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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. A Warrior Dynasty spans the period from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries. It deals with northern and Eastern Europe, overlooked by military writers in favor of areas viewed as having greater importance for military history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612002422
ISBN
9781612002422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 30.79

Paperback. The Victorian suburbs, now such a familiar element of the British townscape, were once building sites where armies of workmen converged to cover open land with streets of modest, comfortable houses. This title celebrates the work of the men who, plot by plot, translated surveyors' drawings and piles of materials into streets of dwellings. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, 60 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shire Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0002805
ISBN
9780747810957
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A visceral history of Pompeii - the living city brought back to life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 28, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0001983
ISBN
9780753820766
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The premier practitioner of the Nahuatl annals form was a writer of the early seventeenth century now known as Chimalpahin. This volume is the first English edition of Chimalpahin's largest work, written during the first two decades of the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Translator(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804754545
ISBN
9780804754545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.84

Hardback. This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze Age to Alexander the Great. Topics include: the causes of war, land battles, sieges and naval warfare, as well as the economic, religious, political, and cultural impact of war. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719056574
ISBN
9780719056574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 90.20

Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
1st American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149262
ISBN
9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.75
€ 48.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347677
ISBN
9781612347677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486496238
ISBN
9780486496238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.55

Paperback. A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848873278
ISBN
9781848873278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475290
ISBN
9780801475290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001449
ISBN
9781612001449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. The author describes his archeological excavation of a seventeenth-century English settlement in Virginia and his discovery of evidence of the early colonial way of life.

Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913230
ISBN
9780813913230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.49

Hardback. Months before crowds in Moscow dismantled monuments to Lenin, residents of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv toppled theirs. Risch argues that Soviet politics of empire created this anti-Soviet city, and that opposition from the periphery as much as from the imperial center was instrumental in unraveling the Soviet Union. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 12 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050013
ISBN
9780674050013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30
€ 59.86

Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847681297
ISBN
9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.15

Hardcover. Part of a series dealing with physical and human geography and history of the Pacific region, this collection of writings examines the various aspects of the French presence in the region from the 17th through to the 19th century Series Editor(s): Flynn, Professor Dennis O.; Giraldez, Professor Arturo. Series: The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500-1900. Num Pages: 388 pages, Includes 32 b&w illustrations and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJM; HBLC; HBLL; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754606017
ISBN
9780754606017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.32

Hardback. An important collection of essays on the subjects of kingship, lordship, warfare and sanctity, penned by the highly respected historian of late medieval England, the late Professor Simon Walker Editor(s): Braddick, Mike. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068263
ISBN
9780719068263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.14

Hardcover. First published together in Latin in 1623, these two tracts present descriptions of the hermetic cosmology and the alchemical work. The introduction provides a biographical note on d'Espagnet and traces the influence these works had on later generations. Translator(s): Everard, John; Ashmole, Elias. Series: English Renaissance Hermeticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; HBG; HBLH; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780824075422
ISBN
9780824075422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Paperback. A concise synthesis of recent research which has transformed our view of religious belief and practice in pre-Reformation England. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582289895
ISBN
9780582289895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.62

Paperback. A sweeping, action-packed saga of the legendary last stand at the Alamo, by the author of the bestselling A Terrible Glory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 maps, 8pp b/w photos on text stock. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 35. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316053730
ISBN
9780316053730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. The Democrats and Endless War. 160 pages. Explores Democrat collusion in the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and support for Israeli assaults on Gaza and Lebanon, while revealing their overlooked appetite for planning wars and selling them to the electorate. This work shows a party at odds with its public image on this key issue in the race for the White House. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPL. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844672653
ISBN
9781844672653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680964
ISBN
9781781680964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.34

Paperback. Originally published as 'Dreyfus to de Gaulle', this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000682
ISBN
9780340522394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Lively account of how Irish Studies has developed over the past 20 years covering key themes from religion to media and cultural geography. Editor(s): Harte, Liam; Whelan, Dr Yvonne. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs, 1 cartoon. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310312
ISBN
9780745321851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

paperback. Presents the life of Brian Cowen, Ireland's eleventh Taoiseach. This book follows his life story, tracing the road to power from early childhood right up to his eventful early months in the office of An Taoiseach. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310300
ISBN
9781848270299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

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