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Regional & national history
Paperback. The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, the author attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and German soldiers who lived through that awful day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- RH UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555484
- ISBN
- 9780753555484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. The court of France in the sixteenth century has often been seen merely as a focus of political intrigue and conflict. This book traces its evolution from a nomadic institution to a more sedentary one. It explores the political and cultural importance of the French court through seven reigns from Charles VIII to Henry III. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118513
- ISBN
- 9780300118513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.29
€ 43.99
€ 31.29
Hardback. Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once a major reassessment of Malthus's ideas and an intellectual history of the origins of modern debates about demography, resources, and the environment, giving historical depth to our current planetary concerns. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728714
- ISBN
- 9780674728714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477171
- ISBN
- 9780801477171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.83
€ 49.99
€ 43.83
paperback. The most complete picture to date of how U.S. strategies of containment and empire-building spiraled out of control in Southeast Asia, investigating also how the demoralizing experience of Vietnam radically undermined U.S. enthusiasm for the region in a strategic sense. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231108812
- ISBN
- 9780231108812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Thomas Jefferson used the doctrine to exert American authority in the Louisiana Territory, to win the Pacific Northwest from European rivals, and to "conquer" the Indian nations. This title illustrates how the American colonies used the Doctrine of Discovery against the Indian nations from 1606 forward. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803215986
- ISBN
- 9780803215986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.83
€ 21.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. A handy and accessible guide to the colourful and not so colourful characters who have held Britain's top job. Num Pages: 128 pages, 83 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148. 128 pages, 83 illustrations. A handy and accessible guide to the colourful and not so colourful characters who have held Britain's top job. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JPHL. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 9. Weight: 128.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445610214
- ISBN
- 9781445610214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712116
- ISBN
- 9780226712116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. The rich findings of recent exploration and research are incorporated in this completely revised and greatly expanded sixth edition of this standard work on the Maya people. Num Pages: 984 pages, 500 pls. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 182 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748179
- ISBN
- 9780804748179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
hardcover. Experience daily life in Maya civilization, from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, 69. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313351297
- ISBN
- 9780313351297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.66
€ 84.66
Paperback. The conflict in the skies above the combat zones of World War II bred a new legion of heroes. They were all brave men, but some have become legends. This is a compact reference to the history and record of allied and enemy aces of World War II. Series: Vital Guide. Num Pages: 112 pages, 106 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840374124
- ISBN
- 9781840374124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.33
€ 11.33
Hardback. This is a landmark study which examines the film and reading tastes of working-class consumers in 1930s Britain. Drawing on a wealth of original research, Robert James argues that working-class consumers used popular film and fiction to answer a range of cultural and social needs in this tumultuous decade. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080258
- ISBN
- 9780719080258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.22
€ 159.22
Hardcover. Series: The Herald book of the Clyde. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1024. Folio. Illustrated. Very good copy in dustwarpper.First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KEX0287787
- ISBN
- 9781902927046
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447853
- ISBN
- 9780801447853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 14 colour plates, 30 montone plates, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; HBJD1; RGBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854114211
- ISBN
- 9781854114211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.96
€ 26.96
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036675
- ISBN
- 9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.24
€ 49.24
Hardcover. Offering an in-depth history of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) from 1955 to 1975, the author takes readers into the barracks and training centers of the ARVN to plumb the hearts and souls of these forgotten soldiers. He explores the lives of ordinary men, focusing on troop morale and motivation within the context of Vietnamese society. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614332
- ISBN
- 9780700614332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Hardcover. Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. Robert K. DeArment deconstructs the myth of Longhair Jim and reconstructs the gunfighter as a real human being, complex, flawed, often courageous, usually both honorable and dishonorable. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w photgraphs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652924
- ISBN
- 9780875652924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.92
€ 26.99
€ 25.92
paperback. Features the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz; the ambitious Winston Churchill; the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow; Britain's greatest 20th-century Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British Navy and brought forth for the first true battleship, HMS Dreadnought. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099524021
- ISBN
- 9780099524021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. The real Top Gun - the dramatic account of the US Navy's fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 300 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908059000
- ISBN
- 9781908059000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345802712
- ISBN
- 9780345802712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.14
€ 17.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826744
- ISBN
- 9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
paperback. Presents comprehensive history of Irish Nationalism. Num Pages: 896 pages, map, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140291650
- ISBN
- 9780140291650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later, on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras, Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo, some ten miles south of Brussels. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- RH UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753541449
- ISBN
- 9780753541449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48