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Paperback. A completely original history of one of the most extraordinary movements in the world - the Girl Guides - and how they helped win the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007356324
- ISBN
- 9780007356324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Looking at urban history, this work balances statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen such as: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, and Spark. It is a celebration of the city and also an elegy for its decline, with statistics and anecdote, from Boadicea to Betjeman. Num Pages: 560 pages, b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140105933
- ISBN
- 9780140105933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444260
- ISBN
- 9780752444260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Reg Twigg spends the next three years in hell, moving from jungle camp to jungle camp and building the Burma Railway for the all-conquering Japanese. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 pp. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLL; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241965115
- ISBN
- 9780241965115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the initial encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139199
- ISBN
- 9780231139199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 36.07
€ 45.00
€ 36.07
paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New and Revised New Afterw
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163710
- ISBN
- 9780691163710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. During the Nazi occupation, the inhabitants of the Plateau Vivarais Lignon saved several thousand people from the concentration camps. This book tells a story of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554646
- ISBN
- 9780099554646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955139
- ISBN
- 9781904955139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War. Editor(s): Sheridan, Dorothy. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BG; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126172
- ISBN
- 9781842126172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. The adventurous young women who sailed to India during the Raj in search of husbands. Perfect for fans of SINGLED OUT - a great book club option. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828960
- ISBN
- 9780753828960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A collection of thirty-three orations ranging over fifty years, demonstrating how Winston Churchill gradually honed his rhetoric. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442068
- ISBN
- 9780141442068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardback. A charming gift book of the strangest and most intriguing stories of London. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472109316
- ISBN
- 9781472109316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Describes the history of the Duchy of Bronte, the Sicilian estate given to Admiral Lord Nelson by the Neopolitan Bourbons in 1799. Containing maps and photographs, this book describes not only the story of the estate and its very foreign owners, but also that of the English in Eastern Sicily during the 19th and 20th centuries. Num Pages: 280 pages, 70 b&w photos 3 maps bibliography index. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862273269
- ISBN
- 9781862273269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. During WWII, on one raid alone, Nuremburg March 1944, more Bomber Command airmen lost their lives than were lost in the Battle of Britain. These were ordinary men who became part of extraordinary events. One such was Arthur Darlow, the author's grandfather - a pilot of a Lancaster crew in 405 RCAF crew. In this title, their story is recreated. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117267
- ISBN
- 9781908117267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.89
€ 18.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985510
- ISBN
- 9780141985510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. This volume explores the experience of everyday life in Scotland during a period of immense political, social and economic change. Editor(s): Foyster, Elizabeth A; Whatley, Christopher A. Series: A History of Everyday Life in Scotland. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619641
- ISBN
- 9780748619641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.25€ 125.17
€ 130.25
€ 125.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750964814
- ISBN
- 9780750964814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011298
- ISBN
- 9780674011298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.12
€ 35.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. In this volume of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperialism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War. Editor(s): Grieveson, Lee; MacCabe, Colin. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJ; APF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574216
- ISBN
- 9781844574216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.17
€ 45.99
€ 38.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMKL; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752491110
- ISBN
- 9780752491110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259997
- ISBN
- 9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.94
€ 33.99
€ 29.94
Paperback. Reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the first great, and catastrophic, pan-European conflict. This book also provides a brief history of the War and a discussion of its causes. It includes maps and a chronology, an index, a select bibliography, and several examples of 17th-century artwork. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209398
- ISBN
- 9780872209398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.20
€ 30.99
€ 22.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431424252
- ISBN
- 9781431424252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, thousands of black and white southerners left farms and rural towns to try their fate in the region's cities. Focusing on Nashville and its Middle Tennessee hinterland, this work explores the impetus for this migration and illuminates its effects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illustrations, 18 tables, 4 maps, 14 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228275
- ISBN
- 9780807854846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99