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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Jane Tynan offers new perspectives on the cultural history of the First World War by examining the clothing worn by British combatants on the western front. Khaki emerges as a significant part of war experience, which embodied gender, social class and ethnicity, impacted the tailoring trade and became a touchstone for pacifist resistance. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AK; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337170
- ISBN
- 9781349337170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This book tells the story of the small, but resilient, carriers and the crucial role they played in the British war effort. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849080798
- ISBN
- 9781849080798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Goodall (Brooklands Museum of Motor Racing and Aviation) and Tagg (formerly of Hawker Aircraft Ltd.) present the history of British pre-World War I aircraft, a remarkable period in aviation history. The text and 900-plus b&w photographs reveal details not only about the aircraft manufactured by Sopw Num Pages: 300 pages, over 930 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 287 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2344.
- Publisher
- SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312076
- ISBN
- 9780764312076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.42€ 50.10
€ 65.42
€ 50.10
Paperback. Attempts to understand how Roman Britain ends and Anglo-Saxon England begins have been undermined by the division of studies into pre-Roman, Roman and early medieval periods. This study traces the history of British tribes and British tribal rivalries from the pre-Roman period, through the Roman period and into the post-Roman period. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446141
- ISBN
- 9780752446141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.93
€ 30.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. This book examines the centrality of religious identities to the ambivalent attitudes of Britons toward their nation's place between continental Europe and the American superpower. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349519545
- ISBN
- 9781349519545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. Britain is at a cross-roads; from the economy, to the education system, to social mobility, Britain must learn the rules of the 21st century, or face a slide into mediocrity. Brittania Unchained travels around the world, exploring the nations that are triumphing in this new age, seeking lessons Britain must implement to carve out a bright future. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 figures, 1 colour line drawings, 1 colour tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLX; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032232
- ISBN
- 9781137032232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Describes the history of how the 'Africa Trade' formed the backbone of the British Empire. This book retells the story of how the international commodity market in Africans operated, how transportation of millions of Africans over thousands of miles developed and how the experience affected slaves both in bondage and then in freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444277
- ISBN
- 9780752444277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. John Evans explores a fascinating time for Britain's railways. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445663869
- ISBN
- 9781445663869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.95
€ 21.99
€ 20.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138193888
- ISBN
- 9781138193888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardback. Series: Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089176
- ISBN
- 9780719089176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.14
€ 157.14
paperback. Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. Unearthing reams of documents, the author reveals the full savagery of the Mau Mau war and the ruthless determination with which Britain sought to control its empire. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922946
- ISBN
- 9781847922946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardcover. The story of Britain's lesser known fighter aeroplanes of the First World War, all of which played their part in winning the war. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551974
- ISBN
- 9781781551974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.88
€ 25.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Contemporary Britain is often held to be in decline and yet the nature of this decline is elusive. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631150848
- ISBN
- 9780631150848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69
Paperback. The remarkable story of Britain's part in the nuclear arms race during the Cold War Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450179
- ISBN
- 9780752450179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30-40 ills & diags, approx 15-25 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096313
- ISBN
- 9781911096313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.27
€ 26.99
€ 20.27
Hardcover. Juhana Aunesluoma considers the ways in which Scandinavia's, in particular neutral Sweden's, relationship was forged with the Western powers after World War II. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DNS; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333981931
- ISBN
- 9780333981931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
hardcover. Shedding light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this book is suitable for scholars of Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSP; 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBWH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- I B TAURIS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848851962
- ISBN
- 9781848851962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.81
€ 19.99
€ 7.81
Hardcover. An insightful account of the devastating impact of the Great War, upon the already fragile British colonial African state of Northern Rhodesia. Deploying extensive archival and rare evidence from surviving African veterans, it investigates African resistance at this time. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMZ; 3JJF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435774
- ISBN
- 9781137435774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.01
€ 140.01
Hardback. This book illustrates the impact of the Second World War on people on both sides of the border in Ireland. Series: Societies at War. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623273
- ISBN
- 9780748623273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.76€ 131.38
€ 142.76
€ 131.38
Hardcover. This collection gathers many of the best-known names in the field of Anglo-French relations and provides an authoritative survey of the field. Starting with the crucial period of the First World War and ending with the equally complex question of the second Iraq War, the study has an emphasis on British perceptions of the Entente. Editor(s): Capet, Antoine. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230009028
- ISBN
- 9780230009028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. A collection of essays from internationally renowned scholars in the field of Anglo-French relations, providing an authoritative survey for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying International Relations in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Capet, Antoine. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349284474
- ISBN
- 9781349284474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. This book challenges the orthodoxy that Chamberlain's appeasement policy before World War II was justified by Britain's inability to pay for rearmament. It shows that British war potential was actually massive, with a solid foundation in the existing Imperial economy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333922927
- ISBN
- 9780333922927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardcover. After 1945, Britain maintained a chain of overseas military outposts stretching from the Suez Canal to Singapore. This study provides an explanation of the decision to abandon these bases and offers insights into the processes of foreign policy change and the decline of great powers. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPH; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333695265
- ISBN
- 9780333695265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp colour, 16pp b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026107
- ISBN
- 9780141026107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33