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Hardcover. Talks about the myriad military and political matters with which Washington dealt during the long war for American independence. This book documents a time of unusual optimism for Washington and his army. It tells how following the victory at the Battle of Monmouth, he received the welcome news that a French fleet had arrived in American waters. Series: Revolutionery War S. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925790
ISBN
9780813925790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.74

Hardcover. Describes how Washington moved his army north from White Plains, New York, into new positions that ran from West Point to Danbury, Connecticut. His purpose in doing so was threefold: to protect his army, to protect the strategically important Hudson highlands, and to shore up the equally vital French fleet anchored at Boston. Editor(s): Chase, Philander D. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926841
ISBN
9780813926841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.74

Hardcover. Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching New York City for signs that the British were about to evacuate North America. The British had different intentions, however, dispatching the first of several amphibious expeditions to invade the Deep South. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927213
ISBN
9780813927213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.74

Paperback. Traces the spread of American constitutionalism throughout the world Num Pages: 564 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814725177
ISBN
9780814725177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.11

Paperback. Explores the changing role of masculinity as the open range slowly disappeared and the cowboys had fewer places to roam Num Pages: 281 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814763414
ISBN
9780814763414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794623
ISBN
9780814794623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629978
ISBN
9780816629978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and East Timor were once small polities linked by sporadic trade and occasional war. From the end of the 19th century, to the end of WWII, the US and some European powers controlled the region. This work offers a perspective on this complex region. Editor(s): Owen, Norman G. Num Pages: 576 pages, 75 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824828905
ISBN
9780824828905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
Abridged 6th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826319814
ISBN
9780826319814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.49

Paperback. A translation into English of one of Gregory's eight books of miracle stories, which contains a series of anecdotes about the lives and cults of martyrs. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853232360
ISBN
9780853232360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.61

Paperback. Offers sources vital for the reconstruction of events in the first Islamic century, covering the period which ends with the unsuccessful Arab siege of Constantinople, an event which both modern historians and Syriac chronographers see as making a decisive caesura in history. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853232384
ISBN
9780853232384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. The tenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897334
ISBN
9780859897334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, 1, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277255
ISBN
9780877277255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Paperback. A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled. Num Pages: 222 pages, 118 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892361649
ISBN
9780892361649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, Ill.(some col.).35figs. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 220. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Macquarie Ancient History Association Australia
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780908299058
ISBN
9780908299058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyler, John; Dubrulle, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 630 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985254322
ISBN
9780985254322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.93

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403920423
ISBN
9781403920423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408701928
ISBN
9781408701928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. Trevor Royle does for Culloden what Juliet Barker did for Agincourt, bringing us the definitive account of the battle and its wider role in the creation of the British Empire. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408704011
ISBN
9781408704011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. The inside story of today's Dambusters, 617 Squadron RAF, at war in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129882
ISBN
9781409129882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442204904
ISBN
9781442204904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.42

Paperback. Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a balanced account of one of the most tragic and controversial situations in the modern world. Series: Teach Yourself Educational. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444105247
ISBN
9781444105247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. The true life saga of a family with a special gift Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJ; BGXA; HBJD1; HBLW; HRQM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444714258
ISBN
9781444714258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 page b&w insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444785142
ISBN
9781444785142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Losses were high on both sides, but the determined RAF fighter force began to take its toll on the overextended, under-protected Kampfgruppen of Heinkel He 111s, Ju 87s and 88s, and Dornier Do 17s. This book offers a study which dissects the tactics and technology of the duels in this new kind of war. Illustrator(s): Hector, Gareth; Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, 68 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808523
ISBN
9781472808523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nation Books
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568584980
ISBN
9781568584980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JJP; BGX; HBJK; HRCX7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 206 x 35. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nation Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585734
ISBN
9781568585734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.12

Paperback. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. This book is written as Gross experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of North Texas Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574412215
ISBN
9781574412215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Hardcover. 112 unique works of compelling commentary by the who's who of Civil War writers from the New York Times' popular Disunion blog. Editor(s): Widmer, Ted; Risen, Clay; Kalogerakis, George. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129286
ISBN
9781579129286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.15

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Heald, Hallie. Num Pages: 352 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seal Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580056533
ISBN
9781580056533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583229002
ISBN
9781583229002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Ledbetter, James; Roth, Daniel B. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586489014
ISBN
9781586489014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.55

Hardback. Editor(s): Ahrar, Ahmad. Translator(s): Jahanpour, Farhang. Num Pages: 514 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140739
ISBN
9781588140739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.92
€ 55.43

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sim, K. S. Num Pages: 167 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336274
ISBN
9781590336274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.20
€ 62.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591143390
ISBN
9781591143390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. The seventh volume in Admiral Morison's History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II picks up operations in the Aleutians where they were broken off after the Battle of Midway and carries them through the capture of Attu and Kiska, including the Battle of the Komandorskis. Num Pages: 464 pages, 49. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145530
ISBN
9781591145530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594034794
ISBN
9781594034794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811626
ISBN
9781607811626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

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