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Regional & national history
Hardback. Based on archival research in Europe and the USA, this study tells the story of the French watchmaker, Caron de Beaumarchais, and the role that he played in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104682
- ISBN
- 9780739104682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.59
€ 157.59
Paperback. In this fascinating new biography Ian Kelly reveals the man who changed the way we dress forever - and how his life reflects upon and has influenced our own 21st century culture. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w picture sections. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340836996
- ISBN
- 9780340836996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. An extraordinarily gripping narrative of how Britain, seemingly on the ropes after losing control of America, built the military and naval might to defeat Napoleon -- and in doing so transformed her destiny. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141664
- ISBN
- 9780349141664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 62 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416. From D-Day to the Ardennes - Memories of the 61st Reconnaissance Regiment - 50th (TT) Northumbrian Division. 176 pages, 62 b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ; JWTR. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 11. Weight: 418.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858582566
- ISBN
- 9781858582566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.93
€ 16.93
Paperback. Siegi Moos, an anti-Nazi and active member of the German Communist Party, escaped Germany in 1933 and, exiled in Britain, sought another route to the transformation of capitalism. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chronos Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796770
- ISBN
- 9781782796770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.80
€ 30.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 936 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBWN; JHBL; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 1425. Weight in Grams: 1569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804738804
- ISBN
- 9780804738804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.57
€ 61.57
Paperback. This text focuses on the role of the Roosevelt administration and American reaction to the Holocaust in the domestic environment of the Depression to the international scene. The constraints of the American political system in the 1930s and 1940s is also included here. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815626701
- ISBN
- 9780815626701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.64
€ 20.64
Hardcover. 'Bearing Gifts to Greeks' focuses on the under-documented work of the relief agencies involved in dealing with wartime famine and humanitarian aid in Greece during the tripartite occupation and the ensuing civil war in the 1940s. A selection of remarkable photographs from the time, many of which have not been published before, support the text. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBWQ; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500358
- ISBN
- 9780230500358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardback. This study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militia as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorization, and issues of social mobility for racially stigmatized groups in colonial Mexico. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742290
- ISBN
- 9780804742290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.35
€ 136.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646999
- ISBN
- 9780816646999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.29
€ 24.29
Paperback. Nearly 4,000 people were killed over the thirty or so years of the Northern Irish Troubles. And the killings were as intimate as they were brutal. Neighbors murdered neighbors. This book explores the difficult legacy of this conflict for families, friends and communities. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 338 Northern Ireland. 412pp. This book explores the difficult aftermath of the violence for families, friends and communities in Northen Ireland. It is the story of those survivors who are too often overlooked in political histories.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571236985
- ISBN
- 9780571236985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.29
€ 12.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384636
- ISBN
- 9781894384636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. The vivid history of Beale Street-a lost world of swaggering musicians, glamorous madams, and ruthless politicians-and the battle for the soul of Memphis. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 photographs; map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352139
- ISBN
- 9780393352139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.35
€ 18.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Sutton Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750909303
- ISBN
- 9780750909303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. On May 14, 1944 in German-occupied Yugoslavia, four American OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers were dropped by parachute and met by a group of Tito's Partisans. This is an eye witness account of the battle by "Tito's partisans" against the Nazi occupiers in Yugoslavia during World War II. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804725880
- ISBN
- 9780804725880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.52
€ 40.99
€ 39.52
Hardcover. "This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804721233
- ISBN
- 9780804721233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.04
€ 169.04
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442215818
- ISBN
- 9781442215818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.24
€ 150.24
Hardback. One of the legendary reporters of World War II, the author covered important Allied invasion and campaign in Europe-from landings in Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio on the Italian front to Normandy, where he went ashore with the First Army Division. This book collects his dispatches that are classics of war journalism. Editor(s): Romeiser, John B. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGB; HBJD; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224128
- ISBN
- 9780823224128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Beaches and Parks in Southern California: Counties Included: Los Angel...
California Coastal Commission
Paperback. Stretching from Malibu to the Mexican border, Southern California's coast is justifiably famous. This guide features well-known beaches of soft, golden sand. It describes rocky shores and tide pools, hidden pocket beaches, historic lighthouses, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and much more. Series: Experience the California Coast. Num Pages: 352 pages, 303 color illustrations, 10 line illustrations, 55 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258525
- ISBN
- 9780520258525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Behind the enduring popularity of beach huts lies a story of classic British eccentricity. This work offers a view of the classic British seaside holiday through the history of beach huts and bathing machines, revealing how the changing fashions in society shaped their design and development. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747807001
- ISBN
- 9780747807001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.18
€ 12.18