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Paperback. The conflict in the skies above the combat zones of World War II bred a new legion of heroes. They were all brave men, but some have become legends. This is a compact reference to the history and record of allied and enemy aces of World War II. Series: Vital Guide. Num Pages: 112 pages, 106 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840374124
- ISBN
- 9781840374124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Hardback. Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the 4th century A D. This work focuses on the culture of Constantinople and the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. It provides a resource on the late antique period, as well as on Greek intellectual history and oratory. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; CFG; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218215
- ISBN
- 9780520218215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.68€ 53.80
€ 68.68
€ 53.80
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. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBTV; HBTZ; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141976372
- ISBN
- 9780141976372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.79
€ 18.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Hitler won support even as he established the Gestapo and concentration camps. What has been in dispute is exactly what the Germans knew about these camps, and how they were involved. The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802910
- ISBN
- 9780192802910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Hardback. A groundbreaking work that delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests, incorporating the latest research in Late Antique history. Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 illus., including maps. BIC Classification: 3F; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199916368
- ISBN
- 9780199916368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.14
€ 31.99
€ 23.14
Hardback. Explores the remarkable cultural influence of Chinese porcelain around the globe. This book tells the story of how porcelain became a vehicle for the transmission and assimilation of artistic symbols, themes, and designs across vast distances - from Japan and Java to Egypt and England. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 color illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244689
- ISBN
- 9780520244689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.07€ 64.94
€ 84.07
€ 64.94
Paperback. From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, an introduction to the life and times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology. With foldouts and double-page spreads. Translator(s): Palmer, Caroline. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 180 illustrations, 110 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0007751
- ISBN
- 9780500300114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Robert Eaglestone argues that postmodernism is a response to the Holocaust. He offers a range of new perspectives, including new ways of looking at testimony and at recent Holocaust fiction; explores controversies in Holocaust history; looks at the importance of the Holocaust for recent philosophy; and asks what the Holocaust means for reason, ethics, and for being human. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBLW3; HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239375
- ISBN
- 9780199239375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Paperback. The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century bc with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This title rejects the traditional explanations and proposes a military one instead. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 6th Print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025919
- ISBN
- 9780691025919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645008
- ISBN
- 9780816645008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. 'Anyone interested in military history or indeed history in general will find it fascinating to read.' The Spectator Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBT; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330487245
- ISBN
- 9780330487245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Now available in an expanded 2nd Edition, this is a polemical account of the destruction of architecture in war. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX; HBG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235974
- ISBN
- 9781780235974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBA; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474274227
- ISBN
- 9781474274227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.91
€ 35.99
€ 30.91
paperback. Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped the moral and political character of the movement. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301485
- ISBN
- 9781349301485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. For the men of the Army Air Corps in early World War II, the chance of surviving the obligatory twenty-five missions without death, injury, or imprisonment was one in three. This work features the stories of the air war from the men who lived and fought it. It tells about the Jewish aviators' experiences as POWs in German camps, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Potomac Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574889994
- ISBN
- 9781574889994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Hardback. Mercenaries, allies or collaborators? This book provides a history of colonial auxiliaries. It looks at the post-colonial legacy of local forces trained up under Western models. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044257
- ISBN
- 9781849044257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.85
€ 33.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Up to 750,000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their numbers than any other ethnic group. This book features eleven essays that explore the Mexican American experience in World War II from a variety of personal and scholarly perspectives. Editor(s): Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706811
- ISBN
- 9780292706811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. * First volume of Rick Atkinson's monumental trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History 2003. Series: Liberation Trilogy. Num Pages: 704 pages, Section: 32, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1H; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 46. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116365
- ISBN
- 9780349116365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Hardcover. A Companion to Intellectual History provides an in-depth survey of the practice of intellectual history as a discipline. Forty newly-commissioned chapters showcase leading global research with broad coverage of every aspect of intellectual history as it is currently practiced. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294802
- ISBN
- 9781118294802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.49
€ 176.49
Paperback. Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service. This title presents the story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand. Num Pages: 273 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292154
- ISBN
- 9780803292154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Interned in a remote country house by MI6 after the war, the German physicists who worked to make a Nazi atomic bomb were secretly recorded. This book shows just how close they came and their disbelief as the Allies attack Hiroshima. Translator(s): Pare, Simon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323859
- ISBN
- 9781908323859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445602
- ISBN
- 9780140445602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 1068 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654201
- ISBN
- 9780691654201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 414.45€ 307.73
€ 414.45
€ 307.73