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Paperback. Arming and Disarming provides a careful exploration of how social, economic, cultural, legal, and constitutional concerns shaped gun legislation and its implementation, as well as how these factors defined Canada's historical and contemporary 'gun culture.' Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626379
ISBN
9781442626379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Anthony Chan repositions his classic account of the arms trade in warlord China within the paradigm of critical militarism and state criminality. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819909
ISBN
9780774819909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War. From the tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy, and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalised in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history. Translator(s): Henschler, Henri. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w photos, drawings & maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 384 pages, b/w photos, drawings & maps. The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War. From the tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy, and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalised in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight: 684. Translator(s): Henschler, Henri.
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811729055
ISBN
9780811729055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.86

Hardcover. Covers the division's formation and its battles in Poland in 1939, France in 1940, and the Eastern Front in 1941 and 1942. The division had nearly 50 Knight's Cross winners by the end of the war.Contains numerous photos of soldiers and their tanks. Based on the daily logs of the division and recollections of its commanders and soldiers Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811711708
ISBN
9780811711708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 26.84

Hardcover. Focusing on Northwest Europe, this book follows the Sherman into action on D-Day, among the Normandy hedgerows, during Patton's race across France, in the great tank battle at Arracourt in September 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, across the Rhine, and in the Ruhr pocket in 1945. Num Pages: 360 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1264. The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II. 360 pages, b/w photos & illus. Focusing on Northwest Europe, this book follows the Sherman into action on D-Day, among the Normandy hedgerows, during Patton's race across France, in the great tank battle at Arracourt in September 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, across the Rhine, and in the Ruhr pocket in 1945. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 260 x 213 x 24. Weight: 1244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811704243
ISBN
9780811704243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.31

Covers the wide variety of vehicles used by the German police during World War II, as well as units and organization. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300+ b/w photos and charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764315558
ISBN
9780764315558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.29

Paperback. * Photographic history of the Arab and Israeli armoured vehicles from 1948 to the present day * Includes dramatic photographs of the fighting in 1948, at Suez, during the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War * Features many of the Russian, British and American main battle tanks of the late twentieth century * Insight into modern tank warfare Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 194 x 9. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848848054
ISBN
9781848848054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Over 150 wartime photographs of the Japanese, American, British and Russian armoured vehicles that fought in the Far East between 1937 and 1945. Num Pages: 160 pages, 160 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473851672
ISBN
9781473851672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.34

Paperback. Latest addition to the highly successful Images of War Series. Covers the wide range of tanks and armoured vehicles deployed in Indo-China/Vietnam post WW2 until 1975. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593813
ISBN
9781781593813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. Steven I. Wilkinson explores how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed. He uncovers the command and control strategies, the careful ethnic balancing, and the political, foreign policy, and strategic decisions that have made the army safe for Indian democracy. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBW; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 293 x 40. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728806
ISBN
9780674728806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 48.51

Hardcover. Surveying Hungary's defense policies in the era of 1938-1945, this book focuses on its relationship to Nazi Germany and the rectification of its borders as defined by the Trianon Peace Treaty. It also discusses Hungary's unsuccessful efforts to "jump out" of the Axis bond and join the Allies, and the subsequent German occupation of Hungary. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335775
ISBN
9780880335775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.09

Hardback. Translator(s): Welsh, Joseph G. Num Pages: 400 pages, 79 b/w photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 954. Wehrmacht in Russia, 1941-45. 400 pages, 79ill.10M. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight: 948. Translator(s): Welsh, Joseph G.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302664
ISBN
9780764302664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 980. Wehrmacht in Russia, 1941-45. 416 pages, 45 black and white photographs, 3 maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight: 988.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301827
ISBN
9780764301827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, over 110 b/w photographs, 92 maps, charts. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1086. Wehrmacht in Russia, 1941-45. 480 pages, 110ill.ch.M. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight: 1086.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303852
ISBN
9780764303852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.26

Paperback. This title examines America's first foreign war, the Mexican War of 1846-1848, through the daily experiences of the American soldier in battle, in camp and on the march. Series: Army of Manifest Destiny. Num Pages: 294 pages, 2 black and white drawings, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814755051
ISBN
9780814755051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Raises questions about the roots of Israel-Palestine conflict. This book tells the story of Arabs who, from the very beginning of the Arab-Israeli encounter, sided with the Zionists and aided them politically, economically, and in security matters. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670. Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948. 352 pages. Raises questions about the roots of Israel-Palestine conflict. This book tells the story of Arabs who, from the very beginning of the Arab-Israeli encounter, sided with the Zionists and aided them politically, economically, and in security matters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR1. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259898
ISBN
9780520259898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155378
ISBN
9781844155378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. An account of the Battle of Arnhem, a major turning point in World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431871
ISBN
9780752431871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Hardback. Impact of Market Garden's failure on the population of Arnhem. Includes the 3 major airborne assaults in the Netherlands from 1940-1945 Num Pages: 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473870987
ISBN
9781473870987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.88

Paperback. First published by Pilot Press, London, 1945. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468686
ISBN
9780752468686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardback. Arnhem: Defeat and Glory: A Miniaturist Persepective Num Pages: 160 pages, over 110 color photos, charts, diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314438
ISBN
9780764314438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. A riveting account of the Allies' victory at Arnhem by an expert in World War Two battle tactics and history Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755336371
ISBN
9780755336371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Investigates the meanings attached to the work as it circulated through Europe during the early Cold War in a kind of symbolic musical remigration, focusing on six case studies: West Germany, Austria, Norway, East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; AVC; AVGC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281868
ISBN
9780520281868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.76

Paperback. Around Ascot Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415734
ISBN
9780752415734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

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