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Regional & national history
Hardback. The senior Canadian officers of the Second World War learned how to fight a war on the job; for all of them, the weight of command was a burden to be borne. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832991
- ISBN
- 9780774832991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.81
€ 40.99
€ 40.81
Paperback. Provides a re-examination of the role of the German army, the Wehrmacht, in World War II. This book explodes the myth of a "clean" Wehrmacht. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025776
- ISBN
- 9780674025776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. A prize-winning historian chronicles the weakening Germany army in 1943, now fighting on the defensive but still remarkably dangerous and lethal. Reveals how the Wehrmacht, heirs to a military tradition that demanded relentless offensive operations, finally succumbed to the realities of its own overreach. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 35 photographs, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623433
- ISBN
- 9780700623433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.96
€ 32.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789075323382
- ISBN
- 9789075323382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.44
€ 26.99
€ 20.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750776
- ISBN
- 9780804750776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 492 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972728
- ISBN
- 9780865972728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.69
€ 33.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972735
- ISBN
- 9780865972735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.56
€ 16.99
€ 13.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Naval & Military Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New ed of 1929 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843421290
- ISBN
- 9781843421290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.65
€ 16.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Presenting the biography of Matsuo Taseko, a peasant woman of the Tokugawa period, honoured and then adopted as a patron saint by rightist nationalists, this text gives perspectives on the practices and intellectual concerns of rural entrepreneurs and their role in the Meiji Restoration. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226872377
- ISBN
- 9780226872377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.35
€ 44.99
€ 34.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ibooks Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596870802
- ISBN
- 9781596870802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.67
€ 9.99
€ 8.67
paperback. The customary picture of the World War II era in California has been dominated by accounts of the Japanese American concentration camps, African Americans, and women on the home front. This title examines significant wartime changes in the circumstances of immigrant groups that have been largely overlooked by historians. Editor(s): Lotchin, Roger W. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252068195
- ISBN
- 9780252068195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.83
€ 23.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. This volume covers the author's life in the years 1944-1988. Born into privilege immediately before World War II, the author lived through the turbulent years of early Communism and later the Ceausescu-era dictatorship. Changes in government policy regarding class-warfare affected her family both professionally and personally. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336796
- ISBN
- 9780880336796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.08
€ 76.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783783113
- ISBN
- 9781783783113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Hillwalking is Ireland's most widely practised leisure activity today. Rock climbing has developed to a level of technical excellence with crags in almost every county. This history recounts the adventures, dangers, successes and failures of these multifaceted activities. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892422
- ISBN
- 9781848892422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162151163
- ISBN
- 9786162151163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
hardcover. The story of the bitter political struggles within a factionalized military elite, released in the 1920's from the constraints of the informal but unified system of Imperial leadership which had characterized the military in the Meiji era. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 line diagrams 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723756
- ISBN
- 9780804723756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- ibooks United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596871243
- ISBN
- 9781596871243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFM; JFSC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038570
- ISBN
- 9781594038570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.71
€ 30.99
€ 27.71
The Way and the Word. Science and Medicine in Early China and Greece.
Lloyd, Geoffrey; Sivin, Nathan
Paperback. In this work, two scholars compare and contrast the cosmology, science and medicine of China and Greece between 400 BC and AD 200. In the process they cast new light not only on these two rich civilizations but also on the evolving character of science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300101607
- ISBN
- 9780300101607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817913342
- ISBN
- 9780817913342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155996
- ISBN
- 9781844155996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. Why did the imperial Russian government fail to prevent revolution in 1917? Were its security policies flawed? This broadly researched study of Russia's security police investigates the government's efforts to maintain order against political opposition and threats of violence during the decade before the Revolution. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803319
- ISBN
- 9780875803319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Hardback. A clothier and a deeply religious man, Joseph Ryder faithfully kept a diary from 1733 until his death in 1768. The author interprets Ryder's diary, which provides a real-life perspective on the relationship between capitalism and Protestantism at a time when Britain was rapidly changing from a traditional to a modern society. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169614
- ISBN
- 9780300169614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 59.26
€ 77.24
€ 59.26
Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJP; 3JMC; BM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 265 x 27. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349782
- ISBN
- 9780764349782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.26
€ 43.99
€ 28.26