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Paperback. Seventy years ago, on 6 June 1944, a great Allied Armada landed on the coast of Normandy. The invasion force launched on D-Day was a size never seen before and never likely to be seen again. In this book, we hear from the men and women who were involved in the assault; those who risked their lives for a better future. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941574
ISBN
9780091941574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Arguably the greatest of all published memoirs of the Great War, Old Soldiers Never Die is Private Frank Richards' classic account of the war from the standpoint of the regular soldier, and a moving tribute to the army that died on the Western Front in 1914. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901199
ISBN
9781910901199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

paperback. Frank Raymond Secoy wrote this work while at Columbia University in the early 1950s. In his introduction, John C Ewers considers the influence of Secoy's book on scholars since its original publication in 1953. Num Pages: 128 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803292093
ISBN
9780803292093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Dealing with the civil war, this title takes a close look at the battlefield doctors in whose hands rested the lives of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers. It also examines the impact on major campaigns - Manassas, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Shiloh, Atlanta - of ignorance, understaffing, inexperience, and overcrowded hospitals. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 534. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252070105
ISBN
9780252070105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Reveals a significant Irish contribution beginning with the Golden Age of Alpine Mountaineering when the first ascents of mountains like the Eiger and Weisshorn and the first traverse of the Matterhorn from Italy were by Irish climbers. The varied backgrounds of Irish Alpine pioneers provide absorbing insights into nineteenth-century Irish society. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFHA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891784
ISBN
9781848891784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. This work seeks to offer an alternative to traditional interest-based interpretations of US foreign policy. It argues that the Wilsonian outlook, far from being a crusading, idealistic doctrine, was reactive, practical, and grounded in fear. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226581361
ISBN
9780226581361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. * Provides survey of the ways in which the United States acquired, administered, and abandoned its various imperial possessions. * Offers a new interpretation of how and why America became an imperialist power. * Incorporates notions of imperialism, anti-imperialism, and geopolitics into American foreign policy decision making. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180562
ISBN
9781577180562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Hardback. Did Britain's permissive society start with swinging London? This title challenges the sexual myth of the 1960s, arguing that its roots lay further back in the city's dramatic cultures of austerity and affluence that marked the post-war years. It focuses on sex and urban culture through a series of historical narratives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 colour images & 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300118797
ISBN
9780300118797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

Hardcover. Uses archive evidence to look at what life was like both for men serving overseas and for those at home. Beginning with the experiences of Norfolk men in the Norfolk Regiment in France, Singapore and in the Far East, this illustrated book also examines those serving in the Navy, Merchant Navy and the Air Force. Num Pages: 224 pages, 118 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Phillimore & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860773891
ISBN
9781860773891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

paperback. Drawing on a mass of primary materials - from texts in the Vatican archives to oral histories of the North American Indians, this title shows how the conflict between Britain and France triggered the first 'world war', raging from Europe to Africa; the Caribbean to the Pacific; the plains of the Ganges to the Great Lakes of North America. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099526391
ISBN
9780099526391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. A profound account and analysis of the Gestapo. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444778076
ISBN
9781444778076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. Num Pages: 76 pages, 13 photographs 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 4KL; HBJD; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. 76 pages, 13 photographs 1 colour book. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 4KL; HBJD; YQH. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 6. Weight: 124.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
76
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521003582
ISBN
9780521003582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.91

Paperback. Frank McCourt continues his life story in the brilliant, bestselling sequel to the million-selling 'Angela's Ashes'. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007205240
ISBN
9780007205240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KRF0030682
ISBN
9780007205233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737356
ISBN
9781628737356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Presents an examination of those who survived Guatemala's civil war, and the mindset that helped them transform their society in the face of state-sanctioned terrorism. This book is drawn from interviews conducted in the early 1990s with more than eighty survivors of the state-sanctioned violence. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716773
ISBN
9780292716773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 12 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137551269
ISBN
9781137551269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227512
ISBN
9780300227512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.11

Hardback. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422557
ISBN
9780821422557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.49

Paperback. The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. This title shows that religion became sectarian and partisan whenever it entered the political fray, and that religious agendas have always mixed with nonreligious ones. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146133
ISBN
9780691146133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Features the history of an evangelical revival known in America as the "Great Awakening"�'. This book offers an overview of this episode and proposes an explanation of its origins. It demonstrates that the Great Awakening was invented not by historians but by eighteenth-century evangelicals who were skillful and enthusiastic religious promoters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086910
ISBN
9780691086910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. Frank L. Klement reassesses Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's policies, and history's judgment of him. Frank L. Klement was Professor of History at Marquette University. His books include The Copperheads in the Midwest and Dark Lanterns. Steven K. Rogstad is Review Editor of The Lincoln Herald. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218905
ISBN
9780823218905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49

paperback. Frank L. Klement reassesses Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's policies, and history's judgment of him. Frank L. Klement was Professor of History at Marquette University. His books include The Copperheads in the Midwest and Dark Lanterns. Steven K. Rogstad is Review Editor of The Lincoln Herald. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218912
ISBN
9780823218912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 color plates, 32 black-and-white illustrations, and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562. In Search of Ancient Afghanistan. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273429
ISBN
9780520273429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

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