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Regional & national history
Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034065
- ISBN
- 9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardback. For six terror-filled weeks in 1870 German armies bombarded Strasbourg, killing hundreds of citizens, wounding thousands, and destroying landmarks. Rachel Chrastil tells how the city became the epicenter of a new kind of warfare whose indiscriminate violence shocked contemporaries and led to debates over the wartime protection of civilians. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728868
- ISBN
- 9780674728868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardcover. After the coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948, the Communists tried to "reprogramme" the teachers and student body at the University and Medical School in Bratislava by intimidation, "re-education" and social engineering. This book documents the consequences on the university and Czech society. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335140
- ISBN
- 9780880335140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.78
€ 45.78
Paperback. A unique landmark oral history of D-Day on the Home Front, 6 June 1944, told through the voices of those who experienced it first-hand. Num Pages: 336 pages, Black and white integrated images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444787528
- ISBN
- 9781444787528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. "Farr's book assesses Horne's command style, his relationship with the Canadians and his dealings with the commander-in-chief; this is where the value of the book lies, and that value is considerable. Farr has plugged quite a considerable gap in the biographical writings of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 ills, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033477
- ISBN
- 9781906033477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. On 2 April 1982 Argentina launched Operation Rosario, the invasion of the Falklands. The British responded with Operation Corporate. This title confirms the existence and role of the Special Task Detachment during Operation Corporate and provides details of the deployment and operational role of a ground based electronic warfare weapons facility. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752477398
- ISBN
- 9780752477398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. The ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338102
- ISBN
- 9780195338102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.66
€ 45.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190218423
- ISBN
- 9780190218423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.69
€ 25.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 b/w & 16 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195159318
- ISBN
- 9780195159318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.97
€ 42.99
€ 36.97
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 b/w halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199782864
- ISBN
- 9780199782864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.61
€ 14.99
€ 13.61
Paperback. Thisthoughtful introduction examines the many ways in whichthe peoples along the Silk Roads interacted, and considers the implications for economies and societies, as well as political and religious institutions. The book contains a range of primary material, some of which has been translated into English for the first time. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312475512
- ISBN
- 9780312475512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.29
€ 50.99
€ 45.29
Paperback. Ireland, World War One. Dashing Harry Heegan leads his football team to victory, arriving home in swaggering celebration before he grabs his kit and heads for the trenches. A nightmare world awaits, the men, reduced to cannon fodder, speaking in mangled incantations as the casualties stack up. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; DD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571315185
- ISBN
- 9780571315185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. The Silvertown explosion Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752430539
- ISBN
- 9780752430539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415754927
- ISBN
- 9780415754927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.73
€ 71.73
Hardcover. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 316 x 2. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226386492
- ISBN
- 9780226386492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.30€ 44.70
€ 52.30
€ 44.70
Hardcover. * A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing. * Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865663
- ISBN
- 9781557865663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 2340 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750964203
- ISBN
- 9780750964203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.66
€ 36.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. The dramatic untold story of the Grey sisters, heirs to the Tudor throne. Num Pages: 352 pages, (16pp col pics). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007219063
- ISBN
- 9780007219063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.36
€ 19.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. The story of the six wives of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of the women themselves. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BK; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660394
- ISBN
- 9781445660394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. The marital ups and downs of England's most infamous king. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445618975
- ISBN
- 9781445618975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. For over four centures the popular imagination has been gripped by the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives - and by the tangled web of passion and intrigue that lies behind it. Series: Pitkin biographical series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 63ill.(54col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853729402
- ISBN
- 9780853729402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.07
€ 8.99
€ 8.07
Paperback. One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. This biography brings Henry's six wives to life, revealing each as a distinct and compelling personality in her own right. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523628
- ISBN
- 9780099523628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 359 pages, 112 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. 1960-1969. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 359 pages, 112 b&w photographs, 6 tables. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238046
- ISBN
- 9780520238046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.35
€ 47.99
€ 34.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 350 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304750
- ISBN
- 9780764304750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.32
€ 53.99
€ 35.32