Military history
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Military history
Paperback. Analyzing letters and diaries written by soldiers and civilians; and military, church, and diplomatic records, this work tells the story of Irish-American Catholics in the Civil War, and reveals a complex picture of those who fought for the Union. It sheds light on the relationship between Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army. Num Pages: 323 pages, 31 illustrations, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799406
- ISBN
- 9780814799406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
hardcover. The ancient peoples of the Iberian Peninsula were renowned as fierce and skilful warriors (it took the Romans two centuries to conquer them.) This book describes and analyses all their military equipment - weapons, armour, horse tack, fortifications etc - as well as their tactics and warrior society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 224 maps, diagrams, photos and colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 210 x 0. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592755
- ISBN
- 9781781592755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.06
€ 52.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007337712
- ISBN
- 9780007337712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.30
€ 12.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. One of the most hotly disputed topics in twentieth-century history has been Germany's share of responsibility its guilt for the outbreak of the two world wars. In this short, penetrating study, Europe's leading authority on German power politics clarifies the dispute and offers insight into this central question about modern Germany." Translator(s): Kirby, W.C. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674353220
- ISBN
- 9780674353220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.98
€ 44.99
€ 36.98
Paperback. Including the personal experiences and biographies of key players, this text examines the causes, course and consequences of the English Civil War. Dr Gaunt offers a concise military account, providing an assessment of the severity of the conflict and the extent of its impact on civilian life. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 26 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841764177
- ISBN
- 9781841764177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099582311
- ISBN
- 9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
€ 13.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission in the face of imminent death. Begun as a series of letters to Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company - "The Hornets" - relates his experience of the war in frank detail. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BM; HBWS2; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476666099
- ISBN
- 9781476666099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.36
€ 28.36
Paperback. In the years 1916-1918, the Wolf, an ordinary freighter fitted-out with a hidden arsenal of weapons, was sent by Germany on one of the most daring clandestine naval missions of modern times. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, unpublished memoirs, declassified government files, newspaper reports and family archives, this book tells the story of Wolf. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171038
- ISBN
- 9780552171038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
hardcover. In a series of massive military undertakings that stretched from 1095 to 1291, Christendom's armies won, defended, and lost the sacred sites of the Holy Land. This book recreates the experience of crusading, from the elation of taking up the cross to the difficult adjustments at home when the war was over. Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 black & white illustrations + 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBWC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118889
- ISBN
- 9780300118889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.22
€ 43.99
€ 31.22
Paperback. Reveals the true human costs of war in Iraq, an unfolding tragedy that has yielded millions of dead and displaced Iraqis since the first Gulf War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328973
- ISBN
- 9780745328973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force, British 8th Army went on to wage a lengthy, hard-fought campaign against Axis forces across the deserts of North Africa. During its two-year period of service in North Africa, the 8th Army underwent major changes. This title looks at these changes. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846031441
- ISBN
- 9781846031441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.34
€ 23.99
€ 16.34
paperback. Rev. and updated ed. of: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2001 Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 maps and charts, 148 halftones, 38 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199782017
- ISBN
- 9780199782017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.47
€ 26.47
Paperback. The story of Reconstruction is about how a middle class formed in America and how its members defined what the nation would stand for, both at home and abroad. Presenting the history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this book provides an understanding of the Reconstruction. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 b&w illustrations + 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136302
- ISBN
- 9780300136302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. A unique account of the lives and raids of British bomber crews during the Second World War, based on original research and written by the bestselling author of THE DAMBUSTERS. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117966
- ISBN
- 9780349117966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Today, many believe the Civil War was fought over slavery. This view satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gallagher's searing revisionist history shows, it is an anachronistic judgment. Northern citizen-soldiers fought the war to preserve the Union. Emancipation was secondary to the war's primary goal of safeguarding the republic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066083
- ISBN
- 9780674066083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218288
- ISBN
- 9780823218288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Hardcover. By studying military enrollment and conflict, this book traces the story of the African American quest for freedom and liberty from the days of the Revolutionary War to the 21st Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour & mono throughout. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JPVH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalton Watson Fine Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854432582
- ISBN
- 9781854432582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.78
€ 38.99
€ 30.78
Hardcover. In this reassessment of the career of Nelson A. Miles - which he began as a volunteer officer in the Civil War - the author suggests that comments made by his enemies influenced the way Miles's career has been viewed by historians and tries to readdress this. Num Pages: 568 pages, 23 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385947
- ISBN
- 9780873385947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.95
€ 56.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New American Library United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451468093
- ISBN
- 9780451468093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.75
€ 24.99
€ 17.75
Anooshi Lingit Aani Ka, Russians in Tlingit America
. Ed(S): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, ...
paperback. Traces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America. Editor(s): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, Richard; Black, Lydia T. Series: Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986012
- ISBN
- 9780295986012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.40€ 53.29
€ 56.40
€ 53.29