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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. These two volumes consist of over 600 letters and documents that Adams sent to, and received from, numerous correspondents in Europe and America. It chronicles Adam's efforts to convince the British that peace was essential, as well as other diplomatic efforts and more personal correspondence. Editor(s): Revelas, Joanna M.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Walker, Celeste; Decker, Anne M. Series: Adams Papers: General Correspondence & Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen. Num Pages: 1192 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 94. Weight in Grams: 3082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674654457
ISBN
9780674654457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 310.10
€ 278.64

Hardback. None of the founding fathers of America equals the candor of John Adams' observations of his eighteenth-century world. This title features Adams' letters that reveal his positions on the personalities and issues of his times. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 592 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051232
ISBN
9780674051232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47
€ 114.30

Hardcover. A new chapter in John Adam's diplomatic career opened when the Dutch recognized the United States in April 1782. This volume chronicles Adam's efforts to achieve these objectives. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Rodrique, Jessie M.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson. Num Pages: 536 pages, 12halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018129
ISBN
9780674018129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.07
€ 79.62

Hardback. Adams, with Franklin and Jefferson, formed a joint commission to conclude commercial treaties with the nations of Europe and North Africa. As minister to the Netherlands he raised a new Dutch loan to save America from financial ruin. For the first time since 1778, Adams was no longer engaged in "militia diplomacy." Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 704 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 256 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1666.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065574
ISBN
9780674065574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08
€ 96.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
349
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972858
ISBN
9780865972858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.93

One of the most renowned Washington insiders of the twentieth century, Clark Clifford (1906-1998) was a top advisor to four Democratic presidents. This title chronicles Clifford's rise from midwestern lawyer to Washington power broker and presidential confidant. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125510
ISBN
9780813125510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.14

Paperback. The history of medieval Ireland was shaped by the friction between Irish and English cultures. The ecclesiastical dimension of this relationship is studied here, examining how a mixed episcopate evolved, with religious orders from both peoples, and how this affected Irish politics and history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621106
ISBN
9781900621106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447891
ISBN
9780801447891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour & b/w photos / maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396051
ISBN
9780888396051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Considers the crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 452. Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam. 280 pages. Considers the crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 446.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567709
ISBN
9780226567709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Hardback. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer's powerful critique of Germany's moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455316
ISBN
9781845455316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.52

paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McFarland United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476665108
ISBN
9781476665108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.39

Num Pages: 300 pages, over 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300776
ISBN
9780764300776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. This book introduces to statebuilding literature the case of Japan, demonstrating the ways in which farmer negotiations with warlords formed the bedrock of a medieval economy that enabled the consolidation of the state. Editor(s): Ferejohn, John; Rosenbluth, Frances. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC1; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763714
ISBN
9780804763714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Hardcover. What it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944 Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466. Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy. 240 pages, 32 b/w photos. What it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ; JWD; JWH. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811707633
ISBN
9780811707633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.99

Hardback. Just as essential to Theodore Roosevelt's accession to the Presidency as his charge up San Juan Hill was his election as Governor of New York four months later. A defeat would have seriously set back and perhaps even destroyed his chances to gain the White House. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHF; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966157017
ISBN
9780966157017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.90

Hardback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219872
ISBN
9780823219872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.53

paperback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823219889
ISBN
9780823219889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

hardcover. Reexamines the decisions made by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff in the crucial months leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. This book demonstrates that not only did Eisenhower and his staff at SHAEF have a good campaign strategy that was refined to reflect current developments but that they also had a chance of destroying the Germans. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illus., 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253354358
ISBN
9780253354358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Prados, John. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638685
ISBN
9781566638685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.41

This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264546
ISBN
9780197264546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.87

Hardback. This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 2 covers the time Cannon spent as a schoolmaster in Glastonbury. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 520 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264553
ISBN
9780197264553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.52

Transcriptions of the summary returns illuminate the life of the Archdeaconries of Huntingdon, Bedford, Leicester and Buckingham in the early eighteenth century, providing detailed information about the villages: their population, religious affiliations, schooling, charities, and church attendance. Editor(s): Broad, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265192
ISBN
9780197265192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.51

Transcriptions of the summary returns illuminate the life of the Archdeaconries of Stow and Lincoln in the early eighteenth century, providing detailed information about the villages: their population, religious affiliations, schooling, charities, and church attendance. Editor(s): Broad, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265185
ISBN
9780197265185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.22

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