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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The Gallipoli campaign of 1915-16 was an ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten the war by eliminating Turkey, creating a Balkan alliance against the Central Powers, and securing a sea route to Russia. This book assesses the many myths that have emerged about Gallipoli and provides answers to questions that have lingered about the operation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168945
ISBN
9780300168945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 BC, the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure. This account traces Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. Num Pages: 417 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249912
ISBN
9780520249912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Genuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 41. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827055
ISBN
9780753827055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was a vision of paradise: Willoughbyland. This book fetures an untold story of Willoughbyland's spectacular rise and fall, set at a pivotal moment in British and world history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559399
ISBN
9780099559399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This title offers a history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, which were turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146171
ISBN
9780691146171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722320
ISBN
9781780722320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In 1941 Hitler's armies blocked the last roads leading into Leningrad. What followed was one of the most horrific sieges in history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hodder Hb
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719569425
ISBN
9780719569425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Hardback. The dramatic, untold story of how Norman Vincent Peale and a handful of conservative allies fueled the massive rise of religiosity in the United States during the 1950s Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300203738
ISBN
9780300203738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205581
ISBN
9780872205581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. The myth about the abduction by Hades off Demeter's daughter Kore. How she was allowed back for 8 months of the year but returned to Hades for the other 4 the founding of Demeter's Eleusinian mysteries. Series: Put it in Your Pocket Series. Num Pages: 16 pages, cover illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP3. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 20.
Publisher
Orpington Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993537851
ISBN
9780993537851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.56

Paperback. A vital counter-interpretation of madness in women, showing how it is often a consequence of, rather than a deviation from, the traditional female role. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated: 29. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860688693
ISBN
9780860688693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. Editor(s): Dames, Mansel Longworth. Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration and 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409414162
ISBN
9781409414162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.85

Hardback. The Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1937 led 30 million Chinese to flee their homes in terror, and live--in the words of artist and writer Feng Zikai--"in a sea of bitterness" as refugees. Keith Schoppa paints a comprehensive picture of the refugee experience in one province, Zhejiang, where the Japanese launched notorious campaigns. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059887
ISBN
9780674059887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.02

Paperback. This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity, one of the least familiar periods in Britaina s history. Ronald Hutton draws upon a wealth of new data, much of it archaeological, that has transformed interpretation over the past decade. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDA; HRKP; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189466
ISBN
9780631189466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659005
ISBN
9780199659005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.87

Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 2. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388144
ISBN
9780226388144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.05
€ 45.08

Paperback. The true story behind one of the most audacious raids of World War Two. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784290177
ISBN
9781784290177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138831414
ISBN
9781138831414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.68

Hardcover. This text is a very rare memoir by the four Fernyhough brothers, who were natives of Staffordshire. Series: Spellmount Library of Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Spellmount
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Spellmount Library of Military History Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862271272
ISBN
9781862271272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Hardback. Reveals a much neglected strand of puritan theology which emphasised the importance of inner happiness and personal piety. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC93; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839781
ISBN
9781843839781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. In the century before the great famine of the late 1840s, the Irish people, and the poor especially, became dependent on the potato for their food. So when potato blight struck, causing the tubers to rot in the ground, they suffered a grievous loss. This account looks at the political and social consequences of the great Irish potato famine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 792.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750929288
ISBN
9780750929288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. * Three best-selling and highly acclaimed books condensed into one complete volume. * Tank (the first of the three) was described by The Times as having an authenticity 'which could only come from deep personal experience translated by a lucid pen.' * Graphic, first-hand description of life inside a Sherman tank during the Second World War. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780709091158
ISBN
9780709091158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.50

Paperback. In January 2006, after the Republic of Liberia had been racked by fourteen years of brutal civil conflict, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-Africa's 'Iron Lady' - was sworn in as president, an event that marked a tremendous turning point in the history of the West African nation. This memoir shares the inside story of her rise to power. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061353482
ISBN
9780061353482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152693
ISBN
9780231152693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

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