×


 x 

Shopping cart

20th century

Results 9881 - 9900 of 12400

20th century

Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545910
ISBN
9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448270
ISBN
9780801448270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Can moral vision influence the dynamics of the world system? This inquiry into the evolving foreign aid policies of eighteen developed democracies challenges conventional international relations theory and offers a framework of testable hypotheses about the ways ethical commitments can help structure global politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 line drawings, 58 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press New Jersey
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027678
ISBN
9780691027678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.48
€ 54.97

Paperback. The astonishing story of the 1930s project that gave birth to Mass Observation Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227801
ISBN
9781780227801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. 1914-18: the first air war, fought by true pioneers not only of aerial combat but of flight itself. British pilots, observers and gunners played a vital part in the Allied war effort around the globe, from the desolation of the Western Front and the mountains of Italy to the deserts of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the freezing Russian steppes. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780747813682
ISBN
9780747813682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.87

Paperback. Examines anthropologists' little-known contributions to the Second World War. This book looks at the role played by the two primary US anthropological organizations, the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, in facilitating the application of anthropological methods to the problems of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342373
ISBN
9780822342373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Paperback. David H. Price uses information from CIA, FBI, and military records to map the connections between academia and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the U.S. military and outline the major influence the American security state has had on the field of anthropology. Num Pages: 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361251
ISBN
9780822361251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.78

Hardback. David Gutierrez and his contributors have produced this volume that provides interpretations of recent Latino history, including the six major groups, as well as insight into the major areas of contention and debate that characterize Latino scholarship in the early 21st century. Editor(s): Gutierrez, David G. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118088
ISBN
9780231118088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.13
€ 89.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Midland Counties Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857802344
ISBN
9781857802344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. First published in 1988, this book offers an impassioned account of what the author observed on the West Bank in early 1987: not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their deep-seated hatred of the Israelis, but also the moral cost of occupation for both occupier and occupied. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099583691
ISBN
9780099583691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. An illustrated account of the conflict in Greece between the New Zealand infantry and German motorcycle troops, with appeal to those interested in the military history of New Zealand. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 21 col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1MBN; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817105
ISBN
9781472817105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. When Hitler's forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the 'Phoney War' was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg. This study investigates the combat between the two adversaries at small-unit level, recreating the ferocity of the fighting on the front lines of the Battle of France. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472812407
ISBN
9781472812407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782002840
ISBN
9781782002840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. A blockbuster adventure about life, death and obsession in the Amazon Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages b-w plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471164910
ISBN
9781471164910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750964814
ISBN
9780750964814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. The definitive study of Britain's definitive Cold War aircraft Num Pages: 288 pages, 139 b/w photographs 94 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBWS; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554210
ISBN
9781781554210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. This volume restores the lost and concealed to the historical record. Exploiting newly-released Russian archival materials, it reveals the unbounded ambitions that shaped the Stavka's winter offensive and the full scope and scale of the Red Army's many offensive operations Num Pages: 536 pages, c 50 photos, 117 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677052
ISBN
9781907677052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.00

Paperback. The full story of the most terrible siege in history when over a million people perished, illustrated by pictures recently released from Russian archives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cassell
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366729
ISBN
9780304366729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. David Glantz recounts the miraculous resurrection of the Red Army, which, with a dazzling display of military strategy and operational prowess, stopped the Wehrmacht in its tracks and turned the tide of war. He offers insights into its doctrine, strategy, tactics, weaponry, training, officer corps, and political leadership. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 71 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Publisher
University of Kansas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613533
ISBN
9780700613533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 57 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AMCR; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680719
ISBN
9780816680719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!