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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Translator(s): Finlay, Alison; Faulkes, Anthony. Series: Heimskringla. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903521932
ISBN
9780903521932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.14

Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742566156
ISBN
9780742566156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.87

Hardback. Editor(s): Saebo, Magne. Series: Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. Num Pages: 757 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLH; HBLL; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525540213
ISBN
9783525540213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.84
€ 186.78

Paperback. During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs/maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888577
ISBN
9781574888577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.79

Paperback. Tells the story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The author evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571290697
ISBN
9780571290697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. This work details the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea, up to the system of the samurai. It should be of interest to both students of military history and Japanese political history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 486 pages, 5 halftones, 8 line drawings, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674387041
ISBN
9780674387041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.33

Hardcover. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, as its detractors like to call it) is a sweeping reform to the US health care system. Why has the United States been so continually divided on this issue? The author offers an explanation in the form of an engaging and in-depth look at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226348032
ISBN
9780226348032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Hardcover. An exploration of the health, sanitation, and cleanliness of one of England's most important medieval and early modern cities. Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153604
ISBN
9781903153604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's 'generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
New in paperback
SKU
V9780719069758
ISBN
9780719069758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.95

Paperback. Explores how the Great War influenced the construction of identity and nationalism in the Ottoman Empire. This book broadens the discussion of nationalism to include both ideological and biological factors. It explores the social, demographic, psychological and medical impact of the Great War on the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695898
ISBN
9780748695898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.82

Hardback. Headline Britons is a series of short books that paint a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785782107
ISBN
9781785782107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.60

paperback. Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
SKU
9781350011090
ISBN
9781350011090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.99
€ 43.59

Hardback. Although better known for its sunny skies, Los Angeles suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a little-known chapter in the city's history - the failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth century. It offers a lesson - both of things gone wrong and a glimpse of how they might be improved. Num Pages: 289 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFC; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238503
ISBN
9780520238503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.89

Paperback. When England made a peace treaty with the French in 1360, during a pause in the Hundred Years War, John Hawkwood, instead of going home, travelled south to Avignon, where the papacy was based during its exile from Rome. He and his fellow mercenaries held the pope to ransom and were paid off. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571219094
ISBN
9780571219094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593455
ISBN
9781781593455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Series: Middle East @ War. Num Pages: 72 pages, 113 b/w photos, 12 colour photos, 15 colour profiles. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 341 x 6. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096252
ISBN
9781911096252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.99

paperback. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released "Rock Around the Clock", rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. This book captures Britain in a decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 pp b/w/ inset. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141004099
ISBN
9780141004099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.68

Hardcover. This title is about the real America: a nation more misunderstood than any other on Earth. It is a counter-blast to the lazy anti-Americanism that infects European thinking, an effort to answer the simple question, 'why is America so successful?'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021528
ISBN
9781906021528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Hardback. The story of Saladin's recapture of the Holy City of Jerusalem from the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin in 1187. A pivotal battle in the history of the Crusades - and in the subsequent history of the Middle East and the Muslim world. Series: Great Battles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 b&w halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBWC; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199646951
ISBN
9780199646951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.12

Paperback. A history of Hastings at War 1939-45 Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860776472
ISBN
9781860776472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. Under the Nazis, a blend of German nationalism, anti-Semitism, and racist notions about the Slavs produced a reign of terror and genocide. This book offers a portrait of life in the Third Reich's largest colony. Num Pages: 480 pages, 21 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027183
ISBN
9780674027183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.68

Hardback. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 106 includes "A Picnic, a Tomb, and a Crow: Hesiod's Cult in the Works and Days"; "Sapphica"; "A New Manuscript of Classical Authors in Spain"; "The Dates of the Dramatists of the Fabula Togata"; "The Coroebus Episode in Virgil's Aeneid"; "Herod's Last Days"; and other essays. Editor(s): Coleman, Kathleen M. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 374 pages, 8 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072015
ISBN
9780674072015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Paperback. Explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt. This book presents a tale of war, culture and political intrigue during the reign of the legendary Harun al-Rashid from "The Thousand and One Nights". Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288. Clean copy with slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Saqi Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000360
ISBN
9780863565502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence. Editor(s): Cooksey, Jon. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957223
ISBN
9780091957223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.27

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