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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This title provides an account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the campaign which effectively destroyed the German forces in France. Num Pages: 64 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764. Series: Treasures and Experiences Series. 64 pages, 150 illustrations. D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This title provides an account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the campaign which effectively destroyed the German forces in France. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 285 x 231 x 27. Weight: 764.
- Publisher
- Carlton Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847324924
- ISBN
- 9781847324924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.73
€ 26.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain's greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington's remarkable life and extraordinary campaigns are recreated with Holmes' superb skill in this compelling book. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007137503
- ISBN
- 9780007137503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.24
€ 19.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. An exploration of one of the important sites in British history, Churchill's bunker. Drawing on a range of material, including first-hand accounts of the people who lived there, it reveals how and why the bunker and its war machine developed; how the inhabitants' lives were transformed; and, how their work led to victory over Nazis. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682315
- ISBN
- 9781846682315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.54
€ 14.99
€ 11.54
Hardback. An account of the changing nature of sport in Britain since the end of World War II. The book examines: the changing patterns of participation; commercialization; the role of the media in promoting sport and its stars; and Britain's role in international sport and its attendant political problems. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171539
- ISBN
- 9780631171539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.81
€ 146.81
Paperback. * Explores British sport as experienced by those who watched it, played it, wrote and talked about it. * Gives equal attention to the post--war years and to the more immediate present. * Includes discussion of women, ethnic minorities, and the disabled within the general text rather than treating them separately. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171546
- ISBN
- 9780631171546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73
Paperback. The Author brilliantly describes the cast of colorful yet highly improbably characters who fate and circumstances brought together. Arguably pride of place must go to Ferdinand II, Ruler of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, whose eccentricity was only exceeded by his abject incompetence. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848900
- ISBN
- 9781848848900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.39
€ 26.99
€ 23.39
Paperback. An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340825563
- ISBN
- 9780340825563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. The Norman Conquest was more than an English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405811552
- ISBN
- 9781405811552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138786554
- ISBN
- 9781138786554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
Paperback. When the Jewish communities of England were forcibly removed on the orders of Edward I, England became the first country to expel a Jewish minority from its borders. This is the story of how England's kings first courted then persecuted and finally expelled England's Jewish community during the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752437293
- ISBN
- 9780752437293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.24
€ 23.99
€ 21.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17, 13 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568. Anti-slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight: 570.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451089
- ISBN
- 9780801451089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.93
€ 46.99
€ 44.93
Maiwand: The Last Stand of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment in Afghanista...
Richard J Stacpoole-Ryding
Paperback. A fascinating account of the harrowing battle of Maiwand Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445373
- ISBN
- 9780752445373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. A gripping chronicle of the ferocious twenty-year struggle between the English monarch and the feudal lords of Ireland. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570983764
- ISBN
- 9781570983764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.59
€ 19.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. A study of terrorist violence in the Middle East. It constructs a typology of terrorist groups which takes into consideration three main factors: ideology, goals, and recruitment patterns. With the assistance of this functional typology, it argues that future acts of terrorism can be predicted. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739103531
- ISBN
- 9780739103531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141981147
- ISBN
- 9780141981147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.84
€ 25.99
€ 17.84
paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138842168
- ISBN
- 9781138842168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
paperback. Part of the trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, this final book shows how Germany rushed headlong into destroying itself, shattering an entire continent. It is a history that conjures up a whole society plunged into conflict - tracing events from the invasion of Poland to Hitler's plans for genocide and his eventual suicide. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141015484
- ISBN
- 9780141015484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.93
€ 19.99
€ 14.93
Hardback. The contributors gathered together by Richard J. Golsan and Sarah M. Misemer in The Trial That Never Ends assess the contested legacy of Hannah Arendt's famous book and the issues she raised. Editor(s): Golsan, Richard J. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HPS; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501464
- ISBN
- 9781487501464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Paperback. Explores the complexities of some of the most provocative episodes of Vichy's curious persistence in France's national consciousness. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803270947
- ISBN
- 9780803270947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.12
€ 43.99
€ 39.12
Hardback. This study examines Poland's recent economic and political development. It explores the creation and collapse of the system of central planning, the pre-Solidarity Movement, and the "Polish August" of 1980, leading to the imposition of martial law in December, 1981. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275962197
- ISBN
- 9780275962197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.92€ 77.59
€ 85.92
€ 77.59
Ronald Reagan's inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has been marked as the first major failure of the Great Communicator's second term. This work highlights the qualities of the speeches that make them, in his estimation, models of presidential discourse. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1 b&w photo, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; GTC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446230
- ISBN
- 9781585446230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Ronald Reagan's inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has been marked as the first major failure of the Great Communicator's second term. This work highlights the qualities of the speeches that make them, in his estimation, models of presidential discourse. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1 b&w photo, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446254
- ISBN
- 9781585446254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.42
€ 22.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403992314
- ISBN
- 9781403992314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
hardcover. The sudden disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater nearly 75 years ago led to perhaps the most famous missing persons case of the 20th century. "Vanishing Point" is a revealing look at New York as the Jazz Age gave way to the Depression, and one of the most intriguing stories in the annals of urban America. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566636056
- ISBN
- 9781566636056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54