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Paperback. In December 1884, Austin was terrorised by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than London's infamous Jack the Ripper. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Texas Monthly journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life. Num Pages: 37 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. .
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250118493
- ISBN
- 9781250118493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.05
€ 21.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Quatre Bras was the battle that turned a campaign - a tale of triumph and disaster. This book combines the testimony with a study of the topography of the battlefield and knowledge of Napoleonic warfare to tell the story of a battle where commanders made errors of omission and commission and where cowardice rubbed shoulders with heroism. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457604
- ISBN
- 9780752457604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40
Hardback. The ground-breaking Voices From the Past series tells the stories of the great conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from the Battle of Waterloo to the fall of Hitler's Germany, through the words of the politicians, the press, the generals, and the ordinary soldier and civilian that lived and fought through those momentous times. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; BK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473851597
- ISBN
- 9781473851597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.78
€ 43.99
€ 36.78
Paperback. A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118942284
- ISBN
- 9781118942284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.30
€ 31.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever - and forgotten - Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007548149
- ISBN
- 9780007548149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJSA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226151625
- ISBN
- 9780226151625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 32. 292 pages. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521236041
- ISBN
- 9780521236041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Paperback. Germany's nightfighter force was virtually non-existent at the start of the war, but by 1942 was equiped with some 389 fighters fitted with advanced airbourne radar which helped to destroy hundreds of RAF bombers. This text includes interviews with some of the leading aces. Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour and 100 b&w illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 246 x 7. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326965
- ISBN
- 9781855326965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Hardcover. A century after Amundsen's triumph and Scott's tragedy, our fascination with Antarctica remains as acute as ever. This glorious visual history traces our search for the South Pole, from our earliest encounters through the Heroic Age to modern times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 276 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Conway
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844861378
- ISBN
- 9781844861378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.00
€ 24.99
€ 10.00
Paperback. Explores the idea that by 1700 Paris had become the capital that would transform forever our conception of the city and of urban life. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W throughout. 1x 8-page color insert. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620407684
- ISBN
- 9781620407684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.25
€ 21.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. Argues for a completely new interpretation of republican chronology. While classicists have long recognized that the Roman Republic changed and evolved over time, the author mounts a serious argument against the idea of republican continuity that has been fundamental to modern historical study. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152585
- ISBN
- 9780691152585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.48
€ 37.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored. Num Pages: 464 pages, 56 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; HBJD; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050522
- ISBN
- 9780691050522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. Four areas in Southern Egypt, around Lake Nasser, now contain ancient monuments that were reconstructed and moved from their original positions during the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s. This guide describes each monument in detail, highlighting its history, religion and art. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMGD; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774244629
- ISBN
- 9789774244629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.19
€ 21.19
Paperback. In a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war's beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Near East. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072336
- ISBN
- 9780674072336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.52
€ 27.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. The mainland and islands of Greece were settled by peoples moving from Asia Minor in c.5000 BC, while a further wave in c.5000 BC introduced bronze-working to the region. This title recreates the world of these peoples through an examination of their material culture. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780968582
- ISBN
- 9781780968582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. World War II affected every aspect of life on the British home front. From food rationing to air-raid shelters to war work, those left at home had to make huge changes in their day-to-day lives as Britain mobilised, economised, and saved in the name of Victory. This title looks at what these changes actually meant for families. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808299
- ISBN
- 9780747808299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137581778
- ISBN
- 9781137581778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.78
€ 39.78
Hardback. The first general history published in English of the mass killings of 1915 in which the Ottomans sought to extirpate the Aramaic-speaking Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean Christians of the Middle East. Translator(s): Ferguson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046428
- ISBN
- 9781849046428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Interpretation of American history. Series: Harper torchbooks. Num Pages: 672 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 3 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061319853
- ISBN
- 9780061319853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. The kingdom of Scotland began as a tribal contest and ended as a political contraversy. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Num Pages: 24 pages, 35 colour images, 3 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841651606
- ISBN
- 9781841651606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.12
€ 8.99
€ 8.12