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paperback. Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources. Num Pages: 464 pages, app 20 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099516682
ISBN
9780099516682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604863116
ISBN
9781604863116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0009499
ISBN
9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Explores the Apollo missions and the most successful years of America's space program. Editor(s): Burgess, Colin. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 520 pages, 55 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226654
ISBN
9780803226654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.85

paperback. A revised edition of "The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History". Num Pages: 112 pages, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLC; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140512496
ISBN
9780140512496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. For the British, the battle fought at ElAlamein in October 1942 became the turning point of the Second World War. This book shows why it is remembered by its survivors as a 'war without hate'. It offers a fresh perspective on the see-saw campaign in which two sides chased each other back and forth across the unforgiving North African landscape. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24pp b&w photographs and maps, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141004679
ISBN
9780141004679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

paperback. This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943. Series: Soviet (Russian) Military Experience. Num Pages: 446 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714640648
ISBN
9780714640648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.69

Paperback. A terrifying East-West confrontation - but what historical significance? Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 448 pages, cartoons & maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845292584
ISBN
9781845292584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Many aspects of Britain's involvement in World War Two only slowly emerged from beneath the barrage of official secrets and popular misconception. One of the most controversial issues, the internment of 'enemy aliens' (and also British subjects) on the Isle of Man. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780709077541
ISBN
9780709077541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888176
ISBN
9781845888176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order. Editor(s): Cooper, Frederick; Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 463 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206052
ISBN
9780520206052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. The true story of the greatest battle of World War II - back in print and now packaged as a Great Read. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340933985
ISBN
9780340933985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Freedom Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904491033
ISBN
9781904491033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813563022
ISBN
9780813563022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218619
ISBN
9780812218619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Brings together nineteen significant articles on the role of textile industries in the Industrial Revolutions of Britain, Europe, Japan, and the United States. This title surveys the contribution the textile industries have made to economic change. Textiles have played a major role in industrial transition. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181194
ISBN
9780631181194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.19

Hardcover. Fine copy. t
Publisher
Transatlantic Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KST0013566
ISBN
9781907176678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Hardback. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022031
ISBN
9780271022031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.33
€ 51.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCA; UDBD; WHC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Boxtree Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752266299
ISBN
9780752266299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAM1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163215
ISBN
9780691163215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

hardcover. While no book may ever silence debate on the subject, "Midway Inquest" answers the central mystery of the battle. Why could the Japanese not get a bomber strike launched against the American carrier force before being attacked and destroyed by American dive bombers from the Enterprise and Yorktown? Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349040
ISBN
9780253349040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150+ b/w photos & line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301469
ISBN
9780764301469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.63

Paperback. Explores an unusual and neglected aspect of World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533076
ISBN
9781784533076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. This text examines religious conflict in the parish communities of early modern England using an interdisciplinary approach that includes a number of perspectives. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 476 pages, 1 map, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674758452
ISBN
9780674758452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.12
€ 82.58

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