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Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545910
ISBN
9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.56

Hardback. More thrilling tales of adventure and derring-do from the author of the bestselling Shooting Leave. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484. Danger, Diplomacy and Adventure in the Great Game. 340 pages. Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head over control of central Asia - from the Caucasus to Kabul. This title tells the story of British soldiers, missionaries and mercenaries, horse traders and opportunists who travelled to make their name in the Great Game. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 29. Weight: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849016674
ISBN
9781849016674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Explains the structure of the feudal society, describes the rise of economic life and tells of the impact of Commodore Perry's arrival in 1853. Bibliographical notes. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804705257
ISBN
9780804705257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Matthieu. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037369
ISBN
9780268037369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Hardback. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508. The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II. 288 pages, illustrated throughout. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001036
ISBN
9781612001036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Encounter Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594037351
ISBN
9781594037351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.28

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349298242
ISBN
9781349298242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 239 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL; HBTB; HBTD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349291786
ISBN
9781349291786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626372283
ISBN
9781626372283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.79

Paperback. Leading scholars working on Buddhism and politics in South and Southeast Asia add to current discussions regarding 'Engaged Buddhism' and the recent work on protests. The writers have mostly established themselves in their fields, offering a diverse approach and country-by-country coverage. Editor(s): Kitiarsa, Pattana; Whalen-Bridge, John. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HPS; HR; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462001
ISBN
9781349462001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Shami, Seteney. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Social Science Research Council
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979077258
ISBN
9780979077258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Essays illuminate the extraordinarily varied and dynamic intellectual developments underway in India and Tibet during the three centuries prior to the consolidation of British imperial power in 1800. Editor(s): Pollock, Sheldon. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMT; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349044
ISBN
9780822349044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Hardcover. Hildesheim is a mid-sized provincial town in northwest Germany. This title presents an account of how townspeople went about their lives and reacted to events during the Nazi era. It considers the actual customs and experiences of friendship and neighbourliness in a German town before, during, and after the Third Reich. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253344656
ISBN
9780253344656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230106611
ISBN
9780230106611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.93

Hardcover. The Atlas of the Irish Revolution draws together existing and ongoing new research into the revolutionary period in a broad ranging and inclusive manner. It includes contributions from leading scholars across a range of disciplines Editor(s): Crowley, John; O Drisceoil, Donal; Murphy, Mike; Borgonovo, John. Num Pages: 916 pages, 700. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTP; HBTV; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 299 x 237. . The Atlas of the Irish Revolution draws together existing and ongoing new research into the revolutionary period in a broad ranging and inclusive manner. It includes contributions from leading scholars across a range of disciplines Editor(s): Crowley, John; O Drisceoil, Donal; Murphy, Mike; Borgonovo, John. Num Pages: 916 pages, 700. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTP; HBTV; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 299 x 237. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782051176
ISBN
9781782051176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 59.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1M; HBJM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677573
ISBN
9780816677573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Kamp, Marianne. Translator(s): Kamp, Marianne; Markova, Mariana. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021380
ISBN
9780253021380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (the first volume was originally published in 1776), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1232 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780140433937
ISBN
9780140433937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296156
ISBN
9781936296156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Num Pages: 560 pages, 2-colour maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Presidio Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400079674
ISBN
9781400079674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.67

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