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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Walking straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the First World War, the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasion. In leaking tents they fought another war, a war against agony and death. This book captures a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, and also of endurance and supreme courage. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952405
ISBN
9780241952405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment? What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if they are right? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861973399
ISBN
9781861973399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.68

Paperback. A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267694
ISBN
9780415267694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Harrison, Richard W. Num Pages: 534 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 253 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096597
ISBN
9781911096597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.92
€ 54.29

Paperback. An atlas that sets out the course of the Great War, from its origins to its terrible legacy. It illustrates its military, social, political and economic aspects. Series: Routledge Historical Atlases. Num Pages: 224 pages, 173 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; GBC; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415460385
ISBN
9780415460385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.00

Paperback. Charts the war's political, military and social history through 257 maps. This title covers the major events from the German invasion of Poland, Stalingrad, and the concentration camps, to the bombing of Dresden and D-Day. Series: Routledge Historical Atlases. Num Pages: 328 pages, 257 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTP1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415552899
ISBN
9780415552899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415692618
ISBN
9780415692618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.98

Paperback. The Royal Flying Corps Handbook 1914-18 Num Pages: 224 pages, 175 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960052
ISBN
9780750960052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. An account of the early modern period in France, when relative social and economic stability provided a backdrop for the splendours of France's great Renaissance Prince, Francis I, and then for the tensions and bloodshed of later 16th-century France. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631170273
ISBN
9780631170273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.20

Hardcover. Both monastic rule and military manual, this is document and a historical source. Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG; HRCC7; HRCX8; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. The French Text of the Rule of the Order of the Knights Templar. Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. 208 pages, black & white illustrations. Both monastic rule and military manual, this is document and a historical source. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG; HRCC7; HRCX8; JWT. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 18. Weight: 458.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157016
ISBN
9780851157016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Winner of the Longman's History Today Book of the Year Award and the inaugural Westminster Medal for Military Literature, this book recreates the atmosphere of the British navy in the years leading up to Jutland and gives a superb account of the battle itself and its bitterly acrimonious aftermath. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980324
ISBN
9780141980324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Historians have long viewed the rural Midwest as a place more representative of "Real America" than any other region from New England to the Deep South. Though the rural Midwest contains many cultures, a commitment to modernity and progress are a common element among them. In this book, contributors present the myriad distinctions of the area. Num Pages: 335 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806945
ISBN
9780875806945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620951
ISBN
9780700620951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.78

Paperback. In a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war's beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Near East. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072336
ISBN
9780674072336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. This updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the centenary of the Revolution in 2017 and what it means today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPFC. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806707
ISBN
9780198806707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, 2maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582355590
ISBN
9780582355590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. This book examines the dramatic and sometimes violent events which accompanied the fall of the Russian czars and the creation of the Soviet nation. In drawing upon the most recent research, especially on the nature of the popular movement during 1917, Beryl Williams examines how and why Bolsheviks came to power in October 1917. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631150831
ISBN
9780631150831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Carmichael, Joel. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 746 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
746
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612782
ISBN
9780691612782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.22
€ 94.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Heywood, Anthony J.; Smele, Jonathan D. Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415654135
ISBN
9780415654135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.58

Paperback. This popular, concise and approachable text discusses the key debates and themes surrounding the Russian Revolution. The expanded fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated in the light of the latest research, and now features a new scene-setting Introduction and maps. Series: Studies in European History. Num Pages: 152 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
4th ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220409
ISBN
9780230220409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.95

Paperback. A radical new introduction that reveals the Soviet Union as a perpetually revolutionary state. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743875
ISBN
9781780743875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. This very short introduction examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole - on different classes, ethnic groups, the army, men and women, and youth. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, numerous halftones and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 91 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853950
ISBN
9780192853950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Hardback. This volume comprises nine articles on the Russian Revolution, covering the background to the Revolutions of 1917; movements and personalities; and issues of class, gender and ethnicity. The book offers an aid to understanding the themes and arguments on this major turning-point in modern history. Editor(s): Miller, Martin A. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216384
ISBN
9780631216384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.44

Paperback. * A well--balanced collection of key articles on the Russian Revolution commonly used in courses. * Helpful introductions provide the context and framework for understanding the articles. * The first student--friendly collection to trace the development of historical writing on the Russian Revolution over the last half century. Editor(s): Miller, Martin A. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216391
ISBN
9780631216391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

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