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Paperback. A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 544 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763386
ISBN
9781444763386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

paperback. Explores the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, when the British Empire was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This title shows how Britain ruthlessly exploited her position as the world's only superpower to expand her empire. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005553
ISBN
9780141005553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

paperback. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. This title explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps, 16halftones, glossary, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005546
ISBN
9780141005546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. This is the true story of the greatest special forces' operation of the 20th Century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their part. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 pg B&W insets. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762549
ISBN
9781444762549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141027937
ISBN
9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015699
ISBN
9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550678
ISBN
9780199550678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.68

Paperback. The human rights movement in South Africa's transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition, often referred to as a miracle, which brought majority rule and democracy to South Africa. This book deals with this topic. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420270
ISBN
9780821420270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550661
ISBN
9780199550661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.88

Paperback. A magisterial history of the Jews in Nazi Germany and the regime's policies towards them in the years prior to World War II and the Holocaust. Written by arguably the world's leading scholar on the subject. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753801420
ISBN
9780753801420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. Can the Holocaust be compellingly described or represented? Or is there some core aspect of the extermination of the Jews of Europe which resists our powers of narrative? In this volume, 20 scholars probe the moral, epistemological and aesthetic limits of an account or portrayal of the Nazi horror. Editor(s): Friedlander, Saul. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674707665
ISBN
9780674707665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.67
€ 48.28

Paperback. A guide to the offbeat people, places, and events that make Southern California even stranger than readers might think! Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762727247
ISBN
9780762727247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. The definitive collection of San Francisco's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for San Francisco residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762758678
ISBN
9780762758678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.48

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 428 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849143
ISBN
9780810849143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 180.35

Paperback. An ethnography about 'Japan outside of Japan' - specifically, how Japanese families on corporate re-assignment in the United States recreate their homeland within domestic spaces Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336228
ISBN
9780822336228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0012729
ISBN
9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610634
ISBN
9780691610634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 42.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kapstein, Matthew T.; Tuttle, Gray. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 856 pages, Maps: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135986
ISBN
9780231135986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.85
€ 100.69

paperback. The author began a journey in 1774 that would take them from Edinburgh to the Caribbean Islands and then to America. This work is an account of this voyage through letters to a friend in Scotland. The letters describe the sights, scenery, and social life she encountered. Editor(s): Andrews, Evangeline Walker; Andrews, Charles McLean. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259539
ISBN
9780803259539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.90

Hardback. This book presents articles on the French Revolution, introduced and contextualised for student readers. It includes interpretations from a number of world-renowned historians and covers topics including: the Enlightenment; the origins of the revolution; and class, cultural and social perspectives. Editor(s): Schechter, Ronald. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212706
ISBN
9780631212706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Paperback. Exquisite hand-colored photographs taken in Savannah, Georgia, between 1900 and 1930 are preserved in a lovely souvenir book, or perforated for removal. At 5" x 7" inches, they fit standard frames, ready to proudly display, or to mail to friends. Num Pages: 20 pages, 20 hstoric color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WCS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 188 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325724
ISBN
9780764325724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

An official, verbatim transcript of the proceedings of a Joint Fighter Conference held in October 1944, including frank discussion on the operational and technical capabilities of the P-39, P-47, P-51, P-38, Corsair, Hellcat, P-61, YP-59, Mosquito, Spitfire, and other allied aircraft. Num Pages: 416 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, charts. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304040
ISBN
9780764304040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

This facsimile reprint of the very rare 345th Bombardment Group (M) war book appears here in a new quality edition. The 345th Bombardment Group, the famed Air Apaches, flew against the Japanese in heavily armed B-25s in hair-raising low level bombing and strafing attacks. Num Pages: 304 pages, over 570 b/w photos, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1744.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302183
ISBN
9780764302183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07
€ 39.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 800+ photos and drawings. BIC Classification: AM; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764319693
ISBN
9780764319693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.12

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