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Hardback. Reveals that it is seductively deceptive - and horribly misleading - to call such catastrophes "natural." This book presents a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNK; TNFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479825387
ISBN
9781479825387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.62

Hardback. Clayer and Bougarel's prodigiously researched book is a political and institutional history of the Muslims of south-east Europe since the fourteenth century, focusing on empires, states, political parties, and religious institutions. Editor(s): Clayer, Professor Nathalie; Bougarel, Xavier. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046596
ISBN
9781849046596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 53.08

Paperback. Focusing on Infantry Fire Support tactics during World War II, this title features artwork and detailed analysis of the battlefield use of machine guns, mortars, and light guns. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815460
ISBN
9781472815460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Through two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet. This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources. Num Pages: 176 pages, 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; HBJD1; HBWN; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 464. 176 pages, 120 b&w illustrations. Through two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet. This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; HBJD1; HBWN; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 258 x 189 x 10. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410058
ISBN
9781843410058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 105 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474257152
ISBN
9781474257152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.25

paperback. William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror. This biography recounts his brief 13-year reign leading up to his assassination. The author weaves his account of the king's life into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 502 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
502
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082913
ISBN
9780300082913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

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
€ 11.85

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
€ 19.64

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
€ 9.24

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
€ 33.67

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

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

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
€ 12.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763897
ISBN
9781780763897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.43

Paperback. The spread of anti-Semitism across Europe before World War II has received strikingly little comprehensive study. Drawing on newspapers, magazines, diaries, diplomatic correspondence, organizational reports, and a variety of other sources, this history reveals how imperiled European Jews navigated their world as darkness closed about. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137302465
ISBN
9781137302465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

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
€ 23.61

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
€ 16.59

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

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

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

€ 48.54

Paperback. This study introduces students to England's foreign policy during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. The book addresses the key questions facing students and each reign is analyzed in turn, providing a narrative and explanation of the major events and policy decisions of the period. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPSD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582289918
ISBN
9780582289918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.95

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

€ 132.63

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

Hardback. .
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783160068
ISBN
9781783160068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. The extraordinary and genuine account of Rosemary Say - an attractive and courageous young Englishwoman whose emigration to France in 1939 led her to suffer the horrors of life under the Nazis Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0006516
ISBN
9781843179627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

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