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Regional & national history
Paperback. Tells the story of Venice of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the busiest and powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Num Pages: 736 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241953044
- ISBN
- 9780241953044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.29
€ 24.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953051
- ISBN
- 9780241953051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Our nation's story told through 100 of the most important sites - from Stonehenge to the Gherkin Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546097
- ISBN
- 9781848546097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473632981
- ISBN
- 9781473632981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. A colourful and lavishly illustrated history (fifty years in the making) of the Mediterranean's largest and most turbulent island from much-loved historian John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848548978
- ISBN
- 9781848548978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
paperback. .
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140114485
- ISBN
- 9780140114485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
hardcover. In 1940, for the first time since America's founding, a sitting president sought a third term in office. But this was only one remarkable aspect of that year's election. A Third Term for FDR reveals how domestic policy more than international events influenced Roosevelt's decision to run and his victory in November. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPHC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700624027
- ISBN
- 9780700624027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928043
- ISBN
- 9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
Hardback. "The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; RBKF; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244986
- ISBN
- 9780803244986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.92
€ 81.92
Paperback. Editor(s): James, John Stanley; Cannon, Michael; Flippen, Robert G.; McDonald, Willa. Num Pages: 282 pages, 50 b/w photos, cartoons & sketches. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235985
- ISBN
- 9781922235985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Offers a portrait of home front Ohio, and how a young boy, his sister, and his mother waited out their war, scanning newspapers and magazines for news of Dad and devouring letters full of humor and expressions of love for and pride in his family and dreams of a good life after the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229796
- ISBN
- 9780823229796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
paperback. Presents a study of unconventional warfare in American military history. This book includes: guerrilla fighting during the American Civil War; wars between the United States and Native Americans; the Philippine Insurrection; the campaign against Mexico's Pancho Villa; and, US occupations of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nicaragua. Num Pages: 308 pages, 6 b&w photos, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971560
- ISBN
- 9781597971560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
hardcover. A study of unconventional warfare in American military history and its implications for the present and future. This work examines America's numerous experiences with this type of warfare from the Revolutionary War, through the Vietnam War. It aims to better inform about if, when, and how the United States should fight unconventional wars. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970150
- ISBN
- 9781597970150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Paperback. Presents the story of Joshua Chamberlain and his volunteer regiment, the Twentieth Maine. This work shows how Chamberlain and his men fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville on their way to the pivotal battle of Gettysburg. It includes maps, photographs, and drawings. Num Pages: 338 pages, 17 b/w photos & 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811735247
- ISBN
- 9780811735247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.49
€ 25.99
€ 23.49
Hardcover. In 1939 Nazis identified Polish citizens of German origin and granted them legal status as ethnic Germans of the Reich. After the war Poland did just the opposite: searched out Germans of Polish origin and offered them Polish citizenship. John Kulczycki's account underscores the processes of inclusion and exclusion that mold national communities. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659780
- ISBN
- 9780674659780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.97€ 53.09
€ 57.97
€ 53.09
Gebharts candid account of life and death as a Marine in Vietnam is a gripping, no-holds-barred memoir of his "misadventures in-country." He spares no detail--and no one--in his effort to convey exactly what he and his comrades experienced during the war. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932033656
- ISBN
- 9781932033656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.38
€ 35.99
€ 30.38
Paperback. The author of "Operation Tuscaloosa" traces the history of the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon in Vietnam--of which he was a member. This highly specialized unit recorded the highest number of kills during the entire Vietnam War. Because of their success, the Viet Cong placed a bounty on their heads. 8-page photo insert. Original. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345459145
- ISBN
- 9780345459145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.23
€ 10.23
Paperback. The variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture is the subject of this volume. The contributors provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt on into the rabbinic period. Editor(s): Collins, John J.; Sterling, Gregory E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRJ; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030520
- ISBN
- 9780268030520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. This book is the story of the lives and work of the prominent intellectuals who taught or studied at Lianda University under extraordinary wartime conditions. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729291
- ISBN
- 9780804729291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.15
€ 97.15
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010278
- ISBN
- 9781847010278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97