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Paperback. This account of the Great Fire of London explores its history and consequences, from the first small blaze to the long work of rebuilding. It also describes the human story of the fire and its aftermath - the panic and terror, the hunt for scapegoats and the rebirth of a city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668477
- ISBN
- 9780712668477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding Lane. In the five days that followed it grew into a conflagration that would devastate the third largest city in the Western world. This is a guide to the Great Fire of London and includes first-hand descriptions from the diaries of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872144
- ISBN
- 9781784872144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.60
€ 9.99
€ 8.60
Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523864
- ISBN
- 9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. From the end of the last Ice Age (10,000 years ago) to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, this title narrates the history and achievements of these islands, their inhabitants and their origins, through the stories of some 3000+ men and women who have shaped not just our history but the modern world. Num Pages: 616 pages, Fully Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956238726
- ISBN
- 9780956238726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.29
€ 40.99
€ 26.29
paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages, 200 colour and B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Publisher
- Adelphi Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956238733
- ISBN
- 9780956238733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.29
€ 21.99
€ 16.29
Hardback. The Hurricane was the most successful RAF fighter of the Second World War. Covers the operations of ten RAF squadrons in diverse theatres of war: France, Battle of Britain, the Mediterranean and North Africa Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 pages of black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473848429
- ISBN
- 9781473848429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 469 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277002
- ISBN
- 9780877277002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.56
€ 35.99
€ 34.56
paperback. This analysis of the social development of Spain since 1800 explores the social conflicts at the root of the Spanish Civil War and how that war and the subsequent changes, from democracy to Franco and back again, have shaped the social relations of the country. Num Pages: 308 pages, maps, graphs, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415090834
- ISBN
- 9780415090834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
Paperback. 'The Spy Beside the Sea' reveals one of the strangest stories of espionage to emerge from the Second World War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479637
- ISBN
- 9780752479637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Hardback. Series: Warfare in History. 244 pages, 13, 13 line drawing. Editor(s): Bell, Adrian R.; Curry, Anne; King, Andy; Simpkin, David; Chapman, Adam. Essays throwing fresh light on what it was like to be a medieval soldier, drawing on archival research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWT. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 26. Weight: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836742
- ISBN
- 9781843836742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.86
€ 95.86
Paperback. A guide to various medieval English castles, ranging from the massive keeps, which dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks and Border pele towers, and spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. This work contains over five hundred entries in county order, each giving a history and description of the castle. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590. A Guide by Counties. 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A guide to various medieval English castles, ranging from the massive keeps, which dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks and Border pele towers, and spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. This work contains over five hundred entries in county order, each giving a history and description of the castle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTH. Dimension: 235 x 148 x 21. Weight: 574.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157825
- ISBN
- 9780851157825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Hardcover. Presents the history of and gazetteer to all surviving Welsh castles - the majority 13c - arranged by county, with full OS details. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157788
- ISBN
- 9780851157788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
hardcover. This text takes a detailed look at early modern England and the creative and commercial forces in which print culture was formed (commercial, intellectual, political and individual), including replications of the disputes between authors and printers to political/religious manipulation. Num Pages: 754 pages, 125 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; KNTR; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226401218
- ISBN
- 9780226401218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 53.30
€ 69.99
€ 53.30
Paperback. "A superb account of the rise of modern broadcasting." -Financial Times Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393341805
- ISBN
- 9780393341805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.46
€ 27.99
€ 24.46
Hardback. In Diaspora and Trust Adrian H. Hearn proposes a new paradigm for economic development in Mexico and Cuba that is predicated on the development of trust among the state, society, and each nation's resident Chinese diaspora communities, lest they get left behind in the twenty-first century economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360575
- ISBN
- 9780822360575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Paperback. In Diaspora and Trust Adrian H. Hearn proposes a new paradigm for economic development in Mexico and Cuba that is predicated on the development of trust among the state, society, and each nation's resident Chinese diaspora communities, lest they get left behind in the twenty-first century economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360735
- ISBN
- 9780822360735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512165
- ISBN
- 9781911512165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.77
€ 45.99
€ 32.77
Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the British home front during the First World War. Num Pages: 362 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 584. British Society and the First World War. 362 pages, 18 b/w illus. A groundbreaking new history of the British home front during the First World War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight: 588.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521728836
- ISBN
- 9780521728836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardback. With background information and commentary provided by expert Adrian Greenwood, meticulously footnoted, this is a worthy addition to the literature of the Napoleonic Wars. Editor(s): Greenwood, Adrian. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654560
- ISBN
- 9781445654560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.69
€ 35.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. The story of the bravest battle ever fought. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366415
- ISBN
- 9780304366415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Provides a picture of the variety of criminal activity in the city. This illustrated book shows how both pure greed and genuine mental illness were responsible for unpleasant cases - such as the murder of an elderly aristocrat in his bed or the poisoning of a series of 'working girls'. It is of interest to London and Victorian historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860773921
- ISBN
- 9781860773921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Dark and foggy Victorian streets, the murderous madman, we all think we know the realities of Victorian crime. This title recounts the murders, by knife and poison. It takes the readers into less familiar parts of Victorian life, uncovering the wicked, the vengeful, the foolish and the hopeless amongst the criminal world of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452807
- ISBN
- 9780752452807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. The story of how Augustus rose from an obscure teenager to become Rome's first and greatest emperor. Num Pages: 624 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 39. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753829158
- ISBN
- 9780753829158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Presents the picture of the world's most famous fighting machine. This title explores every aspect of the Roman army, from the daily lives of individual soldiers to the outcome of major campaigns. It discusses key Roman battles, and includes hundreds of illustrations and biographies of the great commanders. Num Pages: 224 pages, 245 illustrations, 107 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500288993
- ISBN
- 9780500288993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.97
€ 26.99
€ 19.97