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Regional & national history
Hardback. How was it that ordinary men in medieval England and Wales became such skilled archers that they defeated noble knights in battle after battle? This book reveals the way ordinary men used bows and arrows in their day-to-day lives, and the way that their skills became recognised by the kings of England as invaluable in warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465876
- ISBN
- 9780752465876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. Reveals the power behind the English longbow - one of history's most devastating weapons Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449517
- ISBN
- 9780752449517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.67
€ 23.99
€ 20.67
hardcover. A wealth of archival material allows an insider's view of the orchestra that has become an icon of Canadian culture and enriched the lives of Torontonians and all Canadians for over eighty years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 102 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; AVRB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1365.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802035882
- ISBN
- 9780802035882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.82
€ 86.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Two-color art throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRAM2; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621575009
- ISBN
- 9781621575009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.27
€ 32.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. The newest volume in the Oxford History of the United States series, The Republic for Which It Stands argues that the Gilded Age, along with Reconstruction-its conflicts, rapid and disorienting change, hopes and fears-formed the template of American modernity. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 928 pages, 97 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199735815
- ISBN
- 9780199735815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.62
€ 42.99
€ 42.62
Paperback. Examines why Franco's regime was alone among Europe's 'Big Three' Fascist dictatorships in being able to survive beyond the end of the Second World War, and to what extent Churchill's wartime policies enabled Franco to remain in control of Spain. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Rev. Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192839
- ISBN
- 9781845192839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.07
€ 33.99
€ 30.07
Hardcover. Even two hundred years after Abraham Lincoln's death, we, like Walt Whitman, "love the President personally." Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065305
- ISBN
- 9780393065305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.67
€ 31.99
€ 26.67
Hardcover. Presents the story of the Beecher-Tilton scandal that shook American culture in the 1870s because the key players were such vaunted moral leaders. The book offers a tale of love, deception, faith and the indeterminacy of truth. It revises the conception of 19th-century morals and passions. Num Pages: 430 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259383
- ISBN
- 9780226259383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.67
€ 36.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226259550
- ISBN
- 9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. "[A]n astonishingly interesting interpretation.. Fox is wonderfully shrewd and often dazzling."-Jill Lepore, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 432 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352634
- ISBN
- 9780393352634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.53
€ 17.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138944169
- ISBN
- 9781138944169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.05
€ 50.99
€ 45.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763897
- ISBN
- 9781780763897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 41.43
€ 53.49
€ 41.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Macmillan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333220955
- ISBN
- 9780333220955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Paperback. During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defences against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. This work presents the story of the long-suffering merchant ships without which Russia would almost certainly have fallen to Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 532 pages, 16PP B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 532
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156115
- ISBN
- 9781844156115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. At one time British ships carried half of world's trade, transporting every conceivable freight from and to all four corners of the globe - and in times of crisis its tremendous merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. This title relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747812326
- ISBN
- 9780747812326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Sets the pieces of the story that are known to historians into their cultural, religious, and political context. This book explores important questions about the period and about historical memory that is of interest to both the general reader and students of the period. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w photo. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 62987th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253207517
- ISBN
- 9780253207517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Hardback. Latin continued to be used across Europe long after the end of the Roman Empire. While not the native language of its users, it was nevertheless used for a wide variety of functions from religion to record-keeping. This book considers various contexts in Britain to see how medieval people used Latin and how this affected the language. Editor(s): White, Carolinne; Ashdowne, Richard K. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3H; CBX; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266083
- ISBN
- 9780197266083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.08
€ 136.08
Hardback. The Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061590
- ISBN
- 9780674061590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. The Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060036
- ISBN
- 9780674060036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Editor(s): Fawn, Rick. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415842532
- ISBN
- 9780415842532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.06
€ 113.06
Paperback. Examines the role of the vernacular arts in Mexico s transformation from a regionally and culturally fragmented country into a modern nation-state with an inclusive and compelling national identity. Num Pages: 424 pages, 16 color illustrations, 23 b&w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347033
- ISBN
- 9780822347033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. The second volume of Rick Atkinson's monumental trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War. Series: Liberation Trilogy. Num Pages: 816 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116358
- ISBN
- 9780349116358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.49
€ 23.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. The magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's monumental and highly acclaimed trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War. Series: Liberation Trilogy. Num Pages: 896 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 51. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140483
- ISBN
- 9780349140483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. This lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear. Num Pages: 192 pages, 175 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426204562
- ISBN
- 9781426204562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.30
€ 21.30