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Hardback. The story of the nation's most shocking crime after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-the 1874 ax murder of a family of five in the small German-immigrant town of Saxtown that tore apart a community, grabbed national headlines, and revealed the flaws of 19th-Century law enforcement Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786978
ISBN
9780762786978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Published in 1800, the two-volume English translation of a sixteenth-century Persian document on the workings of the Mughal Empire. Translator(s): Gladwin, Francis. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108067096
ISBN
9781108067096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.07

Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40p of illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534024
ISBN
9781931534024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.42

Hardcover. Muhammad b. Hatim's chronicle is the fullest historical source on Yemen for the period it covers, from the conquest of Yemen by Saladin's brother Turanshah to when the Rasulids, who had come to the country as followers of the Ayyubids, had replaced their old masters as its rulers. Editor(s): Smith, G.R. Series: New. Num Pages: 786 pages, and 188pp. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 174 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
786
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094297
ISBN
9780906094297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 145.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765602442
ISBN
9780765602442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. With archival photographs and 1/96 scale drawings, this volume describes the American B-17 Flying Fortress day bomber units. The detailed text includes crews explaining their experiences in battle during the massive daylight bombing raids on Germany. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 112 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841760216
ISBN
9781841760216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. The Boeing B-17 epitomizes the American war effort in Europe. This second of two volumes covers the 14 bomb groups of the Third Air Division. First hand accounts, photography, profile artworks and nose art scrap views bring to life aircraft from each of the groups within the Third Air Division. Illustrator(s): Styling, Mark. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764344
ISBN
9781841764344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.48

Hardcover. RAF Liberators over Burma provides an insight of operational flying in the Far East, including an examination of the importance of bombing bridges and railway constructions to thwart the Japanese transit infrastructure. In many cases the efforts and sacrifice by dedicated Commonwealth aircrew are recounted from their own flying logbooks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555194
ISBN
9781781555194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Although built in greater numbers than the B-17, the B-24 has always lived in its brother's shadow, even though it could fly further, faster and with a greater payload. This detailed text on the B-24 includes scale drawings of all the variants and crews explaining their flying experiences. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855329010
ISBN
9781855329010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.59

Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324239
ISBN
9780764324239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.30

Paperback. The B-25 Mitchell was the most successful and most prolific USAAF bomber of World War II. This book features first-hand accounts from them men who flew the machine that represented the backbone of the USAAF's medium bombing force in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Illustrator(s): Tullis, Tom. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762845
ISBN
9781841762845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. This volume brings together original documents, memorandums, and writings of B.R. Ambedkar to highlight his contribution to the development of exclusion and inclusive policies. Editor(s): Thorat, Sukhadeo; Kumar, Narender. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HBTR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198063506
ISBN
9780198063506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.46

Paperback. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613942
ISBN
9781442613942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

hardcover. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645684
ISBN
9781442645684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.93

Paperback. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330. Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. 320 pages, ill. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871571
ISBN
9781848871571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. Trevor Bryce offers an exploration of the rich world of Babylonia, providing insight into the intricacies of this ancient civilization and its important social, historical, and cultural legacies. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 14 black & white images. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HBLA1. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726470
ISBN
9780198726470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. History is being made in US-Cuban relations. Now updated to tell the story behind the stunning December 2014 announcement by President Obama and President Castro of their move to restore full diplomatic relations, this powerful book is essential to understanding ongoing efforts towards normalization. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated paperback edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469626604
ISBN
9781469626604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. Alistair Darling's number one Sunday Times bestselling memoirs now available in paperback, updated with a new introduction. Num Pages: 339 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJD1; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364. 1000 Days at Number 11. 339 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. Alistair Darling's number one Sunday Times bestselling memoirs now available in paperback, updated with a new introduction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJD1; JPQ. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight: 354.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857892812
ISBN
9780857892812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761992
ISBN
9780226761992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Back Stories looks at the production of U.S. news during the second Intifada, highlighting the unrecognized and unexamined work of Palestinian journalists and its effects on Palestinian society and politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781411
ISBN
9780804781411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. He reveals how Vietnam changed American culture today, from the successes and failures of the Washington bureaucracy to the destruction of the traditional military code of honor. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JFC; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801859533
ISBN
9780801859533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.28

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850363937
ISBN
9780850363937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Hitler won support even as he established the Gestapo and concentration camps. What has been in dispute is exactly what the Germans knew about these camps, and how they were involved. The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802910
ISBN
9780192802910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636742
ISBN
9781566636742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.14

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