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Regional & national history
Paperback. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Num Pages: 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 556. Bletchley Park's Last Secret. 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843543312
- ISBN
- 9781843543312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
A collection of photographs taken by German soldiers and civilians during the Third Reich. It features the living rooms, the back yards, the boulevards and the killing fields of Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335768
- ISBN
- 9780897335768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.99
€ 52.99
€ 47.99
Paperback. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. This book presents an account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past decades. It is suitable for those who wish to understand contemporary Italy. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140124965
- ISBN
- 9780140124965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than just a home, but an expression of spiritual beliefs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 150 color ills. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316376
- ISBN
- 9781933316376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.95
€ 23.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Sergeant 'Bommer' Grahame, one of the deadliest soldiers on the battlefield is an elite army JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller- pronounced 'jay-tack'). This title tells the story of Bommer Grahame and his five-man Fire Support Team on their tour of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091938086
- ISBN
- 9780091938086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJF; HBLW; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158862
- ISBN
- 9780231158862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891823
- ISBN
- 9780801891823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.94
€ 51.99
€ 42.94
Hardback. This revealing study uses contemporary observational and interview data to show how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in Mediterranean communities can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405192835
- ISBN
- 9781405192835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.84
€ 93.84
Paperback. In one of the defining moments of twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. This title tells the story of the tragedy through eyes of the survivors, from twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552778503
- ISBN
- 9780552778503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of that terrible year, this book takes the reader on a journey into the labyrinth, to reveal the complexity, the layered motives, the flawed and disturbed minds that drove the world to war. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779852
- ISBN
- 9780552779852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475306
- ISBN
- 9780801475306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Paperback. Series: Photographic Memories. Num Pages: 96 pages, Historical photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; AJCP; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Frith Book Company Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859371244
- ISBN
- 9781859371244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM9; HRAX; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236189
- ISBN
- 9781442236189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.87
€ 82.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590176191
- ISBN
- 9781590176191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.87
€ 31.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. Series: Studies in East Asian law. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DNF; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648194
- ISBN
- 9780691648194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.88
€ 120.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bauhan (William L.),U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872332225
- ISBN
- 9780872332225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.22
€ 23.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. This book the story of the hunt for Athelstan's greatest battlefield and sets the whole era in the context of politics, religion and Viking attacks of the age. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 illustrations, (15 colour ). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425665
- ISBN
- 9780752425665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Paperback. Series: Shire archaeology series. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Bibliography: p62-63. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; AMC; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747800651
- ISBN
- 9780747800651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.89
€ 8.99
€ 8.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441585
- ISBN
- 9780801441585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. An epic history of the American southwest. Num Pages: 1038 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- 4 ed
- Number of pages
- 1038
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819562517
- ISBN
- 9780819562517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.16
€ 42.99
€ 40.16