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20th century

Paperback. A history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War written by Home Guard veteran, Private Longmate, then aged 17, the same age as Pike! Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654034
ISBN
9781445654034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real "Dad's Army". Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919802
ISBN
9780670919802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. This compact volume identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, while providing an illuminating look at some of the era's defining personalities, ideas, and accomplishments. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 maps & halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195317107
ISBN
9780195317107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169882
ISBN
9780231169882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169899
ISBN
9780231169899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Teodorescu, Daniel; Boldur-Latescu, Gheorghe. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624172892
ISBN
9781624172892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.49
€ 168.77

paperback. Editor(s): Sutherland, Keith. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJPR; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845706
ISBN
9780907845706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Paperback. This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and explores fluctuations and changes in policy during the 20th Century and the consequences. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gefen Books
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292971
ISBN
9789652292971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465068364
ISBN
9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. In this book, we hear the myriad voices of ordinary Indian people, from the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross, the nurses in Indian General Hospitals to labourers and their families in remote villages. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542278
ISBN
9780099542278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJC; YFA; YFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843169
ISBN
9781509843169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Countryside Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846742019
ISBN
9781846742019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

Hardcover. The RAF in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain looks at the opportunities missed in the French campaign. It takes a fresh look at the Battle of Britain and asks if the RAF was ready to help repel an invasion. It follows the disputes between the Army and RAF and debates whether air power used independently can ever achieve decisive results. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555255
ISBN
9781781555255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. Acquaints the reader with the history of the ASR service during this conflict and the ways in which rescue techniques were developed in response to the increasingly perilous challenges of the war. Num Pages: 144 pages, 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JKSW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473861305
ISBN
9781473861305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina Petra. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271018102
ISBN
9780271018102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.19
€ 94.87

Hardback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465593
ISBN
9780752465593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. The Radcliffe Infirmary holds a special place in the history of medicine. It was here that penicillin was first used to treat infections, the first accident service was set up, and a flying squad to go to the aid of mothers in crisis in childbirth was created. This work presents a picture of hospital life since the Infirmary's foundation in 1770. Num Pages: 128 pages, 229 ilustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442488
ISBN
9780752442488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Race, domesticity, and consumerism in the Cold War era Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688634
ISBN
9781611688634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781315361
ISBN
9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little Brown, 1974. Num Pages: 560 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591140856
ISBN
9781591140856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.90

Series: American Warriors. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJF; HBWS1; HBWS2; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144511
ISBN
9780813144511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Hardcover. A revelation on test flying with the British aircraft organisations and manufacturers in the 1950s. It details what really went on behind the scenes in the defence world. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBWS; JWMV3; KNDV; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908117274
ISBN
9781908117274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. In 1915, C G Jung and his psychiatrist colleague, Hans Schmid-Guisan, began a correspondence through which they hoped to understand and codify fundamental individual differences of attention and consciousness. This volume provides an historical grounding for those who work with, or are interested in, Jungian psychology and psychological typology. Editor(s): Beebe, John. Series: Philemon Foundation Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; JMAJ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155616
ISBN
9780691155616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

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