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Paperback. The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the 21st century. This title examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. It depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061143199
- ISBN
- 9780061143199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.27
€ 16.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613735404
- ISBN
- 9781613735404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.57
€ 29.99
€ 25.57
Hardcover. The Chinese-born wife of General Claire Chennault of World War II Flying Tigers fame, Anna Chennault was a leader in America's informal relations with East Asia from 1950 to 1990. This book examines Chennault's multifaceted career as an exemplar of American informal diplomacy during the post World War II era. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028325
- ISBN
- 9780842028325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.99
€ 162.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969422
- ISBN
- 9781403969422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Paperback. From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks. A maverick officer - and the only man to survive his company's wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099568797
- ISBN
- 9780099568797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. * Ingrid Betancourt's astonishing, powerful and deeply moving account of her six-year ordeal in the Colombian jungle as a hostage of the terrorist organisation FARC Num Pages: 608 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086139
- ISBN
- 9781844086139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974098
- ISBN
- 9780865974098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685394
- ISBN
- 9780748685394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 91.90
€ 95.07
€ 91.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Bacon, Edwin; Sandle, Mark. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349420247
- ISBN
- 9781349420247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.97
€ 134.97
paperback. Portrays British participation in World War I as effective and skilful, arguing that the army's failed plans and technology during the first half of the war led to improved technique and self assurance by the time of its successful sustained offensive in the Autumn of 1918. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWD; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300066630
- ISBN
- 9780300066630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. A study of the Seven Years' War, reviewing the grand strategies of the combatants and the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. The narrative is supported by official war papers, personal diaries and memoirs, and official reports. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841761916
- ISBN
- 9781841761916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. This book presents an account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043340
- ISBN
- 9780141043340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Wishart, David J. Num Pages: 254 pages, 146 entries, 71 photographs, 3 maps, selected bibliography after each entry, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803298620
- ISBN
- 9780803298620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294642
- ISBN
- 9781910294642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 49.95
€ 65.36
€ 49.95
Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360605
- ISBN
- 9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBW; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819147
- ISBN
- 9781472819147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.40
€ 16.99
€ 12.40
Paperback. Tells the history of the Nazi occult programs, from their foundations in Hitler's early esoteric studies and the Nazi quests for the Ark of the Covenant, the Spear of Destiny, and the Holy Grail, through their experiments with lycanthrope and zero-point energy. Illustrator(s): Tan, Darren. Series: Dark Osprey. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780965987
- ISBN
- 9781780965987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.49
€ 18.99
€ 17.49
Hardback. The second edition of this revolutionary book argues that British history has long sought to caricature Jacobitism rather than to understand it, and that the Jacobite Risings drew on extensive Lowland support and had a national quality within Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627561
- ISBN
- 9780748627561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.03
€ 106.95
€ 102.03
Paperback. Witham Voices Series: Tempus Oral History Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418544
- ISBN
- 9780752418544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Series: Egypt. Num Pages: 533 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HBE; HBJD1; HBJH; HBLA; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486218663
- ISBN
- 9780486218663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.26
€ 23.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Target success in OCR A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KLR; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471875915
- ISBN
- 9781471875915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.80
€ 14.99
€ 14.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Pck Har/Pa
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777138
- ISBN
- 9781910777138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.24€ 54.15
€ 71.24
€ 54.15
Paperback. By the middle of the sixth century, the Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empire had been cut in half. This work covers the history of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 235
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445656
- ISBN
- 9780752445656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Simon Fowler reveals what life was really like in Britain's workhouses. He argues that life for paupers was not as grim as we may believe, and that the workhouse provided a vital safety net, without which many would have starved. Includes dozens of personal stories. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 page plate section, c.12-15 images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783831517
- ISBN
- 9781783831517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.79
€ 19.99
€ 19.79