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Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129273
- ISBN
- 9780691129273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97€ 60.96
€ 79.97
€ 60.96
Paperback. Weaving together official documents, new research and veterans' own accounts, 'Commando' reveals the exhilarating full story of World War II's most formidable fighting force. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123622
- ISBN
- 9780349123622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245402
- ISBN
- 9780803245402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; KNSP; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893575
- ISBN
- 9780801893575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Hardback. In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Mao finally died. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOC0001605
- ISBN
- 9780571243990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 1KBBSX; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605989471
- ISBN
- 9781605989471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.97
€ 17.99
€ 16.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; JPFQ; JPQB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172422
- ISBN
- 9780691172422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.00
€ 29.99
€ 22.00
Hardcover. This volume reproduces more than 100 of J.J. Pennell's photographs. Taken from 1893 to 1922, the images depict life in Junction City and nearby Fort Riley, including people posing with studio props in front of their homes, group shots of schools and clubs, and commissioned photos of buildings. Num Pages: 248 pages, 146 duotone photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610433
- ISBN
- 9780700610433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700774
- ISBN
- 9781501700774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.37
€ 59.37
hardcover. Reluctant Pioneers describes the migration of Chinese to Manchuria, their settlement there, and the incorporation of Manchuria into an expanding China, from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 tables, 2 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751674
- ISBN
- 9780804751674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.71
€ 97.71
Retallack reveals the complex and contradictory nature of the Second Reich, presenting Imperial Germany as it was seen by outsiders and insiders as well as by historians, political scientists, and sociologists ever since. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650572
- ISBN
- 9781442650572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.63
€ 94.63
Paperback. The must-read bestselling memoir of the year Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113393
- ISBN
- 9781782113393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.54
€ 13.99
€ 10.54
Hardback. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300206692
- ISBN
- 9780300206692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.04
€ 49.99
€ 35.04
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512240
- ISBN
- 9781911512240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.65
€ 46.99
€ 32.65
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455181
- ISBN
- 9780752455181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Between 1919 and 1933, German military leaders created the Reichswehr, a new military organisation built on the wreckage of the old Imperial Army. This book traces the crucial transformations in military tactical doctrine, organisation and training that laid the foundations for the Nazi Blitzkrieg. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700606283
- ISBN
- 9780700606283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.82
€ 35.82
Paperback. This study provides an appraisal of Germany's air forces from the post-World War I era through the early stages of World War II. The author demolishes several myths surrounding the Luftwaffe, including the belief that they had no ideas beyond the support of ground forces. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609628
- ISBN
- 9780700609628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.51
€ 42.51
Hardcover. Luftwaffe commander Wolfram von Richthofen was a master of the tactical and operational air war and one of the key catalysts in the resurrection of Germany's air force. This biography reveals how, before WWII, von Richthofen played a central role in developing and building the Luftwaffe and such aircraft as the Me 109 fighter and He 111 bomber. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615988
- ISBN
- 9780700615988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.32
€ 74.32
Paperback. This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350500
- ISBN
- 9781444350500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Paperback. Exploring the relationship between the growth of global media and Cold War tensions and resolutions Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075698
- ISBN
- 9780252075698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. This work explores the role played by party politics in US trade policy. The author offers detailed case studies of almost all of the major trade issues of the Reagan, Bush and Clinton eras, including administrative and legislative efforts to curb auto, steel and other imports. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBT; JPL; JPQB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227924
- ISBN
- 9780807849750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Traces the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. This book includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and, the wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 55 tables. 13 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; TDCT2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136035
- ISBN
- 9780691136035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.59
€ 52.92
€ 41.59
Paperback. A guide to the prominent architectural movements of the last 25 years. Num Pages: 512 pages. Dimension: 290 x 251 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2746.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714840970
- ISBN
- 9780714840970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.62
€ 79.62
A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890567
- ISBN
- 9780801890567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.35
€ 49.35