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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The definitive account of the most famous African American fighting unit in World War I and their quest for equality in the United States. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
630
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621385
ISBN
9780700621385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.21

Paperback. In the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on the planet. This book follows the adventures of eight American explorers and their dog teams, starting with Elisha Kent Kane and ending with Robert Peary, controversial claimant of the title of first to reach the North Pole. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 halftones, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBJQ; HBLL; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781602232235
ISBN
9781602232235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Hardback. The story of how the Nazi genocide of the Jews became an almost daily source of controversy in French politics. Joan Wolf argues that from the Six-Day War throughout the trial of Maurice Papon in 1997-98, the Holocaust developed from a Jewish trauma into a metaphor for oppression. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748896
ISBN
9780804748896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.61

Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix London
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827024
ISBN
9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. When Harold, King England, fell to William the Conqueror's army at Hastings in 1066 it changed the course of British history forever. This is the life of Harold, Anglo-Saxon England's last king. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657219
ISBN
9781445657219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. King Harold Godwineson (c 1022-66) is one of history's shadowy figures, known mainly for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings. His true status and achievements have been overshadowed by the events of October 1066 and by the bias imposed by the Norman victory. This title sets out to correct this distorted image. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937634
ISBN
9780750937634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 23, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491818
ISBN
9780801491818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816683642
ISBN
9780816683642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Lawrence J. Haas,reveals how the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from Communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe's economy from the devastation of war. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348124
ISBN
9781612348124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614707219
ISBN
9781614707219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.99
€ 116.07

Paperback. This text provides a historiography of the Truman administration as well as a history of public health. It details the road to comprehensive health care in the USA and the legislative victories and defeats that occurred during the Truman years. Series: Give 'Em Hell Harry S. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826210869
ISBN
9780826210869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.67

Paperback. Given his background - growing up in the border state of Missouri - President Truman was an unlikely champion of civil rights. Yet it was he who energized the modern civil rights movement. Michael Gardner analyses Truman's speeches and the appointments he made of like-minded civil rights activists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809325504
ISBN
9780809325504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardcover. The first full-scale, balanced account of President Truman's civil rights policies, tracing how the Missourian outgrew the bigotry of his Jackson County upbringing to become the president who integrated the military and lobbied for key civil rights legislation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619115
ISBN
9780700619115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.51

Paperback. Tells the story of three men - Congressman Harry Davenport, union leader Tom Quinn, and Father Charles Owen Rice - whose lives became intertwined during the anti-Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy Era. This story helps illuminate one of the most repressive periods in American history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822959663
ISBN
9780822959663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.87

Paperback. Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence. Editor(s): Cooksey, Jon. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957223
ISBN
9780091957223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 106 includes "A Picnic, a Tomb, and a Crow: Hesiod's Cult in the Works and Days"; "Sapphica"; "A New Manuscript of Classical Authors in Spain"; "The Dates of the Dramatists of the Fabula Togata"; "The Coroebus Episode in Virgil's Aeneid"; "Herod's Last Days"; and other essays. Editor(s): Coleman, Kathleen M. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 374 pages, 8 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072015
ISBN
9780674072015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.56

Paperback. Under the Nazis, a blend of German nationalism, anti-Semitism, and racist notions about the Slavs produced a reign of terror and genocide. This book offers a portrait of life in the Third Reich's largest colony. Num Pages: 480 pages, 21 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027183
ISBN
9780674027183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. A history of Hastings at War 1939-45 Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860776472
ISBN
9781860776472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman - defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Combining archaeological and historical evidence from a range of sources, this book strips away the myths and misconceptions and restores the female pharaoh to her rightful place. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; BGH; HBG; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140244649
ISBN
9780140244649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. The story of Saladin's recapture of the Holy City of Jerusalem from the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin in 1187. A pivotal battle in the history of the Crusades - and in the subsequent history of the Middle East and the Muslim world. Series: Great Battles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 b&w halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBWC; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199646951
ISBN
9780199646951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

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