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Paperback. In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna. This book presents his history to English-language readers. Illustrator(s): Harper, Clifford. Translator(s): Mustill, Caroline. Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143324
ISBN
9780300143324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9789059113077
ISBN
9789059113077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.78

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752498997
ISBN
9780752498997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. This book includes the design, testing and use of Opel cars, trucks and special vehicles of the period from 1931 to 1945. The paramilitary reliability trials, the NSKK competitions and the increasing military modifications of the Opel Blitz commercial vehicles are also shown. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 250 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302671
ISBN
9780764302671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.00
€ 25.30

Paperback. Scandals in history Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948739
ISBN
9780750948739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Wonderful . . . a thoughtful discussion of what made [the Greeks] so important, in their own time and in ours. Natalie Haynes, Independent" Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps; 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351163
ISBN
9780393351163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Koenker, Diane P. Translator(s): Smith, S. A. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Printing
SKU
V9780252062773
ISBN
9780252062773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. Presents the history of the world that condenses into its fragments radically altered visions of the significant events on the earth, and of the individuals who pass history from hand to hand in the official guidebooks. Translator(s): Fried, Mark. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846272202
ISBN
9781846272202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.45

paperback. From Abdul Kassem Ismail, the tenth-century Persian who never went anywhere without his library, this title takes aim at the pretensions of official history and illuminates moments and heroes that we have all but forgotten. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141975986
ISBN
9780141975986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. The astonishing story of the maps and atlases throughout history that got it completely wrong Num Pages: 256 pages, Full Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 257 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471159459
ISBN
9781471159459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Caldron of Conflict tells the story of Eastern Europe in the tumultuous, often violent years 1918-1945. After introducing the region, Wynot traces the differing paths each nation took from imperial rule to independence following World War I. Num Pages: 140 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959474
ISBN
9780882959474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.15

paperback. Series: Signature. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714506951
ISBN
9780714506951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

Paperback. A lively and wide-ranging study of the men and ideas of late antique education, this book explores the intellectual and doctrinal milieux in the two great cities Athens and Alexandria from the second to the sixth century to shed new light on the interaction between the pagan cultural legacy and Christianity. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258167
ISBN
9780520258167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. " The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109558
ISBN
9780813109558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. If you want peace, prepare for war. The worst road may be the best route to battle. Strategy, Edward Luttwak shows, is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions. In this book, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007031
ISBN
9780674007031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.11

Paperback. To its contemporaries, the First Crusade was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders. In this greatly expanded second edition to his classic work, Edward Peters brings together the essential Christian, Hebrew, and Arabic Sources that document the events of 1095-1099. Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216561
ISBN
9780812216561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.09

Paperback. "In the restrained prose of Torture lies a passionate message about the intentional violation of the bodies of human beings, in our time and in the past."-New York Times Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE; JKVP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215991
ISBN
9780812215991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

Paperback. A penetrating look at the way in which experts, policy-makers and the media have dealt with the crisis in Iran and the Middle East. With examples, Said demonstrates that the government-business establishment has produced a portrait of Islam and Muslims based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1Q; HBG; HRH; JFD; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595014
ISBN
9780099595014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The story of World War II from the vantage point of its instigator German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411178
ISBN
9780815411178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621006046
ISBN
9781621006046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.47
€ 163.84

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