Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Tells the story of Pompey during the Second World War. This book uses nearly 200 photographs to illustrate events in Portsmouth from 1939 to 1945, from the first days of war to the Blitz, from D-Day to VJ Day, also covering the post-war reconstruction of the city. Num Pages: 128 pages, around 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442969
- ISBN
- 9780752442969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752474793
- ISBN
- 9780752474793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140236347
- ISBN
- 9780140236347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In 1683, two empires - the Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna - came face to face in the culmination of a 250-year power struggle: the Great Siege of Vienna. This work provides an account of this complex and epic of conflicts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137411
- ISBN
- 9781844137411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Hardcover. How skirting the law once defined America's relation to the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065336
- ISBN
- 9780393065336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.64
€ 29.99
€ 25.64
Paperback. Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 color plates 122 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029092
- ISBN
- 9780691029092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.64
€ 54.99
€ 48.64
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 halftones and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338010
- ISBN
- 9780195338010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.32
€ 45.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312129330
- ISBN
- 9780312129330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742234083
- ISBN
- 9781742234083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.41
€ 31.41
Paperback. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174110
- ISBN
- 9780631174110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Series: Sempringham studies series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 13ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182. Series: Sempringham studies series. 112 pages, 13ill.3M. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 8. Weight: 182.
- Publisher
- Sempringham
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951576472
- ISBN
- 9780951576472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Hardcover. After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321930
- ISBN
- 9781137321930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. The Allies and the German Problem, 1941-1949 examines Allied policymaking during the Second World War and the military occupation of postwar Germany, demonstrating how the initial unity of the Allies disintegrated during the postwar military occupation in the face of their separate goals for postwar Germany and Europe. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527714
- ISBN
- 9781137527714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403991195
- ISBN
- 9781403991195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349542628
- ISBN
- 9781349542628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; HBJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226416649
- ISBN
- 9780226416649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Hardcover. Hildesheim is a mid-sized provincial town in northwest Germany. This title presents an account of how townspeople went about their lives and reacted to events during the Nazi era. It considers the actual customs and experiences of friendship and neighbourliness in a German town before, during, and after the Third Reich. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253344656
- ISBN
- 9780253344656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.74
€ 38.74
Paperback. Contains over 200 old pictures and facts, anecdotes and opinions on the way North Glasgow was. This book examines North Woodside, Maryhill, Lambhill, Ruchill, Possilpark, and Springburn, using a series of images which illustrates the changes over the past 100 years and the sense of community that is prevalent in this area of Glasgow. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415406
- ISBN
- 9780752415406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, 52ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 241 x 5. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872074870
- ISBN
- 9781872074870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.46
€ 16.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. An irreverent take on the political life and times of Australia's twenty eighth prime minister, detailing a litany of questionable calls, miraculous blunders, and inexplicable mistakes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JMG; HBJM; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 253 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760290542
- ISBN
- 9781760290542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.39
€ 27.99
€ 24.39