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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Werner Heisenberg's task was to build an atomic bomb for Nazi Germany. What precisely did Heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? How deep was his loyalty to the German government during the Third Reich? Assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 372 pages, 1 black-and-white photograph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JWMN; PDX; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229266
ISBN
9780520229266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.38

paperback. Drawing on research, this volume covers the history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of the American colonies. It reveals simmering discontent in which evangelical enthusiasm clashed with scientific rationalism, aristocratic government with popular insubordination, industrial and imperial expansion with plebian poverty. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 840 pages, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192852533
ISBN
9780192852533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.25

Paperback. First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliamentary reform. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853998
ISBN
9780192853998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526700711
ISBN
9781526700711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Hardback. A study of US imperialism that argues America's leaders have chosen to go to war for influence and power ever since the declaration of independence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327655
ISBN
9780745327655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 83.19

Paperback. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330. Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. 320 pages, ill. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871571
ISBN
9781848871571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Hardback. On a winter night in 1743, a local magistrate was stabbed to death in the churchyard of Rye by an angry butcher. Why did this grueome crime happen? What does it reveal about the political, economic, and cultural patterns that existed in this small English port town? Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099850
ISBN
9780300099850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.69

This is a lively, new textbook for US students on British history from the Stuart Restoration of 1660 to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Its central theme is how Britain became the first modern nation state. Num Pages: 448 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134446
ISBN
9781405134446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.13

Paperback. This is a lively, new textbook for US students on British history from the Stuart Restoration of 1660 to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Its central theme is how Britain became the first modern nation state. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134453
ISBN
9781405134453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Hardback. In this collection, a dozen scholars of international affairs consider the 20th century's recurring failure to construct a peaceful and stable international order in the wake of war. They reflect on the difficulties faced by governments as they sought to secure a world order. Editor(s): Kennedy, Paul; Hitchcock, William I. Translator(s): Spade, Paul Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300080100
ISBN
9780300080100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.31

Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036090
ISBN
9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453323
ISBN
9780752453323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463049
ISBN
9780752463049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. The bloody sacrifices made by Australian and British soldiers notwithstanding, the fighting at Bullecourt resulted in the first breakthrough of the 'impregnable' Hindenburg Line. Author Paul Kendall has contacted many of the living relatives of those who fought to bring a human face to those terrible statistics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 366 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750981781
ISBN
9780750981781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardback. This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137311597
ISBN
9781137311597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardback. From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348148
ISBN
9781612348148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.88

Paperback. In this text, Paul Conkin focuses his analysis on the numerous challenges in the late 19th and early 20th century to age-old beliefs in the existence of a god, in a world that exhibits some intrinsic or extrinsic purpose, in the divine origin and destiny of humans, and in transcendent moral values. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690640
ISBN
9780847690640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Paul; Oliver, Pamela. Num Pages: 158 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MBF; HBJF; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780732611965
ISBN
9780732611965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143117995
ISBN
9780143117995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.26

paperback. A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. Series: Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126509
ISBN
9781842126509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. This overview of twentieth--century history in China tells the story of a fascinating country undergoing political revolutions and social and cultural upheaval. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203285
ISBN
9780631203285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190619718
ISBN
9780190619718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Hardback. An account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government. Num Pages: 444 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730389
ISBN
9780804730389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.62

Hardcover. This is the first full critical edition of a fifteenth-century devotional work written for a Bridgettine nun at Syon Abbey by a Carthusian monk at the Sheen Charterhouse. This version of the life of Christ was owned by both monastic and lay readers and testifies to the popularity of devotional reading among a mixed audience. Editor(s): Patterson, Paul J. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 2 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1; HRCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198744979
ISBN
9780198744979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.66

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