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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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
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€ 25.40
€ 26.99
€ 25.40
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
€ 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€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
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
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
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€ 36.02
€ 49.99
€ 36.02
Paperback. Essays addressing aspects of Israelite religious development. The book traces continuities between early Israelite religion and the Caananite culture it emerged from, exploring tension between the mythic and the historical and the re-emergence of Caananite mythic material in early Christianity. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG; HRJ; HRKP; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674091764
- ISBN
- 9780674091764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
€ 46.99
€ 39.34
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€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
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
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. This book examines the role of the Conservative Party in the outbreak of World War I and their influence on British foreign policy and Anglo-German relations at the time. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354948
- ISBN
- 9781349354948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Offering first major study of the views of the Conservative Party towards the key aspects of Anglo-German relations from 1905 to 1914, it examines the Conservative response to the German threat, and argues that it showed a marked absence of open hostility towards Germany. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM; JPL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517110
- ISBN
- 9780230517110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408269213
- ISBN
- 9781408269213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.25
€ 48.99
€ 47.25
Paperback. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Series Editor(s): Brown, Richard; Smith, David. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. Num Pages: 130 pages, 2 colour book. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; 4KL; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. 128 pages, 2 colour book. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; 4KL; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; YQH. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 8. Weight: 216. Series Editor(s) :Brown, Richard; Smith, David.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521568616
- ISBN
- 9780521568616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.01
€ 20.01
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
€ 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
€ 17.31
€ 17.31
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€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Bismarck's empire of 1871 did not strike like a bolt from the blue. The question of German unity had been brewing for decades. This volume reconstructs the way Victorians pictured this pre-history, discussing what kind of united Germany Britain would have welcomed. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333966150
- ISBN
- 9780333966150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
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
€ 151.27
€ 151.27
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
€ 20.99€ 17.15
€ 20.99
€ 17.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587190
- ISBN
- 9781137587190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.70
€ 117.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587169
- ISBN
- 9781137587169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70