Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This book is about the bond between two legendary journalists, Walter Winchell and Damon Runyon, during the unforgettable era of World War II and the years following. Winchell was a popular radio personality and Runyon was a popular Broadway personality, best known for having written the show "Guys and Dolls." Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851301
- ISBN
- 9780761851301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.92
€ 42.99
€ 33.92
Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674953574
- ISBN
- 9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.46
€ 50.99
€ 42.46
Paperback. Editor(s): MacMonagle, Niall. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DCQ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241966792
- ISBN
- 9780241966792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JPA; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476037
- ISBN
- 9780801476037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.13€ 51.10
€ 51.13
€ 51.10
Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022174
- ISBN
- 9780268022174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book describes the fire and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and political importance. It throws a revealing new light on an important event of fifty years ago and on questions of secrecy and responsibility. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573178
- ISBN
- 9780230573178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.99
€ 77.99
Paperback. The aim of this book is to set the 1957 Windscale accident in its historical context in the immediate post-war period and the early days of the Cold War, to describe the event and its consequences and to evaluate it from the vantage point of 1990. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JFF; MBN; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349105847
- ISBN
- 9781349105847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Paperback. For the first time the story of wartime France is told through the eyes and actions of those involved with France's most precious crop. Num Pages: 336 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBWQ; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340766781
- ISBN
- 9780340766781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b/w photos & 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881774224
- ISBN
- 9789881774224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardback. In what has been described as 'the greatest raid of them all', Operation Chariot saw heavy destruction of the enemy-occupied port of St Nazaire by British forces. Winged Chariot examines the role that the RAF played during this epic raid on 28th March 1942. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690246
- ISBN
- 9781910690246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904010654
- ISBN
- 9781904010654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Bloore, Peter; Martin, Edward. Num Pages: 289 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838326
- ISBN
- 9781843838326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 120 b&w photos, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hikoki Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109169
- ISBN
- 9781902109169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
Hardback. This is a rare day-to-day account by a young German squadron leader in Jagdstaffel 35 during the grim last year of the war. Originally published in 1933, it provides minute descriptions of kills, losses, and the Germans' step-by-step retreat in the face of increasingly overwhelming Allied forces in the air. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001876
- ISBN
- 9781612001876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.04
€ 32.99
€ 28.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W Illus.: 36; Graphs: 2,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167789
- ISBN
- 9780231167789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. This fascinating biography describes the real experiences of women and their relationships as they struggled to win the right to vote Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JPF; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990866
- ISBN
- 9780295990866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453866
- ISBN
- 9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Churchill as a young army officer had taken part in the last great cavalry charge in British history; wrote a novel, a great deal of journalism and many works of history (winning the Nobel Prize for Literature). This title presents his story. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810452
- ISBN
- 9780747810452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472592392
- ISBN
- 9781472592392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.42€ 58.02
€ 65.42
€ 58.02
Hardback. Combat, cigars, and whiskey--from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306823817
- ISBN
- 9780306823817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.64
€ 43.99
€ 28.64