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Regional & national history
The Fighting Essex Soldier: Recruitment, War and Society in the Fourte...
Christopher Thornton (Ed.)
Paperback. The wars of the fourteenth-century English kings with France and Scotland resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of men involved in warfare on land and sea. This book draws upon new research to identify and analyse these soldiers at all social levels in the specific context of the county of Essex. Editor(s): Thornton, Christopher; Ward, Jennifer; Wiffen, Neil. Num Pages: 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3H; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. .
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291881
- ISBN
- 9781909291881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.67
€ 25.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. At the end of September 1894 a charlady stole an undated and unsigned letter from the wastepaper bin of the German military attache in Paris. Torn to pieces but stuck back together by French intelligence, this document contained French military secrets. This title discusses a moment in French history. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014777
- ISBN
- 9780141014777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HRE; JHM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164979
- ISBN
- 9780231164979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.32
€ 59.42
€ 46.32
Paperback. 1314. On a marsh-fringed plain south of Stirling Castle, King Robert the Bruce led the Scottish army in a singularly devastating victory over the English. Bannockburn was Scotland's greatest battlefield triumph, achieved against the odds by a combination of brilliant tactical leadership and the fatal overconfidence of the English King, Edward II. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782111764
- ISBN
- 9781782111764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630345
- ISBN
- 9781442630345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Hardback. Presents terms of the significant events, important leaders, and technological improvements that define the evolution of the United States Air Force. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15 maps, charts, 16 photographs, appendix, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836310
- ISBN
- 9780810836310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.84
€ 204.84
Hardback. An inquisitive socio-historical analysis of the long road Iran has traveled in quest of constitutionalism and democracy. The book explicates the paradox that after over a hundred years of struggle for freedom, the Iranian people currently have less of it than they did a hundred years ago at this time. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3J; HBJF1; JHMC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429131
- ISBN
- 9781137429131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
Hardback. Offers historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. This book shows how this martial art evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 b/w, 6 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284371
- ISBN
- 9780520284371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. This groundbreaking study looks at the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and 1975 Helsinki Accords. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332845
- ISBN
- 9781785332845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.63
€ 155.63
Paperback. An essential overview of Iran, a complex and important nation that has occupied world headlines for nearly four decades. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRAM2; HRH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190232962
- ISBN
- 9780190232962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688168
- ISBN
- 9781781688168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBWJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867598
- ISBN
- 9780810867598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.25
€ 153.25
Paperback. Tells the story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. This book offers accounts of life under Adolf Hitler, spoken through the words of those who experienced the Nazi regime at every level of society. It provides an insight into Nazi mentality during the most bloody conflict in history. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Edition
- 21st Edition
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780563493334
- ISBN
- 9780563493334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.04
€ 13.99
€ 9.04
Hardback. Sex, Soldiers and the South Pacific 1939-45 explores the lives and loves of men across Australia and forward bases in the south seas and the official responses that sought to regulate and contain expressions of homosex in and out of the forces. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JFSK2; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365132
- ISBN
- 9781137365132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.90
€ 112.90
Paperback. Shows that Zionism was conceived as a sharp break with Judaism and Jewish continuity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335810
- ISBN
- 9780745335810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Presents an account of the life and times of the Empress Theodora. This book follows her from her childhood as a Hippodrome bear-keeper's daughter to her imperial roles as Justinian's trusted counselor and as an effective and powerful advocate for the downtrodden. Num Pages: 172 pages, 9 b&w illus., 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292702707
- ISBN
- 9780292702707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.92
€ 20.92
Hardback. After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; KNGV; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226487
- ISBN
- 9780803226487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56
Paperback. This book covers a wide range of subject interest in Colne, including old views of the streets and buildings, people at work in now lost industries, carnivals and Whitsuntide processions and a selection of some of the town's best know personalities. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752420776
- ISBN
- 9780752420776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Explains the evolution of the Rangers' missions in Panama, the first Gulf War, Somalia and the post 9/11 invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. This title reveals the training and organizational changes that the unit has undergone and investigates in particular how their doctrine and tactics have changed during the 14-year war in Afghanistan. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 250 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472815408
- ISBN
- 9781472815408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Paperback. Wallis's riveting expose of the French role in one of the darkest chapters of human history will provoke furious debate, denials, and outrage. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH; HBLW; HBTZ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767727
- ISBN
- 9781780767727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Explores transnational questions in Jewish history, analyzing the historical, cultural and social experience of American Jewry from 1654 to the present day, and evaluates the relationship between European and American Jewish history. Editor(s): Wilhelm, Cornelia; Wiese, Christian. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441126221
- ISBN
- 9781441126221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.20
€ 46.99
€ 39.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394743981
- ISBN
- 9780394743981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Edinburgh's cemeteries have been notorious for centuries, from the infamous Greyfriars to the countless crypts, graveyards and mausoleums that proliferate through the city. This book reveals a host of traditions and stories regarding these distinctive sites, as told by an expert on the subject. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMN; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647982
- ISBN
- 9781445647982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.48
€ 28.48
Paperback. An illustrated history of the Roman Navy and their warships in the late Empire. A less well-known aspect of Roman history that will appeal to ancient and naval history enthusiasts. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 48 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818263
- ISBN
- 9781472818263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.46
€ 16.99
€ 12.46