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Regional & national history
Hardback. On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of several thousand approaching militants. Ordered to "go find the glow"--the burning wreckage--hard-charging Capt. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811715737
- ISBN
- 9780811715737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.39
€ 31.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. This rare memoir is the gripping account of a foreigner who served with the Germans on the Eastern Front and provides a vivid, firsthand description of World War II combat. Sigmund Heinz Landau, a Romanian fighting with the Waffen SS, was a participant at the siege of Budapest and the final battle for Berlin in 1945. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 256 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811715829
- ISBN
- 9780811715829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.34
€ 20.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Venantius Fortunatus, writing in the latter half of the sixth century, was not only a major Latin poet, but also an important historical figure. His poems paint a picture of a literary, not merely literate, culture, which complement's Gregory's canvas of bloodthirsty dynastic feuding. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 geneal. table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3F; DCF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853231790
- ISBN
- 9780853231790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.93
€ 36.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air over Bastogne. They lived and made this history and much of it is told in their own words. Num Pages: 484 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000749
- ISBN
- 9781612000749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.48
€ 38.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. An indictment of the architect of New Labour, Gordon Brown. It shows how Brown came to preside over a bankrupt country on the brink of economic and political breakdown. Taking us on a tour of Britain, it explores the ever-widening disparity between rich and poor, and how manufacturing was replaced by 'retail, entertainment and recreation'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844674398
- ISBN
- 9781844674398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.37
€ 12.37
Paperback. A vivid account of events during the War on Independence all across County Galway based on a comprehensive collection of primary sources Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- 9781781170465
- ISBN
- 9781781170465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.21
€ 15.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. A new paperback edition of the thought-provoking collection of images of Ireland's revolutionary period, with commentary Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781172889
- ISBN
- 9781781172889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 7.20
€ 16.99
€ 7.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 575 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HRCC9; JPFN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 40. Weight in Grams: 824. 562pp. Keywords: "Post-war Period, 1946-Present, Archaeology, Nationalism, Politicians, General, Protestant, Political Leaders & Leadership, English, Age (feature_two_browse-bin)"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- 9781842233245
- ISBN
- 9781842233245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127031
- ISBN
- 9780143127031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.68
€ 21.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280786
- ISBN
- 9780520280786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Tells the story of five German night fighter pilots: Wolfgang Flack (who founded the night fighter group), Hermann Greiner, Werner Hoffman, Peter Spoden and Paul Zorner. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459615
- ISBN
- 9780752459615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811715713
- ISBN
- 9780811715713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.17
€ 51.99
€ 39.17
Paperback. Goes behind the scenes of contemporary Russia to offer a sobering picture of its leader and the direction in which the country is now headed. This book helps our understanding of Russia and the debate about the country's uncertain future and its relationship with the United States. Num Pages: 484 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971225
- ISBN
- 9781597971225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.52
€ 31.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. U.S. Army Captain Kimberly N. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages color photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514. The Story of Captain Kimberly Hampton, America's First Woman Combat Pilot Killed in Battle. 304 pages, 16 page colour photos. An all-American girl, a top scholar, student body president, ROTC battalion commander, and highly ranked college tennis player; and the first woman combat pilot killed in battle. Told through nearly fifty interviews and her own e-mails to family and friends, and is entwined with Ann Hampton's narrative of loving and losing a child. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWG. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001029
- ISBN
- 9781612001029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.37
€ 31.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Even more scurrilous than 'Rome', A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845297190
- ISBN
- 9781845297190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. This book offers a fundamental review of the Palestine/Israel conflict. It rejects the two state solution, which it likens to Apartheid. Instead it shows there is a better future for a single state; one that is secular and bi-national and as a result economically successful. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Radical Read
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204339
- ISBN
- 9781871204339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. The Black Hole of Auschwitz brings together Levi's writings on the Holocaust and his experiences of the concentration camp, as well as those on his own accidental status as a writer and his chosen profession of chemist. Editor(s): Belpoliti, Marco. Translator(s): Wood, Sharon. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632414
- ISBN
- 9780745632414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Paperback. A delicate, lyrical picture of a gentle pre-war society, of Irish history and troubled Anglo-Irish relations, and of a delightful family. This story reverberates with the enchantment of falling in love and with the desolation of bereavement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248 332pp. 2002 reprint. Keywords: Memoirs, local history
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099359913
- ISBN
- 9780099359913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Offers an account of the war in former Yugoslavia and contains material that discusses the end of the five-year conflict and looks ahead to an uneasy future in this region. Num Pages: 336 pages, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 1DVWYV; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- SKU
- 9780140261011
- ISBN
- 9780140261011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.45
€ 10.45
Paperback. Explains what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking readers, to the middle ages, and showing various things from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haute couture. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 18th Impression
- SKU
- 9781845950996
- ISBN
- 9781845950996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.69
€ 16.99
€ 11.69