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Paperback. On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this book offers an explanation of why the war's legacy continues to shape our world. It tells a radical, new story of the struggle for global mastery from the battles of the Western Front in 1916 to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032184
- ISBN
- 9780141032184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.16
€ 25.99
€ 18.16
Hardback. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782760
- ISBN
- 9780804782760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Paperback. This entertaining and informative book tells the dramatic tale of explosives from gunpowder to the H-bomb. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; TTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456966
- ISBN
- 9780752456966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. How could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range? Why did Japanese soldiers rape and murder on such a horrendous scale? How was it possible to endure the torment of a Nazi concentration camp? In this title, the author presents 35 of his encounters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917593
- ISBN
- 9780091917593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. This text aims to provide an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history by presenting a series of essays focused on a few central topics. Editor(s): Bodel, John. Series: Approaching the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415116244
- ISBN
- 9780415116244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
paperback. The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; BGR; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780575400061
- ISBN
- 9780575400061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. In 70CE, after four years of Jewish rebellion, Roman legions devastated the great city of Jerusalem. Sixty years later, its ruin was completed when Emperor Hadrian built a new city on top of it that Jews were forbidden even to enter. This title explores the history of a titanic struggle whose repercussions are still felt today. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140291278
- ISBN
- 9780140291278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.22
€ 25.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. From the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this work presents an account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. It considers such subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, and the discovery of America. Editor(s): Sherborne, Michael. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441825
- ISBN
- 9780141441825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Retrospectively, we see the time of the 1910s being invaded with the images of the First World War, and yet in the early years of that decade people were focussed on events at home, whether King George V's coronation or the women involved in the suffragette movement. This book brings a fresh focus to this pivotal moment of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Opie, Robert. Num Pages: 62 pages, 1000 col. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 273 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1060. The Decade of the Great War. 62 pages, 1000 col. Editor(s): Opie, Robert. Retrospectively, we see the time of the 1910s being invaded with the images of the First World War, and yet in the early years of that decade people were focussed on events at home, whether King George V's coronation or the women involved in the suffragette movement. This book brings a fresh focus to this pivotal moment of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 385 x 273 x 12. Weight: 1102.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 62
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795474
- ISBN
- 9780954795474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. A history of the twentieth century which covers all the ideas, people, great events, literary and artistic movements, scientific discoveries which have shaped the twentieth century. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842124444
- ISBN
- 9781842124444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Main Street Books/Doubleday
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385420938
- ISBN
- 9780385420938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.95
€ 31.99
€ 20.95
paperback. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory. Series Editor(s): Renfrew, Lord Colin; Ashmore, Wendy; Gamble, Clive; O'Shea, John. Series: New Studies in Archaeology. Num Pages: 262 pages, 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 12. Weight in Grams: 546. Series: New Studies in Archaeology. 262 pages, 31 b/w illus. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HD. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 12. Weight: 520. Series Editor(s) :Renfrew, Colin; Ashmore, Wendy; Gamble, Clive; O'Shea, John.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521386739
- ISBN
- 9780521386739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Paperback. Ian Buruma's wonderful book is about a time, immediately after the end of the war, which has somehow fallen between the cracks of history, and which the author has now devastatingly brought to light.. A compelling and astounding addition to the literature of the war' Daily Mail Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879393
- ISBN
- 9781848879393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968260
- ISBN
- 9780241968260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612321
- ISBN
- 9780748612321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.82
€ 34.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. The first historical reexamination of the early years of the Cold War, tracing the evolution of the conflict. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 662 pages, 43 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 662
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107602298
- ISBN
- 9781107602298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Paperback. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438. The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521890540
- ISBN
- 9780521890540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.38
€ 31.99
€ 30.38
Paperback. Explores an unusual and neglected aspect of World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533076
- ISBN
- 9781784533076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.89
€ 34.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century. This title examines the impact of British dominance in America, India and Africa, and the changes brought by Britain's settlement of Australasia. Editor(s): Haywood and Hall. Num Pages: 144 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018447
- ISBN
- 9780141018447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. This invaluable, wide-ranging A to Z contains over 4,000 concise and reliable entries on all aspects of international history, from ancient times right up to the present day. An ideal quick reference work for students, and a fascinating source of historical information for anyone with an interest in the subject. Editor(s): Kerr, Anne; Wright, Edmund. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199685691
- ISBN
- 9780199685691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96