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Regional & national history
Paperback. This new study of Britain's counterinsurgency campaign in Kenya examines the difference between official and accepted methods of conquering insurgents. Series: Cambridge Military Histories. Num Pages: 317 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBTV; HBWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 512. The British Army and Counter-insurgency in the Kenya Emergency. Series: Cambridge Military Histories. 317 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 maps. This new study of Britain's counterinsurgency campaign in Kenya examines the difference between official and accepted methods of conquering insurgents. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBTV; HBWS. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight: 514.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107656246
- ISBN
- 9781107656246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.41
€ 34.41
Hardcover. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. This book introduces the tales of exotic animals in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 bw integrated, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530846
- ISBN
- 9781784530846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 48.36
€ 52.56
€ 48.36
Hardcover. This work covers the main British battle areas of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Starting with the spark that ignited the war, the outline of events brings the operations of the British Army in France and Flanders full circle. Series: After the Battle S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 511 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 275 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1256. Then and Now - From Mons to the Marne and Back. Series: After the Battle S. 272 pages, 511 illustrations. This work covers the main British battle areas of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Starting with the spark that ignited the war, the outline of events brings the operations of the British Army in France and Flanders full circle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Dimension: 218 x 275 x 27. Weight: 1258.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913716
- ISBN
- 9780900913716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.59
€ 33.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806828
- ISBN
- 9781609806828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.67
€ 17.99
€ 15.67
paperback. From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. This is a history of this city. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; HBJD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268881
- ISBN
- 9780140268881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. 2 September 2016 marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire which changed the city of London forever. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 275 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537487
- ISBN
- 9781784537487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.61
€ 40.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. An important and long-overdue book that provides a full yet impartial analysis of the German bombing campaign against Scotland in WWII. Contains significant new information and analysis of the main Luftwaffe air raids, including many previously unpublished photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, liberally illustrated with b/w photographs, maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950008
- ISBN
- 9781849950008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.48
€ 24.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. Danubia is the brilliant and entertaining companion to the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Germania. It was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2013. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main market ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522793
- ISBN
- 9780330522793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445652429
- ISBN
- 9781445652429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. There is widespread evidence of belief in the efficacy of magic in the ancient world. This text aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to ancient magic, surveying magical beliefs and practices from the 6th century BC to late antiquity, describing rites and explaining the theory behind them. Translator(s): Philip, Franklin. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674541535
- ISBN
- 9780674541535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.60
€ 42.99
€ 35.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx 30 b/w photos & colour section. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 570. The Real Guy Gibson. 288 pages, approx 30 b/w photos & colour section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight: 616.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791182
- ISBN
- 9780859791182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Translator(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Abridged Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540020
- ISBN
- 9780199540020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. This revised and expanded volume brings together a carefully-selected collection of primary sources drawn from medieval and sixteenth-century texts. Particularly notable for its comprehensive coverage, it consolidates a broad range of important documents, which until now, have been scattered through numerous volumes of primary materials. Editor(s): Lindberg, Carter. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673287
- ISBN
- 9780470673287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.18
€ 40.99
€ 39.18
Paperback. Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests. Editor(s): Turner, Lynnette. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439426
- ISBN
- 9780141439426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTR; JHB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537364
- ISBN
- 9781784537364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.44
€ 42.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. Ranging from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania to the backcountry regions of the South, the Mid-Atlantic, and northern New England, The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America offers an ambitious overview of political life in pre-Revolutionary America. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219777
- ISBN
- 9780812219777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.95
€ 36.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. 5th July 1943: the greatest land battle of all time began around the town of Kursk in Russia. This epic confrontation between German and Soviet forces was one of the most important military engagements in history and epitomised 'total war'. This text provides an account of this incredible battle. Num Pages: 528 pages, Maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755336395
- ISBN
- 9780755336395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Hardback. Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the UK. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect he had on the students. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279339
- ISBN
- 9780520279339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Hardcover. A history of Nazi propaganda based on never-before-published posters, rare photographs, and historical artifacts from the USHMM's groundbreaking exhibition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 230 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; JPFQ; JPL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896047143
- ISBN
- 9780896047143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.81
€ 47.99
€ 39.81
Paperback. Features some of Scotland's 'finest exports' to America including killers, conmen, scandalmongers and blundering military men. Reveals the dastardly deeds of the emigrant Scots who shamed their nation. A new and surprising insight into an untold aspect of Scottish/American history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 illustrations including portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952637
- ISBN
- 9781849952637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.76
€ 21.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. Considers the crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 452. Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam. 280 pages. Considers the crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 446.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226567709
- ISBN
- 9780226567709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.90
€ 21.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843681182
- ISBN
- 9781843681182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. In this lively and concise biography Karl Galinsky examines Augustus' life from childhood to deification. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364. Introduction to the Life of an Emperor. 220 pages, 22 b/w illus. 3 maps. In this lively and concise biography Karl Galinsky examines Augustus' life from childhood to deification. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight: 370.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521744423
- ISBN
- 9780521744423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Paperback. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782397601
- ISBN
- 9781782397601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32