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Paperback. Explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. This book examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415407786
ISBN
9780415407786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

paperback. Told through the letters of a young Irish officer, this is the story of Irish soldiers in the First World War and the capture of the Flemish village of Wijtschate on the Messines ridge, just south of Ypres in June 1917. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781174845
ISBN
9781781174845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.20

paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780815411796
ISBN
9780815411796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.01

paperback. Adopting a different approach to ancient Egypt, this book aims to illuminate the complex world of Egyptian myth. It explores the cultural and historical background behind a variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones, line drawings and text boxes. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
OUP Oxford Oxford
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0025308
ISBN
9780192803467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

A portrait of Victorian society and culture, this text presents aspects of the age through profiles of pioneering figures. It covers attitudes to a range of issues from education, health and self-help to civic ideals and sexual identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582292895
ISBN
9780582292895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

"This book examines the historical interactions of the West and non-Western world, and investigates whether or not the exclusive adoption of Western-oriented 'international norms' is the prerequisite for the construction of international order"-- Editor(s): Quirk, Joel; Suzuki, Shogo; Zhang, Yongjin. Series: New International Relations. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415626286
ISBN
9780415626286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.37

Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 49 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTD; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199744343
ISBN
9780199744343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.96

Paperback. The end of the nineteenth century in France was marked by political scandals, social unrest, dissension, and "decadence," yet also by great social and scientific progress. In this thoroughly engaging history, Weber describes ways of life, not as recorded by general history, but as contemporaries experienced them. Series: Studies in Cultural History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674318137
ISBN
9780674318137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.96

paperback. Explores the rich history of baseball in Cuba and the social, political, and cultural climate through which the game has thrived. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; WSJT; YNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195146059
ISBN
9780195146059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.83

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 511.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292751866
ISBN
9780292751866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

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

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

paperback. Deals with the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Num Pages: 1152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 122 x 51. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140285185
ISBN
9780140285185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.59

paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552170840
ISBN
9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Well illustrated, this book is a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military history as well as early modern historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415146494
ISBN
9780415146494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.25

Paperback. Focusing on the way Jewish history - particularly the Holocaust - and tradition inform postwar Canadian and American Jewish literature, this text highlights their concerns and work in the context of the broader traditions of mulitculturalism, postcolonial writing, and critical theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773516656
ISBN
9780773516656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Information is broken down into manageable bite-sized chunks, refreshing your memory of all those things you once knew but have forgotten, and filling you in on the bits that the school syllabus didn't include. From building the pyramids in Egypt to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you used to know - and much that you didn't - is here. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782434481
ISBN
9781782434481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

paperback. This collection is the first forum in which the merits and pitfalls of the case-file approach are debated. A timely contribution to current scholarship and debate in social history and related fields. Editor(s): Iacovetta, Franca; Mitchinson, Wendy. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10ill.8tabs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802081292
ISBN
9780802081292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

paperback. The Historical Method of Herodotus illuminates the idiosyncrasies and ambitious nature of a major text in classics and the Western tradition and touches on aspects of historiography, ancient history, rhetoric, and the history of ideas. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802076847
ISBN
9780802076847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674564664
ISBN
9780674564664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.94

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