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Paperback. RAF Bomber Command lost 55,000 men during WWII. Their motto was Press on Regardless and the majority of their operational missions involved flying into the fiery, smoke-filled skies of occupied Europe. No less than 23 of their members were awarded Britain's highest decoration for valour The Victoria Cross; most of them posthumously." Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846743221
- ISBN
- 9781846743221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.02
€ 35.99
€ 30.02
Hardcover. Focusin on two specific regions - Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier - this title provides an explanation of how the tensions between state power and communalism determined the course of witch hunts that claimed over 1,300 lives in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany. Translator(s): Stokes, Laura. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928067
- ISBN
- 9780813928067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
paperback. Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke. He was the bravest of barristers, who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459194
- ISBN
- 9780099459194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Headline Britons is a series of short books that paint a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785782091
- ISBN
- 9781785782091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.76
€ 17.99
€ 12.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 64 pages, 280 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 261 x 14. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351761
- ISBN
- 9780764351761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828175
- ISBN
- 9780753828175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.94
€ 14.99
€ 11.94
Hardcover. From a prize-winning historian, a vivid account of German-occupied Europe during World War II that reveals civilians' struggle to understand Num Pages: 376 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465057740
- ISBN
- 9780465057740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.02
€ 33.99
€ 23.02
Hardback. Series: Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Num Pages: 446 pages, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 329 x 2. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138101173
- ISBN
- 9781138101173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292570
- ISBN
- 9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Serif United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897959473
- ISBN
- 9781897959473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. A nail-bitingly suspenseful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down Turkish officials following the Armenian Genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 290 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316292108
- ISBN
- 9780316292108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.48
€ 25.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. In AD 66 a local disturbance in Caesarea caused by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue exploded into a pan-Jewish revolt against their Roman overlords. Gaining momentum, the rebels successfully occupied Jerusalem and drove off an attack by the Roman legate of Syria, Cestus Gallius, who was defeated at the battle of Beth Horon. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780961835
- ISBN
- 9781780961835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.25
€ 23.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Disraeli: The Romance of Politics examines the relation between Disraeli's novels and his political career and illuminates both in a way not previously attempted. Num Pages: 622 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627062
- ISBN
- 9781442627062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.41
€ 49.99
€ 45.41
Hardcover. The Latin text of Magna Carta (the 1217 issue of Henry III) is reproduced, together with a modern translation and an introduction which traces the background to the making of the charter and its subsequent revisions through the centuries. It also explains how this text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and throughout the world. Editor(s): Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244522
- ISBN
- 9781851244522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.26
€ 9.99
€ 9.26
Paperback. Guides the reader from the source of the Danube in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea. Along the way, the author raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments and in so doing sets his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the vital crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVW; HBJD; JFCX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 296 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871314
- ISBN
- 9781784871314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. "Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758". Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 188 x 7. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849085649
- ISBN
- 9781849085649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.71
€ 19.99
€ 14.71
Paperback. Over the past 25 years, Jurgen Habermas has presented what is arguably the most coherent and wide-ranging defence of the project of European unification and of parallel developments towards a politically integrated world society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745686820
- ISBN
- 9780745686820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. Weimar Culture Revisited is the first book to offer an accessible cross-section of new cultural history approaches to a fateful period in German history. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it illuminates the everyday workings of Weimar culture to explain its impact and meaning for everyday lives. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347183
- ISBN
- 9781137347183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.32
€ 72.32
Hardback. A window into the mental and cultural worlds of the Stuart period, capturing the existing religious, social and political tensions on the eve of the English Civil War. Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History. Num Pages: 403 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270149
- ISBN
- 9781783270149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.56
€ 134.56
Paperback. Essays that suggest new ways of understanding the role that US actors and agencies have played in Latin America. Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; LeGrand, Catherine C.; Salvatore, Ricardo Donato. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 25 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 42. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320999
- ISBN
- 9780822320999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 34.28
€ 42.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 80 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Edition
- 1st Ed. (U.S.)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764314322
- ISBN
- 9780764314322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.45
€ 36.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Tells the history of the trenches, drawing on the renowned resources and photographic collection of the Imperial War Museums, providing an insight into trench warfare on the Western Front. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472801326
- ISBN
- 9781472801326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.22
€ 23.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. This is a survey of European history, from the coup d'etat of Napoleon, to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo. It concentrates on the twin themes of revolution and nationalism, which often combined, but which increasingly became rival creeds. Series: Short Oxford History of the Modern World. Num Pages: 544 pages, numerous maps and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199253005
- ISBN
- 9780199253005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.69
€ 57.69
Paperback. In 1977 'Julia' became one of the 30,000 victims of Argentina's military dictatorship. Julia was a young physician and mother-to-be kidnapped from a medical clinic and found years later in a clandestine grave along with 334 other corpses. By covering the life of one victim, this book gives voice to the thousands of citizens who were 'disappeared'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394376
- ISBN
- 9781566394376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02