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Paperback. An indispensable, handy guide for anyone interested in bringing British history to life Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108135
ISBN
9781472108135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.71

Paperback. A guide to various medieval English castles, ranging from the massive keeps, which dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks and Border pele towers, and spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. This work contains over five hundred entries in county order, each giving a history and description of the castle. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590. A Guide by Counties. 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A guide to various medieval English castles, ranging from the massive keeps, which dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks and Border pele towers, and spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. This work contains over five hundred entries in county order, each giving a history and description of the castle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTH. Dimension: 235 x 148 x 21. Weight: 574.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157825
ISBN
9780851157825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. The author travels across Russia, from crowded Moscow train to empty windswept villages, following in the footsteps of one extraordinary man, the dissident Orthodox priest Father Dmitry. In this book, he tells the story of a nation: famine, war, the frozen wastes of the Gulag, the collapse of communism and now, a people seeking oblivion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399492
ISBN
9780141399492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. A major new biography of the most infamous king of England. Num Pages: 464 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438. 464 pages, 105 Illustrations (some col.). B-format BC. Praise for the BB published in 2011:. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 33. Weight: 436.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445607047
ISBN
9781445607047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. The tale of Britain's greatest love affair begins with the arrival of tea here in the seventeenth century. Since then it has shaped our lives, our history, our work and our culture. So put the kettle on, and read the amazing story of tea. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445633497
ISBN
9781445633497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Paperback. Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Translator(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Series Editor(s): Pelling, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Rev. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449433
ISBN
9780140449433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. The end of First World War saw old empires swept away and opportunity to build a better society from the ruins. This title overturns the myth of Europe as a safe haven of democracy to redefine our view of twentieth century. It tells the story of a century of division, charting struggles of rival ideologies to create a new world order for mankind. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140241594
ISBN
9780140241594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, 8pp b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBWQ; HRC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Harper & Row New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060631123
ISBN
9780060631123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.09

Paperback. This is an annotated edition of El laberinto de la soledad, a classic text on Mexican culture and identity, first published in 1950 by Nobel prize winner Octavio Paz. It includes a wide-ranging introduction, hundreds of explanatory notes and four appendices. Editor(s): Stanton, Anthony. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DNF; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719048746
ISBN
9780719048746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841801
ISBN
9781603841801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640471
ISBN
9781445640471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. "An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the 'special relationship' between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen--not gun lovers--created American gun culture"-- Num Pages: 528 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465048953
ISBN
9780465048953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.77

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472586407
ISBN
9781472586407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292990
ISBN
9780500292990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Hardback. Representing a history of drinking 'from below', this book explores the role of the alehouse in seventeenth-century English society. Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839422
ISBN
9781843839422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Angle, Paul McClelland. Num Pages: 490 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020846
ISBN
9780226020846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Paperback. This new book is the third by Wolfgang Sawodny on German armored trains in World War II, and presents all new information not previously discussed in his first two highly successful volumes. The main emphasis here is on the operational history of German armored train units on the Russian front, and includes many previously unpublished photographs. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 130 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JWMV; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 217 x 4. Weight in Grams: 256. 1941-1944. 48 pages, 130ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JWMV; WGF. Dimension: 243 x 217 x 4. Weight: 252.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317835
ISBN
9780764317835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Hardback. In Germany the end of World War II calls forth images of obliterated cities, hungry refugees, and ghostly monuments to Nazi crimes. Drawing on diaries, photographs, essays, reports, fiction and film, Werner Sollors makes visceral the sorrow and anger, guilt and pride, despondency and resilience of a defeated people--and the paradoxes of occupation. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; AJC; APFA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052437
ISBN
9780674052437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474227490
ISBN
9781474227490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.23

paperback. The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. This book offers a translation of Herodotus' Histories. Translator(s): Holland, Tom. Num Pages: 880 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455397
ISBN
9780140455397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. The history of Wal-Mart uncovers a complex network that united Sun Belt entrepreneurs, evangelical employees, Christian business students, overseas missionaries, and free-market activists. Through the stories of people linked by the world's largest corporation, the author shows how a Christian service ethos powered capitalism at home and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HRC; KCZ; WJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
8.8.2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057401
ISBN
9780674057401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. The Habsburg Empire reached at various times across most of Europe and the New World. At all the critical moments of European history it is there - confronting Luther, launching the Thirty Years War, repelling the Ottomans, and taking on Napoleon. Martin Rady introduces the fascinating and colourful history of the Habsburgs. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 black and white images. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198792963
ISBN
9780198792963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167607
ISBN
9789774167607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.73

Hardcover. A story of the heel of Italy - Puglia - as told by travellers. It has beautiful landscapes, cave towns and frescoed grotto churches, wonderful old cities with Romanesque cathedrals, Gothic castles and a wealth of Baroque architecture. Series: Armchair Taveller's History. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973758
ISBN
9781907973758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 maps, 40 bw images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472578471
ISBN
9781472578471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.49

Hardback. The buildings and artifacts uncovered by Canadian excavations at Stymphalos (1994-2001) shed light on the history and cult of a small sanctuary on the acropolis of the ancient city. The thirteen detailed studies collected here illuminate a variety of aspects of the site. Editor(s): Schaus, Gerald P. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 520 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 216 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645295
ISBN
9781442645295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.94

Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991997
ISBN
9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. This book breaks new ground in tracing the evolving and contested understandings both of Britain and of Europe on the part of politicians, diplomats, historians and travelers in the centuries since the French Revolution. Series: Britain and Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340577868
ISBN
9780340577868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 268 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publisher
Royal British Columbia Museum Canada
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780772657428
ISBN
9780772657428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. An engaging narrative history of the origins of formal education in the West. Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History, awarded by the American Philosophical Society. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217452
ISBN
9780812217452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. The Third Macedonian War ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's dominance of the Mediterranean. Livy's narrative is also a moral study of the individuals involved. This edition includes the Periochae, later summaries of Livy's original 142-book history. Translator(s): Chaplin, Jane D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556021
ISBN
9780199556021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 480 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499845
ISBN
9780801499845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Callum Brown examines the role of religion in the making of modern Scottish society. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC7; HRCC93; HRCC99; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608867
ISBN
9780748608867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.66

Paperback. Updated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic history of the Korean War is a dramatic and hard-hitting account of the conflict written from the perspective of those who fought it. Num Pages: 540 pages, 20 b 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 36. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574883343
ISBN
9781574883343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.10

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838388
ISBN
9781843838388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. 'The Motherland Calls' tells the story of some of the forgotten Britons whose contribution to the war effort has been overlooked until now. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465852
ISBN
9780752465852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and '80s San Francisco with an openly gay father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348903
ISBN
9780393348903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. Features rare and previously unpublished images which document Hitler's often overlooked Great War experience. Num Pages: 144 pages, Integrated images throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWN; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 189 x 11. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473833500
ISBN
9781473833500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandi's multi-dimensional personality. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195672039
ISBN
9780195672039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162661
ISBN
9780231162661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.17

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