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Hardcover. This major new book traces the architectural and engineering works in the Royal Navy's shore bases at home and overseas and the politics and technologies that shaped them. Copiously illustrated with maps, plans and photographs, this important and lively work will appeal to naval historians, industrial archaeologists and students of British history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 482. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 212 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2206.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020559
ISBN
9781848020559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.24

paperback. The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the Vikings Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, family trees. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the Vikings Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, family trees. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. Very good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Robinson London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024734
ISBN
9781845290764
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. In 1638, the ruler of Japan ordered a crusade against his own subjects, a holocaust upon the men, women and children of a doomsday cult. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781472137418
ISBN
9781472137418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Founder of China's Yuan dynasty, legendary resident of Xanadu and rebuilder of medieval Beijing Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781849013376
ISBN
9781849013376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. Delving beyond Togo's finest hour at the Battle of Tsushima, this title portrays the life of a diffident Japanese sailor in Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598624
ISBN
9781906598624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A superb insight into the history of the Samurai Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845299477
ISBN
9781845299477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Wellington Koo (1887-1985) achieved notoriety at the Paris Peace Conference where he sternly resisted Japanese attempts to hold onto seized German colonial territory in mainland China. Koo was China's first representative to the League of Nations, and ended up as acting president of Republican China during the unrest of the period 1926-7. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 tables, 2 maps, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791699
ISBN
9781905791699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. The Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference did not have the Japanese prime or foreign ministers. They were led by Prince Saionji Kinmochi (1849-1940), the 'kingmaker' of early 20th-century Japanese politics whose life spanned the arrival of Commodore Perry, the Japanese civil war, the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War and WW I. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791682
ISBN
9781905791682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. From Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a new history of the evolution of East Asian styles of unarmed combat, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 318 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136466
ISBN
9781472136466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. Six historians focus on the major themes and most dramatic moments of the last two millenia: the rise and fall of empires; reformation, revolution and restoration; wars both civil and global; and the enduring question of what it means to be British. . Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712664967
ISBN
9780712664967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789889979980
ISBN
9789889979980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. A study of Russia from 1848 to 1914. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination. Series: Heinemann Advanced History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435327187
ISBN
9780435327187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.73

Paperback. The US Army AH-1 was the world's first purpose-built attack helicopter, and was used by the US Army in the Vietnam War. This manual discusses the history, technology and crew of the AH-1, and includes first-hand accounts, archival footage and scale plans of all major US Army AH-1 variants. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766065
ISBN
9781841766065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Victor Considerant (1808-1893), a follower of the great utopian thinker Charles Fourier, played an important role in the creation of a Fourierist movement and the development of socialist journalism. This study offers a life story of one of the engaging figures among the French romantic intellectuals of the 1840s. Num Pages: 600 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 939.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222977
ISBN
9780520222977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.71
€ 57.47

Paperback. A tale of greed, lust, deceit, theft on an extraordinary scale, charlatanry, kidnapping, assassination and escape from prison. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549975
ISBN
9781848549975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Num Pages: 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1342. 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight: 1338.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128245
ISBN
9780714128245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. From the common playgoers to the royal patrons, this book explores Britain from the perspective of Shakespeare's audience revealing how the significant issues of the day were explored at the playhouse through objects and quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 96 pages, 85 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. 96 pages, 85 colour illustrations. From the common playgoers to the royal patrons, this book explores Britain from the perspective of Shakespeare's audience revealing how the significant issues of the day were explored at the playhouse through objects and quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 170 x 191 x 10. Weight: 292.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128269
ISBN
9780714128269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717154470
ISBN
9780717154470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 maps, 46 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; HBJD; JFCA; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182706
ISBN
9780231182706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Truly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFD; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417363
ISBN
9781421417363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.12
€ 47.68

Paperback. Look at the woman who may become the next president of America. Combining deep reporting and West Wing-esque storytelling, this book reveals the strategising, machinations and last minute decision-making that have accompanied one of the greatest political comebacks in history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594697
ISBN
9780099594697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 353 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
353
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776746803
ISBN
9788776746803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512396
ISBN
9780813512396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.30

Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 703 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 47. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
703
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810803213
ISBN
9780810803213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.18

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