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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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