Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. A masterful account of one of the most disastrous missteps in in American foreign policy, The Bay of Pigs gives the engrossing story of the US-backed invasion of Cuba in April of 1961 by 1400 exiled Cubans. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199754250
- ISBN
- 9780199754250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.52
€ 20.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956321
- ISBN
- 9780750956321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.46
€ 24.99
€ 21.46
Hardback. Over the years a number of historians have argued that the CCP was a nationalist movement and that the United States missed its opportunity to establish friendly relations because US leaders were blinded by fears of an international Communist threat. This book challenges this position. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016351
- ISBN
- 9780691016351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.73€ 108.73
€ 143.73
€ 108.73
paperback. First examination of the significant North Platte campaign of the US Civil and Indian wars combining battlefield archaeology methods and results with historical data and personal accounts of the campaign Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785703393
- ISBN
- 9781785703393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.46
€ 39.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783030354
- ISBN
- 9781783030354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.55
€ 23.99
€ 17.55
Hardback. Battles of the Nachtjagd traces the parallel developments in RAF night-bombing and night-fighting in the Luftwaffe, from the pioneering efforts on both sides in this new form of airwar up to the climax of the strategic bombing offensive in 1945 and the simultaneous introduction of the Me 262 jet in the German night fighter army. Num Pages: 348 pages, over 420 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 226 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1952. The Night Airwar Over Europe 1939-1945. 348 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 40. Weight: 1952.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- SKU
- V9780764325243
- ISBN
- 9780764325243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.79€ 48.76
€ 64.79
€ 48.76
Paperback. This lively account of Nepal's recent history conveys the complexities of life in its better-known Himalayan regions as well as in the Terai, or foothills. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044592
- ISBN
- 9781849044592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Cozzens, Peter. Num Pages: 740 pages, 120 photographs, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074509
- ISBN
- 9780252074509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.76
€ 23.99
€ 21.76
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849087902
- ISBN
- 9781849087902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.25
€ 23.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Helps you understand generals and GIs and what their different wars were like. The author has devoted years to studying memoirs, interviewing veterans and consulting military documents, both German and American. He also has revisited the old battlefields in Belgium and Luxembourg. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803294370
- ISBN
- 9780803294370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
paperback. Portrays British participation in World War I as effective and skilful, arguing that the army's failed plans and technology during the first half of the war led to improved technique and self assurance by the time of its successful sustained offensive in the Autumn of 1918. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWD; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300066630
- ISBN
- 9780300066630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.21
€ 32.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. A new English translation of Ardant du Picqs classic Battle Studies, introduced by a new biographical essay. Battle Studies is one of handful of books which address the experience of combat directly. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623921
- ISBN
- 9780700623921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
Hardback. The Belgian town of Ypres is now synonymous with the tragedy of the First World War. The First and Second Battles of Ypres saw some of the bloodiest fighting during the early days of the war, as well as the first use of poison gas by the Germans. If you want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461960
- ISBN
- 9780752461960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960625
- ISBN
- 9780750960625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752491417
- ISBN
- 9780752491417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479361
- ISBN
- 9780752479361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465760
- ISBN
- 9780752465760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752488028
- ISBN
- 9780752488028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover. The Battle of Cambrai has become synonymous with one of the Allies' first large-scale use of tanks on the Western Front. This title explores how new techniques of sound-ranging and artillery strategy played a greater part on the battlefield than the tanks which have dominated the history of the battle. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479774
- ISBN
- 9780752479774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497594
- ISBN
- 9780752497594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.40
€ 14.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. The battle of Arnhem has acquired a near-legendary status in British military history as an audacious plan to land a paratroopers into the Netherlands and spearhead an attack against the German-held Ruhr, ended in disaster. If you want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463117
- ISBN
- 9780752463117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468785
- ISBN
- 9780752468785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980s included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and armoured vehicles. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982024
- ISBN
- 9781909982024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.96
€ 26.99
€ 19.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633882454
- ISBN
- 9781633882454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.72
€ 31.99
€ 27.72