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Paperback. Provides a 'behind the scenes' history of the West's dealings with Joseph Stalin. This book is a mix of high politics and the often heart-rending personal experiences of those on the ground. It intends to make you rethink what you believe about World War II. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846077944
- ISBN
- 9781846077944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Examines how the status quo is maintained in Israel-Palestine, even by the activities of Jewish Israelis who are working against the occupation of Palestinian territories. This book shows how hierarchies and fault lines in Israeli politics lead to fragmentation, and how even oppositional power becomes routine over time. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285262
- ISBN
- 9780520285262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803887
- ISBN
- 9780192803887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Hardcover. Heekyoung Cho investigates the meanings and functions that translation generated for modern national literatures during their formative period and reconsiders literature as part of a dynamic translational process of negotiating foreign values. Cho's study focuses on literary and cultural relations among Russia, Japan, and colonial Korea. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660045
- ISBN
- 9780674660045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. Clementine, Lady Spencer-Churchill died in 1977, aged 92. In this updated biography, her daughter, Mary Soames, throws new light on her mother, her 57-year marriage to Winston, her strongly held political views and a life that spans many of the major events of the 20th century. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385607414
- ISBN
- 9780385607414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.99
€ 33.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. At 19 years of age, Norman Collins, the author of this memoir lead a platoon of men into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme. Editor(s): Van Emden, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBKSH; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 8. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848658
- ISBN
- 9781848848658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Lifting the lid on China's secret struggle with home-grown Islamic Terrorism Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531409
- ISBN
- 9781784531409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.58
€ 30.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Leading historians select and describe the 20 most significant events in British History. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162. The 20 Events That Made the Nation. Series: Brief History of. 320 pages, Illustrations throughout. Describes the twenty most important turning points in British history from AD 1000 to 2000. This title covers key moments including victories (or defeats) both at home and abroad, plague, reform and revolutions that have reshaped the British way of life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight: 162.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845299279
- ISBN
- 9781845299279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. The full story of Aston House in the Second World War has never been told before. Its activities were top secret and as important to the Allied war effort as those of Bletchley Park, but in a different way. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459448
- ISBN
- 9780752459448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; BM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062267412
- ISBN
- 9780062267412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.63
€ 19.99
€ 17.63
paperback. There is something magical about the notion of a king on a small isolated island. Few would look at the ruins on the Great Blasket and imagine a king had lived there. Yet the King was a very forceful presence on this island. The last was Padraig O Cathain, 'Peats Mhici,' who served for about twenty-five years until his death in 1929. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Collins Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892378
- ISBN
- 9781848892378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Explores the expectations and experiences of women in the crucial period between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126226
- ISBN
- 9781842126226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Hardcover. Covers the variety of German aircraft used in assault, bombing and anti-tank roles - Bf 110, Ju 87, Fw 190 et al. Num Pages: 248 pages, 516ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402166
- ISBN
- 9780887402166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. The book explores the affairs of Mount Lebanon and its surrounds through fourteen centuries, beginning with the emergence of its Christian, Muslim and Islamic-derived communities between the sixth and eleventh centuries. Against this backdrop, it interprets the modern republic of Lebanon from Ottoman antecedents to present day crises. Series: Studies in Middle Eastern History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190217839
- ISBN
- 9780190217839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. A thoughtful and fascinating portrait of England, told through the story of A. E. Housman and his much-loved poetry collection, A Shropshire Lad. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 2AB; DSC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140681
- ISBN
- 9780349140681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. Highlights the valuable contribution Aboriginal people made in assisting European explorers, surveyors and stockmen to open the country for colonisation, and explores the interface between Aboriginal possession of the Australian continent and European colonisation and appropriation. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193386
- ISBN
- 9781845193386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Hardcover. The saga of the epic battle to re-build the Houses of Parliament after the great fire of 1834, this is also the story of how the greatest construction programme in Britain for centuries produced one of the most famous and instantly recognizable buildings ever built Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198707196
- ISBN
- 9780198707196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.75
€ 57.75
Hardcover. William Avery Bishop is recognized as the British Empire's highest-scoring WWI ace, credited with 72 combat victories, third-ranking behind von Richthofen and Rene Fonck. He scored many of his successes on his own, prevailing only by dint of personal courage, daring and superior marksmanship. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909808133
- ISBN
- 9781909808133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.63
€ 34.63
Paperback. The author has retraced on foot the routes taken by the Black Prince during the French campaigns of 1355-1356, enabling him to provide an entirely new dimension to the events. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 274 pages, 42, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings, 11 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838746
- ISBN
- 9781843838746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960755
- ISBN
- 9780750960755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954652
- ISBN
- 9780241954652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. The Dutch Golden Age was one of the most spectacularly creative episodes in world history. The age of Grotius, Spinoza, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, it was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. This book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Dutch republic. Series: Oxford History of Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1264 pages, 32 halftones, 5 maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1490.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 840
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198207344
- ISBN
- 9780198207344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234894
- ISBN
- 9780415234894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818775
- ISBN
- 9781472818775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.32
€ 23.99
€ 21.32