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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's guided missile destroyers over half a century. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 b/w; 27 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811165
ISBN
9781472811165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. An epic true story of treachery, revenge and courage Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753824023
ISBN
9780753824023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A Level History students. Series: Access to History. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD; HBLW; JPH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 192 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471839153
ISBN
9781471839153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.90

paperback. The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952412
ISBN
9780241952412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A vivid, in-the-round portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781858837
ISBN
9781781858837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417168
ISBN
9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199547913
ISBN
9780199547913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Historical investigations into how Iberian settlers, African slaves, Native Americans, and their multiethnic progeny understood their identities in colonial Latin America. Editor(s): Fisher, Andrew; O'Hara, Matthew D. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBG; HBLL; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344209
ISBN
9780822344209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Richard III is accused of murdering his nephews (the 'Princes in the Tower') in order to usurp the throne of England. Since Tudor times he has been painted as the 'black legend', the murderous uncle. However, the truth is much more complicated and interesting. This book focuses on the one execution for which he was responsible. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457970
ISBN
9780752457970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A virtuoso tour through the cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present Num Pages: 992 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526155
ISBN
9781416526155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.30

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

€ 36.99
€ 27.41

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

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

€ 14.99
€ 14.39

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
€ 34.12

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

€ 97.32

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

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

€ 50.99
€ 49.68

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
€ 13.39

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

€ 51.73
€ 44.70

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

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

€ 46.99
€ 45.65

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

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

€ 173.30

Paperback. Imagining the Balkans examines how an innocent geographic appellation was transformed into a powerful and widespread pejorative designation. In a new afterword, Maria Todorova discusses the reaction to her dubbing of the term Balkanism and recent events in the Balkans. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195387865
ISBN
9780195387865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24

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