History: specific events & topics
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Paperback. Offers insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany on the frontline in the Cold War. The author tells his story warts and all, with many amusing overtones, in what was an extremely serious business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJPK; BM; HBTW; JWG; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752470214
- ISBN
- 9780752470214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. The centenary of the First World War has brought with it much attention on the lives of those left behind at home. This book explains how the daily life of children one hundred years ago was affected by war. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWN; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445668765
- ISBN
- 9781445668765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688340
- ISBN
- 9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. The true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening Standard Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTM; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Mass Mkt Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753816844
- ISBN
- 9780753816844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Bestselling, magisterial melding of global environmental history and global political history Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1; JPV; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786625
- ISBN
- 9781784786625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.60
€ 18.60
Hardback. This timely book recounts the story of British Columbia's rapid rise from relative obscurity in the film world to its current status as "Hollywood North." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809672
- ISBN
- 9780774809672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.46
€ 45.46
Paperback. A history of the Walsall leather industry Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752427935
- ISBN
- 9780752427935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska. This study explores the history of the SPAAGs with revealing photographs, technical illustrations and detailed analysis. Illustrator(s): Morshead, Henry. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472806222
- ISBN
- 9781472806222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.39
€ 17.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Rippermania has driven a 120-year-old investigation to identify the depraved perpetrator of the savage murder of five prostitutes in the East End of London. This book features personalities whose reputations have been tarnished by modern authors clamouring to name celebrities as suspects, accomplices or conspirators. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447575
- ISBN
- 9780752447575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 884. The First Hundred Years. 144 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; WGF. Dimension: 260 x 232 x 19. Weight: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Capital Transport Publishing
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854143051
- ISBN
- 9781854143051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.30
€ 26.99
€ 23.30
Hardcover. Explores the meaning of mental illness through the successive incarnations of the institution that defined it: the madhouse, designed to segregate its inmates from society; the lunatic asylum, which intended to restore the reason of sufferers by humane treatment; and the mental hospital, which reduced their conditions to diseases of the brain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 191 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518977
- ISBN
- 9780500518977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.21
€ 33.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786632425
- ISBN
- 9781786632425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. An examination of the Hillsborough disaster, drawing on eyewitness account and interviews with those who were there and those most affected, published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the event. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; HBT; WSBV; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445634869
- ISBN
- 9781445634869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.51
€ 23.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; DCF; HBTB; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396242
- ISBN
- 9780888396242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions - insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles. This book tells the story of the closely guarded privileges of the glove-makers' guilds. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AKTH; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814535
- ISBN
- 9780747814535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.03
€ 11.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. This books links the stories of 18th Century courtesans into the way it was perceived at the time and uses satirical illustrations and contemporary quotations. Num Pages: 166 pages, Integrated images with colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473837744
- ISBN
- 9781473837744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.69
€ 25.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Fascinated by history? Wish you knew more? The Illustrated Introductions are here to help. In this lavishly illustrated, accessible guide, find out everything you need to know about the Georgians. Series: An Illustrated Introduction to. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445636306
- ISBN
- 9781445636306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
Paperback. This book raises awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic mills, buildings and canals which constitute the Ancoats townscape. It outlines how the area and its community have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 108 pages, 142. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 211 x 7. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848020276
- ISBN
- 9781848020276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.76
€ 21.99
€ 21.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 65 colour illustrations, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 185. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750969970
- ISBN
- 9780750969970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.17
€ 13.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Series: History's Most Dangerous Jobs. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752498003
- ISBN
- 9780752498003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Britain has had, over many hundreds of years, a huge diversity of working boats operating around her coasts. This work offers an account of the Lochfyne skiff that emerged from generations of innovation and which resulted in one of the prettiest workboats to have graced the British shores. Num Pages: 128 pages, 170 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447742
- ISBN
- 9780752447742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
€ 19.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Recounting the history of the fisheries by boat, horse and hand, Fishing around Morecambe Bay is sure to appeal to both fishing industry enthusiasts and those with an interest in the history of the local area. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; HBTM; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453934
- ISBN
- 9780752453934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Covering the craft of the Humber's inland waterways, this book tells the story of the dry cargo barges that plied the waters from the early days in the seventeenth century, through their flourishing heyday, to the gradual decline in the twentieth century after the railways and roads took prominence. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200+. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443225
- ISBN
- 9780752443225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471876035
- ISBN
- 9781471876035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.64
€ 14.99
€ 14.64