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Regional & national history
paperback. In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. This book tells the story of those decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845952129
- ISBN
- 9781845952129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.36
€ 22.99
€ 17.36
Hardback. The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. This book provides a look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 color photos, 88 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270947
- ISBN
- 9780520270947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.96
€ 50.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. This book stretched far beyond dry theory and metallurgy alone; it covers all stages of this essential process from prospecting to distribution and describes the whole cycle of iron production. Clear photographs and line drawings illustrate the text well enough to allow keen readers to reproduce the artefacts for themselves. Num Pages: 159 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HD; KNJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419008
- ISBN
- 9780752419008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. This seminal work documents the clandestine seaborne operations undertaken by South Africa's 4 Reconnaissance Commando Regiment. It breathtakingly reveals the versatility and effectiveness of this elite unit. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982284
- ISBN
- 9781909982284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.54
€ 40.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge swathe of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to a completely new political and moral system: Communism. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141021874
- ISBN
- 9780141021874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.38
€ 17.99
€ 13.38
Paperback. A first hand account of the German U-boat battles of World War II, by one of the very few surviving commanders. Num Pages: 352 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 2ADS; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304353309
- ISBN
- 9780304353309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633169
- ISBN
- 9780691633169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.92€ 174.30
€ 232.92
€ 174.30
Hardback. How did the Irish tame the Spanish Inquisition? Why did they become one of the most successful foreign groups in early modern Spain? When did they become indispensable foreign brokers for the Spanish kings? Using original inquisitorial trial and conversion sources, this book tells the surprising success story of the Spanish Irish. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465894
- ISBN
- 9781137465894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.73
€ 113.73
paperback. The picturesque, white-washed thatched cottage is an iconic emblem of Ireland and beautiful examples of this still-living craft can be found all over the island today. This beautiful new book is a celebration of the enduring beauty and wonder of Irish thatch. With full colour photographs throughout. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847177803
- ISBN
- 9781847177803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.12
€ 16.99
€ 6.12
Paperback. This volume is an abridged edition of Tonna's personal recollections, which includes her memoir of visiting Ireland in the mid-1820s. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Edition
- Abridged ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558101
- ISBN
- 9781904558101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. A general study of Irish history at the time of the American Revolutionary War, specifically dealing with the nine years, 1775 to 1783, from just before the outbreak of the war until about a year after its conclusion. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220100
- ISBN
- 9780812220100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Irish Officers in the British forces, 1922-45 looks at the reasons why young Irish people took the king's commission, including the family tradition, the school influence and the employment motive. It explores their subsequent experiences in the forces and the responses in independent Ireland to the continuation of this British military connection. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468621
- ISBN
- 9781349468621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardback. Discusses about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. This book begins with an exploration of the discourse of race - from the nineteenth - century belief that 'race is everything' to the argument that there are no races. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153124
- ISBN
- 9780691153124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 55.42
€ 71.30
€ 55.42
Hardback. A major new history of the experiences and activities of Irish nationalist women in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578. Scarce. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0014045
- ISBN
- 9781107047747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.00
€ 74.00
Hardback. They reported wars, outraged monarchs and promoted the case for their country's freedom. The remarkable stories of reporters, proprietors and propagandists fill the pages of this original and engaging volume in which sixteen leading writers celebrate the emergence of Irish Journalism from 1800 to 1922. Editor(s): Rafter, Kevin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; KNTJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084515
- ISBN
- 9780719084515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Clarus Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905536566
- ISBN
- 9781905536566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.00€ 53.30
€ 55.00
€ 53.30
paperback. Ireland's story is amazingly dramatic and intense - and today the influence of Irish culture can be felt around the globe. This book helps explain why, taking readers on the rollercoaster journey through the highs and lows of Ireland's past including invasions, battles, executions, religious divide, uprisings and emigration. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- For Dummies
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119995876
- ISBN
- 9781119995876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.44
€ 25.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. Very seldom does one come across so inspiring a volume. . . . It belongs in every Irish-American library. . . . Anyone with an interest in the Civil War and/or the history of the Irish in America should own a copy of this very fine work. -Irish Edition Editor(s): Kohl, Lawrence Frederick; Richard, M.C. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823211647
- ISBN
- 9780823211647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
paperback. A compelling and authoritative history of Irish nationalism from the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Armed Struggle Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330427593
- ISBN
- 9780330427593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.01
€ 19.99
€ 16.01
Paperback. Series: Celtic, Irish. Num Pages: 352 pages, 400 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBT; JFSF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486414409
- ISBN
- 9780486414409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58