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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of their age. This title tracks and compares their military talents and personalities in battle. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848091542
ISBN
9781848091542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Hardback. Italian sermons tell a story of the Reformation that credits preachers with using the pulpit, pen, and printing press to keep Italy Catholic when the region's violent religious wars made the future uncertain, and with fashioning a post-Reformation Catholicism that would survive the competition and religious choice of their own time and ours. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7; HRCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072978
ISBN
9780674072978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.32
€ 48.63

Hardback. This book includes the design, testing and use of Opel cars, trucks and special vehicles of the period from 1931 to 1945. The paramilitary reliability trials, the NSKK competitions and the increasing military modifications of the Opel Blitz commercial vehicles are also shown. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 250 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302671
ISBN
9780764302671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.42

Paperback. They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. But who were the ancient Greeks? And what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? This title offers a revelatory way of viewing this geographically scattered people, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099583646
ISBN
9780099583646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Based on the television documentary series of the same name, the author charts the history of the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein. Num Pages: 416 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWQ; JPL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747538189
ISBN
9780747538189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. A reissue of the classic guide to the origins, purpose and identity of the great castles of England and Wales, built after the arrival of the Normans. Num Pages: 231 pages, 44 black and white, 30 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3J; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; HD; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843830696
ISBN
9781843830696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Gloriously illustrated and impressive in scope, this book represents a comprehensive overview of ancient Nubia. Editor(s): Fisher, Marjorie; Lacovara, Peter; D'Auria, Sue H.; Ikram, Salima. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3B; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 239 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2518.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774164781
ISBN
9789774164781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.84

Paperback. "Countless books have been written about the infamous outlaw .. this is surely one of the best."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330632
ISBN
9780393330632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. "This admirable collection of primary sources is so copious that it will prove instructive to senior professors as well as beginning undergraduates." - Walter Goffart, University of Toronto Editor(s): Murray, Alexander Callander. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 696 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 35. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
679
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442600959
ISBN
9781442600959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Paperback. In January of 1788, the First Fleet arrived in New South Wales and a thousand British men and women encountered the people who will be their new neighbours. Drawing on historical records, this book presents this key chapter in British colonial history, and reconstructs the complex dance of curiosity, attraction, and mistrust. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956992
ISBN
9781841956992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. The eighteenth century is in many ways the most problematic era in Irish history. The years from 1700 to 1775 have been short-changed by historians, who have concentrated on the last quarter of the period. Ian McBride's new survey seeks to correct that balance. Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717116270
ISBN
9780717116270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.68

CD-Audio. In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation escalated into a full-blown conflict between the two countries. This audio book chronicles the conflict from all sides. Num Pages: 3 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846570704
ISBN
9781846570704
CD
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Tzvetan Todorov's book examines the history of the past century by analyzing its spectacular political conflicts and by offering moving profiles of individuals who, at great personal cost, resisted the strictures of the communist and Nazi regimes. . Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 468. Reflections on the Twentieth Century. 304 pages. Tzvetan Todorov's book examines the history of the past century by analyzing its spectacular political conflicts and by offering moving profiles of individuals who, at great personal cost, resisted the strictures of the communist and Nazi regimes. . Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 28. Weight: 468. Translator(s): Bellos, David.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843543602
ISBN
9781843543602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472812919
ISBN
9781472812919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. David Gordon White excavates and seeks to centre within its broader Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Num Pages: 614 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLC; HRG; HRLF; HRLK2; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
614
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894997
ISBN
9780226894997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. Photographers from the US Army's Signal Corps were with the armies that drove back Hitler's troops. Soon photos of death camps and starving POWs shocked the home front, giving ample evidence of Nazi brutality. This work argues that the photographs tell a more complex story and hold many clues for a better understanding of the recent German past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 128 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220431
ISBN
9780253220431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. This book reveals the history of Attila the Hun as an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844139156
ISBN
9781844139156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 330 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811711715
ISBN
9780811711715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.30

Paperback. A Companion to Women in the Ancient World is the first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. Editor(s): James, Sharon Lynn; Dillon, Sheila. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119025542
ISBN
9781119025542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.85

Hardback. Gaiseric successfully defeated Roman attempts at reconquest of these vital provinces and his fleets dominated the Western Mediterranean. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590188
ISBN
9781781590188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

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