Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982062
- ISBN
- 9781909982062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Examines how key events in Irish history have been recast and retold to serve a multiplicity of purposes. In this book, the author demolishes the cliches that surround Ireland's past, examining how key moments have been turned into myths - and, recently, airbrushed and repackaged for Hollywood and popular culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232 General Irish History. 282pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140296853
- ISBN
- 9780140296853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.14
€ 11.14
Paperback. Tells the story of contemporary Ireland, from the clash between Catholic nationalist and socialist republicanism in the 1960s and '70s through the Workers' Party's eventual rejection of irredentism. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 470 658pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141028453
- ISBN
- 9780141028453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.36
€ 25.99
€ 17.36
Paperback. Every year millions of Americans visit national parks and monuments, state and municipal parks, battlefield areas, historic houses, and museums. For anyone interested in our natural and manmade heritage, this book offers guidance for exploring educational and recreational resources. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 4th Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858677
- ISBN
- 9780807858677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. On 1st May 1915, the luxury ocean liner Lusitania sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. Her passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone and its submarines were bringing terror to the Atlantic. Num Pages: 448 pages, B & W photo & map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1QSAN; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552779340
- ISBN
- 9780552779340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The remarkable story of Britain's part in the nuclear arms race during the Cold War Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450179
- ISBN
- 9780752450179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. This book traces the considerable influence of nomad pastoral workers, who provided the work force in the nineteenth-century outback, on the Australian outlook and way of life. Num Pages: 274 pages, 9 plates. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310. Clean copy with some shelf wear.Some minor wear and tear on cover but remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- OUP Australia & New Zealand
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000146
- ISBN
- 9780195502862
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. It is an invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099537441
- ISBN
- 9780099537441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.82
€ 12.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. One night in August 1323, a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast, and sailed to France. There he was joined by Isabella, the Queen of England, who threw herself into his arms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099552222
- ISBN
- 9780099552222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. This book details how one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099572442
- ISBN
- 9780099572442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. A history of Europe since Napoleon, covering the main topics of that period. Num Pages: 1008 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140135619
- ISBN
- 9780140135619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 16.46
€ 26.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Presents a description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital. Editor(s): Cohen, John M. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 416 pages, b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140441239
- ISBN
- 9780140441239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.82
€ 14.99
€ 13.82
Paperback. Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141019239
- ISBN
- 9780141019239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.53
€ 16.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. For a thousand years, an extraordinary empire made possible Europe's transition to the modern world: Byzantium. This book provides various short chapters that focus on a theme, such as a building (the great church of Hagia Sophia), a clash over religion (iconoclasm), sex and power (the role of eunuchs), and a symbol of civilization (the fork). Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141031026
- ISBN
- 9780141031026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. In the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the 'Iron Wall': negotiations with the Arabs must always be from a position of military strength, and only when sufficiently strong Israel would be able to make peace with her Arab neighbours. This book focuses on Israeli foreign policy. Num Pages: 944 pages, 16 b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBX; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 50. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141033228
- ISBN
- 9780141033228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.46
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€ 16.46
Paperback. Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. This book talks about the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and, many other ingenious ideas and devices. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141042824
- ISBN
- 9780141042824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 61. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047478
- ISBN
- 9780141047478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of evidence to account for the Soviet Union's victory against invading forces, this book offers an account of the epic struggle that turned the tide of the Second World War. It re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141049175
- ISBN
- 9780141049175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.62
€ 16.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241298763
- ISBN
- 9780241298763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963654
- ISBN
- 9780241963654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08