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Paperback. The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words. Num Pages: 400 pages, approx 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091918514
ISBN
9780091918514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Drawing upon the resources of the Imperial War Museum's archive, which contains thousands of interviews with both soldiers and civilians, both British and Argentinean, this book redresses the balance, presenting an oral history of the Falklands War. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908812
ISBN
9780091908812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.74

Paperback. Drawing on the wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this title presents in the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932213
ISBN
9780091932213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. 6 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Drawing on thousands of hours of eyewitness testimony recorded by the Imperial War Museum, this book tells the story of this turning point in World War 2. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091930691
ISBN
9780091930691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. Taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - this title tells stories of this epic conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932374
ISBN
9780091932374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Originally published: Birmingham, Alabama: Palladium Press, 2001. Editor(s): Casada, Jim. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BM; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737967
ISBN
9781628737967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. The devastating true story of a young Franco-German soldier trapped in the lethal machinery of total war on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. Translator(s): Emmet, L. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304352401
ISBN
9780304352401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest offensive operation ever undertaken. Drawing on hundreds of oral histories from eyewitnesses and veterans of the convoys, and research into the Russian Navy archives at Murmansk, the author retells of one of World War II's pivotal yet largely overlooked campaigns. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSR; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811103
ISBN
9781472811103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892903
ISBN
9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453571
ISBN
9780801453571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Third
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813020
ISBN
9780781813020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. * An extraordinary and moving tale by an ex-POW and last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore, out now in paperback Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Abacus Software
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122571
ISBN
9780349122571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Forgotten Heroes contains all 131 Medal of Honor citations. Also included are the official communiqus for that day and newspaper accounts of various battles. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887408076
ISBN
9780887408076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Hardback. This volume takes issue with the, apparently, prevalent attitude among Allied commanders during World War II that the Italian military was ineffective. It recounts the story of relatively unacknowledged Italian partisan formations that fought in Italy, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101957
ISBN
9780739101957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.61

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450476
ISBN
9780752450476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.48

Hardcover. Forgotten battlefronts of the First World War Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 b&w and 75 colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 194 x 10. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Sutton Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750930048
ISBN
9780750930048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. A biography of Hubert Latham Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGT; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443188
ISBN
9780752443188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Effectively it is the story of the birth of modern South and South- East Asia and the hopes and fears of the dozens of armies' marching through the jungle battlefields. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140293319
ISBN
9780140293319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 275. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBWN; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791816
ISBN
9780859791816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.65

Hardback. When studying the origins of the First World War, scholars have relied heavily on the series of key diplomatic documents published by the governments of both the defeated and the victorious powers in the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Wilson, Keith M. Num Pages: 224 pages, Appendices, Index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818621
ISBN
9781571818621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.32

Hardback. Labor historians have long noted that members of various occupational groups in nineteenth and twentieth century France had distinct political identities, but few have explored how these identities were constructed and reproduced across generations. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456450
ISBN
9781845456450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.63

Paperback. Series: Yale Series in Economic and Financial History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223590
ISBN
9780300223590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTR; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635675
ISBN
9780691635675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.98

Paperback. The fascinating true story of four generations of Chinese women, FORGED FROM SILVER DOLLAR transports you to the world of tumultuous twentieth-century China - from the very top of society to the very bottom and back again. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733632310
ISBN
9780733632310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

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