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paperback. In July 1920, a paramilitary corps of former soldiers was deployed in Ireland. Paul O'Brien reconstructs the actions of the Auxiliaries, providing a balanced examination of their origins and operations. By capturing key insights from their manoeuvres, he gives a controversial account of a side of the War of Independence rarely studied. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBW; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893061
- ISBN
- 9781848893061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 14.63
€ 22.99
€ 14.63
paperback. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released "Rock Around the Clock", rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. This book captures Britain in a decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 pp b/w/ inset. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141004099
- ISBN
- 9780141004099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 16.68
€ 26.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780785
- ISBN
- 9781783780785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 740 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550229929
- ISBN
- 9781550229929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.75
€ 30.99
€ 30.75
Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 black & white photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPG; JFSL4; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061160
- ISBN
- 9780813061160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.66
€ 25.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. A collection of images drawn from the Hastings Central Library Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752435435
- ISBN
- 9780752435435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. A history of Hastings at War 1939-45 Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860776472
- ISBN
- 9781860776472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. Harvey Cushing was the leading figure in the creation of modern neurosurgery. This biography traces his medical school education; his hospital-based surgical career; and his career as a battlefield surgeon during World War I. He has an enduring place in the field of medicine and his name has become part of medical lexicography. Num Pages: 608 pages, 61 photographs and line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGT; MNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195329612
- ISBN
- 9780195329612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.44
€ 59.44
Hardback. Walter Piston (1894-1976) taught for over thirty years (1926-1960) at Harvard, where he taught such well-known composers as Harold Shapiro and Leonard Bernstein. The biographies, major accomplishments, stylistic developments, and technical resources of 33 of his students are described. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill.100mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810824935
- ISBN
- 9780810824935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.42
€ 178.42
Paperback. Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence. Editor(s): Cooksey, Jon. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957223
- ISBN
- 9780091957223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.27
€ 21.99
€ 16.27
Hardcover. The first full-scale, balanced account of President Truman's civil rights policies, tracing how the Missourian outgrew the bigotry of his Jackson County upbringing to become the president who integrated the military and lobbied for key civil rights legislation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619115
- ISBN
- 9780700619115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Analyzing Harry Hopkins' role in wartime diplomacy and his personal relationships with the twentieth-century's most indispensable leaders, historian Christopher O'Sullivan offers enormous insight into the most controversial aspects of FDR's foreign policy, the New Deal Era, and the beginning of modern American history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 210 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442222205
- ISBN
- 9781442222205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816683642
- ISBN
- 9780816683642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.44
€ 35.44
Hardback. The history of this remarkable aircraft in service with UK armed forces is illustrated through personal reminiscences of the people who worked with it. The book begins has explorations of the mature concept of operations with the Harrier GR3 in the Cold War and progresses through the evolution of Harrier II. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 colour pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690178
- ISBN
- 9781910690178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. A reassessment of the relationship between the UK and the USSR at a troubled time. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933327
- ISBN
- 9780861933327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.14
€ 33.99
€ 32.14
Paperback. Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 56. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008182618
- ISBN
- 9780008182618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.25
€ 25.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827024
- ISBN
- 9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 466
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366969
- ISBN
- 9780850366969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.30
€ 26.99
€ 23.30
Paperback. A history of Technicolor filmmaking and an analysis of how colour works in film. This book draws on research and analysis of well-known movies, including "Becky Sharp", "A Star Is Born", and "Adventures of Robin Hood", to show how the Technicolor films of the 1930s forged enduring conventions for handling colour in popular cinema. Num Pages: 312 pages, 85 b&w illustrations, 32 colour photographs on 8 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AJRD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716285
- ISBN
- 9780292716285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Hardback. The story of how the Nazi genocide of the Jews became an almost daily source of controversy in French politics. Joan Wolf argues that from the Six-Day War throughout the trial of Maurice Papon in 1997-98, the Holocaust developed from a Jewish trauma into a metaphor for oppression. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748896
- ISBN
- 9780804748896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.56
€ 80.56