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Paperback.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844159178
ISBN
9781844159178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. This account of the Yorktown campaign of the American Revolution presents six full-colour battle scenes detailing the critical points in the battle. Yorktown would be a model example to the British Crown of the impossible odds she now faced in holding onto her colonies. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326880
ISBN
9781855326880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130561
ISBN
9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.20
€ 79.73

Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130578
ISBN
9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Livingstone is one of the very few politicians to have scored a major victory over the Thatcher Government and has championed issues as diverse as the environment, gay rights and anti-racism. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571280414
ISBN
9780571280414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104157
ISBN
9780226104157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Argues that it was the working people's interest in equitable access to the country's most obvious asset - land - that led them to advocate a federal Homestead Act granting land to the landless, state legislation to prohibit the foreclosure of family farms, and antimonopolistic limitations on land ownership. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 photographs, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072307
ISBN
9780252072307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Hardcover. A traveller's observations of a nation emerging from war Editor(s): Grant, H. Roger. Translator(s): Veenendaal, Augustus J. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356093
ISBN
9780253356093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. Compelling account of the first 35 years of a magnificent and ruthless monarch. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827710
ISBN
9780753827710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. A biography of Lawrence of Arabia in the years that formed him. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 206 x 28. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549111
ISBN
9781848549111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009711
ISBN
9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450353
ISBN
9780226450353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Hardback. A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner's early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work Series: J.M.W. Turner: A Life in Art. Num Pages: 552 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AGB; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140651
ISBN
9780300140651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.65
€ 77.58

Paperback. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007305391
ISBN
9780007305391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659105
ISBN
9781850659105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030510
ISBN
9780674030510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. A ground-breaking history of class struggle and the making of the black working class in South Africa. Series: African History Archive. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 biography, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 20. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783609840
ISBN
9781783609840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780324623
ISBN
9781780324623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardback. Presenting the history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and the political movements like fascism and communism. It explores how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049833
ISBN
9780674049833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.25
€ 60.69

Hardcover. Addresses evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the sixteenth, but with particular emphasis on later medieval England. This work features contents such as the idea of childhood in the writing of Gregory of Tours, skaldic verse narratives and their implications for the understanding of kingship, and more. Editor(s): Goldberg, P.J.P.; Riddy, Felicity. Num Pages: 152 pages, Cloth over boards. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBT; JFC; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153130
ISBN
9781903153130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.29

Paperback. Introducing a trilogy of books on the Battle of Ypres 1914, the last great battle of the massive clashes on the Western Front in the first, fateful months of the Great War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 125 black & white pics and maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592007
ISBN
9781781592007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Charts the author's experiences on the front-line at Ypres from late October 1914 to the centenary of Waterloo in June 1915. This title describes a battlefield a world away from what he and any of his comrades had experienced before. It explains the bewildering pace of technological change as weapons such as gas and hand grenades entered the fray. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455792
ISBN
9780752455792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos, maps, letters & newspaper articles. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991092
ISBN
9781926991092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888393623
ISBN
9780888393623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

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