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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003333
ISBN
9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Victorian Britain is often considered as the high point of 'laissez-faire', the place and the time when people were most 'free' to make their own lives without the aid or interference of the State. This book, by historians of state and society, asks to what extent that was true and, to the extent that it was, how it worked. Editor(s): Mandler, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199271337
ISBN
9780199271337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.29

paperback. A study of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries. It seeks to merge social, cultural, artistic and political perspectives and reveal much about the relationship of the nation to its past and to its traditional ruling elite. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300078695
ISBN
9780300078695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.66

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mandler, Peter; Cesarani, David. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910383193
ISBN
9781910383193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.56

Hardback. Did Martin Luther really post his 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Castle Church door in October 1517? Probably not, says Reformation historian Peter Marshall. But though the event might be mythic, it became one of the great defining episodes in Western history, a symbol of religious freedom of conscience which still shapes our world 500 years later. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBLH; HBT; HRAX; HRCC2; HRCC9. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199682010
ISBN
9780199682010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation is the story of one of the truly epochal events in world history - and how it helped create the world we live in today Editor(s): Marshall, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 111 black and white illustrations, 12 colour plates, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTV; HRC; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC9. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199595495
ISBN
9780199595495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AMX; HB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Publisher
Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784422561
ISBN
9781784422561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.30

hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Sports. Num Pages: 350 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867819
ISBN
9780810867819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.86

Paperback. 'Fifty Key Christian Thinkers' provides information and debate on the lives and work of 50 significant Christian theologians. It offers an overview of Christian theology from the emergence of the faith 2000 years ago to the present. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415170505
ISBN
9780415170505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.98

Paperback. In this general introduction to the history of the French Revolution, the author provides a guide to the vast historiography of the French Revolution and tackles the main questions that have preoccupied historians of revolutionary France in the decade after 1789. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199244140
ISBN
9780199244140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.52

Paperback. For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. This biography focuses on Robespierre's formative years and the development of an iron will in a frail boy conceived outside wedlock. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197242
ISBN
9780300197242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. * Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution * Features original contributions from thirty of the world's leading historians, including six essays translated from French. Editor(s): McPhee, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118977521
ISBN
9781118977521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.83

hardcover. The story of baseball in America begins not with the fabled Abner Doubleday but with a generation of mid-nineteenth-century Americans who moved from the countryside to the cities and brought a cherished but delightfully informal game with them. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566637480
ISBN
9781566637480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512218
ISBN
9781905512218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Hardback. Everything you always wanted to know about Irish Whiskey, the lifeblood of the people! The history, the difference between single malts and blends, the art of distilling and blending, and the explosion of new distilleries - learn how to taste as well as drink the water of life! Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white halftones, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBT; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177810
ISBN
9781847177810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.03

Paperback. Peter N. Stearns examines mounting pressures on modern families. Surveying popular media, "expert" childrearing manuals, newspapers, and journals, Stearns shows how schooling, physical and emotional vulnerability and the rise of commercialism became primary concerns for parents. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSP1; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798492
ISBN
9780814798492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 1D; 4KL; HBTZ1; JW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521595018
ISBN
9780521595018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Paperback. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and focusing on the experiences of its employees, this book explains how the establishment of a Merlin aero engine factory was thwarted by the problems of building on a greenfield site, a chronic need for housing and a strike were followed by a bombing raid in 1940, in which seventeen employees were killed. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750943284
ISBN
9780750943284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBTP; TBX; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 206 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024149
ISBN
9781911024149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 35.53

Paperback. The extraordinary story of the British aristocracy's encounter with American frontier life in the 19th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347081
ISBN
9780393347081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. A thoughtful and fascinating portrait of England, told through the story of A. E. Housman and his much-loved poetry collection, A Shropshire Lad. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 2AB; DSC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140681
ISBN
9780349140681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853616412
ISBN
9780853616412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. Headline Britons is a series of short books that paint a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785782091
ISBN
9781785782091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060267
ISBN
9780252060267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.97

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