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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. Gives an account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII. Drawing on documents in US and British archives, this title explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. It focuses not only on the battlefield level, but also provides a perspective from the military high command, government, and non-combatant citizens. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626. 276 pages, 10 bw illustrations. Gives an account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII. Drawing on documents in US and British archives, this title explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. It focuses not only on the battlefield level, but also provides a perspective from the military high command, government, and non-combatant citizens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QRP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight: 626.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847252371
ISBN
9781847252371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Gives a textured picture of daily life at the Tudor Court from the woman's point of view. This book establishes the interaction of the private and public, and demonstrates how the Queens of Henry VIII were central in determining political policy. Num Pages: 880 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 57. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437246
ISBN
9780099437246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. The second half of the twentieth century was dominated by the unfolding drama of the Cold War, from the Berlin blockade to the fall of the Berlin Wall. This book is an account of both an overview of the trends underlying this variety, and an insight into the lives led in its midst. Num Pages: 928 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 53. Weight in Grams: 674. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001427
ISBN
9780140295108
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The author here looks at the fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate based in Iraq, and the Fatimids, Buwayhids, Ghaznawids and other principalities that emerged from the wrecked Abbasid state. More advanced than any other medieval military power, the Caliphal armies were a potent force. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855327702
ISBN
9781855327702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. The Crusades gave rise to the Military Order of the Templars and Hopitallers, and were a backdrop to the careers of some of history's most famous leaders including Richard "The Lionheart" and Saladin. This title traces the Crusades and the major conflicts which arose. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 19 b&w and 43 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841761794
ISBN
9781841761794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. For almost five centuries the Moors were the cutting edge of the Islamic assault on the Christian world. This title details the Arab, Berber, Almoravid and Almohad armies of Muslim Spain, including the powerful Emirate of Cordoba that terrorized Christian Spain and Europe. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 30 colour and 41 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFM; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBLC; HRAM9; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855329645
ISBN
9781855329645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846030758
ISBN
9781846030758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. "The Fall of English France 1449-53". Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849086165
ISBN
9781849086165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330535373
ISBN
9780330535373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138885431
ISBN
9781138885431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Paperback. The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary political event. It followed a bitter Civil War between parliament and the king. This book answers to eight key questions about the period, from why the king had to summon the Parliament to whether there was really an English Revolution at all. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847250247
ISBN
9781847250247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.23

Paperback. As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South, which portrayed itself as bravely fighting for its independence. This book gives fresh accounts of Civil War battles by seeing them through the eyes of British journalists and myriad soldiers. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 48. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040585
ISBN
9780141040585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474227490
ISBN
9781474227490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.91

Hardcover. Spotlights the visual arts, vision, and blindness during the Enlightenment in France, Britain, and Germany. This volume includes essays that range from exploring the musical and cultural impact of an eighteenth-century virtuoso violinist to analyzing lotteries as romance in eighteenth-century England. Editor(s): Thomas, Professor Downing A.; Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801899089
ISBN
9780801899089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.41

In addition to a thoughtful selection of the essays, speeches, and autobiographical writings of Frederick Douglass, this anthology provides an illuminating Introduction; a timeline of Douglass' life; footnotes that introduce individuals, quotations, and events; and a selected bibliography. Editor(s): Buccola, Nicholas. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664540
ISBN
9781624664540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.79
€ 54.67

Hardcover. Editor(s): Schutz, John A.; Adair, Douglass. Num Pages: 325 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972865
ISBN
9780865972865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Colbourn, Trevor. Num Pages: 495 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971936
ISBN
9780865971936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.69

Hardcover. Editor(s): Colbourn, Trevor. Num Pages: 495 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971929
ISBN
9780865971929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.90

Hardcover. Few events in the history of humanity rival the Industrial Revolution. This title offers an account of how dramatic changes in institutions - the formal and informal rules that govern a society - resulted from the unprecedented economic development that took place during the Industrial Revolution. Series: Markets and Governments in Economic History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; KCZ; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014746
ISBN
9780226014746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488917
ISBN
9780801488917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. The last great untold story of the Russian Revolution Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330520294
ISBN
9780330520294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447245858
ISBN
9781447245858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Exploring the links between class identity and vacationing, the text looks at the popularity of France's health resorts in the 19th century. It shows how spas were promoted as an ordered equivalent to the busy lives of the bourgeoisie, and this premier vacation made and was made by the bourgeoisie. Num Pages: 228 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500751
ISBN
9780226500751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781688168
ISBN
9781781688168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

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