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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. For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was backward and benighted, locked into the Dark Ages. Arab culture, however, was thriving, and had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration and discussion that dazzled the likes of British adventurer Adelard of Bath. This title restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240. How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. 272 pages. For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was backward and benighted, locked into the Dark Ages. Arab culture, however, was thriving, and had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration and discussion that dazzled the likes of British adventurer Adelard of Bath. This title restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 21. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408801215
- ISBN
- 9781408801215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
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. A set of wargaming rules for Pike and Shot, a popular period for wargaming, written by a leading game designer and a period expert. Illustrator(s): Stacey, Mark. Series: Osprey Wargames. Num Pages: 64 pages, 41 col. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBW; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472817310
- ISBN
- 9781472817310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141028972
- ISBN
- 9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 42. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208672
- ISBN
- 9780300208672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212754
- ISBN
- 9780300212754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.53
€ 16.99
€ 13.53
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
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Offers an understanding of Vermeer's paintings and of the era they portray. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACQB; HBG; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846681202
- ISBN
- 9781846681202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 25 b/w & 5 colour photos. BIC Classification: AJ; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837630060
- ISBN
- 9783837630060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.01
€ 51.99
€ 37.01
Paperback. The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as 'merely spiritual' by the scholars. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116415
- ISBN
- 9781845116415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Paperback. Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the personal motivation that fueled his own study of the Bible and systematically illustrates how its precepts became the framework for societal structure throughout the last millennium. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595555458
- ISBN
- 9781595555458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.47
€ 17.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. The latest edition of this classic text has been updated to reflect current trends and implications for future demographic developments. The areas of Africa, international migration and population and environment have been strengthened and statistical information has been updated throughout. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119029274
- ISBN
- 9781119029274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.78
€ 34.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007269556
- ISBN
- 9780007269556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.45
€ 13.00
€ 11.45
Paperback. Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history from the origins of the universe and origins of life on Earth up to the present day. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118881729
- ISBN
- 9781118881729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Last Ride of the Valkyries: The Rise and Fall of the Wehrmachthelferin...
Ltc (Retired) Jimmy L. Pool
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 850 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 310 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1808.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350467
- ISBN
- 9780764350467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.35€ 60.64
€ 86.35
€ 60.64
Paperback. New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birlinn
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410652
- ISBN
- 9781843410652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445638485
- ISBN
- 9781445638485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226324296
- ISBN
- 9780226324296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.40
€ 20.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958309
- ISBN
- 9781841958309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.48
€ 13.00
€ 11.48