382707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28