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Military history

Paperback. Exploring the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural and political life, this book includes essays covering topics as varied as government censorship, Hollywood movie-making, swing music, family life, sexuality, cultural images and working-class life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 25 halftones, 9 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226215129
ISBN
9780226215129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.71

Hardcover. What are the nation's obligations to those who fight in its name? And when does war's legacy of disability outweigh the nation's interests at home and abroad? This book examines the history of American warfare through the lens of its troubled legacy of injury and disability. It forces you to think about war and its painful costs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFFG; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226210094
ISBN
9780226210094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Hardcover. Though they yearned for liberation, the French in Normandy nonetheless had to steel themselves for war, knowing that their homes and land and fellow citizens would have to bear the brunt of the attack. In this book, the author turns the usual stories of D-Day around, taking readers across the Channel to view the invasion anew. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136998
ISBN
9780226136998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.87

Hardcover. At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, thirty-eight thousand children were evacuated from their homes. The Greek Communist Party relocated half of them to orphanages in Eastern Europe, while their adversaries placed the rest in children's homes elsewhere in Greece. This book presents a comprehensive study of the two evacuation programs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JFFD; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226135984
ISBN
9780226135984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93
€ 83.91

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118949
ISBN
9780226118949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. This title asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101552
ISBN
9780226101552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. 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: 224 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071640
ISBN
9780226071640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.27

Hardcover. Examining the American discourse over war and torture, the authors investigate the opinion pages of American newspapers, television commentary, and online discussion groups to offer the first empirical study of the national conversation about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib a year later. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; HPQ; JFD; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226062495
ISBN
9780226062495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Hardcover. The Civil War still occupies a prominent place in the national collective memory. Yet battlefields were not the only landscapes altered by the war. Countless individuals saw their daily lives upended while the entire nation suffered. This book reveals this side of the war as it happened, examining the visual culture of the Northern home front. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061856
ISBN
9780226061856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Describes the formation of a masculine ideology in the decades prior to the war, and shows how it thrived - on the job, and through union politics. This title provides a context for our ideas of postwar masculinity and whiteness and finally returns the men of the home front to our reckoning of the Greatest Generation and the New Deal era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 29 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044194
ISBN
9780226044194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This work explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043593
ISBN
9780226043593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80ill.(10col.).3col.M. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 181 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855322851
ISBN
9781855322851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. In 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. This title provides a terse, opinionated and wry short history of the First World War. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003587
ISBN
9780141031569
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 650 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348396
ISBN
9780764348396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.23
€ 57.41

Paperback. This book offers a substantial reconsideration of early modern warfare and its relationship to the power of the state. Num Pages: 446 pages, 27 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 734. Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe. 448 pages, 27 b/w illus. 10 maps. This book offers a substantial reconsideration of early modern warfare and its relationship to the power of the state. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 21. Weight: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521735582
ISBN
9780521735582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.76

Paperback. John A. Lynn II examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815. Num Pages: 252 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBW; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521722377
ISBN
9780521722377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. A scientific explanation of the onset and expansion of war and the conditions of peace. Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 508 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521708234
ISBN
9780521708234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.79

Paperback. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 48ill.(8col.). BIC Classification: GTH; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 183 x 246 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850451719
ISBN
9780850451719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 545 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 218 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343551
ISBN
9780764343551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 46.30

Paperback. Russia's engagement with Germany on the Eastern Front during World War II was ferocious, unprecedented and bloody, costing millions of civilian and military lives. In this challenging new book, Lee Baker distinguishes myth from reality and deflates the idea that this war, while gargantuan in scale, was in essence a war like any other. Series: Seminar Studies in History. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405840637
ISBN
9781405840637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 298 x 3. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
Edition
Pck Pap/Ch
Condition
New
SKU
V9788364596216
ISBN
9788364596216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Unlike previous books on Ploesti, Jay Stout goes well beyond the famous big and bloody raid of August 1943 and depicts the entire 1944 strategic campaign of twenty-plus missions that all but knocked Ploesti out of the war and denied the German war machine the fuel and lubricants it so desperately needed. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149392
ISBN
9781935149392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.53

Hardback. Recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BM; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001500
ISBN
9781612001500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. The harrowing story of one of America's first and costliest wars-featuring a new foreword by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 b&w photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574890
ISBN
9781581574890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.37

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