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Regional & national history
Paperback. The award-winning memoir of a white boy growing up in Rhodesia as it went through a bloody transition to majority rule Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 418
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330450102
- ISBN
- 9780330450102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855838
- ISBN
- 9781611855838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. The Knights Templar were the most famous and formidable of all the Western Christian military orders, whilst the Mamluks were a slave caste whose fighting prowess had elevated them to the point of holding real political clout. This book tells the story of three key engagements from the Fifth Crusade to the Seventh Crusade. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBWC; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813336
- ISBN
- 9781472813336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.44
€ 19.00
€ 15.44
Hardcover. Most authoritative study ever of the subject, based on thorough and meticulous research. Includes 300 detailed camouflage views in full and accurate colour. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour illustrations, 85 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848322233
- ISBN
- 9781848322233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.16
€ 46.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223576
- ISBN
- 9780812223576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. A lively and informed account of Egypt's recent history and current situation Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198690
- ISBN
- 9780300198690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.50
€ 17.99
€ 14.50
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331756
- ISBN
- 9781785331756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.15€ 79.02
€ 127.15
€ 79.02
Paperback. The Mughal empire (1526 1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. This book describes the political, military and economic rise of the Mughals, their system of rule, and their gradual collapse, finally supplanted by the British colonial empire in 1857. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 25. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892515
- ISBN
- 9781861892515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.12
€ 46.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. Paints a picture of England in the 1970s, where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney's Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170659
- ISBN
- 9780552170659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. This biography focuses on Robespierre's formative years and the development of an iron will in a frail boy conceived outside wedlock. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197242
- ISBN
- 9780300197242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Hardback. The most incisive and up-to-date analysis of Algeria's recent history in the second 25 years after independence. Editor(s): Crowley, Patrick. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940216
- ISBN
- 9781786940216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
Paperback. A collection of around 200 photographs that tells the story of Milford Haven from earliest times, taking in the formation of the Haven itself, as well as the development of the town as a fishing port and later a centre for oil refineries. It gives a glimpse of the streets of the town and the people who lived there, at work and leisure. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Wales. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415895
- ISBN
- 9780752415895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. From the fourth to the fifteenth century AD the Byzantine Empire flourished as a powerful economic, cultural, and military force, whose influence stretched from Spain to Egypt. Peter Sarris explores the fusion of Greek and Roman civilization at the heart of the Byzantine Empire, and charts its struggle for survival against external challenges. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199236114
- ISBN
- 9780199236114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BT; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0220221
- ISBN
- 9780863223167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BT; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . 263pp
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KCBJ000142
- ISBN
- 9780863223167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S Patton called the Garand, The greatest battle implement ever devised. This book deals with this rifle. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849086219
- ISBN
- 9781849086219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Discover the history behind the facts Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647302
- ISBN
- 9781445647302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.13
€ 14.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. This classic biography carefully traces Bukharin's rise to and fall from power, focusing particularly on the development of his theories and programmatic ideas during the critical period between Lenin's death in 1924 and the ascendancy of Stalin in 1929. Num Pages: 560 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195026979
- ISBN
- 9780195026979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Hardback. During the spring of 1933, Stalin's police rounded up nearly one hundred thousand people as part of the Soviet regime's "cleansing" of Moscow and Leningrad and deported them to Siberia. This work weaves this episode into a broader story about the Soviet frenzy in the 1930s to purge society of all those deemed to be unfit. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130835
- ISBN
- 9780691130835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Hardback. The decline and fall of Safavid Iran is traditionally seen as the natural outcome of the unrelieved political stagnation and moral degeneration which characterised late Safavid Iran. This book challenges this view. It takes a fresh look at Safavid Iran in the century preceding the fall of Isfahan in 1722, which brought down the dynasty. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 maps, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117450
- ISBN
- 9781845117450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 64.95
€ 71.30
€ 64.95