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Paperback. This volume looks at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb. Based on participants experience of "Project Superbomb", and declassified papers the book explains the background to this acceleration of the nuclear arms race. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804717144
ISBN
9780804717144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Num Pages: 352 pages, 70 color and b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301377
ISBN
9780764301377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270428
ISBN
9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198350
ISBN
9781845198350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.60

Paperback. How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp b/w photos on text stock, 3 b/w photos run w/text, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 41. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4.7.2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316097833
ISBN
9780316097833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Hardback. In February 1937, Italy's colonial occupying forces murdered 19,000 Ethiopians. In a brilliant piece of forensic historical reconstruction, Ian Campbell rescues from obscurity this episode of colonial mass extermination. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFGA; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046923
ISBN
9781849046923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Hardcover. Vols. 3-4: L.H. Butterfield and Marc Friedlaender, editors. Num Pages: 621 pages, 14 halftones, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 89. Weight in Grams: 3087.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press Massachusetts
Number of pages
621
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004061
ISBN
9780674004061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 308.71
€ 280.87

Hardback. The volume brings together 330 documents from the reign of King Alexander III of Scotland, a key period in the history of the medieval kingdom, in one scholarly and accessible edition. Editor(s): Neville, Cynthia J.; Simpson, Grant. Series: Regesta Regum Scottorum. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638. Regesta Regum Scottorum Vol 4 Part 1. Series: Regesta Regum Scottorum. 384 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Neville, Cynthia J.; Simpson, Grant. The volume brings together 330 documents from the reign of King Alexander III of Scotland, a key period in the history of the medieval kingdom, in one scholarly and accessible edition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 248 x 163 x 23. Weight: 652.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627325
ISBN
9780748627325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.54
€ 163.99

Hardback. Alan Brinkley, Melvin Urofsky, Harvard Sitkoff, and other leading scholars explore the liberal tradition in American politics, culture, and social relations. Editor(s): Chafe, William H. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112123
ISBN
9780231112123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703157
ISBN
9781501703157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.02

Paperback. Classic writing on war in the modern age of non-state actors, etc Series: Conflict Classics. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPS; JPWL; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047111
ISBN
9781849047111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.84

hardcover. In this era of tweets and blogs, it is easy to assume that the self-obsessive recording of daily minutiae is a recent phenomenon. In this title, the author explores how vital these unassuming and easily overlooked stationery staples were to those who used them. Num Pages: 280 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033211
ISBN
9780226033211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37
€ 82.90

Paperback. In this era of tweets and blogs, it is easy to assume that the self-obsessive recording of daily minutiae is a recent phenomenon. In this title, the author explores how vital these unassuming and easily overlooked stationery staples were to those who used them. Num Pages: 280 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033358
ISBN
9780226033358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. America's most beguiling metropolis started out as a snake-infested swamp. Through intense imperial rivalries and ambitious settlers who risked their lives to succeed in colonial America, the site became a crossroads for the Atlantic world. The author gives us the full sweep of the city's history from its founding through statehood. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725904
ISBN
9780674725904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. Based on extensive on-the-ground research, reveals the human stories behind China's extraordinary growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332307
ISBN
9780745332307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Presents excerpts from the official reports of investigations into the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, examining the failures in leadership that led to the abuse, the extent of the crimes, and the consequences for the U.S. military. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHN0001609
ISBN
9781586483197
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Abolitionists have been painted in extremes--vilified as reckless zealots who provoked the bloodletting of the Civil War, or praised as daring reformers who hastened the end of slavery. Delbanco sees them as the embodiment of a driving force in American history: the recurrent impulse of an adamant minority to rid the world of outrageous evil. Series: The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064447
ISBN
9780674064447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Hardcover.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780717168811
ISBN
9780717168811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy, who brought Islamic science to the West before the year 1000 Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos/Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400. The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages. 328 pages, B&W photos/Maps. Called "The Scientist Pope," Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings and ascended to the pinnacle of the Christian world to become Pope Sylvester II. In this book, the author follows Gerbert through scientific exploration and political scheming, showing how science was central to the lives of monks, kings, and popes a thousand years ago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 24. Weight: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465031443
ISBN
9780465031443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 300 black and white and color photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317910
ISBN
9780764317910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.54

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