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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. This is a biographical study of Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, last Governor of Nyasaland. He was posted to Northern Rhodesia as an administrative cadet in 1931. He moved to Nyasaland in 1960, during which time he became Governor-General. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; BG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644610
ISBN
9781860644610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Hardcover. Accounts of pilots and aircrew who experienced life saving events, enabling exclusive membership rites to very special clubs. 'Goldfish' (Lives saved by the use of personal life preservers and dinghies), 'Caterpillar' (Lives saved by parachutes) or: 'Guinea Pig' (Lives saved by pioneering surgery). Num Pages: 320 pages, 110 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550786
ISBN
9781781550786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.64

Paperback. Explores a key period in the making of the modern West. Although the notion of 'dual revolutions,' economic in Britain and political in France, has been vigorously challenged, this book finds that 'revolutionary' is an apt description of the important cultural transformations that took place in both France and Britain at the onset of modernity. Editor(s): Jones, Colin; Wahrman, Dror. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229679
ISBN
9780520229679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Colette Wilson writes clearly and authoritatively and her original, scholarly and beautifully illustrated book makes a strong contribution to our understanding of the Paris Commune, its aftermath in the early years of the Third Republic and French cultural memory overall Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719074769
ISBN
9780719074769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425271544
ISBN
9780425271544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0009499
ISBN
9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974257
ISBN
9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.69

Paperback. What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of extraordinary. After the last gasp defence of the platoon houses by the Paras, the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment arrived in Afghanistan charged with taking the battle to the enemy. This title tells the story of the Royal Anglian's deployment. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041636
ISBN
9780141041636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A lost city called 'Z'; lethal jungles; death-filled rivers: the last trip of a legendary explorer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827901
ISBN
9780753827901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. The first series of essays focuses on the evolution of American policy. American historians examine the workings of the the Department of State and the Pentagon, and an American and a Chinese analyze the foreign economic policy of the Eisenhower administration in East Asia. The second series of essays is Japan-centered. Series: U.S. and Pacific Asia: Studies in Social, Economic and Political Interaction. Num Pages: 331 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071741
ISBN
9780231071741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247168
ISBN
9780851247168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

paperback. Editor(s): Coates, Ken. Series: The Spokesman. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
FisicalBook United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246727
ISBN
9780851246727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. The chapters in this volume celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the seminal work British Politics in the Age of Anne by looking at how Holmes's writing has influenced later historians in various fields, including ones not directly addresses by Holmes, such as gender, jacobite and urban history. Editor(s): Jones, Clyve. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405193344
ISBN
9781405193344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. A comprehensive history of parliament in the British Isles from the earliest times, covering all aspects of parliament as an institution. Editor(s): Jones, Clyve. Num Pages: 402 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638. England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland. 400 pages, ill. Editor(s): Jones, Clyve. A comprehensive history of parliament in the British Isles from the earliest times, covering all aspects of parliament as an institution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 30. Weight: 658.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837176
ISBN
9781843837176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.60

Hardcover. Part reference, part gripping narrative this is the complete history of prisoner of war (POW) camp, Luft 7, and its airmen told in full detail for the first time, a camp that existed for barely thirty-two weeks from its opening in early June 1944 to its closure in mid January 1945. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909166202
ISBN
9781909166202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.47
€ 51.76

Paperback. Chronicling over forty years of changes in African-American popular culture, the Regal Theatre (1928-1968) was the largest movie-stage-show venue ever constructed for a Black community. Semmes reveals the political, economic and business realities of cultural production and the institutional inequalities that circumscribed Black life. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533152
ISBN
9781349533152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.79
€ 45.92

Hardcover. This study makes extensive use of primary sources to produce a detailed account of British involvement in the Yemen Civil War and how the experience shaped British foreign policy. Num Pages: 273 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBXY; 3JJPK; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900239
ISBN
9781903900239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Hardback. Provides fascinating insights into how Mossad leaders such as Yaacov Nimrodi, Meit Amit and Reuven Shiloah conducted secret diplomatic missions to Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iran and elsewhere from before the founding of Israel to the present Editor(s): Jones, Clive; Petersen, Tore T. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042338
ISBN
9781849042338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.11

Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Collection Series. Num Pages: 65 pages, 541 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBLA1; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 182 x 65. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
65
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023180
ISBN
9780884023180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848847545
ISBN
9781848847545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.65

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