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Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978728
ISBN
9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian-Dutch borderlands. The fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5km of tunnels underground and was studded with bunkers, gun turrets and casemates. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Stacey, Mark; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780962610
ISBN
9781780962610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.72

paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644771
ISBN
9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Hardcover. This text explores Churchill's predilection for direct diplomatic action, from his first tentative involvement in diplomacy in 1908 until his retirement as Prime Minister in 1955. Based on a scrutiny of official documents and private archives, its principal focus is the period 1945 to 1955. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094381
ISBN
9780300094381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.05
€ 40.40

paperback. When Henry VIII died in 1547, he left three highly intelligent children to succeed him in turn, to be followed, if their lines failed, by the descendants of his sister, Mary Tudor. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099532675
ISBN
9780099532675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

paperback. The war between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England was characterised by treachery, deceit and at St Albans, Blore Hill and Towton, some of the bloodiest and dramatic battles on England's soil. This title presents an account that focuses on the human side of history, on the people and personalities involved in the conflict. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports., geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099540175
ISBN
9780099540175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.73

paperback. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24pp b/w photo inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141035673
ISBN
9780141035673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

paperback. What were the secret plans for Britain if World War Three had erupted and 'breakdown' had occurred? When would the Queen have been informed and where would she have gone? How does the contingency planning for a national emergency work today? This book gives the detailed answers to these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141044699
ISBN
9780141044699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Beginning with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, this volume draws upon eye-witness German accounts supplemented with German archival and detailed Soviet materials. Series: Soviet Russian Military Experience. Num Pages: 528 pages, figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714642987
ISBN
9780714642987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.55

paperback. African-American soldiers played a decisive role in the US Army on the western frontier during the Plains Wars. Nicknamed the 'buffalo soldiers' by their Cheyenne and Comanche enemies, these brave soldiers fought many enemies over the years, including Sitting Bull and Geronimo. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781841767567
ISBN
9781841767567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

paperback. A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth in Europe during High Middle Ages transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms. This book shows how Europe was itself a product of colonization, as much as it was later a colonizer, and what this did to shape the continent and the world. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140154092
ISBN
9780140154092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

paperback. The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. This title offers an account of the Scots as a 'global people', charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015644
ISBN
9780141015644
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. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985503
ISBN
9780141985503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 816 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668460
ISBN
9780712668460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

paperback. Tells the story of Scotland's role in forging and expanding the British Empire, from the Americas to Australia, India to the Caribbean. In this book, the author traces the vital part Scotland played in creating an empire - and the fundamental effect this had in moulding the modern Scottish nation. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780718193195
ISBN
9780718193195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271016047
ISBN
9780271016047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.00
€ 51.26

hardcover. Translator(s): Simpson, Helen. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019307
ISBN
9780271019307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.76
€ 88.16

paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2BXK; DSB; HBJF1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138883871
ISBN
9781138883871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. In this now classic work, Russell Kirk describes the beliefs and institutions that have nurtured the American soul and commonwealth of the United States. Advertising. Num Pages: 559 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882926992
ISBN
9781882926992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.60

hardcover. Unique memoir of a British officer in the war in the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 212 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781473886841
ISBN
9781473886841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 7.81

hardcover. Opening with a character-study of the period, followed by ten chapters of narrative history, this sixth volume presents a study of Ireland in 1914. It includes chapters on the economy, Literature, the Irish language, music, arts, education, administration and public service, and emigration, and concludes with a bibliography covering 1800-1921. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 40 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1306. Opening with a character-study of the period, followed by ten chapters of narrative history, this sixth volume presents a study of Ireland in 1914. It includes chapters on the economy, Literature, the Irish language, music, arts, education, administration and public service, and emigration, and concludes with a bibliography covering 1800-1921. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 40 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1306. [Vol VI only]. Scarce. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030154
ISBN
9780198217510
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F.X.; Byrne, Francis John. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 602 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 996. [Vol VIII only, 2002 reprint]. Rare. Fine in fine illustrated covers. Covers showing very light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030155
ISBN
9780198217442
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F.X.; Byrne, Francis John. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1235. [Vol IX only]. E. scarce. Fine in original cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing very light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030156
ISBN
9780198217459
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 235.00

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