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History: earliest times to present day

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
Condition: New

€ 45.17

Hardcover. "Towards a Just World" tells the remarkable story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today. Dorothy V. Jones focuses on the first half of the 20th century, the pivotal years in which justice took on expanded meaning. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBT; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226409481
ISBN
9780226409481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.38
€ 78.69

Paperback. Biography of the anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator Toussaint Louverture, explored through the prism of his radical politics. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335148
ISBN
9780745335148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221848
ISBN
9780812221848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Paperback. The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armour, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle. Num Pages: 240 pages, 144, 42 colour, 102 black and white. BIC Classification: 1D; ASZ; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 292 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157818
ISBN
9780851157818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. This study examines how the advent of foreign tourism profoundly influenced the regime's diplomatic and economic policies as early as 1945 and through the 1960s. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535699
ISBN
9781349535699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Paperback. Examines the myths and the realities, symbols, and rituals of "America's favorite pastime." This book details the relationships among urban politics, communities, and baseball, exploring how debates over issues such as Sunday games, ballpark construction, and the promotion of the game were shaped by Progressive Era sensibilities. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067754
ISBN
9780252067754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. For more than a century, Americans have been captivated by the legend of General George Armstrong Custer. But, the various truths of Custer's life and last stand prove elusive. Custer's life spans two great eras of American history. This work offers an account of life and legend of this controversial figure. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1K; BG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262669
ISBN
9780803262669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

paperback. A collection of essays supported by statistics on the social consequences of the two world wars. It covers the main European countries and a range of major issues including the levels of economic activity, women's employment and the extent of executions of collaborators. Num Pages: 134 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Edition
1988th Edition
SKU
V9780333455913
ISBN
9780333455913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. The powerful story of the Red Army's battle of liberation against the Nazi invader - from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542310
ISBN
9781848542310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

hardcover. Covers the Second World War operations of the Royal Navy in one concise and affordable volume. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Condition
New
SKU
9781473844643
ISBN
9781473844643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. It isn't done with Mirrors-the Nazi state's total mobilization of resources to gather information. How they built their international information gathering apparatus-an organization where no nugget of news was too small to be taken note off. This was Total Espionage. Riess, an ex-Berlin journalist had all of the contacts to know what was going on. Editor(s): Sutton, Alan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554517
ISBN
9781781554517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. This text tells the story of how the idea that physical suffering could be a path to redemption became a fixed part of the French legal system during the early modern period. Using documents from criminal cases, it looks at the theory and practice of judicial torture in France from 1600 to 1788. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAB; JFCX; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757544
ISBN
9780226757544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Series: War Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APFA; HBJK; HBLX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564029
ISBN
9780813564029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855753139
ISBN
9780855753139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.08

Hardcover. This book examines the Holocaust via three sites of murder by the Nazis: the former concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany; the mass grave at Babi Yar, Ukraine; and the razed village of Lidice, Czech Republic. The author balances scrutiny with a focus on the way these violent histories are remembered.. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 258 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387091
ISBN
9781782387091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.06

Paperback. One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about the First World War is why did winning take so long and exact so appalling a human cost? The author argues that from day one of the war Britain was wrong-footed by absurdly faulty French military doctrine and paid, as a result, an unnecessarily high price in casualties. Num Pages: 400 pages, B & W and colour photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818666
ISBN
9780553818666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811734240
ISBN
9780811734240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment have long been overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion during the D-Day landings were every bit as incredible. This title offers an account of the experiences of the 3rd Battalion from training through to D-Day and beyond. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849084369
ISBN
9781849084369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and White Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 195 x 15. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808263
ISBN
9781909808263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788613
ISBN
9780762788613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

Paperback. The remarkable war story of Stella Rutter, the only woman employed in the Drawing Office of Supermarine, designers of the Spitfire. Stella played the role of hostess at the Farewell Party for the most senior commanding officers on the eve of D-Day. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647227
ISBN
9781445647227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Paperback. Series: Poetry They Didn't Let You Read. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour plates, 20 colour illustrations, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; DCF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492087
ISBN
9780752492087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493367
ISBN
9780752493367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

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