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Paperback. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sourcebook and Reader. 248 pages, illustrations. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight: 282.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256040
ISBN
9780520256040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1842-1909) was the nineteenth century's greatest military historian and author of biographies of Hannibal, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus and Napoleon. Editor(s): Sears, Stephen W. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410300
ISBN
9780815410300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.08

Paperback. The stories of those who refused to fight in the First World War Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648941
ISBN
9781445648941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.93

Hardback. Covering the lives and achievements of five English intelligence officers involved in wars at home and abroad between 1870 and 1918, this book offers an insight into spying in the age of Victoria. It examines the social and political context of Victorian spying and the role of intelligence in the Anglo-Boer wars. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445359
ISBN
9780752445359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Planning historian Stephen Ward offers a timely new history of garden cities and new towns with the Hertfordshire exemplars as its focus. Yet this is not just a work of history: The Peaceful Path also examines the contemporary relevance of Ebenezer Howard's vision. Num Pages: 352 pages, 111 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; HBJD1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291690
ISBN
9781909291690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Hardcover. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933457
ISBN
9780861933457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. A study of vendetta and banditry, applying insights from the field of social anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521522649
ISBN
9780521522649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.28

Paperback. A fascinating insight into how the people of Chatham coped with the problems of the First World War Num Pages: 148 pages, 176 pages of integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827882
ISBN
9781473827882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardback. This remarkable uses an array of sources to tell the fascinating and largely forgotten story of the fall of Singapore. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781473824027
ISBN
9781473824027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. First-hand account of Syrian uprising Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 305 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044509
ISBN
9781849044509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. On 2nd July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion - the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship. This study covers the post-war fate of the Zeppelins, including the crash of Hindenburg, and their use by the Luftwaffe at the beginning of World War II. Illustrator(s): Palmer, Ian. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40ill.7col.ill. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766928
ISBN
9781841766928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1MBN; HBJF; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578656
ISBN
9781877578656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.64

Hardback. An interesting set of studies on external perceptions of Yugoslavia during World War II by diverse observers including those by General de Gaulle and The Duke of Spoleto. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880330817
ISBN
9780880330817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.96

Paperback. British Theatre and the Red Peril examines how communism was portrayed in plays in the British theatre between 1917 and 1945, and how at a time when the capitalist system seemed on the verge of collapse, the theatre played a significant part in communicating and manipulating political propaganda in order to influence audiences. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; AN; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896375
ISBN
9780859896375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Paperback. Avalon is Britain's very own Atlantis - a mystical kingdom rich in myth and lore. Legends tell how the body of King Arthur was taken to Avalon, where he would wait till his nation's hour of need. The truth is that Avalon was a very real place with a turbulent history of its own. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844132232
ISBN
9781844132232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies. Editor(s): Boardman, Steve; Davies, John Reuben; Williamson, Eila. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838456
ISBN
9781843838456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.69

Hardcover. To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every theatre; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin; the first type to drop the 4,000lb 'Cookie' bomb; and so on. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808140
ISBN
9781909808140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.08

Hardcover. 41 Squadron is one of the oldest RAF Squadrons still in existence and has seen service from the First World War, policing the Middle East in the 1930s, throughout the Second World War, and more recently in the First Gulf War and Yugoslavia. This is the first comprehensive study, concentrating on its Second World War between August 1942 - May 1945 Num Pages: 1088 pages, 350 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 254 x 50. Weight in Grams: 2074.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
1088
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551936
ISBN
9781781551936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. The Revd Ian Paisley is unique in having founded both a successful church and a successful and hugely influential political party. Steve Bruce traces Paisley's career and his impact on Ulster politics, and in doing so poses vital questions concerning the relationship between politics and society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; HRCC93; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310205
ISBN
9780199565719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Explores Scotland's transformation from the largely devout Presbyterian country of 1900, with the church as a major social force, to the diverse, more secular society of today, when less than 10 per cent of Scots attend church. This book looks at the decline in the Protestant-Catholic divide. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; HBJD1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748682898
ISBN
9780748682898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.74

paperback. Would it have been possible for the First World War to be avoided? Steve Cliffe, author of Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George: First World Warlords, believes so as did David Lloyd George, Britain's wartime prime minister. Num Pages: 160 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Condition
New
SKU
9781781552728
ISBN
9781781552728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.29

Hardcover. Taking a chronological approach, this work looks at key battles, such as the great encirclement engagements of 1941 - Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev - the sieges of Leningrad and Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, and Operation Bagration in June 1944. It also includes information on the central Soviet commanders who led the German and Soviet armies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 350. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862273597
ISBN
9781862273597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. During WWII, on one raid alone, Nuremburg March 1944, more Bomber Command airmen lost their lives than were lost in the Battle of Britain. These were ordinary men who became part of extraordinary events. One such was Arthur Darlow, the author's grandfather - a pilot of a Lancaster crew in 405 RCAF crew. In this title, their story is recreated. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908117267
ISBN
9781908117267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.89

Paperback. Ken 'Hawkeye' Lee, Terry Clark, Tony Pickering, John Ellacombe and Pete Olver - five special airmen who earned the right to wear the Battle of Britain clasp with pride. All fought through the Battle and Blitz, all served and survived to the end of the war, but not all came out unscathed. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781906502829
ISBN
9781906502829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.90

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