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paperback. Features the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz; the ambitious Winston Churchill; the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow; Britain's greatest 20th-century Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British Navy and brought forth for the first true battleship, HMS Dreadnought. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099524021
ISBN
9780099524021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Presents an appraisal of the technical aspects and operations of the warships of the Ottoman Navy in World War I. Packed with technical specifications, revealing illustrations and exhaustive research, this book deals with the Aegean arms race. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806192
ISBN
9781472806192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. "An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman."-People Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349467
ISBN
9780393349467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. The common perception is that Christianity in Africa was responsible for many injustices and harm to the culture and society of the continent, but Islam fitted well in Africa, and eschewed slavery. Azumah shows that Islam enslaved and forcibly converted as many African people as Christianity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTS; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851682737
ISBN
9781851682737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. * A personal story of the Second World War brought to life against the backdrop of the Black Watch - Scotland's best-known regiment Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123363
ISBN
9780349123363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. An original and compelling account of Germany's emergence from the catastrophe of World War II. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b-w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster New York
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526193
ISBN
9781416526193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Paperback. GALWAY Deals with the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born writer. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. T
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780141049595
ISBN
9780141049595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Graphic account of the most famous episode in the Battle of the Bulge. Tells the story from German and American viewpoints. Full walking and driving tour of the area over which the battle was fought. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827042
ISBN
9781473827042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Hardback. Presents a collection of Carroll photographs, and illuminates his relationships with the children he photographed in light of the idealism and social conventions of the day. Num Pages: 304 pages, 485 tritones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AJB; AJCP; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 263 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1772.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074436
ISBN
9780691074436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806871
ISBN
9781472806871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardcover. Examines the emergence and development of the largest mass political mobilisation brought about in 19th-century Ireland in the form of the Land League (1979-82), and subsequently the National League (1882-7), in the south-western county of Kerry. This title is suitable for students and academics of 19th-century Irish history and general readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464. An original and insightful study of the highly formative Land War and Home Rule movement from a local and regional perspective. The book explores the dynamics behind the mass political mobilisation and agrarian violence that dominated Kerry society during the 1880s.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359669
ISBN
9781906359669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.00
€ 22.35

Paperback. Presents history of the monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account research findings about the building of the Wall, this title includes details about the Roman army, its religion and daily bureaucratic life. It features photos, maps and diagrams. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
357
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140271829
ISBN
9780140271829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. This work shows that Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. King Edward IV's decisive Yorkist victory virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w & 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765143
ISBN
9781841765143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Hardback. Memoir of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046404
ISBN
9781849046404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. The Tudor era belongs to its women. No other period of English History has produced so many notable and interesting women, and into other period have they so powerfully influenced the course of political events. Mary Tudor, Elizabeth 1 and, at moments of high drama, Mary Queen of Scots Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750928809
ISBN
9780750928809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Series: Poetry They Didn't Let You Read. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour plates, 20 colour illustrations, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; DCF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492087
ISBN
9780752492087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 37 color illus. 151 halftones. 33 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167626
ISBN
9780691167626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 55.38

Paperback. Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. The Japanese forces then continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore. This book tells about the campaign carried by the Japanese forces in the Pacific region. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810601
ISBN
9781472810601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. He was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, Adolf Hitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes - the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. This title provides a view of Hitler's evolution and offers insights into his emotional and intellectual world. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532170
ISBN
9780099532170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143125990
ISBN
9780143125990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. "The best biography of Richard III that has been written."-A. L. Rowse, Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BGR; DSB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393007855
ISBN
9780393007855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.33

Paperback. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sniper's Story from Chechnya. 416 pages. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight: 282. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679727
ISBN
9781847679727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Mark Rifkin explores how Indigenous experiences with time and the dominance of settler colonial conceptions of temporality have affected Native peoplehood and sovereignty, thereby rethinking the very terms by which history is created and organized around time by. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362975
ISBN
9780822362975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords. Translator(s): Forgeng, Mr. Jeffrey L. Series: Armour and Weapons. Num Pages: 481 pages, 443 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; WSTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270286
ISBN
9781783270286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

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