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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Told with the full cooperation of many of the survivors, this is the story of WWII's greatest escape. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857886498
ISBN
9781857886498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world's most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination. Num Pages: 366 pages, 24 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLL; WSBX; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047990
ISBN
9780674047990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.05

Paperback. Peter Wilson provides a concise yet comprehensive account of the Holy Roman Empire and its profound impact during its last three centuries of existence. Drawing on a wealth of research, the expanded new edition has been fully revised and updated throughout and now features a new chapter on 'Nation and Identity'. Series: Studies in European History. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDH; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230239784
ISBN
9780230239784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 61. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141047478
ISBN
9780141047478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. This Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. It considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe. Editor(s): Wilson, Peter H. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118730027
ISBN
9781118730027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Hardback. The admired American painter Winslow Homer rose to national attention during the Civil War. But one of his most important early images remained unknown for a century. "Near Andersonville" (1865-66) is the earliest and least known of these impressive images. This title reveals the long-hidden story of this remarkable Civil War painting. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 color illustrations, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053205
ISBN
9780674053205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. This work presents a thorough historicist account of the development of subjectivity in the medieval period, as traced in medieval literature and historical documentation. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747448
ISBN
9780804747448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.73

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606798
ISBN
9780691606798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of world history. In this magnum opus, the author examines the conflict in every arena around the world, in a history that combines scholarship with vivid and unfamiliar eyewitness accounts, from kings and generals, and ordinary soldiers. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682476
ISBN
9781846682476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. The story of the huge mobile battles of 1918, which finally ended the Great War. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826898
ISBN
9780753826898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An account of an epic tragedy, the battle of Gallipoli. It explains that from the initial landings - which ended with so much blood in the sea it could be seen from aircraft overhead - to the desperate attacks of early summer and the battle of attrition that followed, it was a lunacy that was never going to succeed. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846681615
ISBN
9781846681615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. The Irish revolution of 1920-1921 ended in a military and political stalemate, resolved only through the mutual compromise incorporated in the Anglo-Irish Treaty. This report offers a detailed and personal account of intelligence from the inside. Series: Irish narratives. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859182017
ISBN
9781859182017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. How the age of the great WWI aces came to an end in the skies over the Western Front Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753824078
ISBN
9780753824078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 592 pages, b/w plates (pages) 16. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330491365
ISBN
9780330491365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

paperback. In this groundbreaking book, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire proposes that centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195325416
ISBN
9780195325416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. This volume draws on literary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the Goths' dramatic history, and to explore the meaning of Gothic identity at different moments and in different contexts. It is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209324
ISBN
9780631209324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.96

Hardback. The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic successor states to the western Roman Empire. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631165361
ISBN
9780631165361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.94

paperback. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released "Rock Around the Clock", rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. This book captures Britain in a decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 pp b/w/ inset. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141004099
ISBN
9780141004099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.68

paperback. What were the secret plans for Britain if World War Three had erupted and 'breakdown' had occurred? When would the Queen have been informed and where would she have gone? How does the contingency planning for a national emergency work today? This book gives the detailed answers to these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141044699
ISBN
9780141044699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

paperback. Explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, the author has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office. Num Pages: 720 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140283938
ISBN
9780140283938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare and authentic portrait - both intimate and epic - of twenty-first century China as it opens its doors to the world Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564413
ISBN
9780719564413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217694
ISBN
9780571217694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Hardcover. Offering a fundamental reinterpretation of the emergence of the Soviet state, this text situates the Bolshevik Revolution within the continuum of mobilization and violence that began with World War I and extended through Russia's civil war. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009073
ISBN
9780674009073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.58
€ 85.38

Paperback. 'Difficult to put down .. irresistible' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564482
ISBN
9780719564482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

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