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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

Hardback. This is a history of the secret activities of the British government in response to threats to the nation's well-being and stability during the twentieth century. It is based on intensive and widespread research in private and public archives and on documents many of which have only recently come to light or been made available. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPSH; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631160663
ISBN
9780631160663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

paperback. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24pp b/w photo inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141035673
ISBN
9780141035673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750968461
ISBN
9780750968461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
PB Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781310793
ISBN
9781781310793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535728
ISBN
9781784535728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.16

Paperback. The men and women of Fighter Command worked tirelessly in air bases scattered throughout the length and breadth of Britain to thwart the Nazi attacks; The Secret Life of Fighter Command tells their story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781312964
ISBN
9781781312964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. The first oral history of one of the most fascinating aspects of the war effort. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258. The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There. 368 pages, b&w illustrations. The first oral history of one of the most fascinating aspects of the war effort. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight: 258.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845136338
ISBN
9781845136338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.05

Hardback. By exposing the perversion, repression, corruption, and injustice at the heart of Justinian's regime, Prokopios' "The Secret History" destroyed forever that emperor's reputation as the great and benevolent ruler of a vast Byzantine state. In this title, Prokopios' tell-all is faithfully rendered in blunt and idiomatic English. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
195
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841818
ISBN
9781603841818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.59
€ 44.05

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841801
ISBN
9781603841801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; BGR; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307407160
ISBN
9780307407160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527961
ISBN
9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

paperback. Portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. This book depicts holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule. Editor(s): Sarris, Peter. Translator(s): Williamson, G. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455281
ISBN
9780140455281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. Argues that the Second World War was about a division of the world between the great powers, as well as a rising of ordinary people against fascism. Series: Counterfire. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3-5 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333021
ISBN
9780745333021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 84.13

Paperback. Russia's engagement with Germany on the Eastern Front during World War II was ferocious, unprecedented and bloody, costing millions of civilian and military lives. In this challenging new book, Lee Baker distinguishes myth from reality and deflates the idea that this war, while gargantuan in scale, was in essence a war like any other. Series: Seminar Studies in History. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405840637
ISBN
9781405840637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.71

Paperback. This introductory student guide to World War II provides a clear narrative of events and detailed analysis and includes sections on the strategic, ideological, economic and social dimensions of the war. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405846998
ISBN
9781405846998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 61. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225647
ISBN
9781780225647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. This volume of Churchill's history of World War II recounts the momentous events of 1941 surrounding America's entry into the War and Hitler's march on Russia - the continuing onslaught on British civilians during the Blitz, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the alliance between Britain and America. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 1056 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1582.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472520876
ISBN
9781472520876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. The Second World War broke out in Europe in 1939 and spread rapidly around the globe, involving most of the world's nations and all of the great powers. This book looks at the Second World War from a largely British perspective, based on approximately 350 photographs from the archives of "Mirrorpix". Series: In Pictures. Num Pages: 300 pages, full colour throughout, includes 350 photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
AE Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907708893
ISBN
9781907708893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826768
ISBN
9780753826768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Focuses on declassified records of federal employee loyalty program created in response to fears that Communists were infiltrating the US government to reveal how disloyalty charges were used to silence these New Dealers and discredit their policies. This title demonstrates how the Second Red Scare undermined the reform potential of the New Deal. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153964
ISBN
9780691153964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

paperback. 'Masterful .. (A) scathing but heartfelt portrait.' Norman G. Finkelstein Comprehensive account of the last five years by leading Palestinian journalist. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745325477
ISBN
9780745325477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333051
ISBN
9781590333051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33
€ 57.10

Paperback. 'The biggest discovery since Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon unearthed Tutankhamun in 1922' The Sunday Times Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340831724
ISBN
9780340831724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

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