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Paperback. In September 1940, Walter Benjamin committed suicide in Port Bou on the Spanish-French border when it appeared that he and his travelling partners would be denied passage into Spain in their attempt to escape the Nazis. This is an essay about his cemetery, eyewitness accounts of Benjamin's border travails, and the circumstances of his demise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790046
- ISBN
- 9780226790046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Talks about Walsall, and focuses on the post-war years. This work contains photographs, from a variety of sources, that illustrate various aspects of the changing town - streets and buildings, events and people - from the 1940s to the 1990s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 220 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943222
- ISBN
- 9780750943222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.85
€ 21.99
€ 16.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714327
- ISBN
- 9780804714327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Portrays an Anglo-Irish ascendancy, struggling through the post-war depression aided by drink, horse-racing and religion, and their own idiosyncratic adaptations to modern life. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011024
- ISBN
- 9781906011024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Reveals one of the most remarkable but unreported facts of the Second World War: that key Wall Street banks and American businesses supported Hitler's rise to power by financing and trading with Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ; KNST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414. The Astonishing True Story of the American Financiers Who Bankrolled the Nazis. 224 pages, illustrations. Reveals one of the most remarkable but unreported facts of the Second World War: that key Wall Street banks and American businesses supported Hitler's rise to power by financing and trading with Nazi Germany. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ; KNST. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570270
- ISBN
- 9781905570270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Fully revised edition of Paul Reed's classic walker's guide to the Ypres Salient. Tours of all the most famous sites: Ypres, Yser, Sanctuary Wood, Bellewaarde Ridge, Zillebeke, Hill 60, Passchendaele, Messines, Kemmel, Ploegsteert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 Colour and Black & White Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590034
- ISBN
- 9781781590034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.87
€ 21.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. The essential and authoritative guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western front - now fully revised and updated. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733633263
- ISBN
- 9780733633263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.27
€ 32.99
€ 22.27
Hardback. A must-read for anyone who wants to know how African-Americans have risen in national politics during the past 50 years. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330938
- ISBN
- 9781568330938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 17 maps, 1 recorded music items, 28 illus., 17 maps, 1 ch. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH; WSZC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295996684
- ISBN
- 9780295996684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. This new edition of Paul Reeds classic book Walking the Somme is an essential traveling companion for anyone visiting the Somme battlefields of 1916. His book, first published over ten years ago, is the result of a lifetimes research into the battle and the landscape over which it was fought. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 100 colour and black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844735
- ISBN
- 9781848844735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.94
€ 26.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Here we have a series of walks designed to take the visitor across this most heavily fought-over part of the Western Front. The 'immortal salient' has had its fair share of guide books, but this one takes the reader across the landscape in the way that 'Tommy' would have seen it on foot. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, Photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBWN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370. First edition. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KAK0008474
- ISBN
- 9780850526172
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473825642
- ISBN
- 9781473825642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Hardback. This unique history/travelogue examines the influence of this great divider which remains the most powerful symbol seperating Yankee from Rebel. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871319104
- ISBN
- 9780871319104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.38
€ 24.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807869475
- ISBN
- 9780807869475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.27
€ 23.27
paperback. Pictorial account of the 916 Rising in Dublin, each photograph accompanied by a contemporary picture. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856352765
- ISBN
- 9781856352765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.74
€ 10.99
€ 6.74
Paperback. This popular book about the history of Wales is now in its third edition. The book provides a good, clear history of Wales. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124. .
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849343336
- ISBN
- 9781849343336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
paperback. Celebrates Wales and things Welsh. This study it reflects the bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and varied landscapes, the national character and humour, the historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140274844
- ISBN
- 9780140274844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.98
€ 20.99
€ 15.98
Hardback. Illustrated with maps, photographs of Walcheren today, and contemporary images from the Dutch archives. Provides a medically informed (but easily understandable) account of the mysterious fever which decimated the expeditionary force and blighted the British army for the remainder of the Napoleonic Wars. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844681
- ISBN
- 9781848844681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887365
- ISBN
- 9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. A brilliant evocation by an acclaimed historical biographer of what it was really like to live in a Britain in the shadow of Nazi invasion. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp of photographs, plus line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340837993
- ISBN
- 9780340837993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. * A controversial new examination of the relationship between Wagner and Hitler* Traces Wagner's influence on Hitler from his youth to his dictatorship* Has generated a great deal of debate in Germany and is sure to do so in the English-speaking world. . Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627106
- ISBN
- 9780745627106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
Paperback. Including the impact of the 2003 war in Iraq and its aftermath, this work provides an insight into the critical debate on the future of peace in the Middle East. This work examines the history of Arab-Israeli relations beginning in 1948. It then gives an account of the peace processes of 1992-1996 and the more dispiriting record since then. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119823
- ISBN
- 9780691119823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Sudan could soon witness one of the first partitions of an African state since the colonial era. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement guarantees a referendum on self determination for Southern Sudan, which is scheduled for January 2011 that ended a 20-year old civil war. This book shows how that war was finally brought to an end. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLX; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194536
- ISBN
- 9781845194536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.24
€ 130.24
Paperback. Sudan could soon witness one of the first partitions of an African state since the colonial era. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement guarantees a referendum on self determination for Southern Sudan, which is scheduled for January 2011 that ended a 20-year old civil war. This book shows how that war was finally brought to an end. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLX; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194581
- ISBN
- 9781845194581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.47
€ 40.99
€ 36.47