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Regional & national history
Paperback. The last member of Operation Valkyrie - the daring July 20 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler - tells his remarkable story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825662
- ISBN
- 9780753825662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143110194
- ISBN
- 9780143110194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.37
€ 18.99
€ 17.37
Hardcover. A history of the Vale of Taunton Deane Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 b7w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860770449
- ISBN
- 9781860770449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in 20th century China. This biography gives a picture of one of the essential figures behind the creation of a modern China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123141
- ISBN
- 9780813123141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
Hardcover. Along the Russian-Qing frontier in the nineteenth century, a new political space emerged, shaped by competing imperial and spiritual loyalties, cross-border economic and social ties, and revolution. David Brophy explores how a community of Central Asian Muslims responded to these historic changes by reinventing themselves as the Uyghur nation. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660373
- ISBN
- 9780674660373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.58
€ 49.99
€ 41.58
Paperback. As the Regia Aeronautica & the Luftwaffe unleashed their full might against the island of Malta, the civilian population was in the eye of the storm. Based on official wartime records & personal memoirs, the tale unfolds of the challenges they faced - as the enemy employed every possible weapon in a relentless bombing campaign. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466194
- ISBN
- 9780752466194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 50 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785370878
- ISBN
- 9781785370878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.32
€ 19.99
€ 16.32
Hardback. The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar. Series: Garden and Landscape History. Num Pages: 276 pages, 43, 10 colour, 31 black and white, 2 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; AMV; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 884. Decoding the Picturesque. Series: Garden and Landscape History. 276 pages, 43, 10 colour, 31 black and white, 2 line drawing. The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; AMV; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 24. Weight: 882.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837084
- ISBN
- 9781843837084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.36
€ 45.99
€ 38.36
Paperback. This work traces the scientific, administrative, and political strategies that enabled the foundation of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. It argues that agriculture and animal breeding rank alongside classification and collections in explaining why natural history was important for French rulers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768632
- ISBN
- 9780226768632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1KLSB; 2ADP; GTB; HBJD; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638178
- ISBN
- 9780816638178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.00
€ 32.99
€ 29.00
Hardcover. This book is the first full-length study of utopianism in eighteenth-century Ireland. It reveals that a distinct utopianism emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century based on the improving visions of the Dublin Society Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Ireland
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051688
- ISBN
- 9781782051688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Presents a concise history of the German Left since the 1960s. This book traces the political journey of Germany's post-war generation and examines the influence that its ambivalent attitude to the Nazi past had on the foreign policy of the 'red-green' government between 1998 and 2005. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040242
- ISBN
- 9781849040242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.44
€ 30.99
€ 27.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 42 b/w photos; 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MKCM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591140030
- ISBN
- 9781591140030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.54
€ 27.99
€ 25.54
Paperback. Lavish illustrations (photographs, site drawings, and artifact sketches) complement this informative and highly readable account. Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by "USS "Monitor" A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage." Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603444743
- ISBN
- 9781603444743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.41
€ 27.41
Paperback. The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. Its opponent was the MiG-17. This book illustrates their dangerous duels and includes detailed cockpit views. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034756
- ISBN
- 9781846034756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.55
€ 23.99
€ 19.55
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401928
- ISBN
- 9781421401928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021327
- ISBN
- 9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.50
€ 54.99
€ 45.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- OUP India
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198099185
- ISBN
- 9780198099185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.15
€ 69.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 150 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322563
- ISBN
- 9780764322563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29€ 45.85
€ 64.29
€ 45.85
Paperback. USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960685
- ISBN
- 9781780960685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47