Regional & national history
Results 16081 - 16104 of 24249
Regional & national history
Hardback. The most feared man in China, Dai Li, was chief of Chiang Kai-shek's secret service during WWII. This work traces Dai's rise from obscurity as a rural hooligan and Green Gang blood-brother to commander of the paramilitary units of the Blue Shirts and of the Military Statistics Bureau: the world's largest spy and counterespionage organization. Num Pages: 672 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234079
- ISBN
- 9780520234079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 64.99
€ 84.37
€ 64.99
Paperback. A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of MI6 that hadn't come from an upper-class background or studied at Eton or Oxbridge. Rather, he was a farmer's son from a provincial grammar school. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171625
- ISBN
- 9780552171625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.66
€ 16.99
€ 12.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965064
- ISBN
- 9780750965064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Num Pages: 216 pages, 330+ b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307966
- ISBN
- 9780764307966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.18
€ 48.99
€ 32.18
Hardback. Who should have the right to own land, and how much of it? This book focuses on the follows the rise and fall of the land question in the Gilded Age - and the rise and fall of a particularly nineteenth-century vision of landed independence. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 286 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289093
- ISBN
- 9780520289093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.26
€ 50.99
€ 36.26
Paperback. Britain in 1946 witnessed extraordinary episodes of direct action. Tens of thousands of families walked into empty army camps and took them over as places to live. A nationwide squatters' movement was born and it was the first challenge to the 1945 Labour government to come 'from below'. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 260 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367287
- ISBN
- 9780850367287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.69
€ 23.99
€ 20.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335734
- ISBN
- 9781590335734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 63.81
€ 83.17
€ 63.81
Paperback. Concise history of the Sri Lankan people. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044462
- ISBN
- 9781849044462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Frontispiece, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789521
- ISBN
- 9780226789521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. This collection brings together a diverse array of scholars to analyse the issues and points of tension that have marked Sri Lanka's uncertain peace. Editor(s): Amarasingam, Amarnath; Bass, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045735
- ISBN
- 9781849045735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.66
€ 51.66
Hardcover. A detailed examination - in words and pictures - of the principle figures in the SS Num Pages: 656 pages, 1050 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 261 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2006.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554333
- ISBN
- 9781781554333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 43.19
€ 53.48
€ 43.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 45 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- Facsimile Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310614
- ISBN
- 9780764310614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.04
€ 25.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473868489
- ISBN
- 9781473868489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Hardback. This new work explores in detailed color the complex subject of Allgemeine and Waffen-SS uniforms, insignia, and accoutrements. Hundreds of authentic items are extensively photographed in close-up to enable the reader to examine and study. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 800 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300462
- ISBN
- 9780764300462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.26€ 69.46
€ 75.26
€ 69.46
Hardcover. This is the illustrated history of the Waffen-SS 24. Waffen SS-Gebirgs (Karstjager) division, covering their engagements against partisans in Slovenia and Northern Italy. Detailing the guerilla warfare between the Germans and the partisans, the Karstjager mountain division was composed mainly of Austrian, Italian and Spanish soldiers. Num Pages: 300 pages, 340 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 307 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heimdal
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782840482567
- ISBN
- 9782840482567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.78€ 100.72
€ 114.78
€ 100.72
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782742494
- ISBN
- 9781782742494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.11
€ 26.99
€ 20.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 130 b/w photos & documents. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311697
- ISBN
- 9780764311697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300493
- ISBN
- 9780764300493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.04
€ 25.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. SS-Totenkopf is a photographic account of that unit's birth and first month of active service. The Division, formed from concentration camp guards, fought alongside Rommel's 7th Panzer Division against the only British armored counterattack of the campaign. The translated text appears inter spaced with the author's explanations. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250-300 B&W Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 243 x 8. Weight in Grams: 372. Some very minor shelf wear, but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KSC0000727
- ISBN
- 9781848848337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 206 pages, over 290 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTR; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764319822
- ISBN
- 9780764319822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 46.30
€ 65.35
€ 46.30
Paperback. This study of St Albans covers the period from the Commonwealth to the accession of Anne which embraces religious and political changes of great interest in the life of a town of strongly dissenting opinion. Editor(s): Smith, J. T.; North, M. A. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 photographs, engravings, plans, maps and figures, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954218935
- ISBN
- 9780954218935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. Much has been written about the men who left to fight in WWI but what was life really like for those left behind on the Home Front? A bustling market town profoundly touched by the war, St Albans is the perfect place of which to ask this question, thanks in part to the survival of exceptionally rich archives of records from the period. Editor(s): Mann, Sue; Mein, Jonathan; Wares, Anne. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 284 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291744
- ISBN
- 9781909291744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472816931
- ISBN
- 9781472816931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated, this work brings to life a highly treasured personal book and the story behind its creation, use, loss, and rediscovery. It also explores St Margaret's life, her learning, piety, and place in Scottish history. Series: Treasures from the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, 67 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243709
- ISBN
- 9781851243709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74