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Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973045
- ISBN
- 9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.63
€ 30.99
€ 28.63
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. Explains how the financial system that led to crisis also created shocking and rising inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329437
- ISBN
- 9780745329437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446049
- ISBN
- 9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.29
€ 31.29
paperback. A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. It offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a heterogeneous population. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030917
- ISBN
- 9780140134988
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. An interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991, showing how the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. The text discusses how these transformations affected both governments and people. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Red Globe Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030924
- ISBN
- 9780333662946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. Pictorial account of the 916 Rising in Dublin, each photograph accompanied by a contemporary picture. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856352765
- ISBN
- 9781856352765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 7.01
€ 10.99
€ 7.01
Hardback. Documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West German cultural landscape between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. This work chronicles German views on American music, and American composers' pursuit of professional opportunities abroad. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 359 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPN; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247550
- ISBN
- 9780520247550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 64.18
€ 83.50
€ 64.18
Hardcover. Bringing together a diverse array of photographs, this collection provides a visual record of life in Kansas, from 1936-1949. The photographs portray, for example, FSA-aided farmers and striking coal miners, dust-bowl debris and tumbleweeds, and a failed bank and a thriving stockyard. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B. Num Pages: 160 pages, 94 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607990
- ISBN
- 9780700607990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, and the court martial of Lt. William Calley a year and a half later are among the bleakest episodes of the Vietnam War. This work examines its haunting legacy through an exchange of contemporary viewpoints. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610570
- ISBN
- 9780700610570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
Hardcover. Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the presidency in the wake of tragedy. His presidency was marked by controversies over civil rights, the Vietnam War, foreign policy, and law-and-order issues. Decades later, it's now possible to reexamine those controversies to illuminate the achievements and failures of one of this misunderstood president. Editor(s): Lerner, Mitchell B. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613847
- ISBN
- 9780700613847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.15
€ 74.15
Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBWN; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620692
- ISBN
- 9780700620692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.39
€ 74.39
A history of the women who served Russia as wartime nurses during the Great War, featuring heretofore untold and highly compelling stories, filled with danger and deprivation, excitement and opportunity, sorrow and trauma, scandal and controversy. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; BK; HBWN; MBX; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621255
- ISBN
- 9780700621255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89
Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; 3JM; BM; MBDP; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453625
- ISBN
- 9780801453625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.03
€ 40.03
hardcover. The first systematic treatment of the spatial dimensions of the colonization of the prairie west, Improved Earth is a unique and thorough study certain to provoke new debates about the way space and time are imagined. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCS; 3JH; 3JJ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087829
- ISBN
- 9780802087829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardback. Comrades and Critics is the first full-length study of Canada's 1930s literary left. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802092670
- ISBN
- 9780802092670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Before the Nazis came to power in Germany, Soviet officials labelled the United States the most racist country in the world. Series: Justice and Social Inquiry. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803215528
- ISBN
- 9780803215528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
When Rob Amberg first met Dellie Norton, she was 76 years old and had lived most of her life in the mountain community of Sodom Laurel, North Carolina. This work traces the relationship between them, years marked by the seasons of raising and harvesting food and by the gatherings of family. Num Pages: 192 pages, 134 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807827420
- ISBN
- 9780807827420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 50.38
€ 54.99
€ 50.38
Paperback. Brings together scholars from a broad variety of disciplines, who offer fresh insights on the Vietnam War's psychological, economic, artistic, political, and environmental impacts. Each essay examines a different facet of the war, from its representation in Marvel comic books to the experiences of Vietnamese soldiers exposed to Agent Orange. Editor(s): Boyle, Brenda M.; Lim, Jeehyun. Series: War Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813579931
- ISBN
- 9780813579931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Tells the story of a young writer's experiences as a Spitfire pilot in training and during the Battle of Britain, and of the life he led after being shot down. This book describes carefree days at Trinity College, Oxford, training as a fighter pilot, aerial combat and then, after being shot down and cruelly burnt by the flames, of a slow recovery. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pippin Publishing Corporation Canada
- Edition
- Commemorative edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887511035
- ISBN
- 9780887511035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
"Retelling the life of her grandmother, Sandra Scofield examines the life of a plainswoman during the twentieth-century"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729414
- ISBN
- 9780896729414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.13
€ 30.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. A disturbing look at the dark side of the liberal welfare state, Separate Beds reveals a history of racism and negligence in health care for Canada's First Nations that should never be forgotten. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; JFSL9; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613867
- ISBN
- 9781442613867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.09
€ 38.99
€ 37.09
paperback. Village among Nations recuperates a missing chapter of Canadian history: the story of traditionalist Mennonites who emigrated from Canada for cultural reasons, but then in later generations "returned" in large numbers for economic and social security. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614673
- ISBN
- 9781442614673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.25
€ 42.99
€ 39.25
In a work that spans the twentieth century, Nancy Tomes questions the popular - and largely unexamined - idea that in order to get good health care, people must learn to shop for it. Remaking the American Patient explores the consequences of the consumer economy and American medicine having come of age at exactly the same time. Series: Studies in Social Medicine. Num Pages: 560 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469622774
- ISBN
- 9781469622774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.60
€ 60.60