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History: earliest times to present day

hardcover. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Santa Monica Press United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781595800428
ISBN
9781595800428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.73

Hardcover. Contains the letters of Konstancija Bra eniene written in Lithuania, East Germany, and Siberia between 1944 and 1946. This work reveals a remarkable portrait of survival during the Cold War and post-Cold War period and adaptation to changing political conditions in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Lithuania. Translator(s): Sruoginis, Laima. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336086
ISBN
9780880336086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. Lev and Svetlana, kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War and the Gulag, stayed true to each other and exchanged thousands of secret letters as Lev battled to survive in Stalin's camps. This book tells the story of two young Russians whose love survived Stalin's Gulag. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955901
ISBN
9780241955901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardback. This book uses the life and work of lawyer and Supreme Court justice, Benjamin R. Curtis, as a window on the most serious constitutional crisis in American history, the Civil War. The book reassesses Curtis's common-law methods in the context of his times and shows how his views continue to shed light on issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923420
ISBN
9780813923420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.28

Paperback. As a child, Inga Markovits dreamt of stealing and reading every letter contained in a mailbox at a busy intersection of her town in order to learn what life is all about. When, decades later, working as a legal historian, she tracked down the almost complete archive of a former East German trial court, she knew that she had found her mailbox. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBLW; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143484
ISBN
9780691143484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

paperback. In the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781844137442
ISBN
9781844137442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardback. Series: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137562036
ISBN
9781137562036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Silva, A.; Silvas, Anna. Series: Brepols Medieval Women Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019543
ISBN
9780271019543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.27

paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPA; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613263
ISBN
9781442613263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.39

Paperback. King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. This book presents a fresh interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his thirty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGR; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039930
ISBN
9780141039930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, this biography examines the complex personality of Germany's last emperor. Born in 1859, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, Prince Wilhelm was torn between two cultures - that of the Prussian Junker and that of the English liberal gentleman. Num Pages: 255 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGR; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750927369
ISBN
9780750927369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. This is the previously untold story of one of the most ferocious and prolonged air/naval battles in history: the battle at the radar picket stations during the American assault on Okinawa in spring 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714. Okinawa 1945. 448 pages, black and white photos throughout. This is the untold story of one of the most ferocious and prolonged battles in history: the battle at the radar picket stations during the American assault on Okinawa. It weaves together the experiences of the ships and their crews, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps pilots, and Japanese kamikazes in an account which provides the complete story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight: 714.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149415
ISBN
9781935149415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.00

Paperback. Graphic account of the most famous episode in the Battle of the Bulge. Tells the story from German and American viewpoints. Full walking and driving tour of the area over which the battle was fought. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827042
ISBN
9781473827042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350788
ISBN
9780764350788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 45.29

Paperback. A powerful new portrait of the second and last - and much-maligned - Nazi leader Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785780547
ISBN
9781785780547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Hardcover. Austria is often overlooked as one of the successor states to the Habsburg Empire. The Socialist politician Karl Renner (1870 1950) was prime minister of the government that took power in Vienna after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The author gives an account of Karl Renner's adroit handling of a difficult situation. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791897
ISBN
9781905791897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791736
ISBN
9781905791736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470134009
ISBN
9780470134009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. In 2002, nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan mobilised for war over the long-disputed territory of Kashmir, sparking panic around the world. Drawing on extensive firsthand experience in the contested region. Sumantra Bose reveals how the conflict became a grave threat to South Asia and the world and suggests feasible steps toward peace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HBLW3; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018174
ISBN
9780674018174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. To the extent that she is popularly known, Katherine Parr (1512-48) is the woman who survived King Henry VIII as his sixth and last wife. The author assembles the four publications attributed to her - Psalms or Prayers, Prayers or Meditations, The Lamentation of a Sinner, and a compilation of prayers and Biblical excerpts written in her hand. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213798
ISBN
9780226213798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 44.59

Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455976
ISBN
9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712641975
ISBN
9780712641975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
10th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813348933
ISBN
9780813348933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.85

paperback. Using computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millennial code that the monuments transcribe, the authors set out a new theory concerning the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDA; HDDG; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099416364
ISBN
9780099416364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

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