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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The Navajo Code was the only battlefield code that Japan never deciphered. This book details the history of the men who created this secret code and used it on the battlefield to help the United States win World War II in the Pacific. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 images, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSL9; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 167 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803224568
ISBN
9780803224568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. * New perspective on the history of geographical exploration (concerned with the relationships between culture, science and empire). * Brings together a wealth of unpublished and published material in an engaging, well--illustrated and accessible book. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201120
ISBN
9780631201120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. A charming story of a love affair that repeatedly went up in smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230772441
ISBN
9780230772441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad-ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious, and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. Editor(s): Rigby, S. H. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 684 pages, Illustrations maps,. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189736
ISBN
9781405189736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.21

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting. Light nicks & creases, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0019659
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. As Iraqi troops surged into Kuwait in 1990, British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alan Munro played a vital role in both forging and maintaining a formidable coalition to evict them. Never before had Western and Arab states fought side by side against another Arab country. This book reveals the behind-the-scenes manouevring that made this possible. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111281
ISBN
9781845111281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Hardback. Christopher J Walker here explores the tensions between the forces of reason and revelation within English religion in the volatile period following the end of the Civil War. Ranging widely across the ideas of the period the author shows that the thinking of the radical figures of the era were not antipathetic to Christian faith but integral to it. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762920
ISBN
9781780762920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 126.76

Paperback. Now in paperback: '[A] subtle and persuasive account of relationships between men and women from the 19th century through to the new millennium.. its sweep is impressive' Economist Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Edition
Main - Print on Demand
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903809648
ISBN
9781903809648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. From the American Revolution to NAFTA to the Helms-Burton Act and beyond, this work offers an assessment of relations between the USA and Canada. It seeks to distil a mass of detail concerning cultural, economic and political developments of mutual importance during the past two centuries. Series: United States and the Americas Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820324036
ISBN
9780820324036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.80

Paperback. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850459036
ISBN
9780850459036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. Translator(s): Spedding, Alison. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780857423344
ISBN
9780857423344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. This text is one man's quest to understand the failure of the German-Jewish relationship and to explain the attitudes of Germany's assimilated Jews over a 300-year period. He juxtaposes the broad picture of history and politics in Germany against the stories of six of his own ancestors. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 678. Clean copy with slight sunning to spine and slight shelf wear but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Counterpoint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000417
ISBN
9781582430126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Translator(s): Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with slight shelf wear and sunning to cover and spine but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000396
ISBN
9780140444124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

Hardcover. The story of God is the story of a paradox. It is the drama of a transcendent, timeless being who, throughout history, has supposedly engaged with immanent and mortal creatures on a fallen and broken world of his own making. Num Pages: 16 pages of colour plates. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAB1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9781784537654
ISBN
9781784537654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pitkin
Condition
New
SKU
9781841653709
ISBN
9781841653709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018873
ISBN
9781903018873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.13

paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0036131
ISBN
9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Hardcover. Series: American University Studies, Series 9: History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 maps, 16 ill. BIC Classification: HBLX; HR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017563
ISBN
9780820412627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Great Books in Philosophy. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Prometheus
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017380
ISBN
9780879754112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A "Common Woman" in medieval England was a prostitute, distinguished as such less for taking money for sex than for belonging to all men in common. Karras's book tells the story of these women, their experiences, relations, and treatment under the law, and concludes that prostitution was central to the medieval understanding of feminity. Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195124989
ISBN
9780195124989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Paperback. In May 2003, journalist Rory McCarthy went to Iraq to cover what was claimed to be the triumphant rebuilding of the country after the American invasion. From the survivor of one of Sadaam's mass graves to the insurgents of Najaf, this book shows men and women living the dilemmas of Iraq. It provides an overview of a nation in turmoil. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017063
ISBN
9780701180560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Covers topics from the summer nonchalance of 1940 to the grim, anonymous exhaustion of the bomber crews delivering the infernos of Hamburg and Dresden. This title includes all the great dramas of the air war, described by the men in the British and Commonwealth Air Forces who did the fighting. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565345
ISBN
9780099565345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
493
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125531
ISBN
9781905125531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

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