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Paperback. Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338. The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. 400 pages, maps. Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight: 389.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848873025
- ISBN
- 9781848873025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Hardcover. Series: King Legacy (Hardcover). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780807000762
- ISBN
- 9780807000762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.75
€ 26.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Tells what it was like to be a Green Beret in the jungle in Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264809
- ISBN
- 9780803264809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Paperback. In the twenty years since "When Titans Clashed" was published significant new sources of information on the Soviet-Nazi war have come to light and are now incorporated into this new and expanded edition. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 51. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Expanded, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621217
- ISBN
- 9780700621217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82
€ 50.82
Paperback. The fascinating and heartwarming true story of two young children evacuated from Newcastle to the remote Lake District village of Bampton during the Second World War. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W integrated pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751561395
- ISBN
- 9780751561395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; CBWJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Edition
- 50th Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589798953
- ISBN
- 9781589798953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.51
€ 25.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Referring to a situation in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, which was home to many survivors of the Holocaust in the 1970s, and where American Nazi sympathizers wished to demonstrate, the author of this book argues that freedom of speech must be defended even in the most abhorrent of circumstances. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFQ; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609413
- ISBN
- 9780700609413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. The seventies encompass strikes that brought down governments, shock general election results, the rise of Margaret Thatcher and the fall of Edward Heath, the IMF crisis, the Winter of Discontent and the three-day week. This title goes in search of what really happened, what it felt like at the time, and where it was all leading. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571221370
- ISBN
- 9780571221370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.06
€ 15.99
€ 12.06
Hardback. Presents a surprising, immediate, sometimes humbling, sometimes uplifting insight into what British society was reading about, and thinking, during the Great War. Editor(s): Fountain, Nigel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550. Dustwrapper torn otherwise aVery good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0270438
- ISBN
- 9781783350414
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552775335
- ISBN
- 9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. The author's first collection of essays, Reappraisals, was centred on twentieth-century Europe in history and memory. In this book, his widow and fellow historian, gathers together important essays from the span of his career that chronicle both the evolution of his thought and the consistency of his passionate engagement and intellectual elan. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593430
- ISBN
- 9780099593430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. We know about the leaders of the 1916 Rising. But what about the men and women who fought on the streets of Dublin? What did they go through during those brutal days after the clock struck on 24 April 1916? For them, the conflict was a mix of bloody fighting and energy-sapping waiting. These are their stories. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892132
- ISBN
- 9781848892132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. 'When Slavery Was Called Freedom' dissects the evangelical defence of slavery at the heart of the 19th century's sectional crisis. John Patrick Daly uncovers the cultural and ideological bonds linking the combatants in the Civil War era and boldly reinterprets the intellectual foundations of secession. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190938
- ISBN
- 9780813190938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.46
€ 45.46
Paperback. Women defending the home front. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807856598
- ISBN
- 9780807856598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. The Occupation of Paris told in a new light; the effects on its citizens as well as on the city itself. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848547391
- ISBN
- 9781848547391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. This short book by one of France's leading historians deals with a big question: how was it that Christianity, that masterpiece of religious invention, managed, between 300 and 400 AD, to impose itself upon the whole of the Western world? In his erudite and inimitable way, Paul Veyne suggests three possible explanations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644981
- ISBN
- 9780745644981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. This short book by one of France's leading historians deals with a big question: how was it that Christianity, that masterpiece of religious invention, managed, between 300 and 400 AD, to impose itself upon the whole of the Western world? In his erudite and inimitable way, Paul Veyne suggests three possible explanations. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644998
- ISBN
- 9780745644998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.40
€ 25.40
Hardback. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, the author makes the case for a less intrusive international presence with a long-term timeframe for reconstruction in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041645
- ISBN
- 9781849041645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.98
€ 40.99
€ 35.98
Paperback. Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London more than Philadelphia: it was simply the most exciting place to be in the British Empire. Offering a portrait of eighteenth-century London as the capital of America, this title recreates the famous city's heyday as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178135
- ISBN
- 9780300178135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.70
€ 20.00
€ 17.70
Paperback. Goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. This title also takes a broader perspective, creating a detailed and evocative portrait of a way of life that is fast disappearing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 28. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849901529
- ISBN
- 9781849901529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261518
- ISBN
- 9780803261518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007431007
- ISBN
- 9780007431007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.22
€ 14.99
€ 11.22
When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creati...
Professor Charles Townshend
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237210
- ISBN
- 9780571237210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033429
- ISBN
- 9780674033429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31