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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156646
ISBN
9781405156646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Hardback. Impact of Market Garden's failure on the population of Arnhem. Includes the 3 major airborne assaults in the Netherlands from 1940-1945 Num Pages: 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473870987
ISBN
9781473870987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Bohan, Harry; Kennedy, Gerard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781853908040
ISBN
9781853908040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback.

A succinct analysis of the causes and course of the Civil War xxx;going up to Franco's new Spain. For the Second Edition there is a fuller examination of the politics of the Second Republic and there is also a more detailed account of the military conduct of the war and of the extent of international involvement.

Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780582289888
ISBN
9780582289888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Paperback. Examines the work of a generation of Japanese intellectuals who, like their European counterparts, saw modernity as a spectacle of ceaseless change that uprooted the dominant historical culture from its fixed values and substituted a culture based on fantasy and desire. Num Pages: 480 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095486
ISBN
9780691095486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.79

Paperback. Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence. Editor(s): Cooksey, Jon. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957223
ISBN
9780091957223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349510375
ISBN
9781349510375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardcover. Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925) was influential in securing SPD support for the war in 1914. He reluctantly accepted the need for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles, at one point saying he might be prepared to resume the war. This book examines how much of a part treaty played in creating the circumstances of the Second World War. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 17 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791637
ISBN
9781905791637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A study of the life, career, beliefs and motives of Cavour, first prime minister of Italy. This was a position which he created, as it did not exist when his career began. Topics covered include the argument that Cavour was more interested in increasing Piedmont's power than in Italian unification. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582019034
ISBN
9780582019034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Easton, Laird. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGA; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1197.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307278432
ISBN
9780307278432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312112134
ISBN
9780312112134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907869952
ISBN
9781907869952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Destroyer actions Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274839
ISBN
9781862274839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle? Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, Half-tones and drawings throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804709
ISBN
9780192804709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardback. This discerning study analyzes and contextualizes Kracauer's early output, showing how he identified the quasi-theological roots of the era's cultural ferment. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334580
ISBN
9781785334580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Paperback. An English translation of the Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), a primary source for the history of medieval Byzantium, with introduction and notes. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812211283
ISBN
9780812211283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Presents the historiography of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. This book offers an analysis of the political principles that guided Lincoln from his reentry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Douglas in 1858. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226391182
ISBN
9780226391182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. This book offers an insight into the love life of Henry, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454962
ISBN
9780752454962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This text traces the efforts of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson and others to establish a credible international presence for America as a new nation. The primary source documents include dispatches, private letters and documents from archives, libraries and societies. Editor(s): Giunta, Mary A.; Graebner, Norman A.; Hill, Peter P.; Kaplan, Lawrence S. Num Pages: 311 pages, illustrations, map, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026642
ISBN
9780842026642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.66

Hardback. Since 1945 Europe has experienced many periods of turmoil and conflict and as many moments of peace and integration: from the devastation felt in the aftermath of World War II to the recovery in the 1950s and 1960s; to the new challenges in the 1970s and 1980s when neoliberal policies led to fundamental social and economic changes.. Translator(s): Tarquini, Liesel. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 figs and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572. Recovery and Transformation After Two World Wars. 336 pages, 22 figs and tables. Since 1945 Europe has experienced many periods of turmoil and conflict and as many moments of peace and integration: from the devastation felt in the aftermath of World War II to the recovery in the 1950s and 1960s; to the new challenges in the 1970s and 1980s when neoliberal policies led to fundamental social and economic changes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 21. Weight: 572. Translator(s): Tarquini, Liesel.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456436
ISBN
9781845456436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.97

Paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461098
ISBN
9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125831
ISBN
9780813125831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.90

Paperback. Takes readers to a time when both the Catholic Church and the main new Protestant denominations embraced a policy of endorsing religious persecution, coercing unity, and, with the state's help, mercilessly crushing dissent and heresy. This work shows how out of the same traditions came the beginnings of pluralism in the West. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121420
ISBN
9780691121420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Designed to introduce both students and general readers to a work that is an essential part of a liberal education, this book seeks to encourage readers to explore Greek author Thucydides - one of the world's greatest historians. It examines his landmark "History of the Peloponnesian War", one of the great classics of Western civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138800
ISBN
9780691138800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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