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Paperback. By the middle of the sixth century, the Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empire had been cut in half. This work covers the history of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445656
ISBN
9780752445656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Simon Fowler reveals what life was really like in Britain's workhouses. He argues that life for paupers was not as grim as we may believe, and that the workhouse provided a vital safety net, without which many would have starved. Includes dozens of personal stories. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 page plate section, c.12-15 images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783831517
ISBN
9781783831517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Illuminates the nature of Nazism and the regime it established by documenting politics and life in wartime Germany: government and party, law and terror, welfare and social planning, sex and population policy, women, youth, propoganda, morale and resistance. Editor(s): Noakes, Jeremy. Series: Exeter Studies in History S. Num Pages: 710 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
710
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
192nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893114
ISBN
9780859893114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Featuring artwork, expert analysis and absorbing combat accounts, this is the story of the clash between two leading tanks of the Cold War era that were never designed to fight each other, but rather to line up on battlefields as allies. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810922
ISBN
9781472810922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999548
ISBN
9780295999548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. A groundbreaking history of Prohibition and a new creation story for the powerful American state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393066951
ISBN
9780393066951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. The monuments of ancient Athens give testimony to the enduring legacy of ancient Greek civilisation. In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of the area presents a survey of the monuments - first chronologically, then site by site. Num Pages: 340 pages, 270 illustrations, 17 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300101515
ISBN
9780300101515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. This book gives us the comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954706
ISBN
9780241954706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489716
ISBN
9780801489716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473863422
ISBN
9781473863422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Canadian Inst of Ukranian Study Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781895571042
ISBN
9781895571042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 217 colour & 163 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343179
ISBN
9780764343179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. The North Africa campaign of 1940-43 brought the British Army its first significant land victory, they then suffered a reversal in fortune between 1941 and 1942 and rallied in 1942 to 1943. For the 8th Army there followed another long struggle up the mountainous length of Italy in 1943-45. Illustrator(s): Chappell, Mike. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DST; 1HB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJH; HBWQ; JWD; JWLF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762371
ISBN
9781841762371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Hardback. Gives legal advice, including an opinion on whether perjury can be committed before a grand jury. This title attempts to bring Destutt de Tracy's Treatise on Political Economy into print, offers biographical information for Delaplaine's Repository, and recommends revisions to a forthcoming biography of Patrick Henry. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 9 duotones. 18 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
808
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160474
ISBN
9780691160474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

Paperback. It took Henry VIII 28 years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy was born in 1519 after the King's affair with Elizabeth Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring ever acknowledged by Henry VIII. So just how close did he come to being Henry IX? Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937092
ISBN
9780750937092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. An expansive new biography of Sojourner Truth, charismatic preacher and activist Num Pages: 520 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 346 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078019
ISBN
9780252078019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Countryside Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846742019
ISBN
9781846742019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. In one of the defining moments of twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. This title tells the story of the tragedy through eyes of the survivors, from twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778503
ISBN
9780552778503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. A gripping and thrilling insight into service with the elite Royal Marines during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp and 8pp of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473853423
ISBN
9781473853423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.39

Paperback. "The Other Schindlers: Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459677
ISBN
9780752459677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Hardcover. In this work, the author presents the precise spots where the battle at Gallipoli took place with a range of contemporary photographs. It provides a link between past and present; from one century to the next; that the deeds of those whose bones lie buried in a foreign field shall not be forgotten. Num Pages: 232 pages, 450 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 266 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1248. 232 pages, 450 photographs. In this work, the author presents the precise spots where the battle at Gallipoli took place with a range of contemporary photographs. It provides a link between past and present; from one century to the next; that the deeds of those whose bones lie buried in a foreign field shall not be forgotten. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Dimension: 221 x 266 x 25. Weight: 1248.
Publisher
After the Battle
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067294
ISBN
9781870067294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426374
ISBN
9781474426374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750940450
ISBN
9780750940450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. The first of a two-part, exhaustively researched meditation on the astonishingly beautiful and intricate armour of the samurai. This volume focuses on the dou, the armour that protected the warrior's chest. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 col. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 240. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807960
ISBN
9781472807960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

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