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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Britain in 1946 witnessed extraordinary episodes of direct action. Tens of thousands of families walked into empty army camps and took them over as places to live. A nationwide squatters' movement was born and it was the first challenge to the 1945 Labour government to come 'from below'. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 260 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850367287
ISBN
9780850367287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750965064
ISBN
9780750965064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. The most feared man in China, Dai Li, was chief of Chiang Kai-shek's secret service during WWII. This work traces Dai's rise from obscurity as a rural hooligan and Green Gang blood-brother to commander of the paramilitary units of the Blue Shirts and of the Military Statistics Bureau: the world's largest spy and counterespionage organization. Num Pages: 672 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234079
ISBN
9780520234079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.99

Hardback. Based on previously unavailable sources, this book reveals the Anglo-American intelligence effort to penetrate the most secret domain of the Soviet government--its nuclear weapons program. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 14 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPS; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755856
ISBN
9780804755856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Strategic Media Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939521187
ISBN
9781939521187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Spy and counterspy Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459912
ISBN
9780752459912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Juxtaposing historical narratives and cultural interpretation, this book explores the history of Spuzzum and the Nlaka'pamux people on the turbulent Fraser River. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806664
ISBN
9780774806664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.64

Paperback. The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives on the Kitchen Front. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459462
ISBN
9780752459462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Examines the ways in which easterners who travelled West during the California gold rush of 1849-51 obtained, assessed, and used information. This book follows several gold rush companies across the country, gleaning from their letters and diaries a sense of how they obtained information and evaluated its constantly changing sources. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218277
ISBN
9780803218277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Bond, Edward. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107218
ISBN
9780739107218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 page pcolour plate section and embedded black and white pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 47. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846683817
ISBN
9781846683817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.02

Paperback. * Explores British sport as experienced by those who watched it, played it, wrote and talked about it. * Gives equal attention to the post--war years and to the more immediate present. * Includes discussion of women, ethnic minorities, and the disabled within the general text rather than treating them separately. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631171546
ISBN
9780631171546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.62

Hardback. An account of the changing nature of sport in Britain since the end of World War II. The book examines: the changing patterns of participation; commercialization; the role of the media in promoting sport and its stars; and Britain's role in international sport and its attendant political problems. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631171539
ISBN
9780631171539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.77

Paperback. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118613566
ISBN
9781118613566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. The first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It studies the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784517
ISBN
9780198784517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.98

Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125524
ISBN
9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Strategic Media Books United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939521262
ISBN
9781939521262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Hardback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823221332
ISBN
9780823221332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.14

paperback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221349
ISBN
9780823221349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Hardcover. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637343
ISBN
9781566637343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.13

Hardback. In the year that the Spitfire turns 80, passion for the RAF's best-loved fighter is running at an all-time high. This book reveals the history of the most iconic of British aircraft. It is suitable for aviation enthusiasts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 95 b/w, 90 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815491
ISBN
9781472815491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848683549
ISBN
9781848683549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. As the Battle of Britain approached its conclusion, two new versions of the famous Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf109 arrived on the scene. The RAF could see that the Luftwaffe were stepping down their incursions into British airspace, and went on the offensive. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrated throughout with colour artwork and black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472805768
ISBN
9781472805768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.93

Hardback. The Spitfire is an icon of World War II, becoming the darling of the British public through defending the skies during the Battle of Britain. This book explores its history, strengths and weaknesses and its combat performance, using colour artwork and illustrations throughout to create a premium product, combined with low price point. Series: General Aviation. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472812797
ISBN
9781472812797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

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