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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

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JPHC; JWL; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168036
ISBN
9780691168036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. Reveals the significance of War Plan Orange - the US Navy's strategy to defeat Japan. This title recounts the struggles between the 'thrusting' and 'cautionary' schools of strategy, the roles of outspoken leaders such as Dewey, Mahan, King, and MacArthur, and the adaptation of aviation and other technologies to the plan. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 photographs, 32 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145004
ISBN
9781591145004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.92

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815620
ISBN
9781472815620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718199715
ISBN
9780718199715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Drawing on a vast range of sources, this is a study of how war wounds men's minds and of medicine's efforts to heal the damage done. At once a historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it tells the full story of "shell-shock", explaining the aftermath of wars such as Vietnam. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBT; JWT; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 64. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667838
ISBN
9780712667838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Hardcover. War Is Coming is an ethnographic study that sheds light on the everyday conversations, practices, and experiences of people in Lebanon who live in between moments of political violence, remember past wars, and anticipate future turmoil. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248869
ISBN
9780812248869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.59

Paperback. Describes, from the perspective of the young anti-apartheid fighters, the tactics that young local leaders used and how the state retaliated Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; JFFJ; JFSJ2; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823243105
ISBN
9780823243105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272656
ISBN
9781782272656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 170 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962179
ISBN
9780750962179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.57

Paperback. Both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler wanted the Aegean Sea in 1943. This work features eyewitness accounts from a cast of German SS troops, British commandos, partisans, spies, and Greek pirates. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 b/w photos & 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811735193
ISBN
9780811735193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Examining the many regime changes that took place in occupied Ukraine during WWI. This book traces the similarities among the various occupying forces as well as the important differences that shaped the individual regimes. It also provides historical background to events in Ukraine, and offers lessons on the problems faced by occupying powers. Series: Donald W. Treadgold Studies on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987538
ISBN
9780295987538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white plates, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956017
ISBN
9780750956017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844157280
ISBN
9781844157280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. A study of the Vietnamese conflict, examined through the lens of the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements in the rural province of Long An up until American intervention in the area. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Second Edition,Revised
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260177
ISBN
9780520260177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. An account, in her own words, of Christina Keith's ground-breaking education scheme among First World War soldiers. Keith, a Scottish lecturer, left behind the world of academia to live and work among soldiers of all social backgrounds. Her memoirs offer a fresh perspective on life with the army in northern France. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white plates, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953665
ISBN
9780750953665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of a young boy soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGHA; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121253
ISBN
9780349121253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stackpole Books Canada
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811701471
ISBN
9780811701471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. America's World War II is most often told through the stories of its great battles, when an entire generation of our young men was suddenly thrust across the oceans to represent the New World in deadly combat against the great powers of the Old. Num Pages: 240 pages, photos throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612002903
ISBN
9781612002903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Tracing the course of conflicts throughout Asia, this work explores systematically the nexus of war and state terrorism. Challenging states' definitions of terrorism, it focuses especially on the nature of Japanese and American wars and crimes of war. Editor(s): Selden, Mark; So, Alvin Y. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523913
ISBN
9780742523913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Hardback. Tracing the course of conflicts throughout Asia, this work explores systematically the nexus of war and state terrorism. Challenging states' definitions of terrorism, it focuses especially on the nature of Japanese and American wars and crimes of war. Editor(s): Selden, Mark; So, Alvin Y. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523906
ISBN
9780742523906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.94

Hardback. On 9 July 2011, South Sudan became an independent state after more than half a century of civil conflict wrought with human rights abuse. The post-colonial history of Sudan has been characterised by two Civil Wars which have highlighted questions of national and regional identity in the post-colonial period. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762272
ISBN
9781780762272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. In the first full-length study of Japan in the Great War, Dickinson highlights the profound impact of the events of 1914-19 on Japan and argues that the war and the collapse of Japan's model, Imperial Germany, aggravated a tumultuous Japanese domestic debate over national identity that generated a drive for national power in the 1930s. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 396 pages, 21ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJF; HBJF; HBWN; JPH; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005075
ISBN
9780674005075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.41

Those interested in debates about health care in Japan, the United States, and other countries, and especially scholars of comparative political development, will appreciate and learn from Yamagishi's study. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JHB; JPB; MBPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400686
ISBN
9781421400686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

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