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Regional & national history
Paperback. World War II was truly a 'world' war, and many nations joined the fight against Germany and the Axis. This title covers the armies of France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium that stood against the German Blitzkrieg, as well as the resistance forces that sprung up in the aftermath of occupation. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960920
- ISBN
- 9781780960920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.31
€ 33.99
€ 22.31
Paperback. While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 240 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782007708
- ISBN
- 9781782007708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.30
€ 33.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Allied forces fought a very different war against another foe, from the jungles of Burma to the islands of the Pacific and the shores of Australia. This theatre book includes new rules and units that give players everything they need to recreate the ferocious battles and campaigns of the Far East. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 242 x 9. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472807403
- ISBN
- 9781472807403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.24
€ 33.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. Tells the story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. This book presents an account from a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGHA; HBJQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156245
- ISBN
- 9781844156245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. As part of the "AHT" series, which deals with airfields, this book concentrates on Norfolk and Suffolk. It looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, and what remains. It also explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would go. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 photos 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 1DBKEAS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 107 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155477
- ISBN
- 9781844155477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Lancaster pilot Victor Wood's aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind. His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely? This book contains 19 similar stories. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943860
- ISBN
- 9781904943860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.61
€ 18.61
paperback. Patrick Bishop looks at the lives and the extraordinary risks that the painfully young pilots of Bomber Command took during the air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945. As featured on the BBC 1 documentary BOMBER BOYS, presented by Ewan McGregor. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007192151
- ISBN
- 9780007192151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.39
€ 15.99
€ 11.39
Paperback. A gripping account of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1943 - the year when Bomber Command believed it could win WWII by bombing alone. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367245
- ISBN
- 9780304367245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783463343
- ISBN
- 9781783463343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.16
€ 25.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. RAF Bomber Command lost 55,000 men during WWII. Their motto was Press on Regardless and the majority of their operational missions involved flying into the fiery, smoke-filled skies of occupied Europe. No less than 23 of their members were awarded Britain's highest decoration for valour The Victoria Cross; most of them posthumously." Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846743221
- ISBN
- 9781846743221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.30
€ 32.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. BOMBER CREW tells the vivid stories of the young men sent on perilous raids during World War II through the voices of those who survived. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340838723
- ISBN
- 9780340838723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A unique account of the lives and raids of British bomber crews during the Second World War, based on original research and written by the bestselling author of THE DAMBUSTERS. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117966
- ISBN
- 9780349117966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Hardcover. Series: Military Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120ill.M. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Middleton Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873793510
- ISBN
- 9781873793510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.91
€ 26.91
Paperback. Translator(s): Odom, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632203120
- ISBN
- 9781632203120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.11
€ 15.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714126937
- ISBN
- 9780714126937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.92
€ 47.92
Hardcover. Patrice Gueniffey, the leading French historian of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age, takes up the epic narrative at the heart of this turbulent period: the life of Napoleon himself, from his boyhood in Corsica, to his meteoric rise during the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, to his proclamation as Consul for Life in 1802. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368354
- ISBN
- 9780674368354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.59
€ 44.99
€ 37.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 42189th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296835
- ISBN
- 9781936296835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.70
€ 25.99
€ 21.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 5 figures. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPS; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158480
- ISBN
- 9780231158480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.79€ 74.56
€ 98.79
€ 74.56
Paperback. Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. This title examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRCX6; JKSN1; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011830
- ISBN
- 9781589011830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.60
€ 41.60
Paperback. Explores the manner in which Americans have discussed and practiced their patriotism. This volume examines the use of patriotic language and symbols in building unity in the early republic, rebuilding the nation after the Civil War, and sustaining loyalty in an increasingly diverse society. Editor(s): Bodnar, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 halftones 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043968
- ISBN
- 9780691043968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.44
€ 52.92
€ 41.44
Paperback. The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and exploring their spectacular religious violence as a comprehensible element of life, this book integrates a fresh interpretation of gender with an innovative study of the everyday life of the Aztecs. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285644
- ISBN
- 9780230285644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704635
- ISBN
- 9781501704635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.12
€ 55.12
Hardback. Bones of the Ancestors tells the shadowy story of the Ambum Stone, a 3,000-year-old carving from Papua New Guinea that found its way onto the antiquities market and then into an important modern museum. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111592
- ISBN
- 9780759111592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.52
€ 150.52
Paperback. Let's sail with the German protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer 'Down-Under'. Editor(s): Preece, Gordon; Packer, Ian. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; HBJM; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ATF Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921817885
- ISBN
- 9781921817885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95