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Regional & national history
Paperback. In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if only in an attempt to save their own skins. This title offers an account of the final months of the Nazi war machine, from the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German surrender in May 1945. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014210
- ISBN
- 9780141014210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Series: World War II Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Original
- SKU
- V9781621574255
- ISBN
- 9781621574255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.39
€ 21.99
€ 15.39
Hardback. Between 1848 and 1851, Lopez tried five times to dislodge Cuba's Spanish government. This text recounts Lopez's daring invasions of Cuba and reveals how he was assisted by New York steam ship magnates, penny press editors, Cuban industrialists and northern democratic urban bosses. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916736
- ISBN
- 9780813916736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.96
€ 72.96
Hardcover. "Fatal Influence" challenges and revises many widely held assumptions about a pivotal moment in both British and Irish history and persuasively demonstrates that Ireland's impact on British politics lasted far longer and was far greater than has been realized. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 240 x 35. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558064
- ISBN
- 9781904558064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.91€ 51.72
€ 55.91
€ 51.72
Paperback. Presents a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571297405
- ISBN
- 9780571297405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.79
€ 17.99
€ 14.79
paperback. Robespierre was only thirty-six when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent thousands ahead of him. Robespierre and the Revolution were inseparable: a single inflexible tyrant. But what turned a shy young lawyer into the living embodiment of the Terror at its most violent? Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458982
- ISBN
- 9780099458982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battle of Flodden. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780221366
- ISBN
- 9781780221366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Offers an insight into a series of momentous political decisions that shaped course of Second World War. This title re-creates the ten critical decisions taken between May 1940, when Britain chose not to surrender, and December 1941, when Hitler decided to destroy Europe's Jews, showing how these choices would recast the entire course of history. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014180
- ISBN
- 9780141014180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. "First edition .. was originally published as The crisis of the American Republic: a history of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, St. Martin's Press, 1994"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 592 pages, 20 b/w halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199843282
- ISBN
- 9780199843282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.73
€ 26.73
Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210827
- ISBN
- 9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.98
€ 58.98
Paperback. Offers a rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). This work focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies - the seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254855
- ISBN
- 9780520254855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This book traces the rise of the political dynasty in the Middle East and, in the process, provides the context for the current Arab uprising. The author shows that a father-to-son transfer of power has no basis in Islam, and yet the idea of dynastic power became entrenched in the Middle East. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRA; HRAM; HRH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455843
- ISBN
- 9781349455843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Hardcover. This book traces the rise of the political dynasty in the Middle East and, in the process, provides the context for the current Arab uprising. The author shows that a father-to-son transfer of power has no basis in Islam, and yet the idea of dynastic power became entrenched in the Middle East. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308115
- ISBN
- 9781137308115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3; LNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332512
- ISBN
- 9780820332512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Hardback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640775
- ISBN
- 9780748640775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.13
€ 156.13
Paperback. 'Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I haven't read a better book on Berlin.' Gordon A. Craig Num Pages: 1168 pages, 87 b/w illus, 4 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006376880
- ISBN
- 9780006376880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.45
€ 34.99
€ 25.45
Hardback. Tells the history of the facsimile machine. The author recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of that device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KJP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415918
- ISBN
- 9781421415918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290307
- ISBN
- 9781349290307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Drawing on his knowledge of the technical aspects of civil aviation, Alan P. Dobson's history of the international aviation system, from 1945 to the present day, stresses the hitherto unacknowledged role Franklin D. Roosevelt played in implementing the principles that came to govern the entire global aviation system. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106666
- ISBN
- 9780230106666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBL; HBW; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349438853
- ISBN
- 9781349438853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. When one thinks of the New Deal era, the issue of the environment does not immediately come to mind. Yet New Deal policies had a huge impact on environmental thinking, defining a new role for the federal government in the scientific management of the natural environment. Editor(s): Woolner, David B.; Henderson, Henry L. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. 288 pages. Editor(s): Woolner, David B.; Henderson, Henry L. When one thinks of the New Deal era, the issue of the environment does not immediately come to mind. Yet New Deal policies had a huge impact on environmental thinking, defining a new role for the federal government in the scientific management of the natural environment. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619685
- ISBN
- 9780230619685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
hardcover. Editor(s): Newton, Verne W. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312122263
- ISBN
- 9780312122263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Paperback. The contributors to this volume take a hard look at Roosevelt's reaction to the Holocaust. Editor(s): Newton, Verne W. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619487
- ISBN
- 9780230619487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.24
€ 127.24
Paperback. A contentious debate lingers over whether Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned his back on the Jews of Hitler s Europe. "FDR and the Jews" reveals a concerned leader whose efforts on behalf of Jews were far greater than those of any other world figure but whose moral leadership was tempered by the political realities of depression and war." Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416741
- ISBN
- 9780674416741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85