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Regional & national history
Paperback. Acting as an important distribution centre for weapons and for troops, and as a location for military industries, led to Swansea being highlighted as a target for enemy attacks. This book is an account of Swansea's experiences during the Second World War, and a tribute to those in the town who kept Swansea's spirit alive. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944649
- ISBN
- 9780750944649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Focusing on three key battles of the epic David-and-Goliath Winter War, this illustrated study assesses the combat performance of Finnish and Soviet forces during this short but savage war. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813244
- ISBN
- 9781472813244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. The landing at Suvla Bay, part of the August Offensive, commenced on the night of 6 August 1915. It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing, Suvla was a mismanaged affair that quickly became a stalemate. Num Pages: 192 pages, 120 B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845435
- ISBN
- 9781848845435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. An insight into daily life in an Egyptian village three thousand years ago Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167461
- ISBN
- 9789774167461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.64
€ 15.64
Hardcover. An evocative, vivid and vibrant look at British history, this book uses Robert Opie's collection of ephemera to give us a glimpse of a bygone age. Series: Scrapbook S. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 272 x 114. Weight in Grams: 1100. Series: Scrapbook S. 62 pages, colour illustrations. An evocative, vivid and vibrant look at British history, this book uses Robert Opie's collection of ephemera to give us a glimpse of a bygone age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Dimension: 385 x 272 x 114. Weight: 1100.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 62
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795481
- ISBN
- 9780954795481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705601
- ISBN
- 9781501705601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Combining a fresh analysis of the archaeological evidence with the traditional historical accounts, Neil Faulkner presents a new interpretation of the decline and fall of Roman Britain. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419442
- ISBN
- 9780752419442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.15
€ 36.99
€ 31.15
Paperback. The county of Essex has rolling arable farmland, Epping Forest, sleepy villages, busy market towns and secluded backwaters - a wide variety of settings for murder. This work includes accounts that date from as far back as the eighteenth century when the smuggler 'Colchester Jack' shot a confederate in the stomach in a row over stolen goods. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750935548
- ISBN
- 9780750935548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
€ 19.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. A riveting account of the Allies' victory at Arnhem by an expert in World War Two battle tactics and history Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755336371
- ISBN
- 9780755336371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Modern Spain: 1808 to the Presentis a comprehensive overview of Spanish history from the Napoleonic era to the present day. Series: A New History of Modern Europe (NWME). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186803
- ISBN
- 9781405186803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.69
€ 32.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. The Women's Land Army was forgotten victory of Second World War. While troops fought on front line, a battalion of young women joined up to take their place as agricultural workers. These girls learnt how to look after farm land, operate and repair machinery, harvest crops and provide. This work documents the camaraderie of this Land Army. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443133
- ISBN
- 9780752443133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.17
€ 14.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. The first critical, scholarly translation of Cesare Lombroso's Criminal Man (first published in 1876), one of the most famous criminological treatises ever written and the basis for subsequent biological theories of crime Num Pages: 448 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646. 288 pages, 47 illustrations. Cesare Lombroso is widely considered the founder of criminology. His theory of the 'born' criminal dominated European and American thinking about the causes of criminal behaviour during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth. This book offers translation of Lombroso's "Criminal Man", one of the most famous criminological treatises. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JKV. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight: 642.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337232
- ISBN
- 9780822337232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846683923
- ISBN
- 9781846683923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth and development of the American nation and its institutions. This book illustrates how former English subjects slowly transformed themselves into Americans, and shows how a collection of sovereign, independent colonies united to create a constantly evolving republican government. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060831455
- ISBN
- 9780060831455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.79
€ 19.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. In 1914 the Middle East was still dominated, as it had been for some four centuries, by the Ottoman Empire; by 1923, its political shape had changed beyond recognition as the result of the insistent claims of Arab and Turkish nationalism and of Zionism. Editor(s): Fraser, T. G. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942998
- ISBN
- 9781909942998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.82
€ 25.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; TNFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845589
- ISBN
- 9781848845589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. For nearly eight centuries, the Iberian peninsula was remarkable for its religious, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity. This expanded second edition of Medieval Iberia brings together original sources that testify to its rich and sometimes volatile mix of Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Editor(s): Constable, Olivia Remie. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221688
- ISBN
- 9780812221688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
Hardcover. The first overall study of diplomacy in Early Renaissance Italy for 60 years, explaining how Italian diplomacy came to play such a central role in the development of international relations in Europe, in the spread and application of humanism, and in new modes of political and cultural thought. Series: Oxford Studies in Medieval European History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198727415
- ISBN
- 9780198727415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.09
€ 170.09
paperback. Covers the first two years of the New Labour government, beginning with their landslide victory at the polls in 1997. This title details the initial challenges faced by Labour as they come to power and settle into running the country. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493464
- ISBN
- 9780099493464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.20
€ 25.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation in this new edition of his acclaimed biography of the man he argues was Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910376058
- ISBN
- 9781910376058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17