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Paperback. [Previously published as 'Went The Day Well'] 'Of all the books marking the bicentenary Waterloo, this has to be the best' Spectator 'A book to die for' Evening Standard From Samuel Johnson Prize shortlisted author David Crane, this is a breathtaking portrait of the Britain that fought the battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014602
ISBN
9780007358380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Bethnal Green is at the heart of London's East End, infamous as the stamping ground of gangland bosses the Kray Twins. In this book the world of Bethnal Green's back streets in the 1920s, 1930s and during the Second World War is vividly recalled including the endless struggle to make ends meet, the little shops, street sellers, etc. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938150
ISBN
9780750938150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Hillwalking is Ireland's most widely practised leisure activity today. Rock climbing has developed to a level of technical excellence with crags in almost every county. This history recounts the adventures, dangers, successes and failures of these multifaceted activities. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892422
ISBN
9781848892422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. This study recounts the reasons why the order for the Herero genocide was very likely issued by the Kaiser himself, and why proof of this has not emerged before now. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFMN; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010322
ISBN
9781847010322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. The book that provides the fullest picture yet of what life inside Burma is really like. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JFFC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081896
ISBN
9781847081896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 8 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 657 x 55 x 55. Weight in Grams: 41.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780500218
ISBN
9781780500218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.02

Paperback. Places the events of the 1990s in the context of the author's family's experience through a period of over 100 years, culminating in her own flight from Serbian forces in 1999. This work presents a story of endurance, love and hope. Series: Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DVWYK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905207138
ISBN
9781905207138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. This fascinating study delves into the lives of six Tudor women celebrated for their reputed wickedness. Collected here are accounts of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Anne Seymour, Lettice Dudley, and Jane and Alice More. Warnicke rescues these women from historical misrepresentations and helps us to rediscover the complex world of Tudor society. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137032379
ISBN
9781137032379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.63

Paperback. An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042659
ISBN
9781849042659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts and The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444796605
ISBN
9781444796605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. All the essential facts on ancient Egypt covering mummification, the pharaohs, the pyramids and the mysterious rituals. Series: Collins GEM. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 86 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KCG0002838
ISBN
9780007231638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The devastating true story of a young Franco-German soldier trapped in the lethal machinery of total war on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. Translator(s): Emmet, L. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304352401
ISBN
9780304352401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. E.H. Carr's text has become a standard short history of the Russian Revolution. This new edition includes an introduction by R.W. Davies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd ed. 2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993095
ISBN
9780333993095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.87

Paperback. Using interviews, anecdotes, and research, this title depicts the relationships that made Black Mountain College what it was. It documents the college's tenure, from its most brilliant moments of self-reinvention to its lowest moments of petty infighting. It records the financial difficulties that beleaguered the community in its existence. Num Pages: 614 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125940
ISBN
9780810125940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
243
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed of 2 Revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204966
ISBN
9780872204966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. 'How do we know that what we remember is the truth?' By mapping her family's stories onto the history of the Irish State, this reveals the mixed messages of Felicity's youth. Examines the consequences when memories are manipulated or obliterated, intentionally or by chance. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. Singed by the author
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892521
ISBN
9781848892521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. Anne McEntegart wanted to support the War Effort so she left London, and her life as the wife of an officer, to work on the land and deliver milk in the New Forest. In doing so, she kept a Wartime diary full of evocative descriptions of her work alongside the Land Girls. Illustrator(s): Cocker, Paul. Editor(s): Robson, Emma; Edwards, Martin. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Regional Magazine Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907998065
ISBN
9781907998065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Part of the best-selling "Duel" series, this title presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. Using artwork and first-hand accounts, it recreates the deadly drama in the skies above Germany in the closing stages of the war. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846039416
ISBN
9781846039416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. Power-hungry seductress.. religious revolutionary.. innocent victim.. traitor - who was the real Anne Boleyn? Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780745251
ISBN
9781780745251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173825
ISBN
9780691173825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487590
ISBN
9780801487590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. This title provides an insight into villager experiences during the Socialist Education Movement and Cultural Revolution, as well as the growth of Christianity in China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 279 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273122
ISBN
9780520273122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. U.S. Foreign Relations through 1921 is the first part of From Colony to Superpower, an international narrative blends political, diplomatic, and military history with economic, cultural, and religious history. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 472 pages, 40 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190212469
ISBN
9780190212469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148917
ISBN
9780231148917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

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