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Hardcover. The RAF in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain looks at the opportunities missed in the French campaign. It takes a fresh look at the Battle of Britain and asks if the RAF was ready to help repel an invasion. It follows the disputes between the Army and RAF and debates whether air power used independently can ever achieve decisive results. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555255
ISBN
9781781555255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Countryside Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846742019
ISBN
9781846742019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. James J. Gigantino II shatters the easy dichotomy between free and slave states in early America. The Ragged Road to Abolition illustrates how slavery in New Jersey persisted until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment and reveals the myriad ways this marginalized the state's free blacks. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223583
ISBN
9780812223583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

hardcover. This book examines the complex and changing relationship between the U.S. Army and American railroads during the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JW; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742399
ISBN
9780804742399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099582311
ISBN
9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784977344
ISBN
9781784977344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. In this book, we hear the myriad voices of ordinary Indian people, from the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross, the nurses in Indian General Hospitals to labourers and their families in remote villages. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542278
ISBN
9780099542278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. From John Wilmot, the drunken and debauched 2nd Earl of Rochester to Albert Edward, the playboy Prince of Wales (and later King Edward VII), this book chronicles the lives and adventures of some of England's rakes. It focuses on seven representative rakes from the Restoration to the late Victorian era. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845883454
ISBN
9781845883454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465068364
ISBN
9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and explores fluctuations and changes in policy during the 20th Century and the consequences. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gefen Books
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292971
ISBN
9789652292971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

Hardcover. Editor(s): Teodorescu, Daniel; Boldur-Latescu, Gheorghe. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624172892
ISBN
9781624172892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.97
€ 171.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169899
ISBN
9780231169899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169882
ISBN
9780231169882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real "Dad's Army". Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919802
ISBN
9780670919802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. In "The Real American Dream" the author searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. It is a spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003835
ISBN
9780674003835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. A history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War written by Home Guard veteran, Private Longmate, then aged 17, the same age as Pike! Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654034
ISBN
9781445654034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.42

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457857
ISBN
9780752457857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223491
ISBN
9780300223491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Hardback. Examines three Korean authors of the 1930s - Pak T'aewon, Kim Yujong, and Yi T'aejun - whose works critique competing modes of literary representation in the period of Japanese colonial rule. This title focuses on the relationship between political discourse and aesthetics. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2GK; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073265
ISBN
9780674073265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Paperback. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; HBLX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390038
ISBN
9780199390038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Hardcover. The next piece of thrilling WW2 history from acclaimed author Robert Lyman Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 246 x 32. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Quercus
Condition
New
SKU
9781784299934
ISBN
9781784299934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. This is the story of a young guerrilla commander brought up in a Christian family in Rhodesia, a former colony of Britain. Exposed to a colonial regime where race and racism determined one's status in society, and influenced by the radical anti-racial views of his parents and later of fellow students and workmates, his character began to change. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982352
ISBN
9781909982352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nation Books
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568584980
ISBN
9781568584980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Just as today, Americans of the 1890s faced changes in economics, politics, society, and technology that led to wrenching and often violent tensions between rich and poor, capital and labour, white and black. Brands suggests learning lessons through the decade of struggle, the 1890s Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071169
ISBN
9780226071169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

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