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Regional & national history
Paperback. Vasily Grossman, author of Life and Fate, reflects on a season spent in Armenia. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782060888
- ISBN
- 9781782060888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Operation Big Ben was a Top Secret plan to dive-bomb V rocket installations with Mark IX and Mark XVI Spitfires. For the first time the whole story can be told, showing the work of the Crossbow Committee, intelligence Commandos under Commander Ian Fleming, the brave RAF pilots and the essential contribution of the French and Dutch Resistance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554395
- ISBN
- 9781781554395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.53
€ 26.99
€ 19.53
Hardcover. In June 1940, Hitler ordered his generals to organize the invasion of Britain under a plan codenamed Operation Sealion, drawing up a complex set of documents, consisting of maps, aerial photographs, a physical description of the British Isles. This book reproduces a selection of these documents in a handy-sized format. Num Pages: 96 pages, 43 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166. 96 pages, 43 black & white illustrations. In June 1940, Hitler ordered his generals to organize the invasion of Britain under a plan codenamed Operation Sealion, drawing up a complex set of documents, consisting of maps, aerial photographs, a physical description of the British Isles. This book reproduces a selection of these documents in a handy-sized format. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 178 x 120 x 16. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First as Such
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243563
- ISBN
- 9781851243563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.15
€ 9.99
€ 9.15
Paperback. Britain's murky relationship with the Greek dictatorship is revealed in this important new study. Series: LSE Hellenic Observatory Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043656
- ISBN
- 9781849043656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.45
€ 36.99
€ 33.45
Hardcover. The life and times of polymath, scholar, author and folk hero, Hamish Henderson (1919-2002), poses, and helps us to answer, these questions. This book examines his life long commitment to finding a form of artistic expression suitable for post was Europe. It explores his ideas in their intellectual, cultural and political contexts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696574
- ISBN
- 9780748696574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.93€ 107.83
€ 112.93
€ 107.83
Paperback. A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong's vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w plates (8pp). BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; HBJH; HBLW3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841154220
- ISBN
- 9781841154220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 628. British Army Uniforms European Theatre 1939-45. 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. Describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTU. Dimension: 296 x 209 x 11. Weight: 618.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861269140
- ISBN
- 9781861269140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.66
€ 26.99
€ 23.66
Paperback. A classic account of war - in the soldiers' own words. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106359
- ISBN
- 9780349106359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. In this title, the author explains what became the largest, most intense mobilization of human resources ever seen in Vietnam. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 748 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 748
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274150
- ISBN
- 9780520274150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.40€ 64.59
€ 84.40
€ 64.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, Ezra; Shatz, Marshall S. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801438
- ISBN
- 9780875801438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.23
€ 48.23
Hardback. First full-length history of the Oromo 1300-1700; explains their key part in the medieval Christian kingdom and demonstrates their importance in shaping Ethiopian history. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJH; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011176
- ISBN
- 9781847011176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.27
€ 132.27
Paperback. The powerful and bestselling memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. Made into a Bafta and Oscar-winning film. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1DVP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753814055
- ISBN
- 9780753814055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783160068
- ISBN
- 9781783160068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Hardback. The first in-depth study of the link between Scottish identity and Scottish language. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624379
- ISBN
- 9780748624379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.93€ 107.83
€ 112.93
€ 107.83
Paperback. What life was really like on a wartime farm. Num Pages: 240 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445619798
- ISBN
- 9781445619798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.88
€ 18.88
Paperback. A richly nuanced portrait of the unknown history of New York City. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140209
- ISBN
- 9780349140209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A dazzling short history of the Balkans from the Romans to the present, which provides vital historical and cultural background to contemporary Balkan politics. Series: Universal History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125441
- ISBN
- 9781842125441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardback. Xenocracy offers a much-needed account of the islands of the Ionian Sea during their half-century of oversight by Great Britain. It recounts how, despite Britain's liberal reforms, the Ionian State's economic deterioration anticipated the "neocolonial" condition with which the Greek nation struggles even today. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332616
- ISBN
- 9781785332616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.56
€ 178.56
Paperback. A gripping account of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1943 - the year when Bomber Command believed it could win WWII by bombing alone. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367245
- ISBN
- 9780304367245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415499385
- ISBN
- 9780415499385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.67
€ 71.67
Hardcover. Examines how seventeenth-century English architectural theorists and designers rethought the domestic built environment. Series Editor(s): Jones, Amelia; Meskimmon, Marsha. Series: Rethinking Art's Histories. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; AMK; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095801
- ISBN
- 9780719095801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.79
€ 158.79
Paperback. During the 1916 Battle of the Somme in WW1 the Ulster division lost over two thousand men. This book covers the events leading to the Somme - the birth of the UVF in 1912, the aftermath and the bravery that has become iconic in Northern Ireland tradition. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Belfast
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856408243
- ISBN
- 9780856408243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Paperback. Schomberg held high command in British, Portuguese, and French armies. But it is as second-in-command to William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution that he is chiefly remembered. He died at the famous battle of the Boyne, a fitting end to a very pub Num Pages: 249 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900611
- ISBN
- 9781903900611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.67
€ 37.99
€ 33.67
Paperback. This book is recognised as a definitive work on the Highland Clearances. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b/w plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780273846
- ISBN
- 9781780273846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49