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Paperback. How did Britain's power and influence decline? Seeking to answer this question, this book begins with the reign of Edward VII, when Great Britain commanded the mightiest empire in the world. It ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, when Britain emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 474.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451877
ISBN
9780099451877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Offers insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany on the frontline in the Cold War. The author tells his story warts and all, with many amusing overtones, in what was an extremely serious business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJPK; BM; HBTW; JWG; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752470214
ISBN
9780752470214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This book looks at the physical manifestations - buildings and structures - of the Cold War in England. Illustrated with contemporary and archive photographs, site and building plans it looks at the buildings within their military and political context. Num Pages: 282 pages, 200 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; AMG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873592816
ISBN
9781873592816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.56

Paperback. Great stories well told. Dive right into the heart of the action of the Titanic disaster Series: Great Tales from British History. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643687
ISBN
9781445643687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.20

Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 87 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231073639
ISBN
9780231073639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Unlike France, the Czech Republic or Brazil, Italy did not have a new wave properly understood as a movement. However, while new artistic schools were emerging in many other countries, Italy was undergoing its most dramatic social and economic transformations. This book explores the ferments of Italian cinema from the 50s to the end of the 60s. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPG; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685929
ISBN
9780748685929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Peking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957172
ISBN
9780241957172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Day Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953221394
ISBN
9780953221394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.98

Hardcover. In 1939 Nazis identified Polish citizens of German origin and granted them legal status as ethnic Germans of the Reich. After the war Poland did just the opposite: searched out Germans of Polish origin and offered them Polish citizenship. John Kulczycki's account underscores the processes of inclusion and exclusion that mold national communities. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659780
ISBN
9780674659780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.91
€ 53.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 117 pages, over 100 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUE; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520. 117 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUE; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight: 512.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
117
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333507
ISBN
9780764333507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrated retelling of the greatest feat of leadership and survival ever recorded. Illustrator(s): Butler, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; BGH; FZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892811
ISBN
9781848892811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Hardcover. A graphic account of how England has changed over the last 90 years through the impact of road transport on the landscape. Num Pages: 306 pages, 155. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AMX; WGC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 277 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1594.
Publisher
English Heritage
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020870
ISBN
9781848020870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 414 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1790.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350740
ISBN
9780764350740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 53.79

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451805
ISBN
9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Hardcover. Before becoming one of the all-time greats of the comicbook world, the author fought in World War II - and he took his sketchbook with him. From basic training in the US, through Europe to VE Day in Paris, he documented everything, in vivid sketches and watercolors that show both the humor and horror of war. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKLC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781165331
ISBN
9781781165331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Covers Bath in the Great War from the commencement of war in July 1914 to the Armistice in November 1918, featuring many forgotten news stories of the day. Describes what was happening in the city during the conflict including people's everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 pages integrated illustations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473823495
ISBN
9781473823495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471156519
ISBN
9781471156519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. This text looks at the roots of the struggle in Northern Ireland and of British intervention, setting both in the longer perspective of the Anglo-Irish troubles. The book seeks to place the use of the army within the wider British context of dealing with political violence. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. 8vo.Standard paperback edition.

. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0296675
ISBN
9780582100732
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532392
ISBN
9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. This title focuses on performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period - Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279773
ISBN
9780520279773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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