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Hardback. A Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. Blood, Iron and Gold tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x8 colour, 1x4 colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTK; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 809. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0008858
- ISBN
- 9781848871700
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536. 318 pages. The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLC. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 26. Weight: 516.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843841388
- ISBN
- 9781843841388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
paperback. This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Well illustrated, this book is a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military history as well as early modern historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415146494
- ISBN
- 9780415146494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Hardcover. This study presents fresh interpretations of the works of Paul the Deacon (c. 720-799), which are vital to understanding the history of Italy and Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3F; HBAH; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 46.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648235
- ISBN
- 9789089648235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.69
€ 141.69
Paperback. Series: G.I.: The Illustrated History of the American Soldier, His Uniform & His Equipment. Num Pages: 72 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBWN; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 257 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295. 4to. Illustrated. Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0264874
- ISBN
- 9781853675287
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803917
- ISBN
- 9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Emphasizing moral rather than economic or technological explanations for the rise and fall of Euro-American imperialism, this concise, comprehensive book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the character of contemporary conflict. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420691
- ISBN
- 9781421420691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
€ 30.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1214. The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day. 416 pages. How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408834831
- ISBN
- 9781408834831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.52
€ 33.99
€ 22.52
Hardcover. Heroic figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Jason were seen by the Greeks not as mythical figures but as real people from a bygone age. The people who shared this ancestry used it for many alliances of trade and war. This is a study of the political uses of perceived kinship. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505278
- ISBN
- 9780674505278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.39€ 73.04
€ 80.39
€ 73.04
Hardback. The third volume in this series returns to November 1942 to explain the background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. It deals with the fratricidal combats which followed the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria for several days. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 306 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2096.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690000
- ISBN
- 9781910690000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 60.00
€ 76.90
€ 60.00
Paperback. The Crusades were one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. But were they motivated by spiritual reward or by greed? Were they an early experiment in European colonialism? How were they organized? This work presents a clear discussion of the Crusades. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806550
- ISBN
- 9780192806550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Christopher Tyerman offers this book-length study of the role of England in the Crusades which focuses on the courtroom and council chamber rather than the battlefield. Tyerman seeks to demonstrate the impact of the Crusades on the political and economic functions of English society. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226820132
- ISBN
- 9780226820132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540136
- ISBN
- 9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.53
€ 13.00
€ 12.53
Hardback. Explores how Asian Americans figured in the effort to shape the credibility of American democracy during the Cold War, even while their perceived "foreignness" cast them as likely alien subversives Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759356
- ISBN
- 9780814759356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Hardback. Claire M. Waters offers an original examination of the preacher's unique role as an intermediary-standing between heaven and earth, between God and people, participating in and responsible to both sides of that divide. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRCC2; HRCX4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237535
- ISBN
- 9780812237535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AN; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816629275
- ISBN
- 9780816629275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with the black survivors of Nazi concentration camps and archival research in North America, Europe and Africa, this book analyses the meaning of Nazism's racial policies towards people of African descent, and the impact of that legacy on race relations in Germany. Series: Crosscurrents in African American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415932950
- ISBN
- 9780415932950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Paperback. There is interest in globalization which is thought to be changing all economic, political, and cultural life. This book takes globalization and its opposite, fragmentation as the organizing themes for a grand retrospective of twentieth century international history and assesses how both have been shaped by the century's formative events. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford Oxford
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198781660
- ISBN
- 9780198781660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.14
€ 87.14
Hardback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617647
- ISBN
- 9780748617647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.96€ 136.27
€ 141.96
€ 136.27
Paperback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617654
- ISBN
- 9780748617654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
Hardcover. The majority of the images portraying the German armed forces during World War II were shot by closely censored war correspondents. In this ongoing series, one can look back in time and see the war through the untainted lenses of the individual Frontsoldaten, who were daring enough to capture this epic period on film. Num Pages: 700 pages, over 700 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 315 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2516. Wegschilder (field Signs), Infantry, U-boats, Luftwaffe, Generals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Dimension: 239 x 315 x 37. Weight: 2510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329319
- ISBN
- 9780764329319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 50.24
€ 65.05
€ 50.24
Hardcover. Offers a range of scholarly studies, covering topics such as Carolingian war-horse breeding, late-medieval Spanish methods of war-finance, the interface between military action and politics at the end of the Hundred Years War, and the tactical methods of Cuman warriors. This book fosters debate on the various issues in medieval military history. Editor(s): Rogers, Clifford J.; DeVries, Kelly; France, John. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834083
- ISBN
- 9781843834083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Clint Hill reflects on his seventeen years in the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 16-pg. 4-color inserts. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476794143
- ISBN
- 9781476794143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardcover. This reader contains texts and extracts from source materials for the subject of race and nation. It provides material for coursework, seminars and tutorials, essays and examination revision, research and assignments. Series: Tauris History Readers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMP; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860641954
- ISBN
- 9781860641954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 135.20
€ 153.79
€ 135.20