History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Richly illustrated reconstruction - equal parts social history, anthropology, and survival chronicle - of the journey of 30 castaways from the Dutch ship Amstelveen. Num Pages: 148 pages, 60 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648389
- ISBN
- 9789089648389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.69
€ 48.99
€ 46.69
Paperback. The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848664333
- ISBN
- 9781848664333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Hardback. Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 52, 8 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231641
- ISBN
- 9780230231641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.77
€ 119.77
Paperback. Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349312078
- ISBN
- 9781349312078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.77
€ 119.77
Hardcover. Hardcover, cream spine. 240pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hart-Davis, MacGibbon London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- SKU
- KON0819862
- ISBN
- 9780246109187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638348
- ISBN
- 9780691638348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.29
€ 290.29
Paperback. Traces the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire. The book describes the ships themselves as well as the crews, weaponry, cargo storage, methods of navigation and harbour facilities. Num Pages: 592 pages, 197 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801851308
- ISBN
- 9780801851308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.12
€ 43.99
€ 36.12
hardcover. The Seven Years War was the most successful in British History, with naval supremacy triumphantly asserted over France and Spain, and a vast new overseas empire conquered. This book tells the story of the British shipping that carried, supplied and sustained the British expeditions that shattered French and Spanish imperial power in America. Series: Exeter Maritime Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780859897860
- ISBN
- 9780859897860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.40
€ 140.40
Paperback. In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships; at the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. This book looks at the subject's long history, from the Middle Ages through to the heyday of steam, providing a comprehensive guide to a transformed industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807292
- ISBN
- 9780747807292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. A rare book, small amount of staining on page edges. 178pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- McCorquodale & Co., Ltd Glasgow
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1923
- SKU
- KON0819213
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 275.00
€ 275.00
Paperback. Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 191 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472808691
- ISBN
- 9781472808691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.50
€ 9.99
€ 8.50
Hardcover. A major contribution to a subject of broad maritime interest Based on detailed research, but informed by practical experience Wide range of unfamiliar illustration from international source Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTM; TRLD; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848321762
- ISBN
- 9781848321762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.47
€ 40.99
€ 28.47
Num Pages: 256 pages, 560 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; AMC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 287 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325540
- ISBN
- 9780764325540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.88
€ 48.99
€ 31.88
Hardcover. Lederman tells her story of survival during the Holocaust in Poland starting in 1941. She relates life in a Nazi ghetto with her mother and sister as she tries to obtain a false birth certificate to escape with. After finding work in a German hospital under an assumed identity she manages to elude capture with the help of a few brave individuals. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610182
- ISBN
- 9780815610182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.46
€ 25.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Linden Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941936859
- ISBN
- 9780941936859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.13
€ 24.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240049
- ISBN
- 9780803240049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.34
€ 17.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Sheffield's Industries: Cutlery, Silver and Edge Tools Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752416588
- ISBN
- 9780752416588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Tells the tale of the history of our civilisation through man's relationship with sheep. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846943812
- ISBN
- 9781846943812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Increasingly, German Studies programs include courses on the Holocaust, but suitable course materials are often difficult to find. Teachers in higher education will therefore very much welcome this volume that examines and reflects both the practical and theoretical aspects of teaching about the Holocaust. Editor(s): Lauckner, Nancy A.; Jokiniemi, Mirian. Series: Modern German Studies: A Series of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812087
- ISBN
- 9781571812087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.29
€ 152.29
Paperback. A masterful telling of a complicated story, Shays's Rebellion is aimed at scholars and students of American history. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; HBTV; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417431
- ISBN
- 9781421417431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.76
€ 24.99
€ 21.76