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Paperback. This work presents an overview of the American state of Virginia, where the full fury of the Civil War was felt. It describes this most traumatic of national events, with the death, wounding and capture of over 500,000 men, and the end of an outmoded economic system which had enslaved millions. Num Pages: 197 pages, 59 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914572
ISBN
9780813914572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTR; JPH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615776214
ISBN
9781615776214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32pp plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 755.
Publisher
Bantam USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553381481
ISBN
9780553381481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Oral History: An Introduction for Students Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807813447
ISBN
9780807813447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9,000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552163415
ISBN
9780552163415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. The Second World War is the most cataclysmic and violent sequence of events in recent times. Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? This title features the experiences of dozens of individuals, from civilians and soldiers, to sailors, pilots, leading military strategists, industrialists and heads of state, and uncovers the strategy. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 40. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169202
ISBN
9780552169202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen managed to hold out against some of the finest infantry in the Japanese Army, and then defeat them. It became know as The Defence of the Admin Box. This book deals with this battle. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 337.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172035
ISBN
9780552172035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The extraordinary drama of Malta's WWII victory against impossible odds told through the eyes of the people who were there. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 512 pages, 84, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Weidenfeld and Nicholson
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Phoenix Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366545
ISBN
9780304366545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any invasion the world had ever seen. It hit Europe with a force and aggression that no-one could counter. Within weeks the German armies were at the French coast and looking across at Britain, a country still reeling from the opening salvoes of the war. This book tells epic stories from a 360 perspective. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Corgi - 9780552156103
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552156103
ISBN
9780552156103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 936 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
936
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778848
ISBN
9780804778848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.21

paperback. This set of diaries (1841-1864) brings to light the journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. They reveal a man whose fortune and intellect combined to make him an important leader, but whose flaws kept him from true greatness. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570032226
ISBN
9781570032226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.15

Paperback. The letters featured in this book were sent by Corporal James Henry Gooding, a member of Company C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. They were sent to the New Bedford (Massachusetts) "Mercury" and published. He was described as a "truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier". Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558492028
ISBN
9781558492028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.30

Hardback. The first archive-based study of official corruption under Stalin and a compelling new look at the textures of everyday Soviet life after World War II Series: The Yale-Hoover Series on Authoritarian Regimes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; JKV; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175257
ISBN
9780300175257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.23

Paperback. One hundred years on from the Rising that set Ireland free, Ireland's leaders in politics and letters are running scared from their history. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782798873
ISBN
9781782798873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750965989
ISBN
9780750965989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Agripping social, cultural and political history of how Britain and Germany, two nations with such close ties, ended up fighting World War One Num Pages: 448 pages, b-w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205292
ISBN
9780857205292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.98

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630304
ISBN
9780691630304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.30

Paperback. Based on his groundbreaking reporting for Vanity Fair, journalist James Harkin's harrowing investigation into the abduction, captivity, and execution of American journalist James Foley and the fate of more than two-dozen other ISIS hostages. Num Pages: 320 pages, No pictures; possibly a map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141404
ISBN
9780349141404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? The author captures that season of glory in a book that fuses his own memories of being a schoolboy plane spotter with a ruefully realistic history of British decline. It is the story of machines and men who flew them. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBTK; KNDV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571247950
ISBN
9780571247950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art and business in nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 43. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782395188
ISBN
9781782395188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445094
ISBN
9781885445094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.12

Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616237
ISBN
9780700616237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

Paperback. A study of the cultural lives of African slaves in the early colonial Portuguese world, with an emphasis on the more than one million Central Africans who survived the journey to Brazil. James Sweet lifts a curtain on their lives as Africans rather than incipient Brazilians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations, 6 tables, 6 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; 3H; 3J; HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854822
ISBN
9780807854822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Domingos Alvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World" Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KLS; BGHA; HBJH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469609751
ISBN
9781469609751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Paperback. Paris is the most personal of cities. There is a Paris for the medievalist, and another for the modernist - a Paris for expatriates, philosophers, artists, romantics, and revolutionaries of every stripe. The author brings these multiple perspectives into focus throughout this history of the City of Light. Series: From the Ground Up. Num Pages: 352 pages, 105 color illustrations, 30 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AM; HBJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057388
ISBN
9780674057388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Hardback. Revered as the birthplace of democracy, Athens is much more than an open-air museum filled with crumbling monuments to ancient glory. Athens takes readers on a journey from the classical city-state to today's contemporary capital, revealing a world-famous metropolis that has been resurrected and redefined time and again. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVG; AMX; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047723
ISBN
9780674047723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 27 color illus., 59 b&w illus., 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023445
ISBN
9780253023445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, 52 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294653
ISBN
9780520294653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801439667
ISBN
9780801439667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606412
ISBN
9780748606412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.96

Paperback. This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America. Num Pages: 377 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807842591
ISBN
9780807842591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.84

Hardcover. World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence provides the most authoritative overview of the birth of the Army's modern use of intelligence services processes, starting with World War I. Num Pages: 272 pages, 35 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JWKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884595
ISBN
9780810884595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, 41 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293189
ISBN
9780226293189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Hardcover. The 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair was a major event in early twentieth-century America. This title asks: what can we learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event? It paints a lively picture of how fairgoers spent their time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293103
ISBN
9780226293103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Paperback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082184
ISBN
9780252082184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages. Series: Monastic Orders. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742. Series: Monastic Orders. 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX8. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836230
ISBN
9781843836230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.36

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic orders in the middle ages. Series: Monastic Orders. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839736
ISBN
9781843839736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Hardback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040672
ISBN
9780252040672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.64

Paperback. The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418803
ISBN
9781421418803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.59

Paperback. Deals with a geographical, cultural and historical "border zone" centred on the Sulu and Celebes Seas between 1768 and 1898, and its complex interactions with China and the West. This book examines the social and cultural forces generated within the Sulu Sultanate by the China trade. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTM; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971693862
ISBN
9789971693862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

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