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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

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 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. 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. Legions, Wars and Campaigns. 128 pages, illustrations, 200+ colour photos. This authoritative, fact filled history traces the growth of the Roman army fromits earlydays as an unpaid citizen's mililtia to its establishment as a world conquering professional force. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 297 x 229 x 12. Weight: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844762101
ISBN
9781844762101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.79

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

€ 66.17

Paperback. Flag Fen is one of the best-preserved Late Bronze Age sits yet found in Britain. It was discovered in 1982 and consists of many tens of thousands of timbers which were driven into the muddy waters of a fen on the outskirts of modern Peterborough, between about 1300 and 900 BC. Flag Fen was opened to the public in 1987. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 plans and photographs (25 in colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429007
ISBN
9780752429007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Hardcover. In the violent maelstrom of early 1970s Belfast many young members of the loyalist youth gangs known as 'Tartans' joined the fledgling paramilitary groups - this is an in-depth account of that dramatic convergence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383254
ISBN
9781781383254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836926
ISBN
9781843836926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, and one of its greatest enigmas - a figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. This biography tells of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become the Guardian of Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851588237
ISBN
9781851588237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardback. John D. Cotts introduces the twelfth century as a period when European society was radically transformed by new cultural possibilities. Covering political, economic and intellectual issues, as well as the Crusades, Cotts focuses on the ways in which Europeans encountered these possibilities, and how they dealt with the moral problems that arose. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230237841
ISBN
9780230237841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.27
€ 116.28

Paperback. In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and trading centre. This study argues that when the Royalists captured Bristol in July 1643 they gained not only the city, but also the materials and facilities that literally allowed them to remain in the war. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452142
ISBN
9780752452142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472592392
ISBN
9781472592392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.25
€ 55.30

Paperback. Originally published: London; New York: Continuum, 2011. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472530561
ISBN
9781472530561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.72

Hardcover. This book studies both what Appian had to say and how he said it; and engages in a dialogue about the value of Appian's text as a source of history, the relationship between that history and his own times, and the impact on his narrative of the author's own opinions. Editor(s): Welch, Kathryn. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589007
ISBN
9781910589007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.78

Paperback. The idea of a rebirth in the art and civilization of the western world during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries has proved an enduring one. Expertly traversing religion, art, history and culture, the author suggests that the region that produced Luther and Durer owed as much to its own past heritage as to new ideas from Italy. Series: I.B. Tauris Short Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3H; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763859
ISBN
9781780763859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St Helena to begin his imprisonment following Waterloo. By 1821 he was dead. This book addresses the political pitfalls navigated with varying success by the men who were assigned to care for the most famous man in Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448572
ISBN
9780752448572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961554
ISBN
9780750961554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Starting with the first named resident of the county, Tiberius Claudius Togidubnus, Great King of Britain (with his palace at Fishbourne) and friend of the Roman emperor Claudius, this book reassesses the story of the Roman invasion of Britain and looks in detail at the earliest examples of Roman culture in Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752436012
ISBN
9780752436012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.28

Paperback. * A wonderful piece of swashbuckling historical biography which recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial character. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrationsmap,ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116730
ISBN
9780349116730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. The complete story of Spain's ill-fated Armada, from the earliest plans to the nightmare return journey around the British Isles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429762
ISBN
9780752429762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

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