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Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987453
ISBN
9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Presents the story of the romance between an American Eighth Air Force serviceman and a Suffolk girl during the Second World War. Using letters preserved by the author's mother, this title reconstructs the relationship from the day of its beginning in March 1944, to its culmination in marriage in July 1945. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452524
ISBN
9780752452524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Elliot, Bruce S.; Gerber, David A.; Sinke, Suzanne M. Num Pages: 315 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403971012
ISBN
9781403971012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

Paperback. This collection addresses the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate a diversity of new approaches to their interpretation. Editor(s): Elliot, B. Num Pages: 325 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBAH; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532636
ISBN
9781349532636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.13

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 447.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483218
ISBN
9781137483218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.24

Hardcover. Tells you what you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death, Bin Laden and the fall of bankers along the way, all boiled down to bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history - and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Square Peg
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224087025
ISBN
9780224087025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349425303
ISBN
9781349425303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.19

Paperback. John Colton is a meticulous researcher and a fine craftsman. In his political biography of Leon Blum, these two qualities are beautiully blended; none of the available evidence appears to have been over looked, and the enormous mass of variegated material has been transmuted in a polished, richly tapestried, and absorbing narrative. Num Pages: 548 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307624
ISBN
9780822307624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.80

Hardback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBWN; JWD; TTM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312226404
ISBN
9780312226404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.23

Paperback. The author uses a sample of 25 effective leaders drawn from a wide historical universe to determine that the paradigm of effective leadership consists of strong direction, acute sensitivity to follower's needs and sustained energy in pursuing this direction. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333651711
ISBN
9780333651711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.99

Paperback. A collection that focuses on the role of European law in colonial contexts andengages with recent treatments of this theme inknown works written largely from within the framework of postcolonial studies, which implicitly discuss colonial deployments of European law and politics via the concept of ideology." Editor(s): Hunter, I.; Dorsett, Shaunnagh. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349289134
ISBN
9781349289134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Paperback. Series: Aspects of Greek and Roman Life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: Aspects of Greek & Roman Life S. 352 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; LAFR. Dimension: 206 x 138 x 21. Weight: 390.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801492730
ISBN
9780801492730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Hardcover. The Hurricane served in every theatre during the Second World War as a fighter, night fighter, ground attack aircraft and even on board ship guarding vital convoys. This book offers first-hand accounts of these gallant pilots form not only a history of the aircraft, but also a tribute to the many friends they lost in combat. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233004549
ISBN
9780233004549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Eleven essays that focus on the competing eschatologies of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bynum, Caroline Walker; Freedman, Paul H. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217025
ISBN
9780812217025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

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

€ 86.51
€ 60.83

Paperback. Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, the author describes the pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate. He also warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBT; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300115352
ISBN
9780300115352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.66

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
€ 10.87

Paperback. Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, soldier/civilian meetings, occupation and peace building. Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFP; HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350056
ISBN
9781349350056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.99

Paperback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746304
ISBN
9780804746304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746229
ISBN
9780804746229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.52

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