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Regional & national history
Paperback. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473632981
- ISBN
- 9781473632981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Our nation's story told through 100 of the most important sites - from Stonehenge to the Gherkin Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546097
- ISBN
- 9781848546097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953051
- ISBN
- 9780241953051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Tells the story of Venice of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the busiest and powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Num Pages: 736 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241953044
- ISBN
- 9780241953044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.29
€ 24.99
€ 15.29
hardcover. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000993
- ISBN
- 9781473632950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. This volume offers a biography of Samuel Adams, the man Thomas Jefferson once described as the helmsman of the American Revolution. Series: American Profiles. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521155
- ISBN
- 9780742521155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.40
€ 54.40
Paperback. Sigmund Stein was a Jew and also a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused. The divided loyalty of a lifetime was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; G; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634045
- ISBN
- 9781566634045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.15
€ 24.15
Paperback. The archives of the American School of Classical Studies excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolours and drawings - well over 40 - by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological illustrators of the 20th century. Num Pages: 334 pages, 241 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619605
- ISBN
- 9780876619605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.08
€ 102.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1568 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532499
- ISBN
- 9781784532499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 510.23
€ 510.23
Paperback. A new edition of the most authoritative and highly-regarded single-volume history of India. Fully revised to include the most recent research and to cover events from partition to the present day. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 b/w, 16 col plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007307753
- ISBN
- 9780007307753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
paperback. During 200 years the East India Company grew from an association of Elizabethan tradesmen into a powerful organization. As a commercial enterprise it came to control half the world's trade and as a political entity it administered an empire. This book looks at the history of the Company. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006380726
- ISBN
- 9780006380726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007221783
- ISBN
- 9780007221783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712673488
- ISBN
- 9780712673488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.77
€ 40.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. This book unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712616102
- ISBN
- 9780712616102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.44
€ 18.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. John Keegan has assembled a cast of seventeen generals whose reputations were made (and some of them broken) by Churchill and the Second World War. Editor(s): Keegan, John. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367122
- ISBN
- 9780304367122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. The Allied assault on Normandy was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of fighting before the German forces were beaten and Paris liberated. This account of the struggle is related through the different points of view of the six armies who fought to liberate and defend France. Num Pages: 416 pages, 38. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844137398
- ISBN
- 9781844137398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.73
€ 19.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. The Irish famine that began in 1845 was one of the nineteenth century's greatest disasters. By its end, the island's population of eight million had shrunk by a third through starvation, disease and emigration. This title presents a compassionate retelling of that awful story for a new generation. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571284429
- ISBN
- 9780571284429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst human disasters in history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007150700
- ISBN
- 9780007150700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. One of the Remarkable True Stories of WWII series. A tale of a fascinating life of courage, wild escapades and a dark secret Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316120
- ISBN
- 9780755316120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. A document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between the president and one of his close advisors, John Kenneth Galbraith. His letters are a source of advice about economics, public policy, and the federal bureacracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674528376
- ISBN
- 9780674528376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.32
€ 53.99
€ 45.32
Paperback. In Beyond Shandri-La, a former CIA officer provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550. America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-first Century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. 384 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. Beyond Shangri-La provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352341
- ISBN
- 9780822352341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. John Killen brings together the legends, folklore, traditions and stories that have been associated with St Patrick across the centuries. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3D; BGX; HBJD1; HRLP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 122. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780856409585
- ISBN
- 9780856409585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 7.20
€ 17.99
€ 7.20
Paperback. John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilisation. It remains a masterwork without parallel. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 halftones, 25 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018280
- ISBN
- 9780674018280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.76
€ 37.99
€ 31.76