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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. 1966 - the year of English sporting legend. But, those 12 months witnessed so much more than the all-important 30 July at Wembley. This book revisits the time, recreates the atmosphere, talks to those who were there (at Wembley and beyond), and builds a picture of what we argued over, ate, worried about, listened to, wore and watched in 1966. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750940290
ISBN
9780750940290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. Without dustjacket. May have some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Patapsco River Power Squadron
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KRF0040581
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Take a trip back to the most iconic decade in modern British history through a child's eyes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445637624
ISBN
9781445637624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.98

Paperback. The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. This book offers an account of life in the 1960s which explores the impact of these political and cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812852
ISBN
9780747812852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.55

Paperback. Children of the 1950s have much to look back on with fondness: Muffin the Mule, Andy Pandy, and Dennis the Menace became part of the family for many, while for others the freedom of the riverbank or railway platform was a haven away from the watchful eyes of parents. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812357
ISBN
9780747812357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. A book recalling what it was like to be a child in the 1950s, including home life, school days, music and fashions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445609775
ISBN
9781445609775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1052. 64 pages, colour illustrations. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight: 1098.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795450
ISBN
9780954795450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. In the 1930s Britain experienced an economic crisis, with high unemployment, wage cuts, benefit cuts and a deterioration in living standards. It was a decade noted for its austerity. Yet industrial output saw remarkable growth between 1935 and 1938. This title provides a portrait of this decade in British social history. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807797
ISBN
9780747807797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Hardback. A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This '1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. .
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175991
ISBN
9781847175991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336329
ISBN
9780745336329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.42

Paperback.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781847175830
ISBN
9781847175830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780748694662
ISBN
9780748694662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. * A brilliant, colourful narrative history of a pivotal year in European history Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118642
ISBN
9780349118642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Rediscover the events, characters and pioneering spirit that helped create the modern world in 1847, this eclectic collection of events, stories and character portraits. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 292 x 37. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717168347
ISBN
9780717168347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. In this cultural history of the War of 1812, Nicole Eustace examines the way this expensive, unproductive war won popular support through appeal to the emotions. 1812 looks at the major dramatic events of the war and the subsequent songs, speeches, and images that spoke of opportunity and romantic adventure. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTR; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223484
ISBN
9780812223484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. For two hundred years historians have viewed England's Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 as an un-revolutionary revolution - bloodless, consensual, aristocratic, and above all, sensible. This title refutes this traditional view. It demonstrates that England's revolution was a European event, that it took place over a number of years, not months. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 664 pages, 72 scattered black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171433
ISBN
9780300171433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.74

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
€ 20.24

Paperback. For the 25th anniversary of the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), this title brings to you some of the most uplifting stories in sporting history, featuring student-athletes, professional athletes, athletics administrators, civic leaders, coaches, parents, and more who have had a positive and great impact on sport and society. Num Pages: 580 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 47. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935412229
ISBN
9781935412229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007269556
ISBN
9780007269556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553815221
ISBN
9780553815221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

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