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Paperback. The compelling account of one of the most ferocious and costly battles of World War Two, including interviews with hundreds of veterans who have never spoken publicly before Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b/w plus 13 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755311767
- ISBN
- 9780755311767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The five-month Monte Cassino campaign in central Italy is one of the best-known European land battles of World War Two, alongside D-Day and Stalingrad. It has a particular resonance now, because Cassino, with its multitude of participating armies - most notably the American 5th Army under the controversial General Mark Clark. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099568674
- ISBN
- 9780099568674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.33
€ 14.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of their age. This title tracks and compares their military talents and personalities in battle. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848091542
- ISBN
- 9781848091542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
paperback. An extraordinary narrative of the oldest continuously operating penitentiary in the Western World, based on prison records, investigative reports, and personal interviews. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780938420675
- ISBN
- 9780938420675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.04
€ 24.99
€ 22.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFKB; AGB; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019659
- ISBN
- 9780271019659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.95€ 110.46
€ 134.95
€ 110.46
Paperback. Commemorative projects, born out of conflicting memories, can be problematic. Catherine Marshall challenges the coarsening of history by the construction of commemorative monuments that are thought to provide closure over the events that they mark. Num Pages: 36 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 3. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468608
- ISBN
- 9780990468608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes? What if I told you there was a group of men on the front lines who didn't carry machine guns or drive tanks; a new kind of soldier, one charged with saving, not destroying. This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; ABK; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848091030
- ISBN
- 9781848091030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849170734
- ISBN
- 9781849170734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051634
- ISBN
- 9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.76
€ 40.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022581
- ISBN
- 9780691022581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLW; WBXD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762797028
- ISBN
- 9780762797028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.69
€ 18.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBAH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816648337
- ISBN
- 9780816648337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history Num Pages: 224 pages, 28, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126059
- ISBN
- 9781842126059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. In Moral Economies of Corruption Steven Pierce provides a cultural history of the last 150 years of corruption in Nigeria as a case study for considering corruption's dynamic nature, finding it to be a culturally contingent set of political discourses and historically embedded practices. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360773
- ISBN
- 9780822360773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89
Paperback. In Moral Economies of Corruption Steven Pierce provides a cultural history of the last 150 years of corruption in Nigeria as a case study for considering corruption's dynamic nature, finding it to be a culturally contingent set of political discourses and historically embedded practices. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360919
- ISBN
- 9780822360919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276734
- ISBN
- 9780520276734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.48
€ 59.21
€ 46.48
Hardback. Arthur Eckstein's interpretation challenges the way Polybius' "Histories" have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even Machiavellian one. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085206
- ISBN
- 9780520085206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.69€ 53.80
€ 68.69
€ 53.80
Hardback. This study explores the ways Philadelphians used the Revolution and its powerful language of liberty and equality to impose meaning on their lives, as an expanding market irreversibly changed social and economic relationships in their city, and eventually the rest of the country. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; G; HBG; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739107584
- ISBN
- 9780739107584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
Paperback. In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems. Num Pages: 475 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBT; JFSJ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228924
- ISBN
- 9780520228924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.23
€ 47.99
€ 34.23
paperback. George Cotkin looks at diverse yet central issues such as the problem of evil, moral responsibility, racial identity, and capital punishment, juxtaposed against events such as the bombing of civilians during World War II, the My Lai Massacre, and the invasion of Iraq to demonstrate that moral complexity and confusion can be productive. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222494
- ISBN
- 9780812222494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60