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Hardcover. Documented with facts, figures and eyewitness accounts, the period in question began quietly with the Luftwaffe busy elsewhere through the 1944 "Baby Blitz" and the fearsome V1 and V2 robot bombs. The three volumes of this series are dedicated to those British civilians who died or were injured. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Series: After the Battle S. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1452 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 308 x 223 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2458. Series: After the Battle S. 592 pages, 1452 illustrations. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Documented with facts, figures and eyewitness accounts, the period in question began quietly with the Luftwaffe busy elsewhere through the 1944 "Baby Blitz" and the fearsome V1 and V2 robot bombs. The three volumes of this series are dedicated to those British civilians who died or were injured. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 302 x 218 x 37. Weight: 2448.
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
First Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900913587
ISBN
9780900913587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.38
€ 50.59

Hardcover. This volume covers September 3rd, 1939 to September 6th, 1940 of World War II. The book uses extracts from a log compiled by the Ministry of Home Security, which provides a contemporary diary of events. There are also articles by historians and eyewitnesses which interspace the daily happenings. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Series: After the Battle S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 856 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 299 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Publisher
After the Battle United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900913457
ISBN
9780900913457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.44

Paperback. The untold story of Britain's children in the Second World War both at home and on the front line. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 440. The Children's War Against Hitler. 560 pages. From the dangers of London streets during the Blitz to working on the high seas in the Merchant Navy during the Atlantic Convoy, children were on the frontline of battle during the Second World War. The author explores how the war impacted a whole generation who lost their innocence at home and abroad, on the battlefield and the home front. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSP1. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight: 440.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780335520
ISBN
9781780335520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.27

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460314
ISBN
9780752460314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961578
ISBN
9780750961578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. It's May 1941: over 43,000 civilians had been killed, and over a million houses destroyed following endless nights of bombing raids. Yet London, and other cities that had been targeted survived, their spirit undaunted, their people resilient. This title offers an introduction to this dark episode in British history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808046
ISBN
9780747808046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. The definitive history of the British soldiers executed by their own Army during the First World War Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 55. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Cassell
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366965
ISBN
9780304366965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Hardcover. Founded in 1893, the National League of the Blind was the first nationwide self-represented group of visually impaired people in Britain. This book explores its campaign to make the state solely responsible for providing training, employment and assistance for the visually impaired as a right, and its fight to abolish all charitable aid for them. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFG; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364463
ISBN
9781137364463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Hardcover. In "Blind over Cuba," David M. Barrett and Max Holland challenge the popular perception of the Kennedy administration's handling of the Soviet Union's surreptitious deployment of missiles in the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603447683
ISBN
9781603447683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Examines the role of intellectuals in foreign policymaking. This work recounts the history of the development of ideas about strategy and foreign policy during a critical period in American history: the era of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133874
ISBN
9780691133874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the spy operations of the Clinton administration, the authors present extraordinary revelations about undersea conflict between the US and British submarines and the Soviet fleet in an unseen intelligence war. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099409984
ISBN
9780099409984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.49

Hardback. By the end of World War II, the very concept of landing blind therefore had disappeared from the trade literature, a victim of human limitations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 14 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; TBX; TRP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884498
ISBN
9780801884498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.27
€ 47.45

paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
Media tie-in
SKU
KIN0031274
ISBN
9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bletchley Park, known to those who worked there as Station X, was the scene of one of the greatest Allied triumphs of the Second World War. This book contains photographs showing them at work and play. It explains how their work influenced the battle against Nazi Germany and its Italian and Japanese allies. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, 70 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812159
ISBN
9780747812159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. The British government's top secret Code & Cypher School at Bletchley Park was the unlikely setting for one of the most vital undercover operations of the Second World War. The author provides an insight into the daily lives of the civilian and service personnel who contributed to the breaking of the Enigma. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750933629
ISBN
9780750933629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park. Editor(s): Smith, Michael; Erskine, Ralph. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 492. 560 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Smith, Michael; Erskine, Ralph. This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight: 490.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849540780
ISBN
9781849540780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.13

Hardback. She tells the story of a woman whose life and work spanned a historical moment when womanhood was being redefined by the acceptance of a woman's sexuality as distinct from her biological, reproductive role-a development that is still causing controversy today. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21, 17 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801884047
ISBN
9780801884047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.35
€ 50.99

Num Pages: 160 pages, 180 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; GBCR; WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764310263
ISBN
9780764310263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.94

Num Pages: 160 pages, 100s of color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPN; 3JM; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764316517
ISBN
9780764316517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Discusses the national and transnational implications of local developments in two sugar mill communities in Cuba. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 photographs, 3 tables, 3 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345428
ISBN
9780822345428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.38

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