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Paperback. During WWII, on one raid alone, Nuremburg March 1944, more Bomber Command airmen lost their lives than were lost in the Battle of Britain. These were ordinary men who became part of extraordinary events. One such was Arthur Darlow, the author's grandfather - a pilot of a Lancaster crew in 405 RCAF crew. In this title, their story is recreated. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117267
- ISBN
- 9781908117267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.89
€ 18.89
Hardcover. Describes the history of the Duchy of Bronte, the Sicilian estate given to Admiral Lord Nelson by the Neopolitan Bourbons in 1799. Containing maps and photographs, this book describes not only the story of the estate and its very foreign owners, but also that of the English in Eastern Sicily during the 19th and 20th centuries. Num Pages: 280 pages, 70 b&w photos 3 maps bibliography index. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862273269
- ISBN
- 9781862273269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. A charming gift book of the strangest and most intriguing stories of London. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472109316
- ISBN
- 9781472109316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A collection of thirty-three orations ranging over fifty years, demonstrating how Winston Churchill gradually honed his rhetoric. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442068
- ISBN
- 9780141442068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848320499
- ISBN
- 9781848320499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 41.44
€ 53.49
€ 41.44
Paperback. The adventurous young women who sailed to India during the Raj in search of husbands. Perfect for fans of SINGLED OUT - a great book club option. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828960
- ISBN
- 9780753828960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardcover. Translation of: Die Kavallerie Divisionen der Waffen-SS / Michaelis-Verlag. Num Pages: 167 pages, over 150 bw images, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764336614
- ISBN
- 9780764336614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.35
€ 43.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Desai, Ashwin. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 224 x 7. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608462728
- ISBN
- 9781608462728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.52
€ 19.99
€ 19.52
Paperback. A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War. Editor(s): Sheridan, Dorothy. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BG; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126172
- ISBN
- 9781842126172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955139
- ISBN
- 9781904955139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. During the Nazi occupation, the inhabitants of the Plateau Vivarais Lignon saved several thousand people from the concentration camps. This book tells a story of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554646
- ISBN
- 9780099554646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New and Revised New Afterw
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163710
- ISBN
- 9780691163710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the initial encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139199
- ISBN
- 9780231139199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. Reg Twigg spends the next three years in hell, moving from jungle camp to jungle camp and building the Burma Railway for the all-conquering Japanese. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 pp. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLL; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241965115
- ISBN
- 9780241965115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444260
- ISBN
- 9780752444260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
€ 16.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. Looking at urban history, this work balances statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen such as: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, and Spark. It is a celebration of the city and also an elegy for its decline, with statistics and anecdote, from Boadicea to Betjeman. Num Pages: 560 pages, b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140105933
- ISBN
- 9780140105933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486203997
- ISBN
- 9780486203997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.11
€ 24.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. A completely original history of one of the most extraordinary movements in the world - the Girl Guides - and how they helped win the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007356324
- ISBN
- 9780007356324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 278 x 5. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486433943
- ISBN
- 9780486433943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.25
€ 16.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Drawing insights from archaeology and anthropology as well as Classics, this book broadens our understanding of the gladiatorial contest and its place within the highly politicised cult practice of the Roman Empire. The author explores the arena as a key social and political institution for binding Rome and its provinces. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 photos, 9 line drawings, 6 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725232
- ISBN
- 9780292725232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the Normans available, examining the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a group, and their various achievements in war, culture and civilization. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149655
- ISBN
- 9781405149655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Paperback. 'Difficult to put down .. irresistible' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564482
- ISBN
- 9780719564482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. It's May 1941: over 43,000 civilians had been killed, and over a million houses destroyed following endless nights of bombing raids. Yet London, and other cities that had been targeted survived, their spirit undaunted, their people resilient. This title offers an introduction to this dark episode in British history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808046
- ISBN
- 9780747808046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. The second edition of New Worlds for All incorporates fifteen years of additional scholarship on Indian-European relations, such as the role of gender, Indian slavery, relationships with African Americans, and new understandings of frontier society. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410319
- ISBN
- 9781421410319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.66
€ 33.99
€ 28.66