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Paperback. As the threat of conflict again overshadowed Britain in the 1930s, the nation began to take measures to prepare itself for the possibility of war. This title offers a glimpse into the general public's experience of wartime Britain. Series: Old House. Num Pages: 36 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 122 x 3. Weight in Grams: 40.
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402158
ISBN
9781908402158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.51

Hardcover. The dramatic story of Richard III, England's last medieval king, captured the world's attention when an archaeological team led by the University of Leicester identified his remains in February 2013. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118783146
ISBN
9781118783146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. The follow-up to the international bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, this book moves the story into the 1920s, and focuses on the remarkable American heiress who came to reign at Highclere Castle. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 x black and white inset sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762129
ISBN
9781444762129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

hardcover. In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the 'British, their country, and their ways'. By turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant today. Reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative war-time memento. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781851240852
ISBN
9781851240852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.55

Hardcover. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 104 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 121 x 148 x 10. Weight: 100.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243952
ISBN
9781851243952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.51

Paperback. China and India have always been separated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma. Now this last great frontier will likely vanish leaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. In this book, the author explores the new strategic centrality of Burma. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239641
ISBN
9780571239641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Burma is ruled by a harsh dictatorship unmoved by Western activists and sanctions. Drawing on his own family's stories and his years of hands-on political experience working with the UN, the author has written an illuminating account of how Burma's rich past informs its violent present, and of how the world might transform the country's future. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217595
ISBN
9780571217595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nguyen, Thang D. Num Pages: 254 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMN; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768363
ISBN
9781608768363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.62
€ 177.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, 65, diagrames. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780877277729
ISBN
9780877277729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Paperback. Draws on ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and recreates the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling. The authors also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 b&w photos. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJK; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292706422
ISBN
9780292706422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
Edition
Phoenix Ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226568034
ISBN
9780226568034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Historian and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop tells the story of the women of Bletchley Park, through exclusive and unprecedented access to the women themselves. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8 page colour inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444795745
ISBN
9781444795745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Revelatory, gripping and unexpectedly poignant, The Housekeeper's Tale champions the invisible women who ran the English country house. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781314104
ISBN
9781781314104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079047
ISBN
9780252079047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. In early September 1051, the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" recorded that 'the French had built a castle', the first Norman castle in England. This work looks at the history behind the building of the castle and the man who built it, the Norman soldier Osbern. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447971
ISBN
9780752447971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801430824
ISBN
9780801430824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; BGL; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681772479
ISBN
9781681772479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. In a powerful evocation of the spirit and drama of the American West, the harrowing story of the feud that ignited the Apache Wars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472110923
ISBN
9781472110923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.57

Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 528 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762. Nations and Nationalism in the Soviet Union, 1923-1939. Series: Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. 528 pages, 47 tables, 4 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN; JPQB. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight: 734.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486777
ISBN
9780801486777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 414 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1790.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350740
ISBN
9780764350740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 53.79

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