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General & world history

Hardback. Warfare truly entered the industrial age with the invention and adoption of the machine gun. Armed with a machine gun, one or two men could potentially hold off a whole company of enemy soldiers, and inflict terrible losses while doing so. This book describes how this invention went on to transform the ways that armies and also air forces fought. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452340
ISBN
9780752452340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBG; HBLW; KNAC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226410319
ISBN
9780226410319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 205 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403439
ISBN
9780887403439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Tells us the stories of inventors, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, actresses, escapees, engineers, kings, architects, pop stars, criminals, supermodels, tennis champions, opera singers and many more who have benefited from happy serendipity. This title celebrates the type of unexpected good fortune we all dream of. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311527
ISBN
9781848311527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.96

Paperback. A reinterpretation of the postwar years. It examines what drove Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, De Gaulle, and Truman, among others, the leaders of some of the most powerful and populous nations around the globe, to rely on traditional power politics in spite of the catastrophic violence they had endured. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061628672
ISBN
9780061628672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. New York Times bestselling author Peter Bergen's definitive account of al Qaeda's evolution since 9/11 and the US government's responses. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743278942
ISBN
9780743278942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.39

Paperback. A controversial and sweeping re-examination of the First World War and its enduring consequences. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3x8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857206374
ISBN
9780857206374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardcover. The first book-length examination of the lingering political legacy of the wartime imprisonment of people of Japanese ancestry in Canada and the United States. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795746
ISBN
9780804795746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Horden, Peregrine; Smith, Richard. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138868205
ISBN
9781138868205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.58
€ 47.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750959759
ISBN
9780750959759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 1QDT; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182027
ISBN
9780231182027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 49.96

Paperback. With the changes in the world understanding the nature of civilization is essential. This study of the history of civilization for several generations describes them as a response to the spiritual vision of God as Light. It focuses on the genesis of civilizations rather than their decline. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 45. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905047635
ISBN
9781905047635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.38

Paperback. How did the USA establish its dominant role in international relations in the second half of the 20th century? What central ideas, policies and methods shaped Cold War international order? These questions are examined in this text - an account of the establishment of global political order. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107570
ISBN
9780231107570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674526662
ISBN
9780674526662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.17
€ 126.82

Hardback. Examines the experiences of seven national leaders during the First World War including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Benito Mussolini, Gustav Mannerheim, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Harold Macmillan and Herbert Hoover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886349
ISBN
9781845886349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226165233
ISBN
9780226165233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.32

Paperback. Human rights offer a vision of international justice that idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. This book elevates that extraordinary transformation to center stage. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 line. BIC Classification: HBG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064348
ISBN
9780674064348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 110+ b/w photos, illus & maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305887
ISBN
9780764305887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. * Timely history of the battle for the Mediterranean in the 15th and 16th centuries by the forces of Islam and Christendom, out now in paperback Num Pages: 512 pages, Integrated: 40, int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115375
ISBN
9780349115375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Hardcover. Follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts - the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 704 pages, 11 b&w illus., 16 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353597
ISBN
9780253353597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.14

Paperback. Presents the international history of the Korean War which argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. This work draws on materials, and the archives of the United Nations, presenting a narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and an assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016245
ISBN
9780691016245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.24

Paperback. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Editor(s): Edwards, Philip. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1M; BGHA; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436471
ISBN
9780140436471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Presents the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile. This title probes a turning point in Western civilization. Translator(s): Cornman, Robert. Num Pages: 301 pages, 28 halftones 7 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015750
ISBN
9780691015750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 46.12

Paperback. Offers an account of the growth and uses of Western learning in Japan from 1720 to 1830. This book features dates of the beginning of official interest in Western learning and of the expulsion of Siebold from the country, the first stage of a crisis that could be resolved only by the opening of the country of the West. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804706698
ISBN
9780804706698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

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