Military history
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Military history
Hardcover. Over the years, the US has been fighting wars so far from the public eye as to risk being forgotten, the struggles and sacrifices of its volunteer soldiers almost ignored. This book features images that depict the bedrooms of forty fallen soldiers - the equivalent of a single platoon - from the US, Canada, and several European nations. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 duotones. BIC Classification: AJCR; HBWS4; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226066868
- ISBN
- 9780226066868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
€ 41.99
€ 32.61
Hardcover. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226071633
- ISBN
- 9780226071633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29€ 44.59
€ 52.29
€ 44.59
Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143354
- ISBN
- 9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226420714
- ISBN
- 9780226420714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29€ 44.70
€ 52.29
€ 44.70
Hardback. A survivor of the Holocaust and a distinguished scholar of Jewish history, Lucien Lazare presents a compelling defense of the Jewish resistance movement in France during World War II, arguing that rescue was a genuine and significant way of fighting back. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780231101240
- ISBN
- 9780231101240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65
€ 100.65
Hardback. Series: History of Military Occupation. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040160
- ISBN
- 9780252040160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.08
€ 42.08
Paperback. In the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the systematic exile and incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council was born. This book examines the Council's work and the challenges it faced in an atmosphere of pervasive wartime racism. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSL; JNKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074493
- ISBN
- 9780252074493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Sifting through reports from newspapers, magazines, personal memoirs, and letters, this work brings readers the first-person accounts of marches, encampments, skirmishes, and full-blown battles, as seen by participants on both sides of the civil war. It features illustrations, including maps of battlefields, troop movements, and fortifications. Editor(s): Cozzens, Peter. Num Pages: 632 pages, 120 Line Drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074516
- ISBN
- 9780252074516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
paperback. The case for woman suffrage, economic equality, and citizenship in WWI Num Pages: 264 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074967
- ISBN
- 9780252074967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 363 pages, 27 b&w illus., 28 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018779
- ISBN
- 9780253018779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.64
€ 38.64
Paperback. Presents a critical model for students of Holocaust literature and historiography. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253206138
- ISBN
- 9780253206138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253207159
- ISBN
- 9780253207159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Provides an overview of the military history of South Asia since 1700, covering the areas including states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. This book offers introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the East India Company, to the rise of national armies and the tensions between India and Pakistan. Editor(s): Marston, Daniel P., D. Phil.; Sundaram, Chandar S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219992
- ISBN
- 9780253219992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Paperback. General Creighton Abrams has been called the greatest American general since Ulysses S Grant, yet at the time this book was first published in 1992, he was little known by most Americans. This book is the biography of the man who commanded US forces in Vietnam during the withdrawal stage and for whom the army's main battle tank is named. Num Pages: 448 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 731.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220028
- ISBN
- 9780253220028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. Unresolved tensions in German postwar memorials Num Pages: 404 pages, 32 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221339
- ISBN
- 9780253221339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Explores the cultural power of war memorials in 20th-century Romania through two world wars and a succession of radical political changes - from attempts to create pluralist democratic political institutions after World War I to shifts toward authoritarian rule in the 1930s, to military dictatorships and Nazi occupation. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWTY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221346
- ISBN
- 9780253221346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BK; HBW; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741444
- ISBN
- 9780295741444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Paperback. Examines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. This work explores the effects of incarceration and resettlement on social relationships and community structure. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983813
- ISBN
- 9780295983813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Beginning with an examination of Japan's pre-war ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps. It is based on his interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985084
- ISBN
- 9780295985084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12