Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Strategies, tactics, decisions, personalities and controversies that turned America's audacious gamble in the South Pacific into its first successful offensive of WWII, written with the storytelling drive that made Hornfischer's first 2 books award winners and word-of-mouth favourites. An indispensable work of narrative history. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 16-page b&w inserts, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618. The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal. 544 pages, 2 16-page b&w inserts, 9 maps. Strategies, tactics, decisions, personalities and controversies that turned America's audacious gamble in the South Pacific into its first successful offensive of WWII, written with the storytelling drive that made Hornfischer's first 2 books award winners and word-of-mouth favourites. An indispensable work of narrative history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- 2.5.2012
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553385120
- ISBN
- 9780553385120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.05
€ 26.99
€ 23.05
Hardcover. Series: New World Studies (Hardcover). Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLS; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933122
- ISBN
- 9780813933122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.07
€ 99.07
Paperback. Explores the feud between Aristotle Onassis and the Kennedy family, documenting Robert Kennedy's role in barring Onassis from US trade and the shipping magnate's early relationship with Jacqueline Kennedy. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- ReganBooks
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060580544
- ISBN
- 9780060580544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. A companion volume to his bestselling 'Armageddon', Max Hastings' account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007219810
- ISBN
- 9780007219810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970037
- ISBN
- 9780750970037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.33
€ 17.99
€ 16.33
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453057
- ISBN
- 9780752453057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.33
€ 30.99
€ 26.33
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
Paperback. Presents powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753519349
- ISBN
- 9780753519349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750959209
- ISBN
- 9780750959209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.37
€ 10.37
Paperback. Explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of a practioner of Britain's naval command, to understand how the greatest warrior transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571212279
- ISBN
- 9780571212279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. A narrative of the changing experiences of ordinary people during war, and thoughts on the aftermath of war and whether 'peace' really meant peace, for everyone. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp b & w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680748
- ISBN
- 9781846680748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.65
€ 15.99
€ 11.65
Hardcover. Andras Gero contextualizes the racialist, misogynist, and anti-Semitic ideas that influenced public discourse among the Austrian faction of the Dual Monarchy. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336697
- ISBN
- 9780880336697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 x b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532613
- ISBN
- 9780716532613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.18
€ 97.18
Paperback. "We want neither gods nor emperors", went the words from the Chinese version of The Internationale. Students sang the old socialist song as they gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the Spring of 1989. This book offers a carefully crafted analysis of the student movement, its leadership, its eventual suppression, and its continuing legacy. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHV; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211612
- ISBN
- 9780520211612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315933
- ISBN
- 9780822315933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. This title aims to answer such questions as how did Jawaharlal Nehru come to lead the Indian nationalist movement, and how did he sustain his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India? Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BGH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415250177
- ISBN
- 9780415250177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783783397
- ISBN
- 9781783783397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. In Negro Soy Yo Marc D. Perry explores how Cuban raperos (black-identified rappers) in Havana craft notions of black Cuban identity and racial citizenship in the face of continuing racism and marginalization during an era in which the Cuban economy, society, and nationhood have been under constant flux. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGR; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822358855
- ISBN
- 9780822358855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
paperback. William Wells Brown's book is a military history of African Americans, assailing those whose hatred and ignorance inclined them to keep blacks oppressed. In his introduction John David Smith places it in context, and analyses its aims and its interpretation of black masculinity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 458. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821415283
- ISBN
- 9780821415283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479876396
- ISBN
- 9781479876396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Urbanization was central to development in late imperial China. Yet its impact is heatedly debated. This book argues that this conceptual impasse derives from the fact that the seemingly continuous urban expansion was in fact punctuated by a wide variety of 'dynastic urbanisms'. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035614
- ISBN
- 9780674035614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.03
€ 50.99
€ 42.03
Hardback. Internal crises and external conflict made stability a rare feature of city life in the northern Italian communities of the Renaissance. Negotiating Survival follows the many twists and turns of strategy and vision that enabled the republic to emerge transformed but intact from the enormous strains created by the Great Schism. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472332
- ISBN
- 9781611472332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.58
€ 124.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801485213
- ISBN
- 9780801485213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; 2BMH; 2BMU; CFF; HBJF; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178303
- ISBN
- 9780231178303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67